Immigration Services
The Immigration section of the Australian Department of Home Affairs will process only a few short term visas without a thorough assessment of your suitability to visit, work, study or live permanently in Australia.
If you’re looking for assistance with immigration services in Sydney, we recommend you seek the professional assistance of a Migration Agent registered with the Migration Agents Registration Authority before lodging an application with the Department of Home Affairs. We are registered under Migration Agent Registration Number 0429985.
Visas
We will advise you about your most appropriate visa application and the requirements of the Department of Home Affairs.
We will prepare your application and lodge it with the Department of Home Affairs.
We will liaise with the Department of Home Affairs on your behalf until your visa application is finalised.
You may have already lodged a visa application without representation and now find yourself needing professional help to complete the process successfully. We can assist you at any stage in the visa application process.
Eligibility for a visa to enter or remain in Australia generally depends on:
- Australia’s need for your skills
- Potential employment opportunity
- Potential business opportunities
- Potential investment opportunities
- Any distinguished talent you have to offer
- An offer to study
- Family connections in Australia
- Your plans for retirement
- Plans for a working holiday
- Plans for a relaxing holiday
Some current Australian visas available are set out below for your interest.
Type |
Subclass |
Permanent/ |
Visa |
Business Innovation and Investment |
188 |
T |
Business Innovation and Investment (Provisional) |
888 |
P |
Business Innovation and Investment (Permanent) | |
|
P |
Business Talent | |
890 |
P |
Business Owner (for holders of discontinued Subclass 160, 161, 162, 163, 164 or 165 visa) | |
891 |
P |
Investor (for holders of discontinued Subclass 162 visa) | |
892 |
P |
State/Territory Sponsored Business Owner (for holders of discontinued Subclass 160, 161, 162, 163, 164 or 165 visa) | |
|
P |
State/Territory Sponsored Investor (for holders of discontinued Subclass 165 visa) | |
Skilled |
476 |
T |
Skilled — Recognised Graduate |
485 |
T |
Temporary Graduate | |
491 |
T |
Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) | |
189 |
P |
Skilled — Independent | |
190 |
P |
Skilled — Nominated | |
887 |
P |
Skilled — Regional | |
Sponsored work visas |
482 |
T |
Temporary Skill Shortage |
186 |
P |
Employer Nomination Scheme | |
|
P |
Regional Sponsored Migration Scheme | |
494 |
T |
Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) | |
Invited or sponsored training, work or participation visas | 407 | T | Training |
408 | T | Temporary Activity | |
Non-sponsored work |
400 |
T |
Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) |
417 |
T |
Working Holiday | |
462 |
T |
Work and Holiday (Temporary) | |
988 |
T |
Maritime crew | |
Student |
500 |
T |
Student |
590 |
T |
Student Guardian | |
Family Sponsored |
300 |
T |
Prospective Marriage |
309 |
T |
Partner (Provisional) | |
100 |
P |
Partner | |
820 |
T |
Partner (Provisional) | |
801 |
P |
Partner | |
101 |
P |
Child | |
802 |
P |
Child | |
102 |
P |
Adoption | |
116 836 117 |
P P P |
Carer Carer Orphan Relative |
|
837 |
P |
Orphan relative | |
173 |
T |
Contributory Parent (Temporary) | |
143 |
P |
Contributory Parent | |
884 |
T |
Contributory Aged Parent (Temporary) | |
864 |
P |
Contributory Aged Parent | |
600 |
T |
Visitor | |
461 |
T |
New Zealand Citizen Family Relationship (Temporary) | |
Humanitarian |
200 |
P |
Refugee |
201 |
P |
In-country Special Humanitarian | |
202 |
P |
Global Special Humanitarian | |
203 |
P |
Emergency Rescue | |
204 |
P |
Woman at Risk | |
866 |
P |
Protection | |
449 |
T |
Humanitarian Stay (Temporary) | |
786 790 |
T T |
Temporary (Humanitarian Concern) Safe Haven Enterprise |
|
Visitor |
600 |
T |
Visitor |
601 |
T |
Electronic Travel Authority | |
602 |
T |
Medical Treatment | |
651 |
T |
eVisitor | |
Internationally renowned |
124 |
P |
Distinguished Talent |
858 |
P |
Distinguished Talent | |
Retirement |
405 |
T |
Investor Retirement (for current and former holders of this visa only) |
410 |
T |
Retirement (for current holders of this visa only) | |
Permanent Residents |
151 |
P |
Former Resident |
155 |
P |
Five Year Resident Return | |
157 |
P |
Three Month Resident Return | |
159 |
T |
Provisional Resident Return | |
Diplomatic visa |
403 |
T |
Temporary Work (International Relations) |
Internally processed |
771 |
T |
Transit |
773 |
T |
Border | |
800 |
P |
Territorial Asylum | |
|
P |
Confirmatory (Residence) | |
851 |
P |
Resolution of Status | |
852 |
P |
Referred Stay (Permanent) | |
995 |
T |
Diplomatic (Temporary) | |
444 |
T |
Special Category |
Business and Investment Opportunities
The Australian Government welcomes international business people looking for investment opportunities in Australia with a view to settling in Australia.
A proven business and/or investment acumen is an asset in the assessment of Business Innovation and Investment Program visa applications by the Department of Home Affairs.
It is necessary to present your business and investment history and your vision for doing business in Australia clearly and accurately demonstrating how you meet the required criteria.
Employer Sponsorship
We can assist Australian corporations or small businesses in applying to sponsor suitable overseas employees to work in any approved occupation.
We provide a personalised service based on your industry needs.
We can advise on the likely prospects of a potential candidate being granted a short term, long term or permanent visa even before an employment offer is made.
We will then arrange for both the sponsorship and visa applications, clearly and accurately translating the specific role proposed for the overseas employee to the Department of Home Affairs in accordance with their requirements.
If required we will liaise directly with the proposed overseas employee to organise all visa requirements.
Skilled Migration
It is not always necessary to be sponsored by an Australian employer to work and live in Australia. Your skills may fit the profile that would attract an invitation from the Australian Government to apply for skilled migration.
Your scanned qualifications and transcripts can be assessed at Rubicon Migration Australia for likely recognition by an Australian skills assessment authority before you make an application.
And if you can demonstrate your English language level we can advise your prospects of success not only in obtaining a skills assessment suitable for migration but also of being invited to apply for skilled migration.
Requests from Immigration / Tribunal Review
Generally the Department of Home Affairs will communicate with you if it intends to make an unfavourable decision about your immigration status.
Requests from Immigration
Such communication may be in the form of a letter or email to the most recent address recorded with the Department and requires a response from you within a certain time period.
The content of that response can be crucial to your immigration future. You should always seek the advice of a Registered Migration Agent before making a response to a letter you receive from the Department of Home Affairs.
We can advise you about the implications of the letter and about the options available to you in making a suitable response.
Tribunal Review
If you have had a visa refused or cancelled we can advise you about your rights to a Tribunal review and the likely prospects of your success.
Unlawful Status
Unlawful Status
The Department of Home Affairs is aware of a perpetual number of unlawful non-citizens living and working in the Australian community. Where possible the Department prefers that unlawful status be resolved through the appropriate avenues to residency status.
It is not always necessary for an unlawful person to leave Australia in order to achieve permanent residency status. We can advise you about your options for resolving your unlawful status.
Court Appeals
It is only in limited circumstances that an immigration case can be appealed in court. We can arrange expert opinion about whether your case can be appealed and, if so, the likely prospects of success.