Choose the situation closest to yours
Select a pathway. A focused question window will open, ask a few relevant questions, then direct you to the appropriate guide or consultation.
I want to visit Australia
For tourism, family visits, sponsored family visits, special events or previous visitor visa refusal concerns.
I want to join my partner
For married or de facto couples considering onshore or offshore partner visa pathways.
I want to bring a child or relative
For child visa, orphan relative subclass 117, family evidence and complex child sponsorship matters.
I want to study in Australia
For course planning, admission, Genuine Student evidence and Student visa preparation.
I want to migrate as a skilled worker
For skills assessment, occupation strategy, EOI, SkillSelect and skilled migration planning.
My visa was refused or I have a deadline
For refusal decisions, cancellation issues, Department requests, ART review or urgent immigration deadlines.
I am not sure what applies to me
For people who need help identifying the right pathway before choosing a service.
Visitor Visa & Family Visit Check
Answer the questions below. This does not assess eligibility; it helps identify the best starting point and guide.
I am:
Select where the applicant is now.
Do you currently hold a valid visa?
This helps identify whether the first issue is a visitor visa strategy or an urgent status review.
Have you had a previous Australian visa refusal?
A previous refusal changes the strategy and should be reviewed before lodging again.
Your likely starting point: Visitor visa strategy review
You may need advice about extending your stay, changing purpose, or preparing a stronger visitor visa application from inside Australia.
Your first step: urgent visa status review
If you may not hold a valid visa, your current status should be checked before any visitor visa strategy is considered.
Your likely starting point: status and visitor pathway review
Before choosing a visa pathway, you should confirm your current visa status, expiry date and whether any conditions affect your options.
Your likely starting point: Visitor visa application support
You should prepare a clear purpose of visit, invitation evidence, financial evidence and reasons to return home.
Your likely starting point: visitor visa refusal risk review
A previous refusal should be reviewed before lodging again. The next application should address the reasons for refusal directly.
Your likely starting point: visitor visa pathway review
You should first confirm whether there has been any previous refusal or immigration issue, then prepare the visitor visa evidence accordingly.
Partner Visa Starting Point
Answer the questions below to identify whether your first step is onshore/offshore strategy, evidence review or urgent status advice.
I am:
Select where the visa applicant is now.
Do you currently hold a valid visa?
This helps identify whether an onshore partner visa strategy can be considered or whether urgent status advice is needed first.
What best describes your relationship evidence?
This helps identify whether you need full partner visa planning or an evidence-gap review first.
Your likely starting point: onshore partner visa strategy
You may need advice about current visa conditions, timing, relationship evidence and whether an onshore partner pathway is suitable.
Your first step: urgent status and partner pathway review
If you may not hold a valid visa, urgent advice is needed before deciding on a partner visa strategy.
Your likely starting point: visa status and partner pathway review
You should confirm current visa status and conditions before deciding whether an onshore partner pathway is suitable.
Your likely starting point: offshore partner visa preparation
You should begin with relationship evidence review, sponsor documents and partner visa pathway planning.
Your likely starting point: partner evidence-gap review
If relationship evidence is limited or there has been a previous immigration issue, the evidence should be reviewed before lodgement.
Your likely starting point: partner visa consultation
A consultation can help determine whether your relationship evidence is sufficient and whether the onshore or offshore pathway is appropriate.
Child, Family or Orphan Relative Pathway
Answer the questions below to identify whether subclass 117, child visa or another family pathway should be reviewed.
The child or family member is:
Select where the person needing the visa is now.
Does the child or family member currently hold a valid visa?
This helps identify whether the first issue is family pathway advice or urgent status advice.
Is this about a child under 18 who may need to live with a relative in Australia?
This helps identify whether an Orphan Relative or child visa pathway should be reviewed.
Your likely starting point: family visa pathway review
If the child or family member is already in Australia, the correct pathway and visa status need to be reviewed carefully.
Your first step: urgent family and visa status review
If the child or family member may not hold a valid visa, urgent status advice is needed before choosing a family visa pathway.
Your likely starting point: family visa and status review
A consultation can help confirm current visa status and whether a child, family or orphan relative pathway should be explored.
Your likely starting point: Orphan Relative or child visa review
The child’s age, relationship to the Australian relative, parental circumstances and care arrangements should be reviewed before application preparation.
Your likely starting point: complex family evidence review
Where parent, care, custody or guardianship issues are complex, evidence should be reviewed carefully before deciding whether subclass 117 or another pathway is suitable.
