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==Procedure==
'''Apply In-Person:''' 
#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. [http://www.immigration.gov.fj/about-us/contact-us Contacts Link]
#The application form should be obtained from the authorities in the Immigration department or else can be downloaded from the website. [http://www.immigration.gov.fj/images/pdfs/visa_form.pdf Application Form]
#Make sure that you have all the documents that are mentioned in the “Required Documents” section of this page.
#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.
#The immigration department officer will go through the application form and then will forward it to the Fiji embassy.
#After the documents are verified, the applicant will be called for Personal interview to verify the identity.
#Once the identity verification is done, the applicant will receive the Refugee Visa.
#For the complete fee structure of this procedure, refer to the “Fees” section of this page.
#The process to approve the Refugee visa will take between 3 months and 6 months. 
 
==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: immigration@govnet.gov.fj 
 
'''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 
[http://www.immigration.gov.fj/ Address & Contacts Link] 
[https://www.google.com/search?q=fiji+immigration+location&npsic=0&rflfq=1&rldoc=1&rllag=-17870679,177938276,59203&tbm=lcl&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjcy-u2gPT0AhWXrlYBHbQIDKgQtgN6BAgDEGE&biw=1517&bih=721&dpr=0.9#rlfi=hd:;si:;mv:-17.577388,178.48426429999998-18.1639713,177.3922883;tbs:lrf:!1m4!1u3!2m2!3m1!1e1!1m4!1u2!2m2!2m1!1e1!2m1!1e2!2m1!1e3!3sIAE,lf:1,lf_ui:2 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 [http://www.immigration.gov.fj/images/pdfs/visa_form.pdf Application Form] 
 
==Sample Documents==
Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people. 
 
==Processing Time==
The process to approve the Refugee visa will take between 3 months and 6 months. 
 
==Related Videos==
Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'. 
 
==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. [http://www.immigration.gov.fj/ 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. 

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