Visas and sponsorship, prepared to be decided the first time.
The migration practice acts for individuals, couples and employers across every Australian visa. It publishes its detailed guides, current government charges and booking calendar at skylinemigrationlawyers.com.au, and a second reference site at themigrationlawyers.com.au.
Every category, one standard.
Each matter starts with a paid consultation and ends with a decision-ready lodgement. In between, a lawyer, not a form, decides what the file needs.
Current charges for every visa- 01
Partner visas
Subclass 820/801 onshore and 309/100 offshore, the Prospective Marriage 300, de facto evidence, Form 888 statements and previous-refusal history.
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Skills in Demand 482
Core Skills, Specialist Skills and Labour Agreement streams, occupation and salary tests, labour market testing and the two-year path to permanent residence.
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Employer sponsorship and the 186
Standard business sponsorship, nominations, the Employer Nomination Scheme through Temporary Residence Transition or Direct Entry, DAMA and labour agreements.
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Skilled and regional visas
189, 190 and 491 points-tested visas, state nomination strategy and the 191 pathway from regional provisional visas.
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Visitor visas
Subclass 600 tourist, business visitor and sponsored family streams, including applicants with earlier refusals and genuine temporary entrant issues.
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Parent and family visas
Contributory and non-contributory parent visas, the 870 sponsored parent visa, child visas and assurance of support planning. Compare the seven parent visas
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Student visas
Subclass 500 under the genuine student requirement, financial evidence and post-refusal strategy, with the 485 graduate pathway in view.
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Refusals, cancellations and review
Administrative Review Tribunal applications, natural justice responses including PIC 4020, cancellation revocation and ministerial intervention requests.
Start with these.
Guides from the practice, with the figures we use in consultations.
All insights- 01
Sponsoring through a labour hire firm: the licence, the on-hire agreement and the host contract
A labour hire firm sponsors 482 workers only under the on-hire labour agreement in 2026: direct employer, a $95,307.60 floor, and the host contract lodged.
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The student visa is no longer a fallback for your sponsored workers
Since 2 October 2026 a 482 holder cannot lodge a student visa in Australia. What it means for employers when sponsorship ends, with the $79,423 floor in view.
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Your new hire was cancelled at the airport: what the Zhang decision means for sponsors
A visa was cancelled at Sydney Airport over undeclared goods, then quashed on procedure. What a sponsor can do when a worker never clears customs.
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Unfair dismissal and the sponsored worker: the 21 day claim, the 28 day notice and reinstatement
A dismissed 482 holder has 21 days to claim and the sponsor 28 days to notify. Compensation is capped at $95,050 in 2026-27, and reinstatement is possible.
Your visa, handled properly.
Book a consultation with the migration team. We review your circumstances, name the risks and quote a fixed fee before you commit.