Immigration lawyers and registered migration agents help with visa applications, partner and family visas, skilled migration, citizenship and visa refusals.
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Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(1,568)Google rating from 1,568 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Law Partners Personal Injury Lawyers provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Partner & Family Visas and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
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Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(513)Google rating from 513 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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PARISH PATIENCE IMMIGRATION LAWYERS provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Citizenship and Skilled & Business Visas.
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Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(414)Google rating from 414 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Executive Law Group provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Criminal Law and Family Law.
Business & Commercial Law+7 moreCriminal Law · Family Law · Wills & Estates · Employment Law · Partner & Family Visas · Litigation & Dispute Resolution · Defamation
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Chippendale, NSW · Sydney CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(394)Google rating from 394 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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sprintlaw - Legal Services provides legal services in Chippendale, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Intellectual Property & Trade Marks.
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Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.9(361)Google rating from 361 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Taylor & Scott Lawyers provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Workers Compensation, Personal Injury and Immigration & Visas.
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Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
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Sun Lawyers 澳大利亚盛晶律师行 provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Notary Public & JP Services and Wills & Estates.
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Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
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Brightstone Legal provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Notary Public & JP Services and Immigration & Visas.
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Woolloomooloo, NSW · Sydney CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(204)Google rating from 204 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Progressive Legal provides legal services in Woolloomooloo, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Defamation.
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Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
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Kaz Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Strata & Body Corporate and Business & Commercial Law.
Property & Conveyancing+3 moreStrata & Body Corporate · Business & Commercial Law · Partner & Family Visas
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Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(172)Google rating from 172 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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S&B Legal provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Commercial Property & Leasing and Business & Commercial Law.
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Barangaroo, NSW · Sydney CBD
★★★★★★★★★★5.0(159)Google rating from 159 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Australian Law Advocates provides legal services in Barangaroo, NSW. Listed practice areas include Drug Offences, Assault & Violent Offences and Domestic Violence & AVOs.
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Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
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Sarah Walsh Conveyancing and Leasing Pty Ltd provides conveyancing services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Commercial Property & Leasing and Wills & Estates.
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Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(105)Google rating from 105 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Ajuria Lawyers provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Partner & Family Visas and Business & Commercial Law.
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Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.5(101)Google rating from 101 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Long Saad Woodbridge provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Planning & Environment, Wills & Estates and Partner & Family Visas.
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Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
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David Kam & Co Solicitors provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
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Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.8(92)Google rating from 92 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
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Santone Lawyers provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
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Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
★★★★★★★★★★4.6(89)Google rating from 89 reviews, retrieved 18 Sept 2026
Buckley Lawyers Pty Ltd provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Business & Commercial Law and Property & Conveyancing.
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Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
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Mallesons Stephen Jaques provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Partner & Family Visas and Class Actions.
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Sydney, NSW · Sydney CBD
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Northan Legal Sydney provides legal services in Sydney, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Property & Conveyancing.
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Surry Hills, NSW · Sydney CBD
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Neville & Hourn Legal provides legal services in Surry Hills, NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
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Visa applications are detailed and the rules change often. Immigration lawyers and registered migration agents check eligibility, prepare evidence and lodge applications, and represent people when a visa is refused or cancelled. Lawyers can also take matters to court on questions of law, which migration agents cannot. Check that anyone giving immigration assistance is a practising lawyer or a registered migration agent.
Why immigration law matters
Australia's visa system is complex and changes often. Mistakes can be costly and hard to undo.
The Australian context
Migration is federal, under the Migration Act 1958, administered by the Department of Home Affairs, with review by the Administrative Review Tribunal.
Understand the next step
A practical guide to immigration & visas in Sydney CBD
Choosing the right kind of assistance
Advice depends on the pathway, current status, location and application history. Disclose earlier refusals and cancellations. Home Affairs identifies registered migration agents, legal practitioners and certain exempt people as authorised providers of immigration assistance; confirm your adviser’s professional status.
Working with a firm in Sydney CBD
A city-centre address can be convenient for meetings, but it does not tell you which solicitor will handle the file. For a business transaction, employment issue or dispute, ask whether the team has experience with your particular industry and the size of the matter.
For immigration & visas, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant NSW experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Sydney CBD. Your home address alone does not determine the applicable process.
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.
03
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 immigration & visas adviser
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
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.
How long do partner visas take?
Processing times vary and change often. A complete application with strong evidence avoids delays caused by requests for more information.
Citizenship · Skilled & Business Visas · Partner & Family Visas · Business & Commercial Law · Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer) · Visa Cancellation & Character (s501) · Administrative & Government Law
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