Immigration student opportunities

In the Immigration team, you’ll help our clients manage their business issues relating to their global workforce as you build your career.
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                                        What is Immigration?

Our Global Immigration practice is a part of an international network of offices, and a worldwide team of People Advisory Services (PAS) professionals. Our Immigration team helps organisations with:

  • Consulting and strategically advising on business operations, private dealings for individuals, and in negotiations/lobbying with the immigration authorities
  • Advising on immigration risk and compliance for business, workers and business travellers
  • Sponsorship of overseas nationals to work in their business, including preparation and lodgement of necessary applications
  • Representing businesses on sponsorship, visa refusals, cancellations, and appeals to the tribunal and courts
  • Providing workshops and training on immigration compliance and global mobility strategies
  • Navigating frequent changes to immigration law, policy and process – it is a dynamic and complex area of the law, which keeps the needs of EY clients and the skills of EY immigration professionals evolving.
A group of professionals work together in a modern office setting.

What could you be doing?

  • Liaise with clients and applicants to assist in the preparation and lodgement of visa applications with the Department of Home Affairs
  • Research and prepare timely and accurate advice regarding visa options and other related immigration issues
  • Provide clients with advice and assistance in relation to immigration compliance
  • Help manage immigration files end-to-end
  • Build and maintain key relationships with corporate HR contacts
  • Ensure the maintenance of up-to-date client records and Code of Conduct compliant files, and ensure that all related invoicing is promptly completed for each matter
  • Attend and contribute to formal and informal learning and development
  • Work on special projects as required

What will you bring to the team?

  • Can work effectively under pressure, and prioritise work to suit business needs
  • Strong organisational skills and high attention to detail
  • Demonstrate strong written, communication and interpersonal skills
  • Can work both autonomously and collaborate effectively in a team environment, and are passionate about people building and driving a culture of teaming
  • Are resilient and curious to learn and apply new skills in an ever-changing business world 
  • A passion for working with processes, and a keen eye for process improvement
  • A passion for further developing your technical skills in the field of migration law and policy

Your career journey in Immigration

As a graduate, you’ll be part of our 12-month graduate development program that has been developed for graduates in all service lines, and is focused on connection, learning and celebration.

The program will provide you with the opportunity to network with your peers from other service lines and geographies. Running in parallel to your technical learning, you will develop leadership skills to become a successful graduate, and as you grow as a transformative leader.

As an Immigration graduate, you’ll take part in:

  • Participate in monthly technical immigration training sessions
  • Contribute to weekly team catch up to share client stories and insights, and talk through successes and challenges
  • Option to participate in monthly technical training sessions for other PAS service lines
  • Assist to prepare client alerts and submissions to lobby the Department of Home Affairs on behalf of clients
  • Ongoing coaching and development of technical and professional skills
  • Direct interaction with clients on a daily basis
  • Attend client meetings
  • Attend internal meetings with peers across PAS
  • Work on integrated client accounts with exposure to other PAS service offerings including but not limited to global mobility tax, employment tax and assignment services
  • Assist with process improvements for clients and internally
  • Commence an EY Badge
  • Firm wide online training courses and option to enrol in further online training courses of your choice

As a vacationer, after our company induction, you’ll start developing an understanding of how our Immigration teams work and will be ready to work alongside teams on real client projects. You’ll meet other new vacationers from your office.

Your buddy and your counsellor will help you learn your way around the organisation, set your goals and plan your development while you’re here. You'll be well looked after with ongoing learning throughout the Vacationer Program with sessions facilitated by our Learning and Development team, Campus Recruitment team and service line specific training. The Vacationer Program is a great way to gain valuable audit experience, skills and networks to start building your career.

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