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Your go to Immigration and visa lawyers
Altria’s immigration lawyers take the stress out of migrating to a new country, especially when it comes to navigating the law around immigration and visas. We assist clients by understanding their unique immigration situation to then recommend them the best avenue for Australian visa options, family and partner migration, and Australian citizenship.
Our visa lawyers in Sydney can help with all immigration issues.
Choose the best path with your immigration lawyer
Our expert visa lawyers will work with you to outline the many options for living and working in Australia. Depending on your situation several avenues may be open to you. While anyone can file for immigration, only an immigration lawyer or migration agent will ensure the best outcome considering your personal circumstances and proper application, so it is worth the investment to get the right advice.
We are specialists in corporate migration, and can assist companies with employees moving country, or attracting international talent in Australia’s highly regulated environment. Our services help businesses bring in foreign personnel to meet their staffing requirements and assist in processing their application through tightening work visa regulation. Altria’s unique insights can help speed the process and ensure the Governments myriad requirements are met.
Translation of migration documents
All documents to be supplied with the application need to be scanned in colour and be in English. Altria can help you with translation to accompany your documents if they are not in English. We provide translators that speak your language, holding your hand as we travel together through the legal jungle that migration can be.
Specialised migration services
We deal with more serious cases of asylum helping those most in need, representing asylum seekers in tribunal and court appeal services.
Service Details
Altria’s experienced migration team makes the application process a lot easier. We cover all forms of migration law to Australia, including temporary visas, permanent residency and Australian immigration. Because many of our team are from overseas ourselves, we approach migration law with a great deal of empathy. We will provide fair and balanced advice specific to your situation.
Our services include
- Australian visa options
- Skilled migration
- Family and partner migration
- Corporate immigration
- Australian citizenship
- Asylum
- Tribunal and court appeals
- Migration to foreign countries
- Deportation
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Immigration Law Fact Sheet
Our fact sheet, drafted by our immigration visa lawyers, provides the basic outline to successfully apply for an Australian visa, permanent residency (migrant) or citizenship status. It will show you the various options and the application requirements to consider for:
- Temporary visas
- Visitor visas
- Working and skilled visas
- Studying and training visas
- Family and spousal visas
- Refugee and humanitarian visas
- Other visas
- Permanent residency
- Australian citizenship
Visa lawyers explain what you need to know about Australian immigration.
There are three ways to reside in Australia
- Temporary visas
Where you visit for an extended period for recreation, work, study or other specialty reasons. - Permanent residency
Where you live and work in Australian indefinitely through work, family or as a NZ national. - Australian citizenship
Where you gain the full freedoms as an Australian, including voting and holding public office.
1. Temporary visas
Talk to Altria’s experienced immigration lawyers today about your particular temporary visa situation. We will help you work through this process to seek the outcome you desire. Out migration law team will assist you choose from the many visa options, with the right one depending on your situation.
Visitor visas
Where you intend to travel to Australia for tourism over the visa waiver limit.
Family and spousal visas
Where an individual has the right to sponsor a family member.
Working and skilled visas
Where you intend to work by being sponsored or meeting requirements.
Refugee and humanitarian visas
Where you have a legal right to seek protection in Australia.
Studying and training visas
Where you intend to gain an education in Australia.
Other visas
Specialised visas that fall outside of other categories.
Visa application time
The application process varies from visa to visa. Processing times vary greatly, from a few days to well over a year depending on your visa class, so it is best to check the Australian Government’s site here for the most up to date processing times.
Immigration FAQs
- How does the Australian points system work for skilled migration?
Qualifying applicants via points helps Australia to choose the right applicants with the necessary skills it is looking for. Points are awarded for a number of reasons on factors like skills, age, English language, occupation, education, Australian work experience, community language skills and accompanying partner skills. - Can I migrate to Australia with a criminal history?
The visa application process requires immigrants to be of good character, and having a criminal record does not immediately disqualify you from obtaining a visa. All immigrants will be required to satisfy a character test, and generally you will not be disqualified if your prior offences are minor and haven’t resulted in more than 12 months of jail time. You can find out more about the requirements here. You will likely be required to provide a police certificate for each country you have lived in for 12 months or more since turning 16, which your Immigration Lawyer can help you arrange. - What are my options for appeal?
If you have received notice from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection regarding a visa refusal or cancellation, you may not realise that you have several options of appeal. Reviews to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) and interventions to the Ministerial Intervention Unit (MIU) are both possible and can be successful avenues of appeal. Don’t give up hope yet! It is best to contact your immigration lawyer immediately to discuss your options so you can remain in the country, or gain entry legally.
2. Permanent residency
An Australian Permanent Resident (Migrant) can live and work in Australian indefinitely, and enjoy most of the benefits of being an Australian. Permanent Residency (commonly referred to as PR) is also a step along the process to becoming an Australian citizen. With over 40 migrant visas available, there are many avenues to gain PR through family or work, or as a New Zealand national. Visas are issued in 5-year blocks, subject to renewal. Upon approval, you can enjoy the freedoms of remaining in Australia, sponsoring family to join you, finding work, studying including government support and accessing Medicare.
Talk to Altria’s experienced immigration lawyers today about your permanent residency desires. We will outline the requirements to be met and work through the process and seek the outcome you desire.
3. Australian citizenship
Becoming an Australian is a very proud and humbling moment, joining one the freest and most enjoyable countries on earth. There are several ways to gain citizenship:
- If you migrated to Australia and meet the eligibility requirements, you can apply for citizenship by conferral
- If you were born overseas to an Australian parent, you can apply for citizenship by descent
- If you were adopted by an Australian citizen, you can apply for citizenship by adoption
- If you lost or gave up your citizenship, you can apply for citizenship by resumption
Resident requirement
There are two requirements to be met before applying for citizenship:
You must have been living in Australia on a valid 4-year visa before applying, including the past 12 months as a permanent resident.
Not have been out from Australia for more than a year in total in the 4-year period, and no more than 90 days in the year before applying.
Talk to Altria’s experienced Australia migration lawyers today about becoming a citizen. We will outline the requirements to be met for Australian citizenship and work through the process and seek the outcome you desire.
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