Joseph Italiano & Associates is a national legal practice specialising in Immigration and Citizenship Law and has been operating since 2000 and is located in Melbourne. The practice offers services in Italian, Arabic and Albanian and has two immigration lawyers, including an Accredited Immigration Law specialist since 2004 (www.liv.asn.au/specialists).
Joseph Italiano, the firm’s Principal Lawyer, was a member of the Immigration Review Tribunal for 10 years (1989 – 1999) and was the instructing solicitor in Paduano v MIMIA & MRT [2005] FCA 211 which clarified the meaning of ‘compelling’. Paduano was cited with approval by the High Court in Plaintiff M64-2015 v Minister for Immigration and Border Protection [2015] HCA 50 (17 December 2015).
Given Joseph’s long experience with the Immigration Review Tribunals, he has particular expertise and experience in Tribunal advocacy and reviews.
The practice also offers a consultancy service to non-legally trained migration agents.
Joseph Italiano & Associates is a participating member of the LIV Limitation of Liability Scheme. Our Liability is limited by a scheme approved under Professional Standards Legislation. Further information relating to the scheme is available at (www.liv.asn.au). A copy of the scheme can be provided on request.
Our practice areas include:
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Skilled visas
Skilled, sponsored and business skills visa applications, including subclasses 189, 190 457, 186, 187 and 188;
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Family visas
Family visa applications, including partner, parent, New Zealand citizen family relationship and child visas;
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Student visas
Student, graduate , training and research visa applications;
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Resident return visas
Resident return visa applications;
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Distinguished talent visas
Distinguished talent visa applications;
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Medical treatment visas
Medical treatment visa applications;
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Visa cancellations
Visa cancellations;
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Review applications
Review applications, including Administrative Appeals Tribunal, Migration and Refugee Division and Judicial Review matters;
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Ministerial intervention
Requests for Ministerial Intervention (personal consideration and intervention by the Minister for Immigration);
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Complicated immigration matters
Complicated immigration matters, including PIC 4020, Schedule 3, unlawful non-citizens, character and health issues/waivers and reviews;
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Citizenship applications
Citizenship applications and refusals (review at the Administrative Appeals Tribunal).