Migration Agent Melbourne | To Legal | Jay To is a Migration Lawyer with 20+ years experience - Chadstone, Victoria

John C.

We highly recommend anyone who is looking for an Immigration lawyer/agent to see Jay.

We found him to be honest, quick and responsive to all our emails and calls. Throughout the process Jay kept us updated on each step and process that was happening, my wife (Suzie) and I felt at ease during this whole time. And felt we got much more in the quality of service which we paid for. He was always 2 steps ahead.

We first contacted Jay in June 2018 for the Partner Visa,
Suzie was pregnant but had a great job in Malaysia so the issue was whether to apply for the Partner Visa (Temporary) from Malaysia or Australia.

We decided to have our baby first but wanted our baby to be born in Australia. Most people would go for the Visitor Visa but Jay said that’s technically wrong and it should be the Medical Treatment Visa. Due to the financial burden of travels from Malaysia to Melbourne and hospital bills, Jay gave us a discount and only charged a nominal fee for the Medical Treatment Visa. The Medical Treatment Visa was granted in November 2018 and our beautiful baby was born in Australia in January 2019.

For the Partner Visa, Jay explained the benefits of applying for the Partner Visa while in Australia, namely Medicare, work rights and that Suzie could stay in Australia for the entire processing of the visa. However, Suzie had a great job in Malaysia, so we really wanted to apply for the Partner Visa while in Malaysia. Jay was very understanding and said from an immigration point of view, it is better to lodge while in Australia but you both need to decide on what is best for you and leave the rest to me. We lodged the Partner Visa while in Malaysia and it was granted in September 2019.

We highly recommend Jay as while Jay recommended we lodge the Partner Visa while in Australia, he was adaptable, flexible and understood the importance of Suzie’s important job in Malaysia and we lodged the Partner Visa while in Malaysia. Furthermore, we only met Jay a few times face to face while in Australia but most of the communications were by email and by international phone calls as we were in Malaysia. We intend to use Jay’s services for the Partner Visa (permanent) and happily recommend Jay to anyone.

Thanks Jay for helping us throughout our process.

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My partner and I hired Jay in May 2019 for our Partner Visa (temporary) which was lodged in September 2019. Jay actually lodged the visa for us whilst he was on holiday in Spain and we were so grateful that he took time out of his holiday to complete the application for us with no issues.

Our visa was approved in November 2020 which was excellent news for us and we are so happy with all the work and help Jay has offered us that brought us to this fantastic outcome. I do tend to stress sometimes however Jay was always reassuring and always told me there was nothing to stress about as he was very comfortable with our file.

I was referred to Jay by my best friend who Jay also helped with immigration work. Jay was always super professional and never discussed either of our files to each other.

We definitely couldn’t have gone through the whole process without Jay and intend to use his services for our Partner visa (permanent) in future.

We would definitely recommend Jay!

Lina T.

I hired Jay To, the principal of To Legal for the Contributory Parent Visa (143) in July 2016.

Jay was very upfront and transparent that the Contributory Parent Visa can take between 6 to 7 years to process. Due to Covid-19, unfortunately, many immigration law practices and migration agency went out of the business in the last 3 years; I mean who needs immigration services when Australia Borders are closed? Jay remained opened and I am very happy we chose Jay as our Australian Migration Lawyer.

Today, on the 7 year anniversary of hiring Jay, my Mum’s and my Dad’s Contributory Parent Visa was granted!

Jay is a man of his words and his professional fees are fixed. Jay has not deviated from what was agreed 7 years ago with respect to his professional costs.

I definitely would recommend To Legal to anyone, 5 stars!

quentin J. V.

We hired Jay to assist us with applying for our 461 Visa in 2015, me being a South African and my husband being a New Zealander, again we retained his services to apply for a Skilled 189 Visa in 2018 for our whole family, as we have used Jay twice for Immigration services we have always found Jay to be very professional, sometimes funny but very personable, he made what was a sometimes challenging and stressful process easier by being transparent and knowledgeable. Not many Lawyers will come to their clients home to help their clients - but Jay did so on numerous ocassions due to us having two young children and working odd hours. He went over and above to assist with the arrangement to correct our daughters Birth Certificate with Births, Deaths and Marriages due to an error Jay had found thankfully , we offered to pay an additional fee which was kindly declined by Jay! We have the utmost respect and trust for Jay as he has always been honest and upfront with us regarding cost and length of time the process would take , thankfully in May 2020 our Permanent Residency Visa came through successfully due to Jay's professional knowledge and hard work on hour behalf.
We would most certainly not hesitate to recommend Jay's Services. Thanks again mate !

Lindsay W.

