Professional Services Guide 2026
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The following are indicative professional Services for standard matters. Final services depend on the complexity, number of applicants, previous visa history and scope of work. Also, a discount may be available for financial hardship /Vulnerable situations/compelling and compassionate circumstances.
Initial Consultation
| Service | Initial consultation Fee* |
| Initial Consultation – up to 30 minutes | $100 (50% discount for students/ financial hardship) |
| Detailed Consultation – up to 60 minutes | $200 (50% discount for students/ financial hardship) |
*Initial Consultation fee can be credited towards professional fees where agreed at engagement for further services.
Partner & Family Visas
| Visa / Service | Description of work |
| Partner Visa 820/801 (stage 1) (from start to decision) | Initial assessment → Document collection → Relationship evidence review → Application preparation → Submission → Lodgement → Post-lodgement requirements → Departmental requests → Case management → Up to Visa decision. |
| Partner Visa 309/100 (stage 1) (from start to decision) | As Above |
| Prospective Marriage Visa 300 (from start to decision) | Initial assessment → Document collection → Relationship evidence review → Applicant & sponsor application preparation → Relationship statements/submission → Lodgement → Health & character requirements → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Visa decision. |
| Partner visa (stage 2) (from start to decision) | Document collection → Updated relationship evidence review → Stage 2 application preparation → Relationship statements/submission → Lodgement → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Visa decision. |
| Partner visa (stage 1 & 2) (from start to decision) | Initial assessment → Document collection → Relationship evidence review → Stage 1 application preparation → Submission & lodgement → Post-lodgement requirements → Departmental requests → Stage 1 decision → Stage 2 Updated relationship evidence → Stage 2 submission → Ongoing case management → Up to Permanent Partner Visa decision |
| Partner visa (schedule 3) (from start to decision) | Initial assessment → Schedule 3 eligibility and circumstances assessment → Document and evidence collection → Partner visa application preparation → Schedule 3 legal submission → Lodgement → Departmental requests, if any → Further submissions/evidence → Ongoing case management → Up to Visa decision. |
| Dependent Child Visa 445 | Initial assessment → Document collection → Parent-child/dependency evidence review → Application preparation → Submission & lodgement → Health & character requirements → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Visa decision |
| Child Visa 101/802 | nitial assessment → Document collection → Parent-child/dependency evidence review → Sponsorship & application preparation → Submission & lodgement → Health & character requirements → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Visa decision. |
| Parent / Contributory Parent Visa | Initial assessment → Eligibility & Balance of Family Test assessment → Document collection → Sponsorship & application preparation → Submission & lodgement |
| Carer / Remaining Relative / Aged Dependent Relative | Initial assessment → Eligibility assessment → Document collection → Relationship/dependency evidence review → Sponsorship & application preparation → Supporting submission → Final review → Application lodgement. |
Skilled Migration
| Visa / Service | Professional Services |
| Skills Assessment Assistance | Initial assessment → Occupation & assessing authority review → Document checklist → Qualification & employment evidence review → Application preparation → Supporting documents → Final review → Lodgement → Follow-up with assessing authority → Up to Skills assessment outcome. |
| EOI Only | Eligibility & points assessment → EOI preparation → Claims and evidence review → Final review → EOI submission. |
| State Nomination (ROI more than one ) + EOI | Eligibility & points assessment → State nomination options review → EOI preparation & submission → Multiple ROI preparation & submission → Supporting evidence review → Nomination application assistance → State nomination outcome. |
| Skilled Independent Visa 189 | Eligibility & points assessment → EOI review → Invitation assessment → Document collection & review → Visa application preparation → Submission & lodgement → Health & character requirements → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Visa decision. |
| Skilled Nominated Visa 190 | Eligibility & points assessment → State nomination review → Invitation assessment → Document collection & review → Visa application preparation → Submission & lodgement → Health & character requirements → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Visa decision. |
