You deserve protection.
Protection visa applications, refugee assessments, and ART appeals for people who cannot safely return home. Compassionate, experienced, and thorough representation. 27 years of immigration law experience.
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Protection Visa & Refugee Lawyer
How I can help
- Protection Visa Subclass 866 Onshore protection visa applications for people who cannot return to their home country due to a well-founded fear of persecution.
- Refugee Assessment Comprehensive assessment of your refugee and complementary protection claims. Identifying the strongest grounds for your application.
- Complementary Protection Protection claims based on significant harm other than refugee convention grounds. Torture, cruel treatment, and arbitrary deprivation of life.
- LGBTQ+ Protection Claims Representation for LGBTQ+ protection visa applicants. Sensitive, experienced handling of claims based on sexual orientation and gender identity.
- Family Violence Protection Claims Protection claims based on family violence, domestic abuse, and gender-based persecution. Compassionate and thorough representation.
- Protection Visa Refusal Appeals Expert review and appeal of refused protection visa applications at the ART. Compelling submissions and experienced tribunal advocacy.
- IAA Review Independent Assessment Authority review for fast-track applicants. Written submissions to the IAA following an adverse primary decision.
- Ministerial Intervention (Protection) Last resort applications to the Minister under s.351 and s.195A for protection visa applicants who have exhausted other avenues.
- Country Information Research Thorough country condition research to support your protection claims. Evidence from credible international sources and human rights reports.
- Credibility Submissions Expert preparation of credibility submissions addressing adverse findings. Detailed analysis of inconsistencies and explanatory evidence.
Where I see clients
- Sydney — Haymarket Our principal Sydney office is located in the heart of the CBD at 420 Pitt Street, Haymarket — just minutes from Central Station. We serve clients from all parts of Greater Sydney, including the Eastern Suburbs, Inner West, Northern Beaches, and South-West Sydney.
- Milsons Point — North Sydney Our Milsons Point office is located on the northern side of the Harbour Bridge at 68 Alfred Street South, serving clients from the North Shore, Northern Beaches, and Upper North Shore.
- Liverpool — South-West Sydney Our Liverpool office serves the diverse South-West Sydney community, including Liverpool, Fairfield, Cabramatta, and Campbelltown — one of Australia's most culturally rich regions.
- Parramatta — Western Sydney Our Parramatta office is located in the heart of Parramatta CBD at 103 George Street, serving clients from Western Sydney including Parramatta, Blacktown, Penrith, and the Hills District.
- Newcastle — Hunter Valley Our Newcastle office is located at 189 Union Street, The Junction, serving the Hunter Valley region including Newcastle, Maitland, Lake Macquarie, and the Central Coast.
- Melbourne — CBD Our Melbourne office is located on Level 30 of the prestigious Collins Place at 35 Collins Street, serving clients across Victoria and interstate.
- Brisbane — CBD Our Brisbane office is located at Level 12, 179 North Quay in the heart of the CBD, serving clients across Queensland including the Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast.
- Perth — CBD Need help with a visa refusal, cancellation, appeal or application in Western Australia? Book a consultation with me, Nilesh Nandan. I have practised exclusively in Australian immigration law since 1999, and I can meet you at St Georges Terrace or by video.