ProActive Legal

05/05/2023

Our Singaporean friends: Are you looking to migrate to Australia?

Rare opportunity! David Gu and Sean D**g of ProActive Legal, both leading Australian immigration law experts, will be in Singapore on the 11th and 12th of May 2023 to provide face-to-face tailored immigration solutions.

David is the Principal Lawyer of ProActive Legal, an Australia law firm specialises in immigration law, with over 37 years of combined experience. He is also an immigration law specialist accredited by the NSW Law Society. There are only 97 Accredited Specialists in Immigration Law in Australia.

Sean is the Principal Migration Advisor of ProActive Legal. He has practised in this area for over 13 years and is a regular immigration policy guest commentator for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

Limited to 10 appointments only at a special rate of AUD200. Hurry, Book now to avoid disappointment.

For more information, please visit https://proactivelegal.com.au/Singapore

07/11/2022

David Gu's comment on the media report "Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil has declared Australia’s migration system is broken and is being exploited by overseas criminals, and has flagged an independent inquiry to examine revelations of widespread visa rorting linked to s*x trafficking, foreign worker exploitation and drug crime."

https://www.smh.com.au/politics/federal/a-state-of-disrepair-home-affairs-minister-slams-immigration-system-20221104-p5bvjn.html

What about the Department of Home Affairs itself?

One of the fundamental features of our legal system is to ensure everyone is treated equally and fairly at law. The success of Australia's multicultural community and our economy depended heavily on a robust border security and comprehensive migration programs. It is deeply concerning to hear from the media recently of some unscrupulous practitioners operating in the migration profession. I believe those concerned are only a very small portion of the profession, most act professionally and ethnically. It is also important for us to recognise that every person is entitled to representation regardless of their character and history. While it is completely unacceptable for practitioners to encourage the making of false or unsubstantiated claim in visa applications, it could be professional negligence if a practitioner fails to advice a client of all visa options that may be available to them. The Australian migration system is highly complex, many relies upon the competent practitioners to inform them of the visa options and corresponding requirements so to enable them to consider whether any may be suited to their circumstances. The enticement to those who otherwise has no legitimate pathway to remain in Australia, to make vexatious visa application in my view is often the direct result of undue delay in processing by the Department of Home Affairs, Administrative Appeals Tribunal and our court system. I say the delay are result of combination of factors being lack of resources and incompetency in many decision makers at the primary level possibly due to lack of training. Delay in visa processing creates an unwarranted benefit to those who has no legitimate pathway to remain Australia by allowing them to remain longer while at the same time, it disadvantages legitimate visa applicants and undermine the attractiveness and competitiveness of our migration program to would-be applicants. Restoring confidence in Australian migration system must start within the Government and the Department of Home Affairs itself.

Clare O’Neil says criminals are getting into Australia as corrupt agents, and education institutions help traffic s*x slaves and drugs. But legitimate workers can’t find their way through a broken system.

11/08/2022

I am pleased to announce today marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter for ProActive Legal, a firm that has been for the past 9 years dedicated in delivering exceptional outcomes to some of the most challenging migration problems.

ProActive Legal has entered into a joint venture with S&W Consulting Group, establishing our firm's permanent office in Melbourne. S&W Consulting has been a highly reputable education and migration consultancy headquartered in Melbourne that has been servicing clients for over the 13 years. As result of the joint venture, we are excited to welcome the migration experts from SW Migration division to the ProActive Legal family. S&W Consulting will now realign and focus on providing education advisory services to international students under its new brand name, SW Education.

Australian immigration law and visa programs are broad, complex and dynamic. While it has always been rewarding over the years to successfully resolve many complex problems, it is only fair to also acknowledge that sadly too often, through the cases that comes to us, I have witnessed many mistakes that could have been easily avoided in the first place but for poor representation or the result of DIY. The new structure of ProActive Legal allows us to have a blended team consisting of highly specialised immigration lawyers and RMA advisors. I believe this will allow ProActive Legal to be more competitively positioned to service those who often think a law firm led by an Accredited Specialist is too costly and out of their reach.

My vision, together with Sean D**g as Principal Migration Advisor of ProActive Legal and the rest of the team, is to steer and guide the firm, without any compromise on the quality of services or professionalism, to become the first point of call for anyone with migration needs whether it be a routine visa application or a highly complex situation.

David Gu
Principal Lawyer, Director | Accredited Specialist, Immigration Law
ProActive Legal

30/10/2021

Detailed info about pathway to for

Australia announced new 5 years temporary visas for international students and temporary skilled workers from Hong Kong with pathway to permanent resident.

30/10/2021

pathway to for law introduced. If you hold a , a or a on or after 9 July 2020 you may be eligible to apply for or visa. No English, skills and salary requirements. More information to come.

09/07/2020

BREAKING NEWS - Aus announce new 5 years temporary visas with PR pathway for Hong Kong - Read more at

Australia announced new 5 years temporary visas for international students and temporary skilled workers from Hong Kong with pathway to permanent resident.

06/04/2020

Are you in Australia on temporary due to expire and unable to return home due to but can help with critical work. The AusGov introduced a free visa pathway under Temporary Activity visa. Read more at:

The Australian Government on 4 April 2020 introduced a visa pathway to temporary visa holders in Australia who is unable to return home due to COVID-19 pandemic

22/08/2019

https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s?__biz=MzU5NzAxOTY0NQ==&mid=2247483726&idx=1&sn=3a7ea3f31f795ac1f6b2bf71b5a22065&chksm=fe589fdcc92f16caca59dbd6586cd047a621172c20e9b24e8605ee63ad80be08bd625c41843c&token=529055661&lang=zh_CN

近期我们普爱律所(ProActiveLegal)接到许多类似案例的客户咨询，他们都是在目前申请澳洲公民的审理

30/11/2018

Federal court found AAT has power to extend the time to apply for migration review of 21 days or 28 days for refugee review.

Federal Court of Australia decided Brown v Minister for Home Affairs (No. 2) FCA 1787 that the Administrative Appeals Tribunal (“AAT”) has power to extend time

30/08/2018

The au pairs that the Home Affairs Minister Mr Dutton intervened in 2015 was very lucky as it very unusual in normal circumstances.

In recent days, there have been several media reports of the controversy surrounding the Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton’s decision to use his ministerial