Visa applicants say they are thousands of dollars out of pocket after an Australian migration law firm went into liquidation, leaving their applications unresolved.
melbourne-based business Gold Migration Lawyers went into liquidation yesterday, after the firm emailed customers late on Friday telling them they would stop providing legal services.
“We are no longer able to act on your matter,” it said in an email seen by the ABC.
“You must engage another legal representative or registered migration agent urgently.”
Customers said the liquidation left them facing uncertainty and in the dark about the status of their visa applications.
Larrae Sullivan and her partner paid Gold Migration Lawyers $7,700 between May and July last year to lodge and progress a partner visa.
The money went into a trust account, which the firm later drew on for services, and Ms Sullivan can’t access the funds.
“We’re left with no money to hire another lawyer. My partner’s visa hasn’t been approved,” she said.
Ms Sullivan and her partner have a baby, and the couple is worried Gold Migration’s liquidation will delay their application.
“We haven’t even been able to work out how to get access to…