Immigration · Adelaide & South Australia
Australian Immigration Lawyers
Yes — Zed Legal Australia assists individuals, families and businesses with Australian immigration, including skilled migration (subclasses 189, 190 and 491), employer sponsorship (subclasses 482 and 186), partner and family visas, and permanent residency pathways.
Australian immigration law is complex, frequently updated and unforgiving of errors. We guide individuals, families and businesses through every stage of the visa and residency process — with strategy first, paperwork second.
A visa application is only as strong as the strategy behind it. Choosing the right subclass, meeting the criteria, assembling evidence in the right form and lodging at the right time all determine the outcome — and a misstep can mean delay, refusal or a period without a valid visa.
We advise on the full range of Australian visas, from skilled and employer-sponsored migration to partner and family visas and the pathways to permanent residency. As a law firm, we can also advise where immigration overlaps with other areas — business sponsorship, property purchase or estate planning for new residents.
- Skilled professionals seeking a migration or permanent residency pathway
- Employers sponsoring overseas workers, and the workers being sponsored
- Partners and families applying for partner, parent or family visas
- Visa holders whose circumstances have changed and need to change visa
- Skilled migration (subclasses 189, 190 and 491)
- Employer sponsorship (subclasses 482 and 186)
- Partner and family visa applications
- Permanent residency pathways and visa strategy
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Assess
We assess your eligibility across the available visa options and identify the strongest pathway for your circumstances.
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Strategise
We map the timing, criteria and evidence needed, and flag any risks before they become problems.
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Prepare
We prepare and organise the application and supporting evidence so the decision-maker sees a complete, coherent case.
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Lodge & manage
We lodge, respond to any requests from the Department, and keep you informed through to a decision.
Can I move from a student visa to a partner visa?
You cannot hold two substantive visas at once, but you can generally lodge a partner visa application while holding a student visa. On lodgement you usually receive a Bridging Visa A, which activates only if your student visa expires before the partner visa is decided. Cancelling your student visa to activate the bridging visa is not permitted and can make you unlawful — so timing and advice matter. We help students navigate this safely.
How long does a partner visa take?
Partner visa processing times are lengthy and vary. As a guide, onshore applications have recently taken well in excess of 24 months at the slower end, and offshore applications also commonly exceed 12 months. The quality and organisation of your evidence across the four assessment categories — financial, household, social and commitment — has a real effect on how smoothly the application proceeds.
Do you help employers sponsor overseas workers?
Yes. We assist employers with standard business sponsorship, nomination and the subclass 482 and 186 visa programs, and we advise sponsored workers on their obligations and pathways to permanent residency.
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The information on this page is general information only and does not constitute legal advice. For advice about your specific circumstances, please contact Zed Legal Australia.