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I have been granted a 820 visa recently. The whole process went so smoothly that Maple was always in charge of everything. I was worried about my application because there was an issue in relation to my partner’s 190 visa cancellation potentially. However, Maple explained the relevant migration laws to me in detail, and she helped us go through our relationship timeline well. I have not received a s57 letter or other notice from the department which could be adverse on my application. I feel lucky for pointing Maple as my representative and I would like introduce her to anyone!

We worked with Xiangyue (Maple) Hu in respect of my onshore partner visa application. Maple made the whole process so smooth and simple. She answered our all queries very promptly and communicated with us frequently for letting us know what we were doing. She is also very professional at problem solving. We lodged my application in April last year, I am smoothly granted the visa within just 9 months! I recommend Maple to anybody who is looking for a reliable lawyer.

I am sponsoring my partner's onshore partner visa. However, he has character issues under PIC 4001. Maple gave a quick response to the Department and submitted a 2600-word written submission. My partner successfully got his 820 visa less than 20 working days after Maple made a response to the Department. Maple pays attention to detail and she is a very professional and responsive lawyer.

I would like to apply for a visitor visa to reunite with my husband in Australia, but for some critical reasons, it was very hard to get the visa.Therefore, I decided to find a lawyer and contacted Maple. Only with a short email introduction from my side, Maple drafted a several pages of customized personal statement for us to review. All we needed to do is to fill in the details and provide supporting files. Then after a few rounds of communication on the materials, she finalised all the documentation perfectly for submission. Maple knew how to dig out and present the best of my case to convince the case officer. Also, she was personally responsible for the whole case from beginning to end with prompt feedback to any questions, straight forward and to the point. I just followed her instruction, and everything was done quickly, efficiently and professionally.The visitor visa was granted directly within 30 days, no 8503, no further documents or phone interview required from the department.For any couples who want to reunite in Australia and may have difficulty to get a visa, I would recommend you to contact Maple.

Highly recommend for a flawless and streamlined service!Here's my experience working with Maple Hu. I was desperately trying to help my partner secure a partner visa by myself at first - which I do not recommend! Maple came to our rescue with a professional attitude and put us in the right direction.Visa processes can be daunting and very stressful. Maple was highly communicative and very simplistic in her approach. What we needed, what we should prepare and all other relevant information was communicated to me and my partner succinctly and in an organised manner. We only hope we had found Maple sooner!Thank you to Maple again for your amazing service, well worth every penny! And for anyone looking for an expert in visa handling, look no further! Get in contact as soon as possible and let the professionals at Scientia Lawyers help :)

Maple was able to assist me in getting a Student (postgraduate research) visa. Given I have a de facto partner who is an Australian permanent resident, my application is more tricky than other student visa applications. Maple has a solid grasp of migration law and policies and she knows how to argue for her clients by applying laws to relevant facts.

I was granted a NZ Citizen Family Relationship visa today! I must say many thanks to my amazing lawyer Maple Hu. At first, I applied for a Partner visa on my own but after lodgement I found out that my partner is not an eligible NZ citizen to sponsor me. As a student visa holder that was quickly expiring, I was in desperate search for professional advice. I was very fortunate to reach out to Maple through the Xiaohongshu with just 6 days left on my student visa! Maple ‘s response was very quick and she prepared all supporting documents and completed all application forms during the next 5 days. The application was successfully lodged to the Department by express post 2 days before my Student visa ceased and I was granted a BVA promptly. This was such a huge weight off my shoulders. Maple also helped me get a 3-year 485 visa smoothly while I was awaiting a decision of my 461 visa. There were some adversities faced during my 461 visa application processing time such as my partner leaving Australia for around 12 months. However, Maple was confident in figuring out the strategy for resolving this potential issue and for strengthening my case. We prepared additional documents just by following her simple instructions. My 461 visa was processed last month and I was requested by the Department to update some of my expired documents. Maple instructed us to prepare documents, reviewed our documents in detail, provided helpful comments, and she submitted all updated documents 3 days earlier than the due date. And finally, I was granted a 461 visa in just one week!

My partner want able to come to Australia due the COVID restrictions in both China and Australia since February 2020. She has never been to Australia and we have not lived together for a substantial period of time. I have tried several time to apply for travel exemption for my partner and her daughter to come to Australia without any success. We got Maple’s help to get the travel exemption. Maple is very professional and responsive. She has provide guidance and feedback on how to approach the application with a different perspectives. She has successfully got us the travel exemptions and my partner and her daughter is expected to arrive in Sydney in the next few days. Thank you Maple for your great work and I would recommend your service to anyone who needs in getting the travel exemptions.

My previous Visitor visa was subject to condition 8503, so I left Australia before the expiry of my previous visa. I made an application for another offshore Visitor visa shortly after my departure. But the application was refused within 1 day. There are two main reasons of refusal. One is that I have been unemployed and I do not have real estate in China, so I did not have good financial standings. Second, my husband is an Australian citizen who resides in Australia, given my financial situations, the department said that I did not have family ties or other commitments in China. I reached out to Maple and we engaged in services soon after having a phone conference. Maple quickly responded to my case. She completed a 2200-word written submission and she organised all supporting documents within 2 business days. She emailed the written submission to me for review and comments. I have to say that Maple is a good lawyer with a high degree of professionalism. I am granted a multiple-entry Visitor visa (NO CONDITION 8503) one day after the lodgement!

I feel so happy that my mother, my brother and I are granted a 820 visa today! I would like to introduce our lawyer Maple Hu to any of you. We reside in SA and we first engaged services with a local agent. However we soon decided to end the contract because were not satisfied with their services. We then reached out to Maple through the Redbook. After talked with her over the phone, we decided to let her to be responsible for our matter. Our case is complicated as there are difficulties to demonstrating I am a dependent child of my mother. Maple always returns to us quickly and provides very helpful strategies to strengthen our application. We received a s56 letter and a phone interview. Maple perfectly helped us come through all these way and we finally receive a good news today!