Expert Immigration Lawyers in Sydney.

Your Pathway to Australia Starts Here. We provide expert legal guidance on visas, appeals, and citizenship applications. Our dedicated team is here to help you navigate the process with confidence and success.

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LPN 5513120

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Three situations we’re called about most

“My visa was refused. Do I have any options left?”

Refusals and cancellations carry review rights — but the clock starts the day the decision is notified. The ART reconsiders your case afresh, which means new evidence and a properly argued submission can change the outcome.

Check your appeal window

“I keep missing the points cut-off for PR.”

Independent skilled migration is only one of several routes to permanent residence. State nomination, regional pathways and employer sponsorship each carry different thresholds — and often a lower one than the queue you’re in.

Find your PR pathway

“My bridging visa is running out and nothing’s moving.”

Bridging visa conditions decide whether you can work, study or travel while you wait. Getting the right bridging visa — and the right work rights on it — is a separate application most people don’t know they can make.

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Visa work our Sydney team handles end to end

Numbers below are the visa subclasses themselves — not decoration. If you already know your subclass, you already know where to start.

SUBCLASS 500

Student Visas

Enrolment, GTE and genuine student criteria, condition breaches, and course changes that put your visa at risk.

SUBCLASS 189 / 190 / 491

Skilled Migration

Points assessment, skills assessment strategy, EOI lodgement, and state or regional nomination pathways.

SUBCLASS 820 / 801 / 309

Partner & Family

Partner, parent, child and remaining relative visas — onshore and offshore, including relationship evidence strategy.

SUBCLASS 482 / 186 / 494

Employer Sponsored

Business sponsorship, nomination and skilled worker applications, plus regional and permanent transition streams.

SUBCLASS 866

Protection & Humanitarian

Protection visa applications, complementary protection claims, and representation for people seeking asylum.

ART · MINISTERIAL · FEDERAL

Appeals & Judicial Review

Administrative Review Tribunal applications, Ministerial Intervention requests, character matters under s501, and judicial review.

Legal Practitioner No. 5513120

Awrangajeb Habib Raj

LL.B — Western Sydney UniversityGDLP — The College of Law, SydneyProtection & Human RightsMinisterial & ART Appeals

Awrangajeb practises exclusively in immigration law, with a focus on protection, partner, visitor, parent and citizenship matters, and on Ministerial and tribunal appeals. Clients work with him directly from the first call through to decision — the person who assesses your case is the person who argues it.

What our clients say

5.0

★★★★★

Verified Google reviews

“They took my partner visa on after another agent had already lodged it badly. Explained exactly what was missing and rebuilt the evidence. Approved four months later.”

S. Rahman

Partner visa · Sydney

“My student visa was cancelled and I had almost no time left. They filed the tribunal application within days and walked me through every step of the hearing.”

M. Tran

ART review · Parramatta

“I’d been stuck at 65 points for two years. They mapped out a state nomination route I didn’t know existed and I had my invitation within the year.”

A. Kaur

Skilled migration · NSW

Straight answers, before you spend anything

Can’t see your question? The assessment above takes two minutes and costs nothing.

How long do I have to appeal a visa refusal?

It depends on the decision and where you were when it was made. Most onshore refusals carry a 21-day window from the date you are taken to have received the decision. Visa cancellations made while you are in immigration detention can be as short as 7 days. These deadlines are set by legislation and generally cannot be extended, so the safest assumption is that your clock has already started.

What actually happens at the ART?

The Administrative Review Tribunal reconsiders your application afresh rather than simply auditing the original decision. That means new evidence, corrected documents and a properly framed submission can genuinely change the outcome. Most applicants attend a hearing and answer questions from the Tribunal member directly, which is where preparation matters most.

Can I stay in Australia while my appeal is decided?

In most onshore cases, lodging a valid review application entitles you to a bridging visa that keeps you lawful while the matter is on foot. Whether that bridging visa carries work rights is a separate question, and sometimes a separate application. Do not assume your existing conditions carry over.

Do I need a lawyer, or is a migration agent enough?

For a straightforward application either can assist. Once a matter involves a refusal, a cancellation, character grounds under s501, judicial review in the Federal Circuit and Family Court, or Ministerial Intervention, you are in territory where legal professional privilege and the ability to appear in court genuinely matter. A lawyer can act for you at every stage; an agent cannot.

How much does it cost?

We quote fixed fees for defined pieces of work so you know the cost before you commit. The initial consultation establishes what your matter actually requires — for some people that is a full application, for others it is a single piece of advice that saves them from lodging something that would fail.

My occupation isn't on the skilled list. Is that the end of it?

Not necessarily. Occupation lists differ between the independent, state-nominated, regional and employer-sponsored programs, and states publish their own nomination criteria that change through the year. An occupation that is closed on one pathway is frequently open on another.

Immigration updates worth your attention

ART · 6 min read

What changed when the AAT became the ART

The tribunal’s new structure, what it means for your review application, and which old assumptions no longer hold.

Skilled · 8 min read

Reading an invitation round: what the cut-offs actually tell you

Why the headline points score is the least useful number in the report, and what to watch instead.

Partner · 5 min read

The relationship evidence that carries weight

Case officers are not counting documents. A practical guide to what genuinely supports a partner application.

Pick a time, or leave your details and we’ll call you

Consultations run 30 minutes and are conducted in person in Sydney, by phone, or over video. Bring any decision record, notification letter or visa grant notice you have — the deadline is usually printed on it.