Citizenship & Immigration Law & Lawyers

Would you like to become an Australian Citizen?
Are you, or your family or friends, seeking to migrate to Australia?
Do you have a visa issue?

If you answered "yes" to any of the above questions then you have come to the right place. All you have to do is complete your free legal enquiry form on the right, or click here, to request help.

Migration Lawyers provide advice and representation on all aspects of migration, citizenship and visa law including:

• Appeals to the Migration Review Tribunal
• Citizenship law and citizenship issues
• Family migration
• Business migration
• Skilled migration
• Student migration
• Liaising with the Department of Immigration and Citizenship
• Visa issues, such as visa cancellations, refused applications, extensions of visas

Do you, or your family or friends, need legal help regarding citizenship, visa or immigration law? If so, please complete your free legal enquiry form on the right, or click here.

Immigration Lawyers generally provide representation and advice on all aspects of citizenship and immigration law including legal help and advice with respect to:

• Australian and overseas and business sponsorship arrangements
• Business sponsorship obligations and employment related matters
• Preparation, lodgement and approval of sponsorships, nominations and visa applications
• Compliance issues, sponsorship monitoring, audits and site visits
• work rights, verification of work rights, recruitment protocols and risk management
• breaches of sponsorship obligations, sanctions and penalties
• Employer and Recruiter responsibilities in regard to overseas workers
• Assistance with employer nomination and regional sponsorship schemes
• recognition of overseas qualifications, licensing and registration requirements
• recognition of overseas qualifications, skills assessments, licensing and registration requirements
• negotiating approval of Labour Agreements including On Hire Agreements
• negotiating approval of Enterprise Migration Agreements

Immigration lawyers represent clients in interviews or appearances before the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, Australian Consulates or Tribunals of Review and the Courts.

Do you, or your family or friends, need legal help regarding citizenship, visa or immigration law? If so, please complete your free legal enquiry form on the right, or click here.

Immigration lawyers provide advice on all visa categories, including:

• Sponsorship by Australian business
• Sponsorship by overseas business
• Employer nomination scheme
• Regional sponsored migration scheme
• Labour agreements
• Skilled migration visas

Visas, Immigration and Refugees

Immigration Lawyers are able to provide legal assistance for:

• Professionals and other skilled workers seeking work or business in Australia
• People moving permanently to Australia or returning from overseas
• Tourists, working holiday, people transiting, visiting family or friends, or visiting for business or an event
• People studying or seeking study, training, or skills development in Australia
• Education agents and providers
• Employers who sponsor skilled people to work in Australia
• Australia's Refugee and Humanitarian programs
• Important information people should know about Australian visas
• Workers
• Employer Sponsored Workers
• Professionals and other Skilled Migrants
• Business People Specialist Entry
• Doctors and Nurses
• Regional Employment
• Air and Sea Crew
• Pacific Seasonal Worker
• Migrants and Family Members Returning
• Residents
• Visitors
• Tourists Working
• Event Organisers and Participants
• Students
• Student Visa Options
• Student Guardians
• Students including: Student Visa Assessment Levels; Student Visa Program Review; and Sponsored Training Visas

Do you, or your family or friends, need legal help regarding citizenship, visa or immigration law? If so, please complete your free legal enquiry form on the right, or click here.

Lawfully operating Australian employers can sponsor and employ skilled workers who have recognised qualifications and skills/or experience in particular occupations required in Australia. Immigration lawyers also provide legal representation and advice to Employers including:

• Employer Sponsored Visa Options; and
• Employer Obligations

It is an offence under the Migration Act 1958 for a person to knowingly or recklessly allow an illegal worker to work or refer an illegal worker for work with another business.

Immigration Lawyers can secure temporary and permanent residence visas for personnel at executive, managerial, professional, technical and trade levels.

Applying for citizenship
The process of applying for Australian citizenship varies depending on your eligibility. There are a number of different application options with different eligibility requirements.

Generally, to apply for Australian citizenship you will need to:

• Determine that you are eligible
• Gather your original documents
• Copy and certify your documents
• Complete and lodge your application.

A decision on your application for citizenship will only be made after you have lodged a completed application form together with the required documents and fee.

Do you, or your family or friends, need legal help regarding citizenship, visa or immigration law? If so, please complete your free legal enquiry form on the right, or click here.

The Australian Citizenship Act 2007 is the legal basis for all citizenship provisions. It commenced on 1 July 2007. It was amended by the Australian Citizenship Amendment (Citizenship Testing) Act 2007 in September 2007.

About the Tribunals

The Migration Review Tribunal (the MRT) and the Refugee Review Tribunal (the RRT) (the Tribunals) review visa and visa-related decisions made within the Immigration and Citizenship portfolio. The Tribunals' objective is to provide reviews that are fair, just, economical, informal and quick. It aims to make the correct decision in individual cases, and to influence decision-making through quality and consistency of their decisions.

The jurisdiction, powers and procedures of the Tribunals are set out in the Migration Act 1958 and in the Migration Regulations 1994.

The Tribunals comprise Members (appointed under the Migration Act) and staff (appointed under the Migration Act and employed under the Public Service Act 1999).

Do you, or your family or friends, need legal help regarding citizenship, visa or immigration law? If so, please complete your free legal enquiry form on the right, or click here.

The Migration Review Tribunal (the MRT) and the Refugee Review Tribunal (the RRT) provide an independent and final merits review of decisions made in relation to visas to travel to, enter or stay in Australia. The MRT reviews decisions made in respect of general visas (e.g. visitor, student, partner, family, business, skilled visas) and the RRT deals with decisions made in respect of protection (refugee) visas.

The Tribunals are established under the Migration Act 1958 and the Tribunals’ jurisdiction and powers are set out in the Migration Act and in the Migration Regulations 1994. All Members and staff are cross-appointed to both Tribunals and the Tribunals operate as a single agency for the purposes of the Financial Management and Accountability Act 1997.

Do you, or your family or friends, need legal help regarding citizenship, visa or immigration law? If so, please complete your free legal enquiry form on the right, or click here.

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