Key points
- Melbourne office at Suite 513, Level 5, 566 St Kilda Road, with video consultations Australia wide and overseas.
- A team of registered migration agents and Australian lawyers who specialise in immigration law, with over 50 years of combined experience.
- Employer sponsored, skilled, partner, parent and child visas, citizenship, and visa refusals and appeals.
- Representation at the Administrative Review Tribunal and in Ministerial Intervention requests.
- Advice for Australia and New Zealand, with offices in Melbourne, Perth and Ho Chi Minh City.
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Lawyers*: Unlike most migration agencies, we have Australian lawyers who specialise in immigration law on staff, which we believe helps us provide a high standard of service. Immigration law is a highly specialised area of the law. Since March 2021, Australian lawyers who hold an unrestricted practising certificate can give immigration advice without also registering as migration agents, while everyone else who gives immigration assistance must be a registered migration agent regulated by the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA). All of our advisers are registered migration agents, but many of them are not lawyers. Because we are regulated by OMARA, most of our Australian lawyers do not also hold practising certificates from the legal regulator, and we have chosen not to structure ourselves as an immigration law firm, so even when you are dealing with one of our lawyers, a solicitor-client relationship will not arise, as we will explain to you in detail when you engage us. Choosing not to be a migration law firm allows us to keep our costs down so that we charge substantially less for the same work than most migration law firms would. If your case does go to court, we can call on our networks of external lawyers to provide seamless representation.
Why choose VisaEnvoy as your Melbourne immigration lawyers and migration agents
Experience you can check. Every adviser on our team is a registered migration agent, and you can look up each Migration Agent Registration Number (MARN) on the official register. Several of our team also hold law degrees, and some are admitted Australian lawyers.
- Senior experience: our team includes advisers with over 20 years of Australian immigration experience, including former leadership and compliance roles at the Department of Immigration and senior roles at large global practices;
- Industry involvement: team members sit on the Migration Institute of Australia VIC/TAS Committee and its Skilled Visa Advisory Panel, and deliver professional development training to other migration agents and lawyers;
- Complex matters: we handle tribunal reviews, Ministerial Intervention requests, character and cancellation matters, health waivers and refusals;
- Businesses of every size: we look after sponsorship, nominations and compliance for small businesses through to multinational employers;
- Languages: our advisers speak Vietnamese, Italian, Spanish and some Mandarin Chinese as well as English;
- Good value: because we are not structured as a law firm, we can keep our fees lower than many migration law firms charge for the same work.
Meet some of our Melbourne migration team
| Adviser | Background | Focus |
|---|---|---|
| Ian Armani, Director, MARN 1574163 | M.Eng, also a licensed New Zealand immigration adviser | Skilled migration, partner visas, Australia and New Zealand |
| Simon Long, Director, MARN 1574118 | Master of Laws (Applied Migration Law) | Business migration, tribunal reviews, Ministerial Intervention, complex refusals |
| Voya Kablar, Director, MARN 1575120 | Graduate Certificate in Migration Law | Skilled, temporary work, business, partner, parent and child visas |
| Simon Delmo, MARN 1066328 | Over 20 years in Australian immigration, former Department roles | Employer sponsored and skilled migration |
| Victor Organero, MARN 1796030 | Juris Doctor, Australian lawyer admitted in Victoria | Employer sponsored visas, skilled, partner and Global Talent visas |
| Jamie Lim, MARN 1799460 | Bachelor of Laws (Hons), Monash University | Corporate immigration, 482, 186 and 494 visas, partner visas |
| Jacinta Tangey, MARN 9902581 | Senior registered migration agent | Employer sponsored visas, sponsorship obligations, family visas |
See every adviser’s full profile on our Our Team page.
Our immigration services in Melbourne
| Area | How we help |
|---|---|
| Employer sponsored visas | Skills in Demand 482, 186 and 494 visas, business sponsorship, labour agreements and compliance |
| Skilled visas | 189, 190 and 491 visas, skills assessments and the points test |
| Family visas | partner, parent and child visas |
| Short term work | 400 short stay specialist visas for overseas experts |
| Citizenship | Australian citizenship applications |
| Refusals and appeals | visa refusal appeals, visa cancellations and Ministerial Intervention |
How we work with you
- Consultation: book a video consultation and we review your circumstances and your visa options;
- Strategy and quote: we recommend the best pathway and give you a clear quote before you engage us;
- Preparation and lodgement: we prepare the evidence, forms and submissions, and lodge your application;
- Through to a decision: we deal with the Department for you, respond to requests and keep you updated until a decision is made.
Migration lawyer or registered migration agent?
In Australia, a person who gives immigration assistance must generally be a registered migration agent, regulated by the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority. Since March 2021, Australian lawyers with an unrestricted practising certificate can also give immigration assistance without registering as migration agents.
What matters most is expertise in migration law. Our advisers are registered migration agents who work only in migration, and our team includes Australian lawyers who specialise in immigration law. As explained above, VisaEnvoy is not structured as a law firm, so a solicitor-client relationship does not arise. If your matter goes to court, we can call on our network of external lawyers. For a closer look at the difference, see our migration lawyer Melbourne and migration agent Melbourne pages.
Visit or call our Melbourne office
Our Melbourne office is at Suite 513, Level 5, 566 St Kilda Road, Melbourne, on the St Kilda Road tram corridor. Most consultations are by video, so you can speak with us from anywhere in Melbourne, regional Victoria, interstate or overseas. Call us on +61 (03) 9521 7577 or book a consultation online.
We also have an office in Perth and in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and our New Zealand team advises on New Zealand visas.
How our video consultations work
- Book a video consultation online at a time that suits you.
- Your booking confirmation includes a Google Meet link. You can join from a computer or a smartphone, and your partner or another person involved in your case can join using the same link.
- Our registered migration agent or lawyer reviews your situation with you and explains your visa options and next steps.
See our Google Meet instructions and our consultation policy before your appointment.
Frequently asked questions
Are all of your advisers lawyers?
No. All of our advisers are registered migration agents, regulated by the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA), and some of them are also Australian lawyers who specialise in immigration law. Meet the team on our Our Team page.
Can lawyers give immigration advice without being registered migration agents?
Since March 2021, Australian lawyers who hold an unrestricted practising certificate can give immigration advice without also registering as migration agents. Everyone else who gives immigration assistance must be a registered migration agent.
Will I have a solicitor-client relationship with VisaEnvoy?
No. VisaEnvoy is regulated by OMARA and is not structured as an immigration law firm, so a solicitor-client relationship does not arise, even when you deal with one of our lawyers. We explain this in detail when you engage us. If your case goes to court, we can call on our network of external lawyers.
Which visas can you help with?
We help with Skills in Demand 482, 186 and 494 employer sponsored visas, skilled visas (189, 190 and 491), partner, parent and child visas, Australian citizenship and visa refusal appeals.
Do I need to come to the office?
No. Our consultations are held by video, so you can speak with us from anywhere in Australia or overseas.
Can you represent me at the Administrative Review Tribunal?
Yes. Our registered migration agents represent clients at the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART), which replaced the AAT, and prepare Ministerial Intervention requests. See our visa refusal appeals page.
Book a video consultation with our registered migration agents to find out more about your visa options.