I Hired Jay’s immigration services in July 2009. I am an Australian Citizen and married my wife who is from Thailand who lived in a regional area of Thailand

I retained Jay for the Spouse Visa (which was paper-based then) and my wife came to Australia in late 2009, subsequently I used Jay's services for my wife’s Australian Citizenship which was granted in June 2017
I have also retained Jay for the services for a Child Visa for my wife’s son (my step-son) in January 2019 and the Child Visa was granted in January 2020. Due to the coronavirus outbreak, you have faced all sorts of obstacles getting your step-son into Australia with issues of organising flights with the Australian Government, Thai Airway, supervisory issues and Jay has helped. I have even offered to Jay to pay money for the extra work but Jay has refused to accept my money.
I have also recommended Jay to a friend who could be assisted with Jay’s services
Jay has a great personality and is professional at all times. He provides fixed pricing and a few times it’s been outside the scope of work, he doesn’t charge extra.
In all my dealings with Jay I have been constantly surprised with his expertise in the immigration area and his ability to deal with both countries agencies.

Roger F.

I found Jay through Google Search in July 2018
I am Australian Citizen by birth and married my wife who is from Thailand
Prior to seeing Jay I had consulted 2 other immigration lawyers and all 3 immigration lawyers had similar prices and their location were comparable
I am very old school and throughout my entire life I have been in control and was not used to leaving anything important in anyone else’s hand
Jay realised that I like to be in control of things and said ‘Roger, if you want to use my immigration services, you need to let me do my job and let me be the one in control of your file’ and that Jay would even refused to take on the file if I didn’t let him take control of the file.
I could not believe that Jay would walk away money but Jay told me that Partner Migration has many steps and can take up to 5 years before Australian Citizenship is granted so if he cannot be in control of the file then he would not take the file. I was quite impressed and amazed with Jay’s transparency.
I hired Jay over the other 2 immigration lawyers even though the other immigration lawyers were quite friendly, professional with similar location and pricing mainly due to the fact that while Jay is professional and courteous, Jay doesn’t beat around the bush or say nice things just to please me.
I hired Jay for the Prospective Marriage Visa for my wife and step-daughter, which was granted on September 2019 and then I hired Jay for the Partner Visa (temporary), which was granted on July 2020 and I will be using Jay for the Partner Visa (permanent) when we are eligible to apply.
Jay does extra things outside the necessary work and doesn’t charge more.
For the Prospective Marriage Visa, my now wife had issues from a logistics and administrative point of view of getting a Thai Police Check so we decided to retain a local Thai Lawyer. Jay liaised with the Thai Lawyer and the Thai Lawyer got paid but Jay didn’t charge more. For the Partner Visa (temporary), we were required to obtain statutory declaration (form 888) and one of my friends was very concerned with leaving her apartment due to the Coronavirus so Jay drove to her apartment to witness the statutory declaration (which was permitted at that time).
Not only Jay is an excellent lawyer, Jay is a like-able guy and as I live near his Blackburn South office, I sometime drop in to grab a coffee with him

Chris G.

My brother and I first met Jay in May 2018 and from the start were impressed by his grasp of our situation and ability to suggest the best way forward for us.
The situation: my brother had lived in Peru for over a decade but the family decided to relocate to Australia due to my brother’s medical emergency (a stroke). My brother is an Australian Citizen by birth and his partner from Peru had children together.
I attended all meetings and was heavily involved with the matter as the stroke impaired my brother’s speech and physical movement. At no stage did Jay ever treat my brother differently and was in fact quite compassionate, accommodating and understanding.
Owing to the long-term nature of the couple’s relationship, Jay was able to organise that both the Partner Visa (temporary) and Partner Visa (permanently) be granted at the same time in December 2018.
The children are Australian by Descent so we didn’t need Jay’s immigration services.
I have confidence in recommending Jay; not only due to his professional immigration services but his compassion, great nature and flexibility.
Chris Gray

Lorilie Z.

My husband and I first met Jay in October 2018 as I wanted to invite my cousin, Berliza from the Philippines to Australia for a holiday under the Visitor Visa.

Jay looked at my cousin's circumstances and said there was a strong chance that the Visitor Visa could be refused due to something called the Genuine Visitor Visa Test. Jay outlined the reason why it could be refused and I could not believe Jay was so open and honest about his advice and the risk of a refusal. Unfortunately, Jay was correct and the Visitor Visa refused in early 2019.

Jay explained the reasons why the refusal and said the reasons for the refusal while not great, wasn't actually not bad. It was simply the Australian Government didn't believe Berliza would return to the Philippines after the Visa expiry. Jay advised we should have another try and to my surprise the Visitor Visa was granted in May 2019.

What we like about Jay is he doesn't give false hopes just to get a file or make money. Jay explained the risk verbally and then confirmed it in writing why there was a risk the Visitor Visa could be refused. Thankfully, the Visitor Visa was granted and my cousin came to Australia for a holiday and we had a great time together.

My husband and I highly recommend Jay for any immigration services.