18 Sep 2026
The section 48 bar - what it stops, and the visas you can still apply for
If a visa has been refused or cancelled while you are in Australia, section 48 can stop you applying for almost anything else onshore.…
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Areas of practice
Legal practice
Migration law advice across the full range of Australian visa, refusal and review matters. Choose a category below to explore specific visa subclasses and advocacy services.
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Partner visas
Onshore and offshore pathways for spouses and de facto partners.
View details → Conferral & descentCitizenship
Conferral, descent and complex status resolution for long-term residents.
View details → 143 / 103 / 804Parent visas
Contributory and non-contributory reunification for parents of residents.
View details → 101 / 802 / 445Child visas
Securing the future of dependent children of Australian citizens and residents.
View details → Special provisionsFamily violence
Protecting your pathway to PR when a relationship breaks down involving violence.
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Subclass 189
Skilled independent
Points-tested permanent residence for in-demand occupations, no sponsor required.
View details → Subclass 190State nominated
Permanent residence backed by a state or territory nomination, with a five-point boost.
View details → Subclass 491Skilled regional
The provisional regional pathway with a fifteen-point nomination boost.
View details → Assessment stageSkills assessments
Preparation and management for VETASSESS, ACS, EA and TRA authorities.
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Subclass 482
Employer sponsored
The Skills in Demand (SID) visa - temporary sponsored work with defined routes to PR.
View details → Subclass 186ENS permanent
Direct entry and transition streams for permanent employer-nominated residence.
View details →Sponsoring staff, or being sponsored? Explore the employer-sponsored practice →
Merits review
ART appeals
Representation for refusals and cancellations before the Administrative Review Tribunal.
View details → Federal courtJudicial review
Identifying jurisdictional error in migration decisions before the federal courts.
View details → NOICC & s 501Visa cancellations
Urgent responses to notices of intended cancellation and character-based action.
View details → s 351 requestsMinisterial intervention
Last-resort requests to the minister where review options are exhausted.
View details →Looking for something specific? Every pathway we act in has its own page.
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18 Sep 2026
Condition 8503 - the no further stay rule, and how a waiver actually works
Condition 8503 stops you applying for almost any other visa while you are in Australia. Unlike the section 48 bar it can be waived…
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17 Sep 2026
Tony Burke’s 2026 migration changes explained: students lose family visas, working holiday cut 84%
Announced 17 September 2026. Not yet in force. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke set these changes out in an address to the National Press…
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