Migration Lawyers Melbourne
Welcome to Migration Lawyers Melbourne.
We provide professional yet personalised immigration services. We think strategically when planning and advising you about your visa application, nomination or sponsorship.
In addition, we provide practical solutions and speak in ‘plain English’ without using unnecessary legal terms.
Our professional fees are charged on a fixed costs basis to avoid any unpleasant surprises with legal costs.
Moreover, fixed costs immigration services provide more certainty for planning and budgeting purposes.
Migration Lawyers Melbourne
Unfortunately, there is a general misunderstanding that migration lawyers in Melbourne are the same as migration agents in Melbourne.
In fact, there are a number of significant differences as shown below:
| Migration Lawyers Melbourne | Migration Agents Melbourne | |
|---|---|---|
| Holds an Australian Practising Certificate (Lawyer) | ✔ | |
| Admitted to practise as a Barrister and Solicitor of the Supreme Court | ✔ | |
| Completed a Juris Doctor or Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) | ✔ | |
| Gained Practical Legal Training and Work Experience | ✔ | |
| Access to Legal Professional Privilege for Clients | ✔ | |
| Completed a Graduate Diploma in Australian Migration Law | ✔ | |
| Has passed the Legal Training Australia – Capstone Assessment | ✔ |
Overseas Agents
More surprisingly, a common misunderstanding is that it is better to use overseas agents because:
- migration lawyers in Melbourne are not located overseas
- migration lawyers in Melbourne do not speak the local language
In reality, overseas posts such as the Australian Embassy or Australian General-Consulate only communicate in English.
Moreover, any non-English documents provided to an overseas post must have an official English translation.
We believe that due to the complex and complicated Australian immigration laws, policies and procedures that English fluency, and a legal background is better.
Furthermore, like most Australian law practices, we use emails, phone calls and video conferences for most client communications.
Modern technology now allows businesses to operate in an efficient and effective manner that was impossible only a generation ago.