Lawyers help with employer-sponsored, skilled and business visas.
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They advise both employers and applicants on sponsorship, nomination and eligibility requirements.
Why skilled & business visas matters
Skilled visas give workers a pathway to live in Australia and give employers access to talent they can't find locally.
The Australian context
The Skills in Demand visa replaced the Temporary Skill Shortage visa in December 2024. Permanent skilled pathways include employer nomination and points-tested visas, with state nomination programs varying by state.
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Thomastown, VIC · Northern Melbourne
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(125)Google rating from 125 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Glob Migration Consulting provides legal services in Thomastown, VIC. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Citizenship and Partner & Family Visas.
Immigration & Visas+5 moreCitizenship · Partner & Family Visas · Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer) · Skilled & Business Visas · Health & Medical Practitioner Law
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West Moonah, TAS · Hobart & South
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(115)Google rating from 115 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Buttar Immigration Consultants Pty Ltd provides legal services in West Moonah, TAS. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer) and Skilled & Business Visas.
Immigration & Visas+7 moreRegistered Migration Agent (non-lawyer) · Skilled & Business Visas · Planning & Environment · Business & Commercial Law · Citizenship · Partner & Family Visas · Domestic Violence & AVOs
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Adelaide, SA · Adelaide CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(92)Google rating from 92 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Estrin Saul Lawyers & Migration Specialists provides legal services in Adelaide, SA. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Citizenship and Visa Cancellation & Character (s501).
Immigration & Visas+7 moreCitizenship · Visa Cancellation & Character (s501) · Partner & Family Visas · Health & Medical Practitioner Law · Business & Commercial Law · Skilled & Business Visas · Administrative & Government Law
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Sunshine, VIC · Western Melbourne
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(90)Google rating from 90 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Bamyan Lawyers provides legal services in Sunshine, VIC. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Family Law and Citizenship.
Immigration & Visas+7 moreFamily Law · Citizenship · Partner & Family Visas · Visa Refusals & Tribunal Appeals · Skilled & Business Visas · Criminal Law · Parenting & Child Custody4 languages
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Burwood, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(88)Google rating from 88 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
CJMigration provides legal services in Burwood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Skilled & Business Visas and Partner & Family Visas.
Immigration & Visas+4 moreSkilled & Business Visas · Partner & Family Visas · Citizenship · Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer)
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North Sydney, NSW · Sydney North Shore & Northern Beaches
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(86)Google rating from 86 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Brett Slater Solicitors provides legal services in North Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Citizenship and Business & Commercial Law.
Immigration & Visas+5 moreCitizenship · Business & Commercial Law · Partner & Family Visas · Health & Medical Practitioner Law · Skilled & Business Visas
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Burwood, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(85)Google rating from 85 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Karnib Saddik Law Firm provides legal services in Burwood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Criminal Law and Probate & Estate Administration.
Wills & Estates+6 moreCriminal Law · Probate & Estate Administration · Family Law · Property & Conveyancing · Partner & Family Visas · Skilled & Business Visas
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Kings Park, NSW · Western Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(82)Google rating from 82 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Bentham Sydney Employment Lawyers provides legal services in Kings Park, NSW. Listed practice areas include Employment Law, Unfair Dismissal and Business & Commercial Law.
Employment Law+7 moreUnfair Dismissal · Business & Commercial Law · Workplace Bullying & Stop Bullying Orders · Workplace Discrimination & Harassment · Mediation & Dispute Resolution · Skilled & Business Visas · Health & Medical Practitioner Law
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Newport, VIC · Western Melbourne
★★★★★★★★★★4.3(73)Google rating from 73 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Hartleys Lawyers provides legal services in Newport, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Parenting & Child Custody.
Family Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Parenting & Child Custody · Divorce & Separation · Wills & Estates · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Criminal Law · Skilled & Business VisasFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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West Melbourne, VIC · Melbourne CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.3(73)Google rating from 73 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Hartleys Lawyers provides legal services in West Melbourne, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Parenting & Child Custody.
Family Law+7 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Parenting & Child Custody · Divorce & Separation · Wills & Estates · Domestic Violence & AVOs · Criminal Law · Skilled & Business VisasFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Brisbane City, QLD · Brisbane CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(70)Google rating from 70 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Welcome Home Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Brisbane City, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Banking & Finance and Skilled & Business Visas.
Property & Conveyancing+3 moreBanking & Finance · Skilled & Business Visas · Business & Commercial Law
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Surfers Paradise, QLD · Gold Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(66)Google rating from 66 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
TIA Lawyers provides legal services in Surfers Paradise, QLD. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Partner & Family Visas and Business & Commercial Law.
Immigration & Visas+7 morePartner & Family Visas · Business & Commercial Law · Citizenship · Notary Public & JP Services · Education Law · Skilled & Business Visas · Commercial Property & Leasing
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Geelong, VIC · Geelong & Surf Coast
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(64)Google rating from 64 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
VISATASKER PTY LTD provides legal services in Geelong, VIC. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Skilled & Business Visas and Partner & Family Visas.
Immigration & Visas+5 moreSkilled & Business Visas · Partner & Family Visas · Business & Commercial Law · Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer) · Visa Refusals & Tribunal Appeals
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Sunshine, VIC · Western Melbourne
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(61)Google rating from 61 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Top rated4.8★ or higher from at least 50 Google reviews
Dizon and Associates provides legal services in Sunshine, VIC. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Skilled & Business Visas and Citizenship.
