Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Immigration lawyers and registered migration agents help with visa applications, partner and family visas, skilled migration, citizenship and visa refusals.
34 firms
Drummoyne, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Hunter Lawyers provides legal services in Drummoyne, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Commercial Litigation.
Mascot, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Vizzone Ruggero Twigg Lawyers provides legal services in Mascot, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Family Law and Wills & Estates.
Randwick, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Dion Vertzayas provides legal services in Randwick, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Family Law.
Burwood, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Legal Aid NSW provides legal services in Burwood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Health & Medical Practitioner Law and Mental Health & Guardianship Tribunal.
Bondi Junction, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Comino Prassas provides conveyancing services in Bondi Junction, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Planning & Environment.
Double Bay, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
& Legal provides legal services in Double Bay, NSW. Listed practice areas include Employment Law, Business & Commercial Law and Partner & Family Visas.
Abbotsford, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Bruce Caldwell & Associates provides legal services in Abbotsford, NSW. Listed practice areas include Public Liability, Business & Commercial Law and Workers Compensation.
Burwood, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Burwood, NSW. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Camperdown, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Tim Young & Associates provides legal services in Camperdown, NSW. Listed practice areas include Partner & Family Visas and Human Rights & Discrimination.
Leichhardt, NSW · Eastern Suburbs & Inner West
Wong & Horta Lawyers provides legal services in Leichhardt, NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Wills & Estates.
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.
Australia's visa system is complex and changes often. Mistakes can be costly and hard to undo.
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
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.
The Eastern Suburbs and Inner West are grouped together for browsing, so a result in Burwood may not suit someone seeking an appointment near Bondi Junction. Compare the location alongside experience in your legal issue.
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 Eastern Suburbs & Inner West. Your home address alone does not determine the applicable process.
Gather identity documents, visa records, decision letters and application history. Confirm who will give the advice and their scope of work.
Ask which requirements and evidence need assessment, including translations or reports. No provider can guarantee the application outcome.
Agree who receives correspondence and tracks requests. Keep a complete copy of lodged material and understand what you approve before submission.
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.
Provide expiry dates and the entire decision letter immediately. Review rights and dates depend on the particular decision and circumstances.
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
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.
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.
Processing times vary and change often. A complete application with strong evidence avoids delays caused by requests for more information.