Varess
Level 36
Gateway 
1 Macquarie Place
Sydney NSW 2000
Australia

Specialising in Australian immigration law

Services

Experienced in all areas of Australian immigration law, Varess provides:

  • visa, nomination and sponsorship application advice and assistance across all categories;
  • representation and advice in relation to:
    • Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) merits review matters;
    • judicial review proceedings in Australia’s Federal Circuit and Family Court, Federal Court and High Court;
    • immigration related criminal and civil penalty proceedings;
  • advice and assistance with Ministerial intervention requests;
  • expert opinions and advisory services, including eligibility assessments and strategic planning;
  • advice and assistance relating to sanctions, government lobbying and the negotiation of labour agreements;
  • compliance, audit and training services; and
  • advice and assistance with citizenship applications.

Clients

Varess’ clients include employers ranging from start-ups to multinational organisations, high net worth individuals, professionals and other skilled workers, asylum seekers and refugees, individuals with a health condition or character issue, people facing a visa refusal or cancellation decision, religious organisations, students and global talent visa applicants.

Team

Varess’ lawyers are dedicated to the practice of immigration law.

The firm is listed in the inaugural Best Law Firms in Australia rankings published in 2024 as a:

  • Tier 1 firm in both Immigration Law and Human Rights Law for the Sydney market, making it one of only 2% of all Australian law firms to have received a regional ranking; and
  • one of just 10 firms in Australia to receive a national ranking for Immigration Law, with only 0.4% of Australian law firms having received a national ranking across all practice areas.

Our Principal, Farid Varess, was admitted to legal practice in 2002. He has been an Accredited Specialist in Immigration Law since 2010, and is included on the Best Lawyers in Australia list for Immigration Law since 2013, the Best Lawyers in Australia list for Human Rights Law list since 2014, and the Doyle’s Guide’s list of Leading Immigration Lawyers in NSW since its publication in 2021.

Varess values the opportunity to be a part of immigration milestones

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