Nicole is the Practice Leader for the Corporate/Employer Sponsored team at Estrin Saul Lawyers. She brings a wealth of corporate experience with global mobility clients, with a practice focus on mining, shipping, hospitality, medical and agricultural industries. She is a lateral thinker and reactive to the constantly changing landscape of Australian immigration regulations. Nicole represents clients at the Department stage and at the review stage in the Administrative Appeals Tribunal. She has extensive experience in assisting clients to obtain a waiver of the health requirement.

Recent cases:
October– Direct Entry permanent residence visa grant – 3 months processing time
May – Complex Permanent Partner visa grant
April – Successful TSS Nomination transfer – 9 days processing time
April – Offshore Temporary Skills Shortage visa grant – 1 month processing time
March – Offshore Temporary Skills Shortage visa grant – 1 month processing time
January – Direct Entry permanent residence visa grant – 3 months processing time
December – Successful in demonstrating dependency for a Child visa grant
October – Offshore Temporary Skills Shortage visa grant and successful Covid-19 Travel Exemption
September – Offshore Temporary Skills Shortage visa grant and successful Covid-19 Travel Exemption
September – Successful at AAT (remitted from Federal Court) – Partner visa (complex)
August – Global Talent visa granted (AgTech sector)
August – Medical Treatment visa granted
August – Permanent Protection visa granted (Malaysia – gender)
July – Successful outward travel exemption granted (Compassionate and compelling grounds)
July – Successful outward travel exemption granted (Compassionate and compelling grounds)
June – Successful health waiver for a Partner visa application
April – Carer visa granted
April – Successful health waiver for an offshore Partner visa application
March – Successful at AAT – Schedule 3 criteria for a subclass 457 visa
January – Successful health waiver grant for a subclass 186 visa
October – Successful at AAT – health waiver for a subclass 186 visa