With 15 years’ experience in migration law, and with a particular focus on providing migration solutions for employers and their employees, Ricky has helped thousands of visa applicants and businesses achieve their migration goals.

A range of domestic and overseas clients, often with specialist migration needs, rely on Ricky’s migration law expertise. Ricky’s domestic clients include Australian universities, large manufacturers, multinational ICT businesses, professional service firms, academics, movie directors, Formula 1 teams and a variety of other professionals. Highly skilled non-Australian business owners, skilled employees including professionals, lecturers and those seeking to transition from temporary visas to permanent residency visa status also seek Ricky’s assistance.

Ricky’s clients also benefit from his strong general employment law experience. Ricky provides general employment law advice for employers covering Australian employment law, performance management, drafting of contracts and agreements, and a variety of other general workplace needs.

Membership of the Migration Institute of Australia, Australia’s peak migration representative body, helps Rick remain at the forefront of developments in migration law. His proficiency in Spanish also enhances his understanding of the needs of a wider range of clients.

Our team

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Principal Lawyer
As an Accredited Specialist in Immigration Law, I assist government, business and individual clients with a variety of visa and sponsorship applications.
Registered Migration Agent
Fiona Xu is a Registered Migration Agent, located in our Melbourne office. With her bilingual background, Fiona can assist in both English and Mandarin.
Julie Zhang
Lawyer
Julia is one of our migration lawyers and she comes to WPM Lawyers with experience in international education, workplace relations and corporate governance.
Rachel Zhao
Migration Legal Assistant
Rachel is our Migration Paralegal at WPM Lawyers. Rachel comes to us with many years experience within the migration industry.
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Migration Client/Legal Support
Katia is our Migration legal assistant at WPM Lawyers. In addition to helping clients with administrative matters, she also provides support to both our lawyers and RMA's.