| Skilled Work Regional Visa 491 | Eligibility & points assessment → State/territory nomination or family sponsorship review → Invitation assessment → Document collection & review → Visa application preparation → Submission & lodgement → Health & character requirements → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Visa decision. |
| Full Package – Skills Assessment + EOI + Nomination + Visa | Eligibility & points assessment → Skills assessment preparation & lodgement → Skills assessment outcome → EOI preparation & submission → State nomination/ROI preparation & submission → Nomination outcome → Visa application preparation & lodgement → Health & character requirements → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Visa decision. |
Employer-Sponsored Visas/ NIV
| Visa / Service | Professional Services |
| Standard Business Sponsorship (SBS) for 482/494 | Eligibility assessment → Business document collection & review → Sponsorship application preparation → Supporting evidence & submission → Final review → Application lodgement → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Sponsorship decision. |
| 482 Nomination Application | Eligibility & position assessment → Nominee and business document review → Labour Market Testing review → Salary & employment terms assessment → Nomination application preparation → Supporting submission → Lodgement → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Nomination decision. |
| 482 Visa Application | Eligibility assessment → Nomination review → Document collection & review → Skills, qualifications & experience assessment → Visa application preparation → Submission & lodgement → Health & character requirements → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management →Up to Visa decision. |
| 482 Complete Package – SBS + Nomination + Visa | Eligibility assessment → SBS preparation & lodgement → Nomination preparation & lodgement → Labour Market Testing & salary assessment → Visa application preparation & lodgement → Health & character requirements → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to SBS, nomination & visa decisions. |
| 186 Nomination + Visa | Eligibility & stream assessment → Employer and position assessment → Nomination preparation & lodgement → Applicant document & skills review → Visa application preparation & lodgement → Health & character requirements → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Nomination & visa decisions. |
| 494 Nomination + Visa | Eligibility & stream assessment → Employer & position assessment → Nomination preparation & lodgement → Applicant skills & experience review → Visa application preparation & lodgement → Health & character requirements → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Nomination & Visa Decisions. |
| 407 (Training Visa) Sponsorship/Nomination/Visa Package | Eligibility assessment → Sponsorship preparation & lodgement → Nomination & training plan preparation → Nomination lodgement → Visa application preparation & lodgement → Health & character requirements → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Sponsorship, Nomination & Visa Decisions. |
| 858- National Innovation Visa (NIV)- Nomination prep, EOI and Visa | Eligibility & profile assessment → Nomination preparation → EOI preparation & submission → Supporting evidence & achievement review → Invitation assessment → Visa application preparation & lodgement → Health & character requirements → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Nomination & Visa Decision. |
| 858- NIV Nomination (State) + EOI | Eligibility & profile assessment → State nomination assessment → Supporting evidence & achievement review → State nomination preparation & submission → EOI preparation & submission → Department/State requests → Ongoing case management → Up to State Nomination & EOI Outcomes. |
Student, Graduate & Visitor Visas
| Visa / Service | Professional Services |
| Student Visa 500 – Standard | Eligibility assessment → Document collection & review → CoE & financial capacity review → GS assessment & preparation → Visa application preparation & lodgement → Health & character requirements → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Visa Decision. |
| Student Visa – Complex / Previous Refusal | Eligibility & previous refusal assessment → Immigration history & risk review → Document collection & review → GS assessment & preparation → Complex legal/factual submission → Visa application preparation & lodgement → Health & character requirements → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Visa Decision. |
| Student Guardian Visa 590 | Eligibility assessment → Student & guardian circumstances review → Document collection & financial capacity review → Welfare & accommodation evidence → Visa application preparation & lodgement → Health & character requirements → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Visa Decision |
