peter papadopoulos - solicitor & registered migration agent

Peter Papadopoulos was admitted to practice in 1996 after graduating with Honours in Law and Commerce at The University of Melbourne and completing his articles of clerkship at Arnold Bloch Leibler. He has been a registered migration agent since 1997 and worked as a solicitor at Mallesons Stephen Jaques and a Senior Associate at Gadens Lawyers before establishing his own specialist migration law practice in July 2000.

Peter is an expert in immigration law matters with extensive professional experience in advising clients both in Australia and overseas. He is a member of the Law Institute of Victoria's Migration Law Committee, the Migration Institute of Australia and has been an active volunteer solicitor at the Victorian AIDS Council HIV/AIDS Legal Centre since 1998. Peter has also served as the Secretary to the International Law Committee of the Law Council of Australia, a chair at the Australian Society of HIV Medicine 2006 National Conference and as a director of Metta Youth Limited, a non-profit youth organisation.

Practice Focus
Peter handles a full range of immigration law matters from the primary decision level to merits and judicial review. He has a particular interest and expertise in finding solutions for companies and employees under the employer sponsored migration schemes, managing temporary and permanent employer sponsored visa applications, handling skilled migration and business skills visa applications, reuniting people through family migration, handling visa cancellation and compliance matters and assisting people who have difficulty satisfying the migration law health requirements. In addition to his work advising and representing clients before the Department of Immigration and Citizenship, the Migration Review Tribunal and the Courts, his practice involves:
• advising migration agents and lawyers concerning their clients' more complex matters
• advising migration agents and lawyers about compliance issues concerning the Migration Agents Code of Conduct
• acting for law firms who require the services of a registered migration agent for their clients
• advising migration agents and lawyers who are the subject of professional disciplinary action
• drafting fee agreements for migration agents and lawyers.

Migration Advice and Services
Australia’s migration system changes frequently and can be complex and confusing. As an experienced migration law expert and registered migration agent bound by the Code of Conduct, Peter can confidently guide you through the migration system and provide you with the advice and assistance you need. Please feel free to contact Peter by telephone or email to arrange an initial consultation. If you are unable to attend an initial consultation in person, a telephone conference can be arranged.

While you will be charged for that initial consultation, unlike many “free” first consultations, Peter will actually provide you with clear and practical advice that can be relied upon. He will honestly appraise your case, outline the various migration options that may be available to you and advise you about the best course of action to take in order to maximise the prospects of success in order to achieve your desired migration outcome. The initial consultation will usually take an hour and is completely confidential and obligation free. If you require advice and assistance beyond the initial consultation stage, Peter will then outline and offer his services to you on an ongoing basis in order to achieve your desired migration outcome. He will also give you an accurate estimate of the fees required to complete your matter.

Teaching Experience
Since June 2003, Peter has been a director of Migration Practice Essentials and has taught migration agents and lawyers about various areas of migration law and procedure including employer sponsored migration, general skilled migration, partner migration, student visas and the complexities surrounding the migration law health criteria. Peter has also shared his knowledge by presenting migration law seminars for the Victorian Chapter of the Australian Institute of Administrative Law and RMIT University.