Confirm you are eligible by getting in touch with a community legal centre that specialises in immigration law, a union (and ask for a referral to their immigration law service) or a private migration agent or lawyer.

If they confirm you may be eligible, you should contact an organisation who can provide you with employment law advice and certify your workplace exploitation claim. 

The following organisations can certify your workplace exploitation claim:

• Fair Work Ombudsman
• Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Industry Union
• Australian Workers’ Union
• Australasian Meat Industry Employees' Union
• Electrical Trades Union of Australia
• Human Rights Law Centre
• Migrant Workers Centre
• Redfern Legal Centre
• SA Unions
• Shop, Distributive and Allied Employees' Association
• Unions Tasmania
• The Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers
• UnionsACT
• Transport Workers' Union of Australia
• Unions NSW
• UnionsWA
• United Workers Union
• WEstjustice

The Migrant Workers Centre is a small community legal service that provides employment law assistance to migrants who live and work in Victoria. 

We can issue certificates to support an application for a Workplace Justice Visa or a ‘Strengthening Reporting Protections’ protection against visa cancellation.

However, we will generally only provide certification to clients of our service, where we have ongoing conduct of their workplace exploitation matter.

If you are enquiring about certification for a workplace justice visa or protection against visa cancellation, please email your request to [email protected].

Please include in your email the date by which the certificate is required and a general description of the workplace exploitation matter (e.g. ‘underpayment’ or ‘sexual harassment’).

Once you receive your certification, you should contact a migration agent or lawyer to assist you with your application.