| Temporary Graduate Visa 485 | Eligibility & stream assessment → Qualification & study requirement review → Document collection & review → English & health insurance review → Visa application preparation & lodgement → Health & character requirements → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Visa Decision. |
| Visitor Visa 600 – Standard | Eligibility & stream assessment → Purpose of visit & circumstances review → Document collection & financial evidence review → Visa application preparation → Supporting submission → Lodgement → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Visa Decision. |
| Visitor Visa – Complex / Previous Refusal | Eligibility & previous refusal assessment → Immigration history & risk review → Purpose of visit & circumstances assessment → Document & financial evidence review → Visa application preparation → Detailed submission addressing previous refusal → Lodgement → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Visa Decision |
Humanitarian & Protection
| Service | Professional Services |
| Offshore Humanitarian Visa (subclasses 200,201,202,203,204) | Eligibility & subclass assessment → Humanitarian circumstances review → Document & identity evidence collection → Protection/humanitarian claims preparation → Proposer documentation (where applicable) → Application & detailed submission preparation → Lodgement → Departmental requests & interview preparation → Ongoing case management → Up to Visa Decision. |
| Protection Visa 866 | Eligibility & protection claims assessment → Immigration history review → Evidence collection & country information review → Protection claims & legal submission preparation → Visa application preparation & lodgement → Departmental requests → Interview preparation → Ongoing case management → Up to Visa Decision. |
| Humanitarian Visa s56 response (with evidence) | s56 request assessment → Case & evidence review → Additional evidence collection → Humanitarian claims review → Detailed response & submission preparation → Supporting documents compilation → Response lodgement → Follow-up & ongoing case management → Up to Visa Decision. |
Other Visas
| Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) Visa 400 / Temporary Work (International Relations) Visa 403 – including PALM Scheme Stream / Temporary Activity Visa 408 / Medical Treatment Visa 602 / Transit Visa 771 / Working Holiday Visa 417 / Work and Holiday Visa 462 | Eligibility & visa pathway assessment → Document collection & review → Application preparation → Supporting submission → Lodgement → Health & character requirements (where applicable) → Departmental requests → Ongoing case management → Up to Visa Decision. |
Citizenship
| Service | Professional Services |
| Citizenship by Conferral – Standard | Eligibility & residence assessment → Document collection & review → Identity & character review → Citizenship application preparation & lodgement → Departmental requests → Test/interview preparation → Ongoing case management → Up to Citizenship Decision. |
| Complex Citizenship Application (character issues) | Eligibility & residence assessment → Character & immigration history review → Document and character evidence collection → Application preparation → Detailed character submission → Lodgement → Departmental requests → Interview/test preparation → Ongoing case management → Up to Citizenship Interview Invitation. |
| s56 / Further Information Response citizenship matter | s56/further information request assessment → Citizenship file review → Evidence collection & review → Response and supporting submission preparation → Supporting documents compilation → Response lodgement → Departmental follow-up → Ongoing case management →Up to Citizenship Interview Invitation. |
| Natural Justice / Adverse Information Response on citizenship application (s57) | Natural justice/adverse information assessment → Citizenship & character history review → Evidence collection & review → Legal and factual response preparation → Supporting submissions & documents → Response lodgement → Departmental follow-up → Ongoing case management → Up to Citizenship Interview Invitation. |
Complex Migration Matters
| Service | Professional Services |
| s56 Response only | s56 request assessment → Case file review → Evidence collection & review → Response & supporting submission preparation → Supporting documents compilation → Response lodgement |
| s57 Natural Justice Response only | s57/adverse information assessment → Case file review → Evidence collection & review → Legal & factual response preparation → Supporting documents compilation → Final review → Response Lodgement. |
| Schedule 3 waiver Submission (partner visa) only | Schedule 3 assessment → Case circumstances review → Compelling reasons assessment → Evidence collection & review → Legal research → Detailed Schedule 3 submission preparation → Supporting documents compilation → Final review → Submission Lodgement. |
