Sunshine Coast
Immigration lawyers and registered migration agents help with visa applications, partner and family visas, skilled migration, citizenship and visa refusals.
23 firms
Birtinya, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Hervey Bay Conveyancers provides legal services in Birtinya, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Partner & Family Visas.
Noosaville, QLD · Sunshine Coast
JL Hallam & Partners Pty Ltd provides legal services in Noosaville, QLD. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Partner & Family Visas and Citizenship.
Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Driving Law Queensland provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Criminal Law, Drink & Drug Driving and Traffic Offences.
Gympie, QLD · Sunshine Coast
AJT Legal provides legal services in Gympie, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Wills & Estates and Planning & Environment.
Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Travis Schultz & Partners provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Personal Injury, Workers Compensation and Motor Vehicle Accidents / CTP.
Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Thompson McNichol Lawyers provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
Birtinya, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Bennett Carroll Solicitors provides legal services in Birtinya, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Noosaville, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Arrow Law provides legal services in Noosaville, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Domestic Violence & AVOs and Divorce & Separation.
Birtinya, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Conveyancing Solicitors Brisbane provides legal services in Birtinya, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Partner & Family Visas and Commercial Property & Leasing.
Noosaville, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Kelly & McHale Family Lawyers provides legal services in Noosaville, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Divorce & Separation.
Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Argon Law | Commercial Lawyers Sunshine Coast provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
FC Lawyers provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Wills & Estates.
Nambour, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Nambour, QLD. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Farrawell Family Law provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Health & Medical Practitioner Law, Mental Health & Guardianship Tribunal and Partner & Family Visas.
Noosaville, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Candice Bell provides legal services in Noosaville, QLD. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Family Law and Litigation & Dispute Resolution.
Caloundra, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Pacific Center provides legal services in Caloundra, QLD. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer) and Skilled & Business Visas.
Buderim, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Bridges Family Law Specialists provides legal services in Buderim, QLD. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Parenting & Child Custody.
Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Bell Miller Solicitors Maroochydore provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Family Law.
Caloundra, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Caloundra, QLD. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Gympie, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Gympie, QLD. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Noosaville, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Noosaville, QLD. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Maroochydore, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Maroochydore, QLD. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
Landsborough, QLD · Sunshine Coast
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Landsborough, QLD. Listed practice areas include Drink & Drug Driving, Wills & Estates and Immigration & Visas.
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.
Maroochydore, Caloundra, Noosa and Nambour are grouped within the Sunshine Coast. Clients comparing firms should identify whether the work involves a personal matter, business interest or property held through an entity.
For immigration & visas, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant QLD experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Sunshine Coast. 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.