Fiji - Apply for Refugee Visa

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Procedure

Apply In-Person:

1. To apply for the Refugee Visa, the applicant must visit the Fiji Immigration Department. The overseas applicant must send the application form to the Director of Immigration. Contacts Link
2. The application form should be obtained from the authorities in the Immigration department or else can be downloaded from the website. Application Form
3. Make sure that you have all the documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
4. The application form should be filled with necessary details, and then it should be submitted along with the required documents to the Director of Immigration Department.
5. The immigration department officer will go through the application form and then will forward it to the Fiji embassy.
6. After the documents are verified, the applicant will be called for Personal interview to verify the identity.
7. Once the identity verification is done, the applicant will receive the Refugee Visa.
8. For the complete fee structure of this procedure, refer to the “Fees” section of this page.
9. The process to approve the Refugee visa will take between 3 months and 6 months.
   

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Required Documents

• Identification cards
• Marriage certificates
• Birth certificates
• Completed Visitor Visa Application form
• Two (02) passport size photos
  

Office Locations & Contacts

Immigration Department
969 Rodwell Rd, Suva.
Phone: 3312672
Fax: 3301653
Phone: 3312622
Fax: 3331093
Email: [email protected]

Other Immigration and Passport offices in Fiji:
Suva
P O Box 2224, Government Building, Suva, Fiji.
Phone No: 3312622
Fax No: [679] 3313093

Nadi
P O Box 9022, Nadi Airport, Fiji.
Phone No: 6722263
Fax No: [679] 6721720

Lautoka
P O Box 1079, Lautoka, Fiji.
Phone No: 6661706
Fax No: [679] 6668120

Savusavu
P O Box 566, Savusavu, Fiji.
Phone No: 8850800
Fax No: [679] 8853492

Levuka
P O Box 176, Levuka.
Phone No: 3440860
Fax No: [679] 3440860
Address & Contacts Link
Location Link

Eligibility

• If the applicant receives referral to the Refugee Admissions Program, then they are eligible for Refugee Visa.
• If the applicant previously had the status of refugee or asylum are also eligible for the Refugee Visa.
• If the individual is resettled in Fiji as a refugees are eligible to apply for Refugee Visa.
• If the individual is granted asylum status by the Fiji government can apply Refugee Visa for their Spouse and Minor Children. But this should be applied within 2 years of the Asylum Status.
  

Fees

• The applicant must pay $500 as a fraud prevention and detection fee.
• This must be paid each time a new I-129-S is submitted.
  

Validity

The Refugee Visa is valid for 5 years, and must be renewed after the expiry.

Documents to Use

The Visa Application Form

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

The process to approve the Refugee visa will take between 3 months and 6 months.

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Instructions

The applicants must know the instructions regarding the Refugee Visa:

• The applicant must meet the normal standards for refugees regarding excludability.
• The Applicant must have received their status through adjudication, and not through derivative basis.
• Refugee seekers must prove that they have a well-founded fear of future persecution for instance based on race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, and/or political opinion.
• Fiji refugees that resettle into the community are free to move around the island and seek employment.
  

Required Information

The information needed for filling the application form are:

• Personal Details of the applicant,
  • Name
  • Address
  • Date of Birth
  • Relationship details with beneficiary
  • Nationality
  • 10 years Residential Address Details
  • Fiji Residential Address (Intended to stay)
    

Need for the Document

In order to travel and settle in Fiji Island as a Refugee, Refugee visa is an important document.

Information which might help

• The working hours of the Fiji Immigration Department are as follows:
• Monday - Thursday: 8.30am - 3pm
• Friday: 8.30am - 3.30pm
  

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

Please explain what are other uses for obtaining this document/certificate.
E.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

For other immigration services, always refer to the official website linked here. External Link

Others

Definition of Refugees:

• A person outside of his/her country of nationality or outside his/her habitual residence, who is unwilling or unable to return to that country because of persecution or a well-founded fear of persecution based on race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group or political opinion.
• In addition, he/she must be able to establish that he/she is not already firmly resettled in a foreign country and must fall within certain refugee processing priorities.
• A refugee does not include anyone who ordered, incited, assisted, or otherwise participated in the persecution of any person on account of race, religion, nationality, membership in a particular social group, or political opinion.