by Attorney Rickard | Nov 17, 2015 | Australian Visas, Distinguished Talent Visa, Immigration Case Studies
Distinguished Talent Visa Our client was a Chinese female chess champion – a world chess grand master in fact! She started playing chess professionally at only 12 years old and has played all over the world, rising to be # 1 in the world at several stages. China is...
by Attorney Rickard | Nov 16, 2015 | Australian Visas, Immigration Case Studies, Refugee Visa
Safe escape to Australia turned down by a biased decision A Chinese man who had travelled to Australia as a “boat person” was seeking refugee status. In fact, he was one of a group of refugee applicants who were Attorney Rickard’s very first clients, way back in 1992....
by Attorney Rickard | Nov 3, 2015 | Australian Visas, Immigration Case Studies, Investment Visa
Migration should not be a barrier for business expansion Our client is an American visa applicant seeking advice about moving to Australia to establish a branch of his American employer’s international operations in Melbourne. His American employer has already...
by Attorney Rickard | Nov 2, 2015 | Australian Partner Visa, Australian Visas, Immigration Case Studies
Migration challenge not expected Our client was a very intelligent Japanese woman who had a Master’s degree in marketing and left an excellent job in Japan to move to Australia for love. Her Australian partner changed his ways after she arrived and would not support...
by Attorney Rickard | Oct 31, 2015 | Australian Partner Visa, Australian Visas, Immigration Case Studies
Fijian man had dire need for migration Our client was a Fijian man who had married an Australian woman. The couple were about to have their first child and the husband and future father’s partner visa application was being held up in the Australian embassy in Fiji,...
by Attorney Rickard | Oct 30, 2015 | Australian Partner Visa, Australian Visas, Immigration Case Studies
Lovers migration challenge Our client was a very beautiful Malaysian former flight hostess in her late twenties. She came to Australia on a student visa and met and fell in love with an Australian divorced man at least 20 years older than her. They started to...
