Align Law Immigration

Align Law Immigration is a boutique Immigration Lawyer practice advising employers and individuals on Australian visas, sponsorship, citizenship and appeals from offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Hong Kong.

• Handles employer sponsorship and nomination across subclass 482 Skills in Demand, 186, 494, 407 and 400 visas, with a four-stage process running from initial interviews to guidance on visa conditions after approval.
• Negotiates labour agreements with the government across company specific, DAMA, GTES, industry and project streams; most agreements run for five years.
• Acts in visa refusal and cancellation matters, preparing submissions for tribunal and Federal Court review with advice on bridging visas during an appeal.
• Principal lawyer Michelle Collins has over a decade in the migration industry and is a member of the Migration Institute of Australia and the Law Institute of Victoria; the team advises in English, Mandarin, Cantonese, Indonesian and Albanian, and the firm publishes a 4.8 Google rating from 44 reviews.

Best for: employers sponsoring overseas workers under standard visas or labour agreements, and individuals facing refusals or complex visa matters who want advice led by lawyers.

Align Law Immigration prepares Visa and Work Permit Applications across skilled, family, temporary and permanent streams from offices in Melbourne, Sydney and Hong Kong.

• Lodges skilled migration and regional applications including subclass 189, 190, 191, 485 and 491 visas, advising on eligibility and pathway selection.
• Prepares partner and family applications spanning subclass 820/801, 309/100 and 300 visas, along with parent and child visas.
• Also manages visitor, working holiday and student visas, plus citizenship and permanent visa applications.

Best for: skilled workers, partners and families who want their visa application prepared and lodged by an immigration law firm.