Chris Johnston is a Lawyer and Principal with Work Visa Lawyers in Hindmarsh, SA 5007. Chris Johnston has 19 years experience and focuses on Immigration Law.
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About Chris Johnston
Chris Johnston completed a Bachelor of Law with Honours at the University of New England (NSW) in 2005.
He worked in civil litigation in 2005 to 2006. He was part of a legal team in an important, successful precedent setting case in the Supreme Court Trevorrow v State of South Australia (no 5) [2007] SASC 285.
Chris became a Registered Migration Agent in 2006.
Chris worked for two of the largest migration advice businesses in South Australia between 2006 and 2011. During this time he gained extensive experience in the areas of employer sponsored migration, business skills visas, religious workers, partner visas and reviews before the Migration Review Tribunal (MRT).
Chris is a member of the Migration Institute of Australia (MIA). The MIA is the peak professional body for registered migration agents. As a member of the MIA, Chris stays abreast of all migration legislation and policy changes and other issues relevant to the migration advice profession. Chris was elected by his peers to serve as SA State President for the Migration Institute of Australia (MIA) and a Director on the National Board of the MIA.
Practice areas include:
• Employer Sponsored Migration - 182, RSMS and ENS.
• GSM Skillselect visas including subclass Skilled Independent 189, Skilled Nominated 190 and Skilled Nominated or Sponsored Provisional 489
• Business Innovation and Investment including Significant Investor Visa
• Family Migration including Partner applications
• AAT and Judicial Review
• Australian Citizenship
In 2011 Chris founded Work Visa Lawyers, continuing on his practice focus on the area of work visas and business visas. Based in Adelaide South Australia, Immigration Lawyer Chris Johnston provides migration advice to people and businesses from all over the world.
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Chris Johnston has received 84 verified client reviews with an average 4.91 star rating.
Shahzeb, 10 June 2024
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reza, 22 March 2024
Give clear information about my situations..
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Diego, 27 February 2024
Very clear and professional when considering the multiple options for our family.
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Eufemia (Fem), 21 February 2024
Excellent & informative Interview with Chris
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Mariana, 17 February 2024
We went through all my questions and he gave me some useful advices. He was very consistent.
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Gloria, 8 February 2024
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Shogo, 24 January 2024
I used to hired a lawyer but he only answered what I asked for…never gave me any extra informations, but Chris gave me clear advice and more options that I needed thanks.
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Colin, 18 January 2024
Great help . Will definitely seek further assistance as required
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Julie, 17 January 2024
Fantastic discussion with Chris yesterday, who transparently discussed the best options I have and offered me some great advice on the next steps. I found the discussion very client-focussed, objective, detail-oriented and extremely helpful
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Raul, 12 January 2024
Excellent service, Chris knows what he does, and I will trust him for my visa application when the time to apply comes. He was around five minutes late to our appointment and had a problem with his internet connection, but he gave me more time to compensate for these unexpected flows.
Our Meeting with Chris Johnston achieved our main objective and we were pleased with the information given to plus the hospitality given to us both .
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Arishbeer Singh, 27 December 2023
Chris has been very cooperative and helpful to explain thoroughly the different pathways for Australia immigration.
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Daniel, 15 December 2023
Thank you for your kind caring and professional help.
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Luis, 9 December 2023
It was amazing experience and helpful.
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Dhanuraj, 3 November 2023
Chris brings his huge experience in this field and was a please to talk to him and seek his advice. Looking further to keep in contact and avail his services down the line.
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Delfina, 3 November 2023
informative meeting followed up with clear summary of discussion.
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Damitha, 28 October 2023
It was an important meeting held with Chris, and it helped me assess my future options for PR pathways. It paved the way for me to focus on the critical areas that I have to focus on to improve the odds.
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Alison, 10 October 2023
Extremely helpful and gave a lot of helpful tips.
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Deki, 6 September 2023
the session was effective with in-depth information was provided . I am happy with the information session.
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Bruno, 5 September 2023
Thorough advice, thanks for your time Chris
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Hasitha, 26 August 2023
Excellent and clear advise
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BENEDETTO SALVATORE (BEN) and LILLIANA (LIL), 22 August 2023
Listened to us and helped us navigate the situation with ease and professionalism. Very trustworthy. Thank you
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Victor, 26 July 2023
chris is an amazing professional. he explained everything in detail and now I know what i need to do to achieve my immigration goals
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Ricardo, 6 July 2023
Very clear and he previously had studied my background, so the meeting was effectively used only for important points.
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Helmer Jaid, 5 July 2023
Good meeting, nice person to talk, clear in the steps to do and really full of knowledge.
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Syed, 3 July 2023
Chris is friendly and professional.
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Shakeel As’ad, 28 June 2023
Chris is very helpful and friendly with his clients. He is extremely knowledgeable with regards to visa matters and gave the best advice possible to help solve the problems I was facing. Thank you.
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Jeannifer, 25 June 2023
Chris was very informative and explained in details what is my visa. Overall, I would recommend Chris for his expertise and his superb client service.
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Tanya, 16 June 2023
Excellent appointment. I look forward to working with you!
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Samuel, 14 June 2023
We were already impressed with Chris's explanations about all the visas and booked the appointment. He assessed our scenario and gave us the best pathway specific to us. Thanks Chris we will continue your guidance throughout the process.
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Vadym, 31 May 2023
Getting more than expected. Thank you.
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Sean, 4 March 2023
Very helpful and will be proceeding to enjoy their services.
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Manjunath, 18 February 2023
Chirs was excellent in explaining the entire process of the Global Talent visa.
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Kavitha, 8 February 2023
Overall it was a fruitful, informative and productive meeting..
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MAN, 8 February 2023
Mr. Chris Johnston was very helpful in explaining us our case, and the various VISA options we have. He was also very upfront about our chances in succeeding with our applications. Thanks.
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Aravind, 8 February 2023
It was a really helpful session with Chris. He explained in detail the various options I have forward and helped me to have a clarity on what to do next.
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Noriel, 2 February 2023
Chris is such a pro in answering my questions. I had other consultations with other immigration lawyers and I would say he had a better way of explaining things to me. Thank you Chris!
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Valentin, 17 December 2022
The appointment with Chris was beneficial, touched a few points, he brought up a few good ideas that we haven’t thought about before, things that might work better in our case.
He was clear about the options we have explaining everything.
Altogether this was a positive experience.
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Kerry, 8 December 2022
Chris was very friendly, personable and knowledgeable He provided great advice and a clear pathway for our situation.
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Michael, 29 November 2022
We had a smooth appointment with Chris at Work Visa Lawyers. All our questions has been answered clearly and in an organised manner.
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katrina, 13 November 2022
Chris was amazing! He was thorough, kind, sweet, and very open to hearing my thoughts. He gave me many options and left me feeling like I had direction. Thank you Chris!
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Derek, 28 October 2022
Great first introduction
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Mark, 21 September 2022
Chris was great and talked through all our options very clearly and concisely, and he has now given us the first steps to decide on our visa options for Australia
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Nivesh, 7 September 2022
Awesome service.
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Vijeta, 7 September 2022
Through the zoom meeting, I was able to get a lot of clarity on my skill assessment process.
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Ziad, 3 September 2022
Decent, Honest and was very helpful
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CHRISTINE, 4 June 2022
Was such a pleasure talking to Chris. Found him really honest and he helped in clarifying all my doubts/questions. I would without an iota of doubt recommend Chris to anyone who is interested in pursuing their GTA. He is your go to guy !!
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Mansoor, 26 March 2022
Chris is one of the best professionals I ever met. He is sound in visa immi. and holds updated information of it, and based on that he shares his valuable advice. I hope my GTI gets successful under his supervision.
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Macarena, 12 March 2022
Wendy was of great help, thanks for your expert advise and all the information provided.
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Ter, 2 March 2022
Informative & resourceful.
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Terry, 17 January 2022
Very nice and fruitful conversation with Chris!
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Willie, 4 January 2022
Very good opinion from Chris and nice meeting experience.
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Chathurika, 4 December 2021
The session was very helpful and provided details in very clear manner.
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Helen, 21 September 2021
Very helpful. Appreciated Chris' experience, advice and his follow up email with additional information and available options specific to our case.
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Prabhjit, 13 August 2021
Excellent customer service
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Richard, 8 August 2021
Straightforward and very knowledgeable. Overall a great and professional conversation.
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Daniana, 24 July 2021
The session with Chris was informative and clear. Information provided was helpful. Chris as a person is professional, helpful, and trustworthy.
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Tanay, 13 July 2021
Great discussion and very informative.
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Leandro, 5 June 2021
Very professional. Chris has given to me good advice. I feel confident to have a successful application in the future.
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Arie, 15 May 2021
Informative and client focused.
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Rav, 3 May 2021
Chris was very knowledgeable and his insight into various visas was tremendously helpful.
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Kerry, 20 April 2021
Professional guidance, immediate recommendations and advice for visa application. Many thanks
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Kevin, 21 March 2021
Chris is professional. He explained every detail and clearly analysed my case in detail. Thank you.
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Gabriel, 11 March 2021
Would highly recommend Chris and his work. My wife and I are very grateful that we reached out to him for help.
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Carol, 6 March 2021
I think that I am in good hands with Chris. His knowledge of immigration law seems based in both study and experience. I look forward to working with him moving forward.
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Jessica, 22 February 2021
Chris is knowledgable and gave me some useful advice.
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Marcelo, 19 November 2020
Good and helpful professional. Very informative about immigration laws and requirements.
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Gurpreet Kaur, 7 November 2020
Chris was very helpful and answered all my questions professionally. Will have my recommendation in future. Overall a very nice experience with him.
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Mark, 4 November 2020
Helpful and informative
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Khaled, 21 October 2020
Thanks Chris. Meeting was great and extremely helpful with major supporting details
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Ahmed, 19 September 2020
I am very happy. Chris is a very experienced, trusted and professional person. He answered all my questions and concerns, and has a clear vision and plans for many cases regarding Australian visa types. I feel trust to work with him. I also recommend my friends to work with him.
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Apurv, 16 September 2020
Chris provided me with new visa options which I didn't know about before. It showed that Chris has a detailed knowledge of current immigration situations. Plus he promised to assist me in my further requirements.
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Nader, 12 September 2020
Chris was clear as he has always been. I also like that he knows all immigration updates and the Department of Home Affairs office prospective. He was honest in analysing my case and giving the right advice. I will definitely continue with Work Visa Lawyers!
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James, 11 September 2020
Initial discussions only, no issues at this stage.
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Chiara, 9 September 2020
Excellent first appointment where Chris was able to direct us to the best for our future visa.
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André, 2 September 2020
Chris was excellent, attentive, quickly understood our position and gave helpful advice.
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Kim, 12 August 2020
Chris had all the answers we needed, plus some suggestions we hadn't thought of. Well worth the small expense, and we will certainly engage his services when the time comes.
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Subramaniam, 3 August 2020
Chris gave all the required details. Well talented person to handle his clients' requirements.
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Abhijit, 1 August 2020
Great service!
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Matthew, 16 June 2020
Very friendly and professional
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Rodulfo Jr, 8 May 2020
It was good.
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Ara, 20 March 2020
My appointment with Chris Johnston was very helpful. i satisfied.thanks
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Rob, 18 March 2020
This is the second time we have spoken with chris via Skype. He has vast knowledge of the topic and will not sugar coat the situation but give you realistic advice. I would recommend anyone to at least have a Skype call with him.
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Oliver, 20 December 2019
Knowledgeable and fair, will use again
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