Australian Immigration Services.

Our principal Lawyer and Migration Agent Helen Glass (Registered Migration Agent No. 9688344) has over 22 years experience practising Law and over 13 years practising extensively in Migration Law.

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In addition;

• She is an Accredited Migration Law Specialist with the Law Institute of Victoria.
• former Chairperson of the Law Institute of Victoria Migration Comittee.
• A member of the Immigration Lawyers Association of Australasia and regularly chairs and presents seminars on Migration Law matters.

Our Services include:

• Personalized tailored services, no flawed or automatic assessment tests; we are dealing with real concerns of individuals all around the world, not product.
• We will represent you in your application for permanent or temporary residence, including advice on required documents, preparation and lodgement of applications and supporting documents and submissions. We will communicate with you, DIAC and skills assessing bodies until a primary decision is made.
• Appeals to MRT, RRT, AAT, Federal Magistrates or Federal Court after we have assessed that there are grounds for an appeal.
• Verbal Consultation and advice - This can be via telephone or in person at our offices in Melbourne. Please contact our offices for appointment or to arrange a telephone consultation.
• Written consultation and advice - We will advise you in writing either by e-mail or letter with relevant information applicable to your situation. Please email or call for this service. You will be requested to provide a detailed resume and family information.

Access online area.

In keeping with our motto of being "Open and Transparent", our clients are able to login and view in real time the status of their file, including;

• Events and Status, such as settlement dates.
• Up to date Trust Account statements, showing all transactions such as deposits and withdrawals.
• Journal of all emails.
• Files and documents, download documents directly to be viewed, authorized (signed).
• Upload files, such as signed and scanned documents or other relevent material.

Realise all your options.

It is important that everybody interested in applying for an Australian visa be assessed by an accredited Immigration Law Specialist so they can be confident that they will satisfy the visa criteria and other eligibility requirements prior to making an application with DIAC.

Australia welcomes skilled migrants but the process of applying for the appropriate visa and satisfying the criteria can be complicated and confusing. Too often applications are lodged and refused because of poor advice and preparation.

Many applicants have "self assessed" and then believed themselves to be eligible for a certain visa when there has been a more appropriate visa available. It is in your best interests to obtain from us the best advice possible at the earliest possible opportunity so your application succeeds at the first attempt. This saves you time, disappointment and money.

Our Policy.

We believe that it is important that our clients are aware from the outset of the visa category applicable to them and whether they can meet the criteria.

It is our policy to explain in detail which visa class applies to our clients and whether their application will satisfy the relevant visa criteria. At the first consultation we are able to gain a very good idea of whether a person will be successful or not and advise accordingly. We do not lodge visa applications which cannot satisfy the criteria. We always take care to explain why an application will succeed and why it will not.

If all criteria is met and the application prepared with our usual high standards, it is always our pleasure to advise our clients that their application has been successful.

Please be mindful that we can only explain the law and policy as it applies to our clients at the time of lodgment of the application and on the information and documents provided by our clients. We have no control over sudden changes in government policy that affect visa criteria, the "points" applicable to an occupation or a change in the passmark. Nor can we be responsible for any outcome when unbeknown to us we are provided with information or documents that are false.

The Process.

Apart from satisfying the relevant criteria for your visa category, all applicants must also satisfy health and character requirements. You must have a medical and x-ray examination by health professionals approved by DIAC and you must provide police clearances from any country where you have lived for 12 months or more in the 10 years prior to your application. (not applicable in certain temporary visas).

We expect and welcome your enquiries throughout the preparation and the processing period as we understand that this is an anxious time for our clients. We notify our clients immediately of any communications from DIAC but expect to be kept informed of changes in contact details.

There are a large number of Visa categories and is is important that you receive the correct assessment of your situation.

Glass Lawyers will provide you with the correct information and advice you need.

Costs.

There are a number of factors that affect the costs that will apply. We can usually provide an estimate of the range that will apply.

Our rates are highly competitive and inline with current market quotes.

Contact us to discuss the services you require.