Job Type: Permanent position | Full time position

Job Description

About Sellanes Farasat Immigration Sellanes Farasat Immigration is an established Australian immigration practice providing strategic and practical immigration assistance to individuals, families, employers and major corporate clients. Our work includes employer-sponsored migration, skilled visas, family migration, training visas, permanent residence pathways, labour agreements and complex immigration matters. We pride ourselves on delivering professional, ethical and personalised service.

As our practice and corporate client portfolio continue to grow, we are seeking an experienced Immigration Lawyer or Registered Migration Agent to join our Sydney team. This is an opportunity to become an important member of a progressive immigration practice, work directly with the firm’s Partners and contribute meaningfully to the continued growth of the business. The Position

Key Responsibilities

- Conducting consultations and assessing clients’ immigration circumstances and available visa options.
- Providing explicit, accurate and commercially practical immigration advice.
- Managing visa, nomination and sponsorship matters from initial assessment through to lodgement and finalisation.
- Preparing and reviewing applications, submissions, statements and supporting documentation.
- Managing employer-sponsored matters, including Subclasses 482, 186, 494 and 407.
- Assisting with labour agreement matters and permanent residence pathways.
- Advising corporate clients on sponsorship obligations, compliance requirements and workforce planning.
- Identifying legal, evidentiary and procedural risks at an early stage.




- Responding to requests for further information and natural justice correspondence.
- Liaising with the Department of Home Affairs, corporate representatives, applicants and other stakeholders.
- Reviewing work prepared by paralegals and providing constructive guidance.
- Maintaining accurate file notes, records, deadlines and case-management information.
- Remaining informed about changes to migration legislation, policy and departmental procedures.
- Contributing to the improvement of the firm’s systems, precedents and internal processes.
- Supporting the Partners in maintaining the firm’s high professional and client-service standards.

Essential Requirements

- Be admitted as an Australian lawyer with a current practising certificate, be currently registered with OMARA as a Registered Migration Agent, or hold both credentials.
- Have a minimum of three years’ substantive experience working in Australian immigration law or migration practice.
- Demonstrate strong working knowledge of Australian migration legislation, policy and procedures.
- Have experience independently managing visa applications and related matters from commencement to completion.
- Possess excellent written English and the ability to prepare high-quality advice, submissions and professional correspondence.




- Be confident communicating with corporate clients, employers, applicants and government departments.
- Have strong attention to detail and the ability to identify legal, procedural and evidentiary issues.
- Demonstrate excellent organisation, time-management and file-management skills.
- Be professional, ethical, dependable and accountable for the quality of your work.
- Be able to manage competing deadlines without compromising accuracy or client service.
- Have the right to work in Australia.

Please note that general administrative, offshore processing or migration-assistant experience alone will not satisfy the requirement for three years’ substantive professional experience.

Highly Regarded Experience

- Employer-sponsored visas, especially Subclasses 482 and 186.
- Partner visa, Schedule 3, and Domestic Violence claim.
- Subclasses 407 and 494.
- 408 visa
- General Skilled Migration Visa (190, 189, 491)
- Parent visa
- Aged Care Industry Labour Agreements or other company and industry labour agreements.
- Corporate immigration and workforce-mobility matters.
- Sponsorship monitoring and employer-compliance advice.
- Visa refusals, cancellations, natural justice responses, and Administrative Review Tribunal matters.
- Complex eligibility assessments and legal submissions.
- Supervising, mentoring, or reviewing the work of paralegals.
- Migration Manager or comparable legal practice-management software.
- Business development and management of ongoing corporate-client relationships.
- Skill assessment

What We Offer

- A competitive base salary of $105,000–$120,000 plus superann

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