Immigration & Visas+6 moreSkilled & Business Visas · Citizenship · Partner & Family Visas · Business & Commercial Law · Health & Medical Practitioner Law · Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer)
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Bondi Junction, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
★★★★★★★★★★4.7(59)Google rating from 59 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Miller & Co Lawyers & Migration Agents provides legal services in Bondi Junction, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Skilled & Business Visas and Business & Commercial Law.
Immigration & Visas+7 moreSkilled & Business Visas · Business & Commercial Law · Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer) · Partner & Family Visas · Citizenship · Health & Medical Practitioner Law · Visa Refusals & Tribunal Appeals
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Hurstville, NSW · Southern Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(52)Google rating from 52 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Gateway Law & Migration Australia Pty Ltd provides legal services in Hurstville, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Business & Commercial Law and Citizenship.
Immigration & Visas+7 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Citizenship · Partner & Family Visas · Skilled & Business Visas · Wills & Estates · Criminal Law · Administrative & Government Law
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Beverly Hills, NSW · Southern Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(47)Google rating from 47 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
First Choice Family Lawyers provides legal services in Beverly Hills, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Parenting & Child Custody and Wills & Estates.
Family Law+7 moreParenting & Child Custody · Wills & Estates · Divorce & Separation · Contested Wills & Family Provision · Property & Conveyancing · Skilled & Business Visas · Litigation & Dispute ResolutionFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Geelong, VIC · Geelong & Surf Coast
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(39)Google rating from 39 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Barwon Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Geelong, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Skilled & Business Visas.
Property & Conveyancing+2 moreBusiness & Commercial Law · Skilled & Business Visas
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Parramatta, NSW · Western Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(39)Google rating from 39 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Shrestha & Associates provides legal services in Parramatta, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Immigration & Visas and Partner & Family Visas.
Property & Conveyancing+4 moreImmigration & Visas · Partner & Family Visas · Commercial Property & Leasing · Skilled & Business Visas
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Liverpool, NSW · Western Sydney
★★★★★★★★★★4.4(39)Google rating from 39 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Tang Lawyers provides legal services in Liverpool, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Criminal Law and Drug Offences.
Family Law+7 moreCriminal Law · Drug Offences · Professional Negligence · Divorce & Separation · Assault & Violent Offences · Skilled & Business Visas · Parenting & Child CustodyFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
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Canberra, ACT · Canberra
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(37)Google rating from 37 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Foster Johnson Family and Collaborative Lawyers provides legal services in Canberra, ACT. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Partner & Family Visas and Parenting & Child Custody.
Family Law+4 morePartner & Family Visas · Parenting & Child Custody · Skilled & Business Visas · Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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South Toowoomba, QLD · Toowoomba & Darling Downs
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(35)Google rating from 35 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Prime Migration & Legal Services provides legal services in South Toowoomba, QLD. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Citizenship and Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer).
Immigration & Visas+3 moreCitizenship · Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer) · Skilled & Business Visas
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Moonee Ponds, VIC · Northern Melbourne
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(31)Google rating from 31 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Kelly & McHale Family Lawyers provides legal services in Moonee Ponds, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Divorce & Separation.
Family Law+6 moreProperty & Conveyancing · Divorce & Separation · Parenting & Child Custody · Mediation & Dispute Resolution · Skilled & Business Visas · Litigation & Dispute ResolutionFree first consultThe firm advertises a free first consultation.
Understand the next step
A practical guide to skilled & business visas
What to discuss at the first meeting
Identify the proposed occupation, sponsorship or business pathway and current status. Requirements and available pathways should be checked at the time of advice.
Ask which tasks belong to the applicant, sponsor and adviser and how their interests are managed.
How the engagement may progress
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Gather identity documents, visa records, decision letters and application history. Confirm who will give the advice and their scope of work.
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Ask which requirements and evidence need assessment, including translations or reports. No provider can guarantee the application outcome.
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Agree who receives correspondence and tracks requests. Keep a complete copy of lodged material and understand what you approve before submission.
Fees and the scope of work
Separate professional fees from government charges, translations and other expenses. Preparing an application does not necessarily include a review or court proceeding.
Ask for a written scope identifying the work you are authorising, the person responsible and when costs will be reviewed. If you only want advice on one step, say so before the firm begins wider work.
Dates to raise at first contact
Provide expiry dates and the entire decision letter immediately. Review rights and dates depend on the particular decision and circumstances.
Questions to ask a skilled & business visas adviser
Which current pathway is being assessed?
What independent assessments or reports may be needed?
How can I verify your professional status?
Does the scope include further-information requests or review work?
Who monitors correspondence and urgent dates?
Directory guidance updated 19 September 2026. General information to help you prepare for a conversation with a professional; not advice about your individual matter. Check current requirements with the relevant authority.
Good to know
Frequently asked questions
Can my employer sponsor me?
Possibly, if the occupation and business meet the requirements of an employer-sponsored visa.
Lawyer or migration agent?
Both can prepare and lodge visa applications. For refusals, cancellations and court appeals, or where there are criminal or character issues, an immigration lawyer is usually the better choice.
What can I do if my visa is refused?
Many refusals can be reviewed by the Administrative Review Tribunal, but strict and short deadlines apply. Get advice as soon as you receive the decision.
