From Working Holiday Visa to Partner Visa and now an Australian business owner. Vini talks about how Work Visa Lawyers helped him with his migration journey to Adelaide, South Australia.

Bruno arrived in Adelaide as a student visa and fell in love with Australia's laid back lifestyle.

Work Visa Lawyers helped Bruno with his successful Skilled Regional (Provisional) 489 visa application under the ANZCO 391 111 Occupation of Hairdresser.

Buying an Australia property as an immigrant on a visa can be difficult. Whether you are a permanent resident or a temporary resident, there are many visa requirements as well as Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) requirements a migrant must be aware of. When investing in Australian property temporary residents, foreign investors, and even visa holders may be approved to purchase using home loans.

(Article updated 04 November 2021)

In 2018, the Australian Government passed the Migration Amendment (Family Violence and Other Measures) Act 2018. This new legislation changes the way partner visas are processed and may significantly prolong the processing times for Partner Visas in Australia. Although the Department has not yet confirmed a start date, the 13th of November 2021 has been suggested and looks like a likely time for the changes to be implemented.  So what does this all mean for you and what should you do about it?