Immigration Law, Sydney and NSW
Are you considering or currently in the process of making a visa application to Australia?
Our registered Migration Agent, Andrew Woo (MARN 1383628) has helped numerous migrants negotiate the intricate Migration Act 1958, to begin their new life in Australia.
At Taylor & Scott, we:
- Advise you on the visa that will suit you best.
- Guide you through a range of visa issues.
- Assist you in collecting the documents that you will need to submit with your visa application.
- Assist you in completing your application form.
- Communicate with the Department of Immigration and Border Protection on your behalf to ensure that your visa application is finalised as quickly as possible so you can begin your new life.
Our registered Migration Agents have extensive experience advising on...
Taylor & Scott Immigration Lawyers
Our registered Migration Agent, Andrew Woo (MARN 1383628) has helped numerous migrants negotiate the intricate Migration Act 1958, to begin their new life in Australia.
Why use a Migration Agent?
In Australia, all Migration Agents are required to be registered with the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA) and are bound by Code of Conduct for registered migration agents. Any person providing migration assistance must be registered with the Authority unless exempted by law. This ensures that the person providing your advice has a sound and in-depth knowledge of migration law and procedure to give correct advice and assist in your visa application. Our registered Migration Agent Andrew Woo will make you aware of all the costs involved in your application including any visa application charge and can provide an estimate of the amount of time it will take for your application to be finalised. At Taylor & Scott Lawyers we ensure that you are provided with timely advice and are kept informed of the progress of your application and we will provide you with expert advice on the likely success of your application. Click here to view the Migration Agents Registration Authority Code of Conduct
What types of visa applications can Taylor & Scott assist with?
At Taylor & Scott Lawyers, our registered Migration Agent has extensive experience in making visa applications and can advise you on the following:
- Partner Migration including prospective marriage, spouse (married partners) and de facto (including those in a same-sex relationship) applications.
- Employer Sponsored Migration including temporary (Sub 457) and permanent employer sponsorship (ENS and RSMS) applications.
- Temporary Graduate Visa (Sub 485) applications.
- General Skilled Migration, which is also known as Points Based Skilled Migration based on” SkillSelect “including Sub 189, 190 and 489 visas.
- Medical/health waivers relating to the health requirement of various visa applications for individuals with medical conditions such as HIV or diabetes.
- Parent Migration including Contributory Parent visas.
- Visa issues
- Applications to cancel your visa or review your visa cancellation
- Applications for review of a visa refusal or cancellation to the Migration Review Tribunal or the Minister for Immigration and Border Protection.
- Seeking judicial review of migration decisions.
- Investment Migration
At Taylor & Scott Lawyers we have a wealth of knowledge, expertise and experience to make the visa application process as quick, cost-effective and easy as possible with professional advice from our registered Migration Agent.
What does an immigration lawyer do?
Australian migration law is comprehensive and continues to evolve at a fast pace in keeping up with legislation, rules and regulations. Complex and confusing migration applications and procedures can be made seamless by capable immigration lawyers who are qualified to oversee the process from start to finish. Australia is among the most racially diverse countries on the planet, providing opportunities for people from wide-ranging ethnic backgrounds. An immigration lawyer has the knowledge, skills, tools and experience to chart the correct course for migration applicants and to ensure that your application has the best possible chance of success. An immigration lawyer provides a pathway for understanding legal jargon and migration law. It is understandably difficult for a person from a non-English speaking background to comprehend Australian law. An immigration lawyer will give the most accurate and credible advice possible in a way the client can understand. Our immigration lawyer will guide you through the visa application processes, including skills, experience, health and character requirements at the time of the application and also at the time of the decision as required under the Migration Regulations. In Australia, any person providing migration assistance must be registered with the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA) and are bound by the Code of Conduct. Click here to view the Migration Agents Registration Authority Code of Conduct. Our immigration lawyer, registered with the OMARA, will ensure that you have the requisite requirements needed prior to submitting your application to the Department of Home Affairs.
How much does it cost to hire an immigration lawyer?
Our immigration lawyer will take time to meet with you at a reasonable rate and discuss your situation before entering into a formal cost agreement. During the initial consultation, our immigration lawyer will advise you of the next steps to take. Every case is different, with varying degrees of legal input and assistance required, but our immigration lawyer will provide you with a rundown of costs involved and the time it should take for the migration application to be finalised.
What can an immigration lawyer help you with your immigration case?
For starters, a competent immigration lawyer can ascertain the likelihood of a successful claim at the outset. This can save you a lot of time, money and anxiety in the long run. Engaging a highly competent and experienced immigration lawyer can make your experience more enjoyable and hassle-free to enable you to get on with your daily life. Our immigration lawyer at Taylor and Scott Lawyers are here to support you every step of the way, with assistance that includes:
- Providing solutions for visa issues;
- Assisting with all documents for the application;
- Collecting and collating supporting evidence for the application;
- Communicating with government departments and agencies on your behalf.
- Addressing and resolving complex issues as they may arise in the processes
Can we represent you at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) or in the courts for immigration matters?
Applying for a visa can be straight-forward in some instances. If everything goes according to your plan, the visa will be approved based on its set criteria. However, complications can arise in immigration cases, and legal support can make the difference in a successful visa application or in a merits review through the AAT. When the future of family and loved ones are at stake, the importance of an immigration lawyer can’t be overstated.
Why Taylor & Scott Lawyers?
Taylor & Scott Lawyers have been serving the people of Sydney and NSW including Wollongong and Newcastle for over 120 years, and we remain as a legal firm the people of Sydney and NSW can trust. If you or someone you know require/s any immigration assistance, call Taylor & Scott over the phone or make an appointment for a face to face meeting to take the right steps.
Frequently Asked Questions
The short answer is YES although the specific criteria for Subclass 189 or 190 only insist that the applicant have evidence of a favourable skills assessment by the relevant assessing authority and at least IELTS 6 in all four components of the test at the time of invitation not at the time of submission of EOI.
From a practical point of view, as the latest results suggest, 60 points on EOI may warrant an invitation from each round without having to wait in the queue. Hence, once an EOI has been submitted in the system provided that it is over 60 points, an invitation will be issued in a matter of a few weeks. The skills assessment takes quite some time to be completed by the relevant authority (more than 10 weeks in some cases). So, unless a favourable assessment has been done by the authority prior to the submission of EOI, the person will not likely have the evidence of the skills assessment available at the time of invitation.
This is absolute No-No, because one of the criteria for visas under SkillSelect is that the applicant’s score assessed at the time of invitation should not be less than the score stated in the invitation to apply for the visa.
The government has clarified its own position in those circumstances and announced that departmental officers may correct an applicant’s invitation score in cases of inadvertent errors in the EOI if the corrected invitation score would have been high enough to receive an invitation in the same round or subsequent rounds. The Department will first seek the affected applicant’s permission before correcting their invitation score.
The SkillSelect can be accessed to update data at any stage before the issuance of invitation. The applicant must update his or her EOI to reflect the real status of the applicant in terms of points score. Of course, it will be of benefit to the person to update any additional qualification or experience to claim additional points and bump up the ranking in SkillSelect.
The answer is NO as the EOI details are frozen for the 60 day period after an invitation has been issued and cannot be accessed by the applicant. Upon expiry of that 60 day period, the EOI will become accessible again.
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