Your likely starting point: family pathway consultation
A consultation can help identify whether this is a child visa, orphan relative visa, visitor visa or another family-related matter.
Student Visa Starting Point
Answer the questions below to identify whether you need admission support, visa strategy, or urgent status advice.
I am:
Select where the applicant is now.
Do you currently hold a valid visa?
This helps identify whether a student pathway can be considered or whether urgent status advice is needed first.
Do you already have an offer letter or CoE?
This helps identify whether you need admission support first or visa application strategy.
Your likely starting point: student visa pathway review
You should review course suitability, visa conditions, Genuine Student evidence and timing before changing or extending your study pathway.
Your first step: urgent visa status review
If you may not hold a valid visa, status advice is required before any student visa pathway can be planned.
Your likely starting point: student visa status and pathway review
You should confirm your current visa status, visa conditions and study options before making a new application decision.
Your likely starting point: Student visa application support
You should review Genuine Student evidence, financial documents, course logic and previous visa history before lodgement.
Your likely starting point: admission and visa pathway support
If you do not yet have admission documents, the first step may be course and admission planning before visa preparation.
Your likely starting point: student pathway consultation
A consultation can help clarify whether you need course advice, admission support or Student visa preparation first.
Skilled Migration & Skills Assessment Starting Point
Answer the questions below to identify whether you need occupation strategy, skills assessment support or skilled migration planning.
I am:
Select where the applicant is now.
Do you currently hold a valid visa?
This helps identify whether skilled pathway planning can proceed or whether status advice is needed first.
Do you already have a positive skills assessment?
This helps identify whether you need assessment planning first or skilled migration strategy.
Your likely starting point: skilled migration pathway review
You should review occupation, skills assessment, points, visa status, nomination options and timing before proceeding.
Your first step: urgent status review
If you may not hold a valid visa, status advice is needed before skilled migration planning.
Your likely starting point: visa status and skilled pathway review
You should confirm your visa status and then review occupation, skills assessment, points and possible skilled pathways.
Your likely starting point: skilled migration strategy
With a positive skills assessment, the next step is usually points, EOI, state nomination and visa pathway strategy.
Your likely starting point: skills assessment support
You should review your occupation, assessing authority, qualifications and employment documents before starting the skilled migration pathway.
Your likely starting point: skilled pathway consultation
A consultation can help determine whether you need skills assessment, English testing, EOI strategy or another pathway first.
Refusal, Department Request or ART Review Check
Answer the questions below to identify whether urgent review or response advice is needed.
I am:
Select where the applicant is now.
What is the most urgent issue?
Select the closest option.
What did you receive?
Select the closest option.
Your starting point: urgent refusal and ART review advice
You should provide the full decision letter before your appointment so review rights, deadlines and next steps can be checked.
Your starting point: urgent visa status advice
If there is a current status concern, do not delay. The first step is to review your visa status, dates and any decision documents.
Your starting point: urgent document and status review
If you are unsure what you received, book a consultation and provide all Department correspondence before the appointment.
Your starting point: refusal decision review
The refusal decision should be reviewed before deciding whether to apply for review, respond, or lodge a new application.
Your starting point: Department request response strategy
A Department request or invitation to comment should be reviewed before responding, especially if it raises adverse information or a deadline.
Your starting point: urgent document review
If you are unsure what you received, gather the full letter or email and book a consultation so the deadline and next step can be checked.
General Pathway Check
Answer these questions if you are unsure which visa pathway applies.
I am:
Select where the applicant is now.
Do you currently hold a valid visa?
This helps identify whether your first step is general pathway advice or urgent status advice.
What is your main goal?
Select the closest option.
Your likely starting point: general migration consultation
You hold a visa in Australia, but the correct next pathway depends on your status, expiry date, visa conditions and goal.
Your first step: urgent visa status review
If you may not hold a valid visa, you should seek advice before choosing any visa pathway.
Your likely starting point: status and pathway consultation
You should confirm your visa status and then identify the correct pathway.
Your likely starting point: pathway strategy consultation
If your goal is study, skilled work or migration, a consultation can identify whether student, skilled, skills assessment or another pathway should be explored.
Your likely starting point: visitor, partner or family pathway review
If your goal relates to visiting, joining a partner, or bringing a family member, the pathway depends on relationship evidence, purpose, sponsor details and visa history.
Your best starting point: general migration consultation
If you are unsure, the safest first step is a consultation so your goal, documents, location and visa history can be reviewed properly.
