Western Melbourne
Immigration lawyers and registered migration agents help with visa applications, partner and family visas, skilled migration, citizenship and visa refusals.
46 firms
Point Cook, VIC · Western Melbourne
Conveyancing Legal Hub provides legal services in Point Cook, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Partner & Family Visas and Banking & Finance.
Newport, VIC · Western Melbourne
Viclaw Lawyers provides legal services in Newport, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Registered Migration Agent (non-lawyer).
Williams Landing, VIC · Western Melbourne
Vitt Legal provides legal services in Williams Landing, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Defamation.
Footscray, VIC · Western Melbourne
Conveyancing Professionals provides conveyancing services in Footscray, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Business & Commercial Law and Partner & Family Visas.
Point Cook, VIC · Western Melbourne
Ammanah Legal provides legal services in Point Cook, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, NDIS & Disability Law and Family Law.
Yarraville, VIC · Western Melbourne
Rise Migration Lawyers provides legal services in Yarraville, VIC. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Partner & Family Visas and Skilled & Business Visas.
Sunshine, VIC · Western Melbourne
ADN LAWYERS provides legal services in Sunshine, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Business & Commercial Law and Wills & Estates.
Sunshine, VIC · Western Melbourne
Emera Family Law Sunshine provides legal services in Sunshine, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Property & Conveyancing and Divorce & Separation.
Williams Landing, VIC · Western Melbourne
Fast and Eazy Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Williams Landing, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Partner & Family Visas and Skilled & Business Visas.
Williamstown, VIC · Western Melbourne
L.T.D Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in Williamstown, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Partner & Family Visas.
Footscray, VIC · Western Melbourne
MLG LAWYERS provides legal services in Footscray, VIC. Listed practice areas include Litigation & Dispute Resolution, Property & Conveyancing and Business & Commercial Law.
St Albans, VIC · Western Melbourne
Easy Link Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in St Albans, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Licensed Conveyancing (non-lawyer) and Business & Commercial Law.
Werribee, VIC · Western Melbourne
Wyndham Partners Lawyers provides legal services in Werribee, VIC. Listed practice areas include Wills & Estates, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Werribee, VIC · Western Melbourne
SR Lawyers & Migration Services provides legal services in Werribee, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Wills & Estates and Property & Conveyancing.
NSW · Western Melbourne
Mirror Image Conveyancing provides conveyancing services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Partner & Family Visas and Licensed Conveyancing (non-lawyer).
Truganina, VIC · Western Melbourne
MASTER KEY CONVEYANCING provides conveyancing services in Truganina, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing and Partner & Family Visas.
Truganina, VIC · Western Melbourne
JKA & Co provides conveyancing services in Truganina, VIC. Listed practice areas include Property & Conveyancing, Commercial Property & Leasing and Partner & Family Visas.
Footscray, VIC · Western Melbourne
Prospect Immigration & Education Services provides legal services in Footscray, VIC. Listed practice areas include Immigration & Visas, Business & Commercial Law and Skilled & Business Visas.
Hoppers Crossing, VIC · Western Melbourne
El Hawli & Co Lawyers provides legal services in Hoppers Crossing, VIC. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law, Property & Conveyancing and Family Law.
Werribee, VIC · Western Melbourne
Bridges Family Law Specialists provides legal services in Werribee, VIC. Listed practice areas include Family Law, Divorce & Separation and Property & Conveyancing.
NSW · Western Melbourne
Cross the T - Legal and Business Advisory provides legal services in NSW. Listed practice areas include Business & Commercial Law and Partner & Family Visas.
Point Cook, VIC · Western Melbourne
Go To Court Lawyers Woolloongabba provides legal services in Point Cook, VIC. 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.
A Western Melbourne search includes Footscray, Sunshine, Werribee and Point Cook. For a home purchase, building contract or family settlement, explain the stage you have reached and whether any document has already been signed.
For immigration & visas, ask which parts of the work the firm handles itself and whether it has relevant VIC experience. Let the lawyer know if a property, employer, other party or existing proceeding is outside Western Melbourne. 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.