16/10/2026
Only these two can legally charge you for visa help, and they are not the same.
Both can lodge your visa. The difference shows if it is refused, if they make a mistake, or if someone wants your file. Only a lawyer can take a refusal to the Federal Court. Only a lawyer’s clients can be awarded compensation by a legal regulator. Only what you tell a lawyer is covered by legal professional privilege.
Every point in this post is taken from the Migration Act, Home Affairs, OMARA and the state legal regulators, not opinion. Check anyone on the register before you pay. Save this for the next person who asks who to use.
MAD Immigration Lawyers, Melbourne. Have a visa question? Message us and a lawyer will answer it.
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