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Varess Legal practice specialising in Australian immigration law. Varess values the opportunity to be a part of its clients’ immigration milestones.

Our Farid Varess attended the UNSW Law Society Careers Compass Mentoring Program launch event last night.
15/06/2026

Our Farid Varess attended the UNSW Law Society Careers Compass Mentoring Program launch event last night.

The 2027 Best Law Firms awards for were published last week.Varess is honoured to be one of only eight law firms acros...
31/05/2026

The 2027 Best Law Firms awards for were published last week.

Varess is honoured to be one of only eight law firms across the country to have received a Tier 1 National Ranking for Immigration Law .

Varess is also pleased to have been ranked Tier 1 in Sydney for both Immigration Law and Human Rights Law.

As always, it is our pleasure to have the chance to be a part of our clients’ milestones, and we thank them for putting their trust in us.

We are of course also grateful for the generous support of our community contacts and colleagues in the wider legal profession.

For more information about these awards, please see https://www.bestlawfirms.com/articles/leading-the-way-2027-best-law-firms-australia/7750.

A person cannot simultaneously both have, and not have, the same profile.This morning the Federal Circuit and Family Cou...
22/04/2026

A person cannot simultaneously both have, and not have, the same profile.

This morning the Federal Circuit and Family Court of Australia delivered judgment in favour of a Pakistani asylum seeker client of in EYM17 v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2026] FedCFamC2G 610 .

Having accepted that our client was at risk of harm in his home region in , the former Administrative Appeals Tribunal went on to find that it would be reasonable for him to relocate to another area.

The Tribunal’s finding was on the basis that our client’s family had no profile beyond their home region. Problematically, the Tribunal then went on to find that same family profile would allow our client to access support outside his home region such that relocation would be reasonable.

In finding that the Tribunal had erred, the Court stated at [110]:

“… the conclusion that the applicant had support networks and could access considerable support for accommodation, friendship and networks in regions outside his home area and Parachinar, was irrational and illogical in light of the earlier findings that the profile of the applicant’s father and brothers would not be known beyond his village and nearby districts. … the fact finding was internally inconsistent on material issues. … there was only one conclusion open and the Tribunal did not come to that conclusion …”.

Yesterday, Special Counsel, Alison Saunders, spoke with students of the Australian Pacific college | Australian Colleg...
10/04/2026

Yesterday, Special Counsel, Alison Saunders, spoke with students of the Australian Pacific college | Australian College about how their study choices can impact on their future pathways.

As well as providing an overview of available temporary and permanent employer sponsored and independent visa options, Alison’s presentation also provided general guidance on the following student visa holder frequently asked questions :

🙋🏻‍♂️ Will my course of study give me the qualifications required for a relevant / in demand skilled occupation?
🙋‍♀️ How do I satisfy the English language requirements?
🙋🏽 Will I need a skills assessment?
🙋🏼‍♂️ How much employment experience do I need?
🙋🏻‍♀️ Where do I need to live/work/study?
🙋🏾 How will the upcoming changes to the Administrative Review Tribunal merits review process impact me?

The presentation was given at APC’s Sydney Open Day which also included speakers from TAFENSW and ABM Further Education.

We thank APC for inviting Varess to be a part of their Open Day.

Yesterday, Varess Special Counsel, Alison Saunders, spoke with students of the Australian Pacific College about how th...
10/04/2026

Yesterday, Varess Special Counsel, Alison Saunders, spoke with students of the Australian Pacific College about how their study choices can impact on their future pathways.

As well as providing an overview of available temporary and permanent employer sponsored and independent visa options, Alison’s presentation also provided general guidance on the following student visa holder frequently asked questions :

🙋🏻‍♂️ Will my course of study give the qualifications required for a relevant / in demand skilled occupation?
🙋‍♀️ How do I satisfy the English language requirements?
🙋🏽 Will I need a skills assessment?
🙋🏼‍♂️ How much employment experience do I need?
🙋🏻‍♀️ Where do I need to live/work/study?
🙋🏾 How will the upcoming changes to the Administrative Review Tribunal merits review process impact me?

The presentation was given at APC’s Sydney Open Day which also included speakers from TAFE NSW and ABM Further Education.

We thank APC for inviting Varess to be a part of their Open Day.

In deciding whether the mandatory of a should be revoked, a decision maker must consider any claims raised by the ...
26/03/2026

In deciding whether the mandatory of a should be revoked, a decision maker must consider any claims raised by the former visa holder if that person is not covered by a protection finding.

This is the crux of the Federal of Australia’s judgment delivered yesterday in respect of a client of Varess.

In considering whether the mandatory cancellation of our client’s visa should be revoked, the Administrative Review had proceeded on the basis that our client’s protection claims are not required to be considered because he had already been refused a protection visa and had not separately applied to the Tribunal for merits review of the protection visa refusal decision.

The Court found that in refusing to consider our client’s protection claims, the Tribunal had failed to comply with paragraph 9.1.2 of Direction no 110.

Of course, detainees subject of a mandatory cancellation, who also have protection claims, can be in particularly difficult circumstances. Their failure to seek merits review of a protection visa refusal decision may be due to various factors, including a lack of resources, information and/or understanding.

This judgment may therefore provide some hope for people in these situations.

To read the Court’s judgment, being So v Minister for Immigration and Citizenship [2026] FCA 345, please go to https://www.judgments.fedcourt.gov.au/judgments/Judgments/fca/single/2026/2026fca0345.

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