| Health Waiver Submission | Health waiver eligibility assessment → Medical & case circumstances review → Evidence collection & review → Cost and community impact assessment → Legal & factual submission preparation → Supporting documents compilation → Final review → Health Waiver Submission Lodgement. |
| Character / PIC 4001/ PIC 4020 Matter (waiver) | Character/PIC issue assessment → Immigration & relevant history review → Evidence collection & review → Waiver/exception criteria assessment (where applicable) → Legal & factual submission preparation → Supporting documents compilation → Final review → Submission Lodgement. |
| NOICC response ( s109, s116, breach of visa conditions etc) | NOICC & cancellation grounds assessment → Visa/immigration history review → Alleged breach & adverse information review → Evidence collection & review → Legal & factual response preparation → Supporting documents compilation → Final review → NOICC Response Lodgement. |
| NOICC response (Section 501 issues) | NOICC & s501 grounds assessment → Character & immigration history review → Criminal history and risk assessment → Evidence & character references review → Legal & factual response preparation → Supporting documents compilation → Final review → NOICC Response Lodgement. |
| Ministerial Intervention Request | Eligibility & intervention pathway assessment → Immigration & case history review → Exceptional circumstances assessment → Evidence collection & review → Detailed ministerial intervention submission preparation → Supporting documents compilation → Request lodgement → Departmental requests & follow-up → Ongoing case management → Up to Ministerial Intervention Outcome. |
| Bridging Visa E application | Eligibility & immigration status assessment → BVE grounds and circumstances review → Document & supporting evidence collection → Application preparation → Supporting submission → Lodgement → Departmental requests & follow-up → Up to Bridging Visa E Decision. |
| Bridging Visa / Work Rights Matter (Compelling need to work) | Visa status & eligibility assessment → Bridging visa/work rights assessment → Financial hardship & circumstances review → Evidence collection → Application & supporting submission preparation → Lodgement → Departmental requests & follow-up → Up to Bridging Visa/Work Rights Decision. |
| Waiver of visa condition – No further stay | Visa condition & waiver eligibility assessment → Circumstances since visa grant review → Compelling and compassionate circumstances assessment → Evidence collection & review → Waiver request & supporting submission preparation → Lodgement → Departmental requests & follow-up → Up to Waiver Decision. |
| Waiver of visa condition – work for single employer for 6 months (condition 8547) for 417/462 visas | Visa condition & eligibility assessment → Employment circumstances review → Grounds for permission assessment → Evidence collection & review → Request & supporting submission preparation → Lodgement → Departmental requests & follow-up → Up to Permission Decision. |
Additional Professional Services
| Service | Description |
| Professional Written Submission for a visa | Case & visa criteria assessment → Immigration history review → Issues identification → Evidence & supporting documents review → Legal research → Detailed legal & factual submission preparation → Final review → Submission Finalisation. |
| Document Review / Application Review | Application & document review → Eligibility and criteria check → Evidence assessment → Inconsistency & risk identification → Missing document identification → Recommendations & corrections → Final Review Advice. |
| Urgent Matter (less than 3 days time) | Additional fee by quotation |
| Additional Applicant / Complex Dependant | Eligibility & dependency assessment → Existing application review → Relationship/dependency evidence review → Document collection → Additional applicant forms & application preparation → Supporting submission → Lodgement |
ART and Federal Court Matters
| Matter | Professional Services |
| ART initial assessment / prospects consultation | Refusal/cancellation decision review → ART jurisdiction & review rights assessment → Time-limit assessment → Relevant legal criteria review → Strengths & weaknesses analysis → Evidence gaps identification → Prospects assessment → Initial Strategic Advice. |
| ART – Visitor Visa refusal | Refusal decision & ART eligibility review → ART application preparation & lodgement → Case file & evidence review → Additional evidence collection → Written submissions → Hearing preparation → ART hearing representation → Post-hearing submissions/follow-up → Up to ART Decision. |
| ART – Student Visa refusal | Refusal decision & ART eligibility review → ART application preparation & lodgement → Case file & GS issues review → Evidence collection → Written submissions → Further information/ART requests → Ongoing case management → Up to ART Decision. |
