Sunday Times (Sri Lanka)

Australia Gateway, Sri Lanka’s top tier immigratio­n firm commemorat­es Australia Day

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Australia Day is an official public holiday acknowledg­ed throughout every state and territory in Australia.

It is a leading annual civic event in Australia, featuring community festivals, concerts and citizenshi­p ceremonies and is celebrated in large and small communitie­s and cities around the nation. To Sri Lankan Australian­s, the day is of special significan­ce given they form the 12th largest ethnic group in Australia. Apart from constituti­ng one of the largest groups of overseas Sri Lankan communitie­s, Sri Lankan Australian­s also remain the Oceanic continent’s largest Diaspora Sri Lankan community.

At present, Australia is home to over 150,000 Sri Lankans who continue to greatly benefit from the country’s myriad opportunit­ies for superior healthcare, wealth creation, and success in both business and education. Preferred by most Sri Lankans as the ideal country to reside and study in, Australia has become the second home to hundreds of thousands of students for the world-class education and opportunit­ies students are availed to there, on completion of their degrees.

With the advent of the 491 visa subclass, Sri Lankan workers and their families, as well as students can come into designated regions of Australia on a wider occupation list, with many opportunit­ies but the stumbling block for many profession­als and students looking to migrate has been a lack of accurate informatio­n.

Top tier immigratio­n firm Australia Gateway in Colombo, the Sri Lankan arm of Melbourne-based Fairfields Lawyers founded in 1999 by acclaimed internatio­nal lawyer, Don Susantha Katugampal­a, currently working to address this by helping thousands of individual­s, families and students realise their dreams of pursuing a better life in Australia. Comprehens­ive guidance, accurate legal advice and assistance in obtaining visas for business, and personal purposes, including but not limited to migration and foreign study, are just the tip of the iceberg in the portfolio of services Australian Gateway and Fairfields Lawyers avails its discerning clientele.

Australia Gateway, is focused on both promoting investment, trade and immigratio­n opportunit­ies in the continent, along with assisting Sri Lankans to migrate and settle down in

Australia. On the other hand Fairfields Lawyers in Australia has been in the forefront in promoting investment­s and commercial bilateral relations between Australia and Sri Lanka.

The firm prides itself on guiding eligible prospects seeking to obtain Skilled Visas in the Independen­t, Regional and State sponsored categories towards positive skill assessment­s, state nomination­s and visa grants along with creating awareness of the diverse occupation­s in demand.

Those seeking to migrate for longterm business purposes will receive accurate advice and guidance to help them achieve considerat­ion for permanent residency along with consultanc­y on how they can best meet their entreprene­urial objectives. Families seeking to relocate to Australia will receive full- spectrum support from visa assistance, to successful practices that will enable families and their children to adapt and thrive and also emphasise on the positives that include the provision of world class primary, secondary and tertiary education, political stability and access to free medical services.

Don Susantha Katugampal­a and the Fairfields Lawyers team in Melbourne was able to deliver results for its clients because of the depth of expertise, experience and reputation in this legal arena in Australia and always committed and active in promoting investment­s and relations between Sri Lanka and Australia that has been recognised by the leaders of both countries over the years.

 ??  ?? Don Susantha Katugampal­a with Hon. Peter Dutton MP Minister of Home Affairs of Australian Government
Don Susantha Katugampal­a with Hon. Peter Dutton MP Minister of Home Affairs of Australian Government

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