Choose the situation closest to yours
Select a pathway. A focused question window will open, ask a few relevant questions, then direct you to the appropriate guide or consultation.
I want to visit Australia
For tourism, family visits, sponsored family visits, special events or previous visitor visa refusal concerns.
I want to join my partner
For married or de facto couples considering onshore or offshore partner visa pathways.
I want to bring a child or relative
For child visa, orphan relative subclass 117, family evidence and complex child sponsorship matters.
I want to study in Australia
For course planning, admission, Genuine Student evidence and Student visa preparation.
I want to migrate as a skilled worker
For skills assessment, occupation strategy, EOI, SkillSelect and skilled migration planning.
My visa was refused or I have a deadline
For refusal decisions, cancellation issues, Department requests, ART review or urgent immigration deadlines.
I am not sure what applies to me
For people who need help identifying the right pathway before choosing a service.
Visitor Visa & Family Visit Check
Answer the questions below. This does not assess eligibility; it helps identify the best starting point and guide.
I am:
Select where the applicant is now.
Do you currently hold a valid visa?
This helps identify whether the first issue is a visitor visa strategy or an urgent status review.
Have you had a previous Australian visa refusal?
A previous refusal changes the strategy and should be reviewed before lodging again.
Your likely starting point: Visitor visa strategy review
You may need advice about extending your stay, changing purpose, or preparing a stronger visitor visa application from inside Australia.
Your first step: urgent visa status review
If you may not hold a valid visa, your current status should be checked before any visitor visa strategy is considered.
Your likely starting point: status and visitor pathway review
Before choosing a visa pathway, you should confirm your current visa status, expiry date and whether any conditions affect your options.
Your likely starting point: Visitor visa application support
You should prepare a clear purpose of visit, invitation evidence, financial evidence and reasons to return home.
Your likely starting point: visitor visa refusal risk review
A previous refusal should be reviewed before lodging again. The next application should address the reasons for refusal directly.
Your likely starting point: visitor visa pathway review
You should first confirm whether there has been any previous refusal or immigration issue, then prepare the visitor visa evidence accordingly.
Partner Visa Starting Point
Answer the questions below to identify whether your first step is onshore/offshore strategy, evidence review or urgent status advice.
I am:
Select where the visa applicant is now.
Do you currently hold a valid visa?
This helps identify whether an onshore partner visa strategy can be considered or whether urgent status advice is needed first.
What best describes your relationship evidence?
This helps identify whether you need full partner visa planning or an evidence-gap review first.
Your likely starting point: onshore partner visa strategy
You may need advice about current visa conditions, timing, relationship evidence and whether an onshore partner pathway is suitable.
Your first step: urgent status and partner pathway review
If you may not hold a valid visa, urgent advice is needed before deciding on a partner visa strategy.
Your likely starting point: visa status and partner pathway review
You should confirm current visa status and conditions before deciding whether an onshore partner pathway is suitable.
Your likely starting point: offshore partner visa preparation
You should begin with relationship evidence review, sponsor documents and partner visa pathway planning.
Your likely starting point: partner evidence-gap review
If relationship evidence is limited or there has been a previous immigration issue, the evidence should be reviewed before lodgement.
Your likely starting point: partner visa consultation
A consultation can help determine whether your relationship evidence is sufficient and whether the onshore or offshore pathway is appropriate.
Child, Family or Orphan Relative Pathway
Answer the questions below to identify whether subclass 117, child visa or another family pathway should be reviewed.
The child or family member is:
Select where the person needing the visa is now.
Does the child or family member currently hold a valid visa?
This helps identify whether the first issue is family pathway advice or urgent status advice.
Is this about a child under 18 who may need to live with a relative in Australia?
This helps identify whether an Orphan Relative or child visa pathway should be reviewed.
Your likely starting point: family visa pathway review
If the child or family member is already in Australia, the correct pathway and visa status need to be reviewed carefully.
Your first step: urgent family and visa status review
If the child or family member may not hold a valid visa, urgent status advice is needed before choosing a family visa pathway.
Your likely starting point: family visa and status review
A consultation can help confirm current visa status and whether a child, family or orphan relative pathway should be explored.
Your likely starting point: Orphan Relative or child visa review
The child’s age, relationship to the Australian relative, parental circumstances and care arrangements should be reviewed before application preparation.
Your likely starting point: complex family evidence review
Where parent, care, custody or guardianship issues are complex, evidence should be reviewed carefully before deciding whether subclass 117 or another pathway is suitable.
