Immigration Law

Employer sponsored visas allow businesses to sponsor overseas workers to fill genuine skilled vacancies. We assist:

• by developing migration strategies for employers experiencing skills and labour shortages and help them understand the different options available as well as the pros and cons of each
• Australian businesses fill skilled vacancies by sponsoring overseas workers by preparing, lodging and managing the sponsorship, nomination and visa applications. We always start by identifying whether a chosen candidate can satisfy the requirements for a visa and assisting with the visa application process
• overseas businesses looking to open a branch, or expand into Australia, transfer skilled workers from other overseas offices to Australia either on long term or more permanent assignments
• with applications for short term highly specialised employment needs and/or secondments. This is becoming more common with young employees now wanting opportunities to work overseas
• with the transfer of sponsored workers as required by a business restructure or sale
• negotiate labour agreements for occupations and labour shortages not covered by the standard visa programs
• respond to immigration monitoring requests
• providing ad hoc advice and assistance in relation to sponsorship obligations, work rights checks and compliance
• the overseas worker with all aspects of their application.

We assist with both temporary and permanent employer sponsored visas. 

The Business Innovation and Investor Program is specifically designed to attract successful overseas business people and investors to Australia. Applications are a two stage process with applicants being granted a provisional visa in the first instance and then being expected to undertake certain requirements before applying for permanent residence. We assist:

• by assessing whether an overseas business person or investor is eligible for migration to Australia and assist with the application process from beginning to end
• by explaining the requirements for permanent residence and assisting with that application
• with monitoring and compliance as required by the State or Federal Government.

The Global Talent Visa program was introduced to attract highly talented individuals, with entrepreneurial ideas and cutting-edge skills within the following target sectors:

• Agri-food and AgTech
• Circular Economy
• Defence, advanced Manufacturing and Space
• DigiTech
• Education
• Energy
• Financial Services and FinTech
• Health Industries
• Infrastructure and Tourism
• Resources.

It is expected these individuals will contribute to the Australian economy, drive innovation and create employment opportunities for Australians.

This is an invitation only program which requires interested candidates to submit an Expression of Interest for the program and then be invited to apply. We assist clients through the entire process from preparing the Expression of Interest through visa grant.

Sometimes sponsorship, nomination or visa applications are refused. We assist clients by assessing their prospects of successfully reviewing the decision and advising on what review or appeal options are available. We also assist with the lodgement and management of that process.

In some circumstances it may be appropriate to make an application requesting the Minister intervene to consider whether special consideration can be given to grant a visa. An example is where a non-citizen has no entitlement to a visa but has an Australian child who must remain in Australia. 

The end of the migration journey is obtaining Australian citizenship and we love helping our clients through this last step. We assist by assessing eligibility, preparing and submitting the application. 

• provide assistance to a long running Indian IT company to establish business in Australia and transfer key staff for start-up. This included advising on Australian employment law and preparing employment contracts and secondment agreements 
• assisted a global food production company with its establishment in Australia, visas for overseas employees to transfer to Australia as well as assisting with the transfer of sponsored visas following the takeover of a large Australian company.  We also regularly advise on immigration risk and compliance
• provide assistance to large aviation company experiencing significant labour shortages. We assisted by obtaining short term work visas for approximately 20 Aviation Mechanical Engineers and then applied for longer term work visas once they were onshore
• assist a large primary producer with strategy and advice on retaining skilled and semi-skilled workers, assist with labour agreement preparation and negotiations and all visa applications
• provided migration assistance to a Recruitment firm tasked with recruiting and on boarding 30 Diesel Motor Mechanics for a mining company in Western Australia. We worked with the recruitment company to prepare and lodge all visas within a very short period of time
• following large hail storm events we assist one of our clients with visa applications for highly specialised short term workers
• assisted an export/import company with an employer sponsored visa application where the Department was not satisfied that the candidate had the skills and experience required to fill the position. Following lengthy submissions and documents in support the application was granted
• currently assisting another export/import company where the employer sponsored visa was refused and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal affirmed the decision. After lodging an appeal with the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia the Minister conceded there has been jurisdictional error and consent orders were agreed to remitting the application back to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal for reconsideration.

• assisting an Aquaculture Farmer who applied for a Business Innovation Visa for New South Wales which was refused because their previous migration provider did not provide any documents in support of their application.  We are assisting with an Administrative Appeals Tribunal review of the refusal
• assisted a coffee exporter applying for a Business Innovation visa in Queensland. This application involves some complex issues where a service provider overseas provided fake birth certificates, and a previous Director of the company undertook fraudulent activity. In addition we are assisting his wife and children with their student visa applications
• assisting New Caledonian family apply for a Business Innovation Visa in Queensland
• advising a significant investor about the options available and investment requirements.

• assisted a business owner in the pharmaceutical industry obtain permanent residence which has allowed her to expand her business into the Australia market
• assisted a biotechnology professional in the cancer research space obtain permanent residence which has enabled her company to expand into Australia to undertake clinical trials
• assisted a senior executive of a global company obtain permanent residence allowing him to take a job with a global company and assist with its expansion to Australia
• have assisted a number of professional soccer players obtain permanent residence under the Distinguished Talent stream.