How much is an initial consultation (face to face or Skype)?

For a limited time our fees are $99 for a consultation of 30 minutes with an Accredited Specialist Immigration Lawyer (and registered

migration agent). In most cases, we will be able to give you a good idea of the likelihood of making a successful application, as well as a

quote for our fixed fees and the likely cost of disbursements. These consultations can be face to face or via phone or Skype (or similar).

For an initial consultation in relation to two applicants or a refusal or cancellation - either at merits or judicial review stage - our fees are

usually between $198 (60 mins) to $297 (90 mins) but will read first some Department (or Tribunal/Court) paperwork in most cases.

We will normally ask you to provide a copy of the decision record in advance, so that we can thoroughly consider the relevant legal issues

in advance.

                    • There are over 66,200 lawyers in Australia. There are over 7,200 registered migration agents.
                    • There are under 50 LIV Accredited Specialist Immigration Lawyers.

Book a 30 minute basic consultation for:

    • ​ one visa applicant (one or two visa strategies depending on complexity)

Book a 60 minute basic consultation for:

    • two visa applicants (one visa strategy)

Add 30 minutes to your basic consultation (above) for:

    • advice involving cancellation, refusal, health, character, an unlawful applicant or other correspondence from the department
    • advice about AAT review, judicial review by a Court

We provide the following services to our clients:

  • Immigration assistance to prospective visitors and migrants to Australia, including preparation of visa applications
  • Australian visa application strategy advice, and general advice (including current processing times and application fees ) for:
    • Temporary Residence (TR)
    • Permanent Residence (PR)
    • Citizenship
  • Legal advice to applicants whose visa has been refused or cancelled
  • Advice to clients who have suffered loss from negligent advice or work from a migration agent or lawyer and seeks compensation
  • Checking your immigration status online using VEVO
  • Appeals against visa refusal or cancellation — for example, at the AAT: Administrative Appeals Tribunal (Migration and Refugee division)
  • Applications for judicial review of migration decisions in the Federal Circuit Court or the Federal Court and High Court applications
  • Advice on complex areas of Immigration law such as:
    • the fraud criterion PIC 4020 - a 3 or 10 year ban (in most cases) on some visa applications for false information or bogus documents
    • health criteria 4007 (waivable) and 4005 (non-waivable)
    • character cancellation under section 501 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth)
    • work rights applications, including for holders of a Bridging Visa E (BVE)
    • work rights, study rights, medicare and reciprocal health - including when these rights become active for BVA , BVB , BVC and BVE holders
    • travel rights and Bridging Visa B (BVB) applications
    • bridging visa applications, including situations where a bridging visa does not issue automatically and a standalone application is needed
    • no further stay (no further application) conditions such as 8503 and 8534 (and waiver applications)
    • sponsorship bars and refusals
    • bars on applications including:
        • Section 48 of the Migration Act 1958 (Cth): onshore bar for certain visas following certain events (and exempt onshore visa options)
        • PIC 4013 (often a three-year exclusion following certain cancellations) relevant to some visa applications (and waiver applications)
        • PIC 4014 (often a three-year exclusion following certain events) relevant to some visa applications (and waiver applications)

Australian visa (and citizenship) application strategic advice - and processing services:

  • Immigration assistance to prospective visitors and migrants to Australia, including sophisticated strategic advice about, and preparation of, all visa

applications including the following popular application types:

    • Business and Investor Visas such as subclass 132 , 188 and 888 (significant investor visa)
    • General Skilled Migration (no employer sponsorship required):
        • Permanent visas (PR) such as subclass 189 , 190 (state nominated) and 887 (following 489)
        • Temporary visas (TR) such as subclass 485 (three separate streams) and 489 (two separate streams)
        • How the job ready program can help some clients achieve 5 additional points (and work experience) and transition from 485 TR to PR
        • Occupation list advice, including advice about whether caveats, caps or other limits apply
        • ANZSCO code compliance advice
        • Expression of Interest (EOI) advice, including what evidence can be counted and when
        • Points test advice including what evidence can be counted and when - for example, what work experience can be counted and what cannot
        • English testing for points test purposes, visa purposes and state-nomination purposes: Competent , Proficient and Superior English
        • English testing options including Pearson (PTE) , IELTS , Cambridge , TOEFL and OET
        • Skills assessment advice - including what type of skills assessment you require and when (and whether work experience is required), including

in relation to skills assessments from professional peak bodies and from Vetassess and Trades Recognition Australia (TRA).

        • Alternatives to skills assessments (visa options which do not require one, or alternative pathways - including RPL - to a skills assessment)
        • Age limits (generally 45) and exemptions
        • State nomination (190) and regional nomination (489) advice, including fast-track pathways for PhD holders (or recent graduates)

or subclass 457 holders - VIC nomination , NSW nomination , TAS nomination , ACT nomination , SA nomination , WA nomination

NT nomination and QLD nomination

        • Graduate visa options for recent graduates of Australian or overseas universities (generally who graduated in the last 6 months or 2 years)
    • Employer Nominated Migration (employer sponsorship required):
        • Permanent visas (PR) such as subclass 186 and 187 (regional):
            • including direct pathways
            • transitional pathways (after 2 years of TR on subclass 457 or 482)
        • Temporary visas (TR) such as subclass 482
        • Occupation list advice, including advice about whether caveats, caps or other limits apply
        • ANZSCO code compliance advice
        • Age limits (generally 45 for PR visas) and exemptions
    • Partner Migration
        • 'Full' partner visas subclass 820 / 801 (TR / PR) - onshore
        • 'Full' partner visas subclass 309 / 100 (TR / PR) - offshore
        • 'Fiance' partner visa subclass 300 - offshore
        • Advice about which of the three partner visa options best suit your relationship now (and later)
        • Advice about the so-called 12 month rule (cohabitation) and strategic options where it can be avoided
        • Is marriage or relationship registration required (or helpful)?
        • Advice about what evidence is acceptable and what is not recommended
        • Sophisticated advice about onshore vs offshore options, work and travel rights
    • Family Migration
        • Child visas (several options exist)
        • Parent visas, including:
          • Parent visa and Aged parent visa
          • Contributory parent visa
          • Contributory aged parent visa
          • Five year temporary sponsored parent visa
          • Sophisticated advice about onshore vs offshore options, work and travel rights
          • Remaining relative (subclass 115) , Carer visas (subclass 116) , Orphan relative (subclass 117) ,

and processing times for family visas (contributory parent visas versus capped and queued visas)

    • Student visas such as subclass 500 including advice about:
    • Graduate visas such as subclass 485 (three streams) and 476 (for some engineering graduates)
    • Visitor visa options including subclass 600 and 601 and 651
    • Working holiday (and Work and Holiday) visa options including subclass 417 and 462 including:

sponsorship and PR

    • Resident return visa (RRV) applications for renewing permanent residence (PR):
        • Subclass 155 PR visa with a 5 year travel facility
        • Subclass 155 PR visa with a 1 year (or less) travel facility
        • Subclass 157 PR visa with a 3 month travel facility
    • Australian citizenship applications and advice:
        • Citizenship by birth and descent
        • Citizenship by conferral including the residence test