| ART – Partner/Family Visa refusal | Refusal decision & ART eligibility review → ART application preparation & lodgement → Case file & refusal issues review → Relationship/family evidence collection → Written submissions → Further information/ART requests → Ongoing case management → Up to ART Decision. |
| ART – Skilled/Employer-sponsored refusal | Refusal decision & ART eligibility review → ART application preparation & lodgement → Case file & refusal issues review → Skilled/employment evidence collection → Written submissions → Further information/ART requests → Ongoing case management → Up to ART Decision. |
| ART – Protection Visa refusal | Refusal decision & ART eligibility review → ART application preparation & lodgement → Protection claims & refusal issues review → Country information & evidence review → Written submissions → Further evidence/ART requests → Hearing preparation & representation → Post-hearing submissions/follow-up → Up to ART Decision. |
| ART – Visa cancellation | Cancellation decision & ART eligibility review → ART application preparation & lodgement → Cancellation grounds & case file review → Evidence collection → Written legal submissions → Hearing preparation & representation → Post-hearing submissions/follow-up → Up to ART Decision. |
| ART – Character cancellation under s501(3A) or s501(2) | Cancellation decision & ART jurisdiction review → ART application preparation & lodgement → Character/criminal history & Direction 110 assessment → Evidence & character references review → Detailed legal submissions → Hearing preparation & representation → Post-hearing submissions/follow-up → Up to ART Decision. |
| ART hearing representation only | Case file & ART materials review → Hearing issues & strategy assessment → Evidence and submissions review → Client/witness hearing preparation → ART Hearing Representation. |
| ART written submissions only | ART case & decision review → Legal issues assessment → Evidence review → Legal research → Detailed written submissions preparation → Supporting authorities & evidence compilation → Final review → Submission Lodgement. |
| ART-Application for expedited review | Expedited review eligibility assessment → Urgency & exceptional circumstances review → Supporting evidence collection → Request & written submission preparation → Final review → Request lodgement → ART follow-up → Up to Expedited Review Decision. |
| Urgent ART matters | Urgency & ART jurisdiction assessment → Decision & time-limit review → Immediate case strategy → Urgent evidence collection → ART application/request preparation & lodgement → Written submissions → Priority follow-up → Up to ART Decision. |
| Federal Court – initial judicial review assessment by a lawyer | Decision & case history review → Judicial review jurisdiction assessment → Filing deadline review → Jurisdictional error identification → Legal research → Merits & risks assessment → Prospects of success assessment → Initial Judicial Review Advice. |
| Federal Court – straightforward judicial review matter (lawyer) | Decision & jurisdictional error review → Court application preparation & filing → Court documents & evidence preparation → Legal research & written submissions |
| Federal Court – moderately complex matter (lawyer) | Decision & jurisdictional error assessment → Court application preparation & filing → Detailed case record review → Legal research & grounds development → Evidence & court documents preparation → Detailed written submissions |
| Complex Federal Court migration litigation (lawyer) | Decision & jurisdictional error assessment → Complex case record review → Court application & grounds preparation → Extensive legal research → Evidence & court documents preparation → Detailed written submissions → Interlocutory/case management matters |
| Counsel/Barrister/Other expert | Counsel/Barrister/Expert briefing → Case materials preparation → Conference coordination → Expert advice/evidence review → Ongoing liaison & instructions → Up to Completion of Counsel/Expert Engagement. |
Important Information
- Professional fees are separate from Department of Home Affairs visa application charges, ART application fees, skills assessment fees, medical examinations, police certificates, English tests, translations, state nomination charges, legal/court fees and other third-party expenses.
- All professional fees are subject to a written service agreement and may vary depending on complexity and scope of work. Additional fees will not be charged outside the agreed scope without prior agreement.
- All fees are GST Exclusive.
- Payment plans may be available for eligible clients.
- Discounts may be available for clients with financial hardship or vulnerability or compelling and compassionate circumstances.