Your likely starting point: family pathway consultation
A consultation can help identify whether this is a child visa, orphan relative visa, visitor visa or another family-related matter.
Student Visa Starting Point
Answer the questions below to identify whether you need admission support, visa strategy, or urgent status advice.
I am:
Select where the applicant is now.
Do you currently hold a valid visa?
This helps identify whether a student pathway can be considered or whether urgent status advice is needed first.
Do you already have an offer letter or CoE?
This helps identify whether you need admission support first or visa application strategy.
Your likely starting point: student visa pathway review
You should review course suitability, visa conditions, Genuine Student evidence and timing before changing or extending your study pathway.
Your first step: urgent visa status review
If you may not hold a valid visa, status advice is required before any student visa pathway can be planned.
Your likely starting point: student visa status and pathway review
You should confirm your current visa status, visa conditions and study options before making a new application decision.
Your likely starting point: Student visa application support
You should review Genuine Student evidence, financial documents, course logic and previous visa history before lodgement.
Your likely starting point: admission and visa pathway support
If you do not yet have admission documents, the first step may be course and admission planning before visa preparation.
Your likely starting point: student pathway consultation
A consultation can help clarify whether you need course advice, admission support or Student visa preparation first.
Skilled Migration & Skills Assessment Starting Point
Answer the questions below to identify whether you need occupation strategy, skills assessment support or skilled migration planning.
I am:
Select where the applicant is now.
Do you currently hold a valid visa?
This helps identify whether skilled pathway planning can proceed or whether status advice is needed first.
Do you already have a positive skills assessment?
This helps identify whether you need assessment planning first or skilled migration strategy.
Your likely starting point: skilled migration pathway review
You should review occupation, skills assessment, points, visa status, nomination options and timing before proceeding.
Your first step: urgent status review
If you may not hold a valid visa, status advice is needed before skilled migration planning.
Your likely starting point: visa status and skilled pathway review
You should confirm your visa status and then review occupation, skills assessment, points and possible skilled pathways.
Your likely starting point: skilled migration strategy
With a positive skills assessment, the next step is usually points, EOI, state nomination and visa pathway strategy.
Your likely starting point: skills assessment support
You should review your occupation, assessing authority, qualifications and employment documents before starting the skilled migration pathway.
Your likely starting point: skilled pathway consultation
A consultation can help determine whether you need skills assessment, English testing, EOI strategy or another pathway first.
Refusal, Department Request or ART Review Check
Answer the questions below to identify whether urgent review or response advice is needed.
I am:
Select where the applicant is now.
What is the most urgent issue?
Select the closest option.
What did you receive?
Select the closest option.
Your starting point: urgent refusal and ART review advice
You should provide the full decision letter before your appointment so review rights, deadlines and next steps can be checked.
Your starting point: urgent visa status advice
If there is a current status concern, do not delay. The first step is to review your visa status, dates and any decision documents.
Your starting point: urgent document and status review
If you are unsure what you received, book a consultation and provide all Department correspondence before the appointment.
Your starting point: refusal decision review
The refusal decision should be reviewed before deciding whether to apply for review, respond, or lodge a new application.
Your starting point: Department request response strategy
A Department request or invitation to comment should be reviewed before responding, especially if it raises adverse information or a deadline.
Your starting point: urgent document review
If you are unsure what you received, gather the full letter or email and book a consultation so the deadline and next step can be checked.
General Pathway Check
Answer these questions if you are unsure which visa pathway applies.
I am:
Select where the applicant is now.
Do you currently hold a valid visa?
This helps identify whether your first step is general pathway advice or urgent status advice.
What is your main goal?
Select the closest option.
Your likely starting point: general migration consultation
You hold a visa in Australia, but the correct next pathway depends on your status, expiry date, visa conditions and goal.
Your first step: urgent visa status review
If you may not hold a valid visa, you should seek advice before choosing any visa pathway.
Your likely starting point: status and pathway consultation
You should confirm your visa status and then identify the correct pathway.
Your likely starting point: pathway strategy consultation
If your goal is study, skilled work or migration, a consultation can identify whether student, skilled, skills assessment or another pathway should be explored.
Your likely starting point: visitor, partner or family pathway review
If your goal relates to visiting, joining a partner, or bringing a family member, the pathway depends on relationship evidence, purpose, sponsor details and visa history.
Your best starting point: general migration consultation
If you are unsure, the safest first step is a consultation so your goal, documents, location and visa history can be reviewed properly.