We take the stress out of the immigration process.

At Sandpiper Immigration Lawyers, we know that every immigration matter is unique and profoundly important to each of our clients.

Book your free 15-minute call today!

We take the stress out of the immigration process.

At Sandpiper Immigration Lawyers, we know that every immigration matter is unique and profoundly important to each of our clients.

Book your free 15-minute call today!
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Our Services

Short-term or permanent, project-based or ongoing, we can help you navigate the system of bringing employees to, or keeping employees in, Australia.
Corporate Migration
  • Find out what you need to do to sponsor your skilled staff for an Australian visa

  • Get help with an application for sponsorship, an application to nominate a staff member for a visa, or to request a Labour Agreement from the Department of Home Affairs

  • Advice on your obligations as an employer of visa holders / sponsored staff

  • Have your compliance with sponsorship obligations pre-audited to avoid future pitfalls

Family Visas

Advice or help applying for visas for:

  • Partners of Australian citizens or permanent residents

  • Children under 25 to join their parent(s) in Australia

  • Orphaned minor relatives to join their family member in Australia

  • Parents of Australian citizens or permanent residents

  • Australian citizens or permanent residents considering overseas adoption or surrogacy arrangements

Administrative Review Tribunal Matters

Help appealing a decision when your visa, nomination or sponsorship has been refused or cancelled for any reason

Employer Sponsored
  • Find out what steps need to be taken for you to be sponsored for an Australian visa by your employer

  • Get help with an application for an employer sponsored visa

  • Advice on complying with the conditions of your employer-sponsored visa

State Nominated
  • Find out whether you are eligible to apply for a state sponsored visa

  • Get help lodging your Expression of Interest, Registration of Interest, State Nomination application, and visa application

Skills Assessments
  • Find out whether you are eligible to apply for a Skills Assessment from the assessing body relevant to your occupation

  • Get help preparing your documents and application form for best chance of success

  • Get help challenging a negative outcome for your skills assessment

Character
  • Help replying to character concerns raised by the Department of Home Affairs with your visa or citizenship application

  • Help responding to a notice of intention to consider refusal of your visa

  • Help responding to a notice of intention to consider cancellation of your visa

  • Help appealing a decision to refuse or cancel your visa on the basis of character

Citizenship
  • Advice on eligibility for Australian citizenship

  • Get help preparing your documents and application form for best chance of success

Identity
  • Help replying to identity concerns raised by the Department of Home Affairs

  • Help responding to a notice of intention to consider refusal of your visa

  • Help responding to a notice of cancellation of your visa

  • Help appealing a decision to refuse or cancel your visa on the basis of identity

Public Interest Criteria (PIC)
  • Addressing concerns with identity / false information / bogus documents (PIC 4020)

  • Requesting a waiver on a travel ban (PIC 4013 / PIC 4014)

  • Advice on health criteria and requesting a waiver (PIC 4005 / PIC 4007)

Pre-Lodgement Document Check

Have your application form and supporting documents reviewed before you provide them to the Department of Home Affairs or Administrative Review Tribunal, for peace of mind

Sponsorship Issue
  • Where the ABF has raised an issue or cancelled the sponsorship approval of employers who sponsor staff for visas

  • Where the Department of Home Affairs has raised a concern or cancelled the sponsorship of a Australian citizen/permanent resident sponsoring family for visas

Our Services

Our Services
Short-term or permanent, project-based or ongoing, we can help you navigate the system of bringing employees to, or keeping employees in, Australia.
Corporate Migration
  • Find out what you need to do to sponsor your skilled staff for an Australian visa

  • Get help with an application for sponsorship, an application to nominate a staff member for a visa, or to request a Labour Agreement from the Department of Home Affairs

  • Advice on your obligations as an employer of visa holders / sponsored staff

  • Have your compliance with sponsorship obligations pre-audited to avoid future pitfalls

Family Visas

Advice or help applying for visas for:

  • Partners of Australian citizens or permanent residents

  • Children under 25 to join their parent(s) in Australia

  • Orphaned minor relatives to join their family member in Australia

  • Parents of Australian citizens or permanent residents

  • Australian citizens or permanent residents considering overseas adoption or surrogacy arrangements

Administrative Review Tribunal Matters

Help appealing a decision when your visa, nomination or sponsorship has been refused or cancelled for any reason

Employer Sponsored
  • Find out what steps need to be taken for you to be sponsored for an Australian visa by your employer

  • Get help with an application for an employer sponsored visa

  • Advice on complying with the conditions of your employer-sponsored visa

State Nominated
  • Find out whether you are eligible to apply for a state sponsored visa

  • Get help lodging your Expression of Interest, Registration of Interest, State Nomination application, and visa application

Skills Assessments
  • Find out whether you are eligible to apply for a Skills Assessment from the assessing body relevant to your occupation

  • Get help preparing your documents and application form for best chance of success

  • Get help challenging a negative outcome for your skills assessment

Character
  • Help replying to character concerns raised by the Department of Home Affairs with your visa or citizenship application

  • Help responding to a notice of intention to consider refusal of your visa

  • Help responding to a notice of intention to consider cancellation of your visa

  • Help appealing a decision to refuse or cancel your visa on the basis of character

Identity
  • Help replying to identity concerns raised by the Department of Home Affairs

  • Help responding to a notice of intention to consider refusal of your visa

  • Help responding to a notice of cancellation of your visa

  • Help appealing a decision to refuse or cancel your visa on the basis of identity

Pre-Lodgement Document Check

Have your application form and supporting documents reviewed before you provide them to the Department of Home Affairs or Administrative Review Tribunal, for peace of mind

Citizenship
  • Advice on eligibility for Australian citizenship

  • Get help preparing your documents and application form for best chance of success

Sponsorship Issue
  • Where the ABF has raised an issue or cancelled the sponsorship approval of employers who sponsor staff for visas

  • Where the Department of Home Affairs has raised a concern or cancelled the sponsorship of a Australian citizen/permanent resident sponsoring family for visas

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At Sandpiper Lawyers, we know that every immigration matter is unique and profoundly important to each of our clients.
Led by a Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Specialist in migration law, we want you to have both the best advice and the best experience so that you can make the best possible decision for your future.

As compassionate and experienced lawyers, we see people, not problems.