About Us

Southern Sky Migration is a team of Australian Immigration professionals with a combined 25 years of experience in the industry. We’re experts in navigating the vast and complex Australian migration system.

We’ve worked with employers, families and individual migrants to secure thousands of Australian visas, applying our knowledge across a broad range of visa subclasses. As migrants ourselves, we’re personally familiar with the challenges involved in the process, and we aim to provide our clients with clear, direct visa pathways.

Our Team

Michelle O’Donnell

Michelle O’Donnell was born in Waterford, Ireland. After completing a degree in Business and Legal studies in the Waterford Institute of Technology, she went on to successfully complete the Law Society of Ireland entrance examinations in 2008. Michelle immigrated to Australia and started working in the migration industry in 2011. She became a Registered Migration Agent in 2013. Michelle is well known for going far above and beyond for her clients. Her commitment to obtaining the best outcome is second only to her knowledge, which is truly exceptional. She’s a standout in the industry and her reputation speaks for itself.

Alice O’Brien

Alice O’Brien was born in Dublin, Ireland. After completing a degree in Social Science in University College Dublin, she went on to successfully complete the Law Society of Ireland entrance examinations in 2010. Alice immigrated to Australia and started working in the migration industry in 2012. She became a Registered Migration Agent in 2015. Alice has a deep understanding of migration law, and she takes pride in providing an exceptional service to her clients. She is a true professional who draws on her knowledge and experience to provide clients with comprehensive solutions, while also making the process as seamless as possible.

Testimonials

Alice’s in-depth knowledge of Australia migration law provided our team with the expertise needed to execute a large sponsorship program during the great skills shortage and continuing well after. Her constant support in navigating the complexity of Australian Visa Applications for multiple members of our team enabled us to care for them through what can be a stressful and emotional journey. We will always be grateful for her passion, professionalism, and dedication to helping our team.

C. Ewin

My partner and I engaged Alice to assist with our skilled independent (subclass 189) visa. She demonstrated an in depth knowledge and was thorough and efficient. Our visas were granted without any issues, thanks to Alice’s diligence and professionalism.

C. Egan

As well as facilitating my personal visa, Michelle assisted in obtaining sponsorship visas, permanent residency, and citizenship for many of my colleagues. While Michelle’s knