About Migration Affairs

About Migration Affairs^®

Migration Affairs® is a female-founded, minority-led law firm with a powerful purpose: to simplify complex legal challenges and open doors to new opportunities. We specialise in Migration Law, Property & Estate Planning, and Commercial Law, providing tailored, tech‐forward legal support for individuals, families, and businesses.

As migrants ourselves, we’ve walked the path of uncertainty, bureaucracy, and new beginnings. This lived experience deeply informs our approach. We don’t just understand the law; we understand the human stories behind it.

Our Guiding Principles

Integrity

At Migration Affairs®, our commitment to the highest ethical standards guides us in every interaction, ensuring transparency, honesty, and accountability. Guided by stringent professional codes and regulatory frameworks, we deliver trustworthy, informed advice tailored uniquely to your personal circumstances.

Opportunity

We believe in transforming life’s challenges into meaningful opportunities. At Migration Affairs®, our team combines specialist expertise and personal insights to help you navigate pathways toward a brighter future.

Results

Your success is our ultimate goal. At Migration Affairs®, our track record speaks through the meaningful outcomes we consistently deliver. Driven by meticulous attention to detail and an integrated approach, we ensure each step of your journey is seamless, efficient, and outcome-focused.

Our Vision

Driven by our personal experiences as migrants, we are committed to using our legal expertise to create opportunities and support our clients in achieving lasting pathways to success. We strive to be a trusted force for change, breaking down legal barriers and connecting you to opportunities in Australia.

Our Mission

At Migration Affairs®, our mission is simple: to deliver expert legal services with care, clarity, and strategic innovation. We are committed to:

providing personalised, tech-forward legal support tailored to real-life needs
offering clear, honest advice grounded in both law and lived experience
simplifying legal processes for migrants, families, and businesses
upholding integrity, ethics, and excellence in everything we do.

Why Choose Migration Affairs^®

At Migration Affairs®, we bring a blend of legal expertise, lived experience, and human understanding to every matter we handle. As migrant professionals ourselves, we don’t just work within the system, we’ve personally navigated it. This deep, firsthand insight allows us to support our clients with clarity, empathy, and precision.

We provide holistic legal services that go beyond migration. Whether you’re starting a business, managing a property transaction, or planning your estate, our team offers integrated legal solutions to support every stage of your journey.

We’re also proud to work with businesses, employers, and recruitment agencies across Australia. Our corporate services are tailored to help organisations meet workforce needs through skilled visa sponsorship, compliance strategies, and ongoing legal support.

What sets us apart:

Lived Experience: Our team knows migration from both a professional and personal perspective. We understand the real challenges our clients face and we’re here to help navigate them with care and strategy.
Tailored Client Service: We treat every case individually, offering personalised legal guidance and treating each matter as if it were our own.
Business & Commercial Insight: We support corporate clients with legal strategies for skilled migration, employer obligations, recruitment frameworks, and commercial compliance.
Tech-Driven Solutions: We invest in secure, modern legal technology to streamline migration applications, sponsorship processes, and legal transactions making them faster, safer, and more transparent.

At every step, we focus on delivering real outcomes, with respect, professionalism, and a genuine commitment to your success.

How We Help

If there’s a legal pathway to your goal, we’ll help you find it and walk it with you.

Our services cover:

Visa and migration pathways (temporary, permanent, employer sponsored, skilled, family, visitor, student)
Business and investment migration solutions
Employer sponsorship and compliance
Property transactions and estate planning
Commercial contracts and advisory
Strategic legal advice for families and individuals

Whether you’re planning a new life, growing your business, or bringing loved ones closer, we’re here with tailored, compassionate support.

If you’re an individual, employer, or recruitment agency, we offer secure, tech-enabled services that make your legal process clearer, quicker, and more effective.

Ethical, Transparent & Accountable

Integrity isn’t just an ideal at Migration Affairs®, it’s how we practise every day. We are a fully accredited law firm, bound by the Department of Home Affairs’ Code of Conduct and a strict Professional Standards Framework. You can count on:

honest advice and realistic outcomes
strong data protection and confidentiality
respect for your rights, expectations, and journey

We’re committed to doing things the right way always.

Taraneh Arianfar

Founder and Director

In addition to her qualifications in immigration law and business, Taraneh brings a personal touch from her own migration experience. With extensive industry experience and a deep understandings of migration complexities, she guides her team as they aim to find pathways for all, even those who have lost hope. Her career at VETASSESS has been a cornerstone of her professional development, laying the groundwork for her expertise in the field.

Beyond her expertise in all aspects of migration, Taraneh’s true passion lies in connecting individuals with life transforming opportunities. She values them as contributors to Australia’s growth and diversity. Taraneh’s fluency in Persian (Farsi) adds to her team’s commitment of ensuring accessibility for a diverse range of clients. With her solid dedication, she has never met a client for whom a pathway to permanent residency couldn’t be found.

In 2024, under Taraneh’s leadership, Migration Affairs was successfully named a finalist in the NSW Telstra ‘Best of Business Awards.
Taraneh loves spending time with her family and friends and enjoys art classes and swimming. See Profile

Anh Tran

Principal Lawyer

Anh Tran was born in Vietnam and came with her family to Australia as a refugee. Living in a Malaysian camp for 9 months as a young child, Anh’s first-hand experience as a refugee has led to her interest in migration law.

Anh completed her Bachelor of Business, Juris Doctor and Masters of Law at the University of Technology, Sydney and was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales in 2009. Before joining Migration Affairs, Anh worked for accredited specialist migration law firms, and for a time ran her own practice.

She has experience not only in migration law but also expertise in property and commercial matters as well as estate planning.

Outside of work, Anh enjoys time with her family as well as tapping into her creative side as a party planner and event manager.

Anh can speak both English and Vietnamese fluently. See profile

Jenny Nguyen

Senior Lawyer

As a child of migrants and having witnessed the struggles her parents faced, she developed a deep understanding of the challenges and hardships that accompany the immigrant experience.

Following her completion of a Bachelor of Laws and Commerce (2018) at the University of Wollongong, and Practical Legal Training, Jenny was admitted as a Solicitor in New South Wales in 2019. She brings experience from regional as well as Sydney based large law firms where she specialised in immigration and property law. She has worked with corporate clients across industries such as hospitality, construction, professional and technical services and healthcare.

Her ability to communicate in Vietnamese has greatly assisted clients in their understanding of the migration law process and has helped break down possible barriers toward achieving migration.

For relaxation Jenny enjoys exploring local cafes, spending time with her family and friends, and discovering new podcasts. See Profile

Jill Vidler

Senior Lawyer

Jill who has been practising law since 1990 graduated from University of Technology Sydney and followed this with studies at Masters level at Bologna University, Italy. She also has qualifications in sociology. Much of Jill’s legal career has focussed on defending the rights of refugees and people seeking asylum. She has specialised in advocacy for protection visa and humanitarian visa applicants taking her to all the detention centres across Australia. Jill knows about and cares for refugees at all stages of the refugee recognition process. She defends those facing visa and citizenship cancellations. Her commitment to this aspect of law has been for such a long period that she is now supporting second and third generations of the original applicants. Jill’s extensive knowledge has been shared over the years through her lectures in courses for those training to be migration agents and interpreters. She has now taken on a consultancy and advisory role in Migration Affairs^®. In her personal time Jill likes to escape to their rural property where her 10 grandchildren are frequent visitors.

Syera Rehmani

Lawyer

Driven by her experience as a second generation Australian, Syera’s passion lies in helping people navigate the immigration framework to find their place in Australia.
Through her years in immigration practices, Syera has helped manage the visa programs of large multinational and local corporate clients, in the technology, health and retail sectors. She has also provided many individuals with specialised immigration advice on complex situations concerning character, unlawful residence, and health waivers.

Syera’s qualifications include a Bachelor of Laws (2012), a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice from the College of Law (2013) and was admittance as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales (2014).

Syera is also fluent in Urdu. See Profile

Andrew Nguyen

Paralegal

As an immigrant from Vietnam, Andrew has personal experience along with his family of the challenges commonly encountered during the migration process to Australia.
With a background in business law, he has successfully assisted clients across industries in achieving their objectives. His experience with a diverse clientele has provided him with understandings of the difficulties in cross-cultural communications, international transactions, and visa requirements.

Andrew is presently completing a Bachelor of Laws and Commerce at the University of New South Wales.

His personal interests include hiking, exploring new landscapes and cooking. Andrew can speak both English and Vietnamese fluently. See Profile

Jacqueline Nguyen

Paralegal

Migrating to Australia in 2022 from Vietnam to pursue higher education, Jacqueline has experienced first-hand what it means to be a migrant. She has a deep understanding of and compassion for those undertaking the migration process.

Her experience in working with clients from different backgrounds, makes her committed to supporting her clients in understanding and satisfying the requirements of visa applications, especially for business sponsorship and labour agreement visas. Her ability to speak Vietnamese has greatly supported her in communicating effectively with many clients. Jaqueline is currently studying Bachelor of Laws (LLB) and Bachelor of Arts at the University of Sydney.

Outside of her professional career, she is a multimedia artist, scuba diver, and hiker.

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Dr Marie Wood

Communication & Marketing Manager

Marie commenced her career in education where she taught in Government and Catholic schools leading to her role as Principal. An opportunity to work in the area of new school development led to her interest in marketing and communications. She was appointed as the initial Marketing and Communications Coordinator for Catholic Education SA growing and leading a team to support over 100 schools. Marie values ongoing learning and holds qualifications in education, human resources and a doctorate in Marketing & Communications. She continues to undertake courses to further her knowledge and skills as a board director. She is an experienced board director and currently serves on boards involved in aged care, social housing and supporting refugees and asylum seekers. At this point in her career Marie is committed to providing mentoring and coaching to those in business, universities, not for profits and on boards. She is delighted to be part of the Migration Affairs^® team as Marketing & Communications Manager. In her spare time Marie maintains a routine of yoga, walking and swimming while ongoing studies in Italian aim to keep her brain active. See Profile

Peter Wood

Business Development Manager

Beginning his career in education, Peter followed his part time interest in restoring houses to establish his own building related business. For over 30 years he developed and grew Allstone Pty Ltd travelling to many overseas destinations as he exported and imported stone. Peter sold his successful South Australian business in 2020. Over the years Peter has mentored and supported many business owners using his skills in business analysis and strategy, finance and people to assist them to develop their directions. Peter is now pleased to be joining Migration Affairs^® as Business Development Manager. As part of his semi retirement, Peter has decided to assist start up companies, keeps fit and has taken up competitive bridge, a past time he claims is keeping his brain sharp!

Nicole Ge

Administration Support

Nicole’s business experience in Hong Kong, Mainland China and Australia makes her ideally placed to offer general administrative support for the Migration Affairs team.

As a qualified accountant with a Master of Commerce degree from the University of Sydney she also carries out financial administration duties.

Her fluency in Mandarin and Cantonese enables her to assist clients using these languages. In her personal time, Nicole enjoys music and travel as well as spending time with her family.

Acknowledgement of Country

Migration Affairs® acknowledges the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples as the Traditional Custodians of the lands where we live and work. We pay our deepest respects to Elders past, present, and emerging, honouring their enduring connection to land, sea, sky, and community.

At Migration Affairs®, every step of your legal journey is supported by our commitment to Integrity, Opportunity, and Results. Whether you’re looking to establish a new life in Australia, expand your business, or secure your legacy through property and estate planning, we are here to guide you with expertise and heartfelt care.

Let us help you find the pathway to a brighter future

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"Great team. I am totally satisfied with the team at Migration Affairs. Thanks for the quick response and great support."

"Very organized agency, prompt responses, quick answers and excellent communication. I’m very satisfied with the service provided so far, highly recommended."

"Thanks Migration Affairs and the team. I highly recommend Migration Affairs with their great service, professional advice and excellent consultancy."

"I really cannot speak highly enough about Migration Affairs. I have used these guys for multiple different Visa's and they have been absolutely amazing with the whole process. They are absolutely meticulous about every step of the way. "

"Taraneh's team are really professional and awesome. They are very patient, helpful and quick in supporting and giving guidance people through their visa application process. I highly recommend Migration Affairs."

"I highly recommend Migration Affairs. The staff are very friendly and easy to communicate with. They are punctual and will attend to your inquiry in a professional manner."

I recently consulted with Taraneh from Migration Affairs for a visa enquiry I had. She was amazingly knowledgeable and professional and explained all our options in depth. I would highly recommend Taraneh and her team to anyone looking for an experienced and affordable migration agent.

Taraneh is extremely knowledgeable and explained all my queries in depth. I'm very satisfied and would highly recommend Migration Affairs for all migration help and advice.

Very satisfied about the service from Migration Affairs, recommend Taraneh to anyone who needs infos about visas and answers to stay in Australia ! Great job 🙏

There is nothing but great things to say about Migration Affairs!! When starting with them over 6 months ago, we were told of the complexity of our situation and how much needed to be done with the process. Also giving us easy to follow checklist all the time. We would recommend them 100%!

Absolutely loved working with Migration Affairs especially Thivya and Taraneh. The service has been incredible from the initial assessment regarding my situation all the way till my visa was granted. They were extremely knowledgeable in regards to all of the requirements and took the time and effort to elaborate on queries that I had. Initially I was worried that communication might be difficult as I was based outside of NSW, however they always replied to my queries quickly and even made the effort to text or call me to provide me with important updates.

Best immigration agent I have worked with. Brilliant advise from the start. Also very reasonable fee. Highly recommended 😊

As someone approaching a migration agent for the first time, I am glad that I chose Migration Affairs and would highly recommend them to anyone looking for a great agency service!

Migration Affairs has been a delight to work with. They have listened to me and provided the best migration pathway. They have given clear instructions all the way. The communication has been so easy and they always got back to me quickly. Will recommend them 100%! Thank you

Migration Affairs was attentive and prompt from our first information request. They demonstrated a clear understanding of the migration process from the US to AU. They welcomed my input, allowing me to participate, all while directing me through the visa process. It was clear, Migration Affairs had developed a system within a system based on their extensive experience and positive client outcomes. I can only offer my highest recommendation of Migration Affairs, and will be grateful for their service.

I can not recommend Migration Affairs highly enough! Taraneh and her team worked tirelessly to keep my partner from being deported to New Zealand. They worked from the office, they worked from home, they worked on the weekends and through their holidays! It was obviously worth more than the money to Tara and her team to win my partners appeal. Thank you Migration Affairs I will be forever grateful! You have achieved the impossible!

“Tara recently represented my brother who has been on Christmas Island awaiting deportation due to the cancellation of his visa. "....: Tears of joy and pure elation that my brother now has a second chance at life in the country that has always been his home. Without the tireless efforts from Tara and the team and Migration Affairs, I have no doubt the outcome may have been very different. Thank you to Migration Affairs for going above and beyond and bringing my family together again. ”

There are no words that describe the service and support , and the belief that Migration Affairs bring to the table for there clients. This organisation are second to none. From my own experience I'm happy to say I'm honoured to have had them represent me they never gave up on me for a moment when there were moments that I had given up myself. Thank u migration Affairs and a special thank u Tara.

Our experience with Migration Affairs was professional, proficient, without stress. Thank you for your work to all at Migration Affairs.

I highly recommend this firm. Taraneh and Thivya provided us with efficient, knowledgeable, timely and highly personalized service. We felt we were in very trustworthy hands and would not hesitate to reach out to them in future should the need arise.

Taraneh and her team are very knowledgeable and can provide the best solution for any case. They were being punctual and supportive. Besides, they spend a lot of time and write your application carefully. Highly recommended

Thivya, Taraneh and all Migration Affairs team have delivered to us an exceptional service. Excellent professionalism, knowledge and empathy with our case. It went beyond our expectations. We are grateful for all the support during our process. We highly recommend them.

Highly recommend their service, they are quick to respond and answer all queries! Taraneh is always available to clear doubts and she puts in a lot of effort to guide you.

Great service and guidance through a lengthy and complicated (and expensive) process. Thanks to Thivya and Taraneh. Can't thank you enough for your patience.

Thank you once again MIGRATION AFFAIRS PTY LTD especially for TARANEH and THIVYA for the overwhelming support. Friendly and professional team. Definitely the place, I will recommend to everyone, I know should they need assistance with visa or anything that is related with it. God bless you all!

Thank you very much from my bottom of heart Taraneh and Jenny for helping me to remove 8107 condition.

Thank you to Migration Affairs who helped my fiancée and I when other agents said they couldn't. They were very helpful, gave regular updates and we got a positive quick response for our visa. Thank you once again to Taraneh and Jenny for the fabulous result. VERY SATISFIED

Migration affairs is a fantastic organisation to work with if you are looking to get a VISA process done. My experience has been amazing and was second to none. Both Thiviya and Taraneh helped me to obtain my partner visa. They facilitated the process and led me to success. Very professional, prompt and genuine. I would definitely recommend Migration Affairs for anyone seeking assistance with a VISA process.

Professional and efficient service. The team at Migration Affairs gave me and my family all the relevant information and guidance to achieve the desired outcome. Would definitely recommend. Both Taraneh and Thiviya provided a fantastic service.

Migration Affairs is a trustable and number one migration firm. Taraneh and Thivya are knowledgeable, hardworking, and timely to get a visa application successfully granted. A distinct advantage of this agency, compare to other agencies from my experience, is that Taraneh and Thivya are caring about clients and do their best in doing the job. .... However, Migration Affairs's personalized workflow and checklist to prepare a strong visa application finally led to getting the visa. All in all, Migration Affairs is recommended.

Finally got invited for 491 visa SA . Thivya and Taraneh helped me with the Visa application and they approach and directions helped me to get through in the process.

Honestly the best people to handle your visa needs. I have worked with Thivya and Taranah for over 4 years and after going to a load of visa “experts”, it was Thivya and Taranah that got my visa sorted and approved. 10/10

...Taraneh took the time to go through my CV and recommended that I pursued permanent residency via the Global Talent Independent(GTI) Visa route. ... Jenny handled my case exceptionally well and all my queries throughout the process were dealt with promptly. .... Overall, I had a very pleasant experience. I really felt they were truly invested in me as their client and advocated for me well. I would strongly recommend using Migration Affairs , especially for the Global Talent Independent Visa Programme. ..

I extremely grateful to know Taraneh and Thivya. They very Professional and Competent for the whole process . Help me prepared well to my concern until my visa is Granted. Would highly recommend their services and will be using them again in future.

Thivya helped me with my Visa 820 and I couldn't have done this without her. She communicated clearly regarding what she required and helped me make my application strong. Also, thanks to Taraneh for her support. :)

Migration Affairs is a very diligent, professional and trustworthy agency. I highly recommend it and I’m very thankful for their great services and kindness!!! 😃🙌

Thank you so much for your support and professional services. I found Migration Affairs very expert in managing my partner and tourist visa applications per my specific circumstances to get a positive outcome for my visa. More specifically, Taraneh and Thiviya were caring about my application throughout my visa journey. Thanks indeed.

Jenny did such amazing work on my global talent EOI resubmission. Very impressed with her effort and the outcome, and grateful to have her and Taraneh's help throughout what is an undoubtedly stressful and confusing process.

I highly recommend Taraneh and Thivya. They were very professional and I wouldn't have been able get my visa without them. They assisted me with every step along the way. What an amazing team. I will surely use them in the future. Thank you!

My partner and I cannot thank Taraneh and Thivya enough for their hard work and kind professionalism throughout the visa application process. They are always a pleasure to deal with and have exceeded our expectations with an amazing result. We continue to use their services for our remaining visa needs. I would recommend them without hesitation to anybody looking for fast and effective services.

My husband and I got our pr yesterday. Taraneh and Jenny made our dreams come true within only 2 months. They are professional, dedicated and always respond quickly. As we need our visa grant this year, they even worked at night, on weekends and holiday to achieve this. They never guaranteed something, but they always do things beyond our expectation. MA is the best agent I've ever met!

Very good service!

I personally had a good experience with Migration Affairs. I would like to mention Taraneh and Thivya as they have helped me throughout the process. The best part of being a client of Migration affairs was that connecting with the consultants was very easy and convenient.

I gave Taraneh (founder of Migration Affairs) an impossible task. In spite of all odds stacked against us and many hurdles that other immigration lawyers would have found too difficult or time consuming, Taraneh and Jenny didn’t give up and managed to get the desired outcome of securing a global talent visa permanent residency AND didn’t charge me for the extra work they did. They have relentless devotion, passion and drive. Would wholeheartedly recommend them to anyone pursuing a visa to Australia.

She is highly professional and cooperative as well as responding promptly to any queries nicely and formally. Thanks for your great efforts.

Thivya is very attentive and gives you all time you need to talk about visa matters. It made the process much easier for me and my partner. I would definitely recommend their services should you want a much smoother visa process.

Massive thanks to Taraneh and Thivya for helping me get PR visa. It took a lot of work and a long time but I wouldn’t have been able to get through it all without their help. Highly recommend

After going through a few consultation sessions with different agencies, I found Migration Affairs the best one to trust. Taraneh is very knowledgeable about different migration pathways and my session with her was very insightful. One thing that I loved about them was that after the consultation they send you every single detail of the meeting together with the advice which is super helpful. During the process of my assessment with VETASSESS, they were very professional, responsive and quick and they got me a positive result! I’m very happy with their service and highly recommend it to everyone who is looking for a reliable, professional and friendly migration team.

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