Sydney,
NSW,
Australia
Type
Public
Degrees offered
Bachelor's Degree
Graduate Diploma in Migration Law and Practice in Sydney NSW Australia | University of Technology Sydney
University of Technology Sydney
|
Sydney NSW Australia
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Qualification
Graduate Diploma
Languages
English
Delivery Mode
On-Campus
Tuition (2026)
AUD
19,908
(c. USD14,194.64)
Attendance
Full-time
Full-time Duration
12 months
Developed by migration experts, the online Graduate Diploma in Migration Law and Practice offers flexible options for non-lawyers to gain required knowledge to register as Australian Migration Agents, and for lawyers to work in the specialist field of migration law. Career options include working as an immigration advisor in the for profit and not-for profit immigration advice sectors and working in Australian Government departments and Tribunals. Lawyers may also represent clients seeking judicial review of migration-related decisions.
The course is entirely online, allowing you to study when and where you choose. Extension opportunities such as Mentoring, Tutoring, Oral Skills Development and Approved Internships help ensure your success.
If you are not a practising lawyer, you need to successfully complete eight subjects to obtain your Graduate Diploma in Migration Law and Practice which is one of the eligibility requirements to sit the independent Capstone Assessment required to register as an Australian Migration Agent.
If you are a lawyer who holds a current Australian legal practising certificate you need only successfully complete six subjects to obtain your Graduate Diploma in Migration Law and Practice. You do not need to sit the independent Capstone Assessment or register as an Australian Migration Agent to lawfully provide immigration assistance.
On completion of this course, students intending to work in the area of migration practice have the required knowledge and skills to sit the Capstone Assessment in order to be registered as an Australian migration agent.
Obtain your Graduate Diploma in Migration Law and Practice by completing eight subjects
Students intending to sit the Capstone Assessment (approved and facilitated externally by the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority) to satisfy the prescribed knowledge requirements for registration as an Australian migration agent obtain their Graduate Diploma by successfully completing eight subjects.
Lawyers: Obtain your Graduate Diploma in Migration Law and Practice by completing six subjects
Lawyers holding a current Australian legal practising certificate are not required to pass the Capstone Assessment or register as Australian migration agents to lawfully provide immigration assistance. They can obtain their Graduate Diploma by successfully completing six subjects.
Destination of Study
Subjects of Study
Language Requirements
English
IELTS 6.5
Qualification Requirements
To be eligible for admission to this course, applicants must meet the following criteria.
Applicants must have one of the following:
- Completed Australian bachelor's degree or higher qualification, or overseas equivalent, in any field of study
OR
- Capacity to study the course demonstrated through a minimum of 2 years’ full-time, or equivalent part-time, professional work experience
Supporting documentation to be submitted with the application
For applicants who need to demonstrate capacity to pursue the course:
- Curriculum Vitae AND Statement of service in one of the following formats:
- A 'Statement of Service' provided by the employer
- A completed 'UTS statement of service’ signed by the employer
- A statutory declaration confirming professional work experience (for Australian Residents only)
- An official letter from the applicant’s accountant or solicitor on their company letterhead confirming the applicant’s professional work experience or engagement with the business, duration of operations, and the nature of the business
- A business certificate of registration in original language and English (e.g. provision of ASIC documentation or ABN or similar documentation for
Australian Businesses)
- Personal statement (approximately 300 words) outlining professional work experience and reasons for pursuing the course.
Eligibility for admission does not guarantee offer of a place.
English language requirements
IELTS Academic: overall 6.5, writing 6.0 TOEFL iBT: overall 79, writing 21 UTS College AE5: Pass Pearson PTE: overall 58, writing 50 Cambridge C1A/C2P: overall 176, writing 169
Tuition
AUD
19,908