Migration Services
If your business relies on the globalisation of a migrant workforce, you’re likely to have complex questions only a migration lawyer can answer.
Whether you need the expertise of skilled migrants to meet the demand for your services, overseas workers to fill an industry-wide skill shortage, or you depend on an international workforce to meet your labour needs, a migration lawyer is going to be instrumental.
How we can help
Our team of knowledgeable immigration lawyers act quickly and use their wide-ranging expertise regarding Australian immigration laws to assist and advise on all types of matters. We help a range of businesses, from large multinationals to small corporations and high net worth individuals.
As immigration lawyers, we have a greater scope to act on your behalf on matters including tax, corporation or employment law that is different to a migration agent. We keep up to date with changing migration law rules and regulations and have extensive experience working on all types of matters relating to immigration laws.
Australian work visa advice
We are ready to answer all your questions regarding immigration law, employer sponsored visas, reviewing refusal decisions, addressing investigation requests made by regulatory agencies, or labour agreements etc.
We help clients to:
- understand Australian work visa requirements, including Australian visa types and cost
- comply with all Australian immigration laws
- navigate employer requirements when sponsoring an employee, including pay rates and other obligations
- working with tax lawyers, to understand tax implications for businesses and foreign workers in Australia, including income tax, FBT, GST, PAYG, and FITO
- working with tax lawyers, to ensure superannuation compliance and planning from both an employer and employee perspective
- negotiate labour agreements with the Australian Government
- prepare and file paperwork for employer sponsored visas
- prepare employment contracts for your international workforce
- appeal visa refusal decisions in the courts or to a tribunal or court
- advise on complex circumstances when seeking an Australian work visa or partner visas.
- answer any questions related to immigration law for your business and employee's specific circumstances.
With an extensive number of visas available in Australia, identifying the right subclass and meeting the requirements is a crucial first step in recruiting an international workforce.
If you’d like further information on migration law including, visa suitability, requirements, costs, processing times or which types would be most relevant for an employees situation, get in touch with one of our immigration lawyers.
Our migration services experience
- Advising various professional services companies on the requirements surrounding their eligibility for sponsorship and their employees’ eligibility for a visa. This includes assessing the individuals’ background, ensuring they are sufficiently skilled and the role they will be performing conforms with the regulatory requirements.
- Advising international companies looking to set up their presence in Australia on steps required to send their employees to Australia. As part of this, the team is required to understand the commitment of the business to the Australian market and determine whether the plans meet the regulatory requirements.
- Advising various universities on requirements surrounding their visa needs for the Temporary Skilled Shortage (TSS), training, research, student, and short term specialised skilled visas.
- Advising State governments on migration policies and requirements.
- Assisting clients who already hold a TSS or other form of temporary visa to obtain Australian permanent residence, including applications for resident return visas, and advice in relation to requirements for Australian citizenship.
- Negotiating On-Hire Labour Agreements with Department of Home Affairs on behalf of clients to obtain certain concessions on standard sponsorship agreements.
- Negotiating Designated Area Migration Agreements on behalf of clients to obtain concessions on standard sponsorship agreements.
- Assisting clients with responding to investigations and compliance issues triggered by the Department of Home Affairs or Australian Border Force.
- Developing strategies for clients to ensure they meet their reporting obligations.
- Providing training to clients, ensuring they are aware of the implications around being a sponsor.
- Assisting clients who already hold a visa to obtain Australian permanent residence, including applications for resident return visas, and advice in relation to requirements for Australian citizenship.
- Supporting clients who require assistance in understanding changes around various visa conditions.
- Advising international companies looking to set up their presence in Australia on steps required to send their employees to Australia. As part of this, the team is required to understand the commitment of the business to the Australian market and determine whether the plans meet the regulatory requirements.
