Migration Legal Services for Lawyers & Migration Agents

What We Offer

For lawyers: migration consequences of your client's legal matter

Your client may come to you for a criminal, family, employment, commercial or personal injury matter.

But if your client is not an Australian citizen, their legal matter may also have migration consequences.

You continue advising your client on the area of law you specialise in.

We provide the migration law advice.

Criminal lawyers

A charge, conviction or sentence may have consequences for your client's visa or ability to remain in Australia. We can provide advice about the potential migration consequences arising from the criminal matter.

Family lawyers

Separation, divorce and family violence can intersect with a client's visa status and pathway to permanent residence. We can advise on the migration implications while you continue to handle the family law matter.

Employment lawyers

A client's visa may be connected to their employment, particularly where sponsorship is involved. We can advise on the migration consequences of termination, changes in employment or other relevant circumstances.

Personal injury lawyers

A client's immigration status, or visa circumstances may be relevant to the broader issues arising from their matter. Where migration considerations arise, we can provide advice on the immigration aspects.

Other areas of law

Migration issues can arise unexpectedly in many areas of legal practice. If you are advising a client who is not an Australian citizen and you are unsure whether their matter has immigration consequences, obtaining migration law advice early can help identify potential issues before they become more significant.

For migration agents: legal support when a matter requires it

Migration agents deal with migration matters every day.

Sometimes, however, a matter raises a legal issue where the client may benefit from advice from a practising immigration lawyer.

We can work alongside you where legal advice is required.

Complex legal issues

Where the interpretation or application of migration legislation raises a difficult legal question, we can provide legal analysis and advice.

Visa refusals and cancellations

Where a Department decision raises complex legal issues, we can assist with analysing the decision and advising on the available legal options.

Character and Public Interest Criteria

Complex character matters and Public Interest Criteria can require detailed consideration of the legislation and its application to the client's circumstances.

Procedural fairness

Where there are concerns about the way a decision was made or the process followed, we can provide legal advice about the relevant issues.

Tribunal and court matters

Where a matter involves legal grounds of review, judicial review or court proceedings, legal advice may be required.

Complex family migration matters

Some family migration matters involve unusual factual circumstances or difficult legal questions that do not fit neatly within the usual pathway.

We can provide legal advice on the migration issues arising from those circumstances.

A collaborative approach

Our role is not to take over your client's matter. It is to provide the migration legal advice you need.

For lawyers: You continue advising your client on your area of legal expertise. We provide the migration consequences advice.

For migration agents: You continue assisting your client within your role. We provide legal advice where the matter calls for it.

The objective is simple: Your client receives the right expertise for each aspect of their matter.

Consider obtaining migration advice when:

  • your client's legal matter may affect their visa or ability to remain in Australia;

  • a client's immigration status is relevant to the advice you are giving;

  • a Department decision raises a difficult legal issue;

  • the interpretation or application of migration legislation is unclear;

  • a matter involves complex character or Public Interest Criteria issues;

  • you are considering Tribunal or court proceedings involving migration law; or

  • you simply want a second legal perspective on a migration issue.

When should you involve a migration lawyer?

Work with YH Lawyers

YH Lawyers is a Brisbane immigration law practice founded by Yen Ho, Principal Lawyer, with 20 years of legal experience and a practice focused on Australian immigration law, particularly Partner Visas, family migration and complex migration matters.

If your client's matter has a migration dimension, we can provide the legal advice you need, while you continue advising your client on the matter you specialise in.

Contact YH Lawyers to discuss a migration matter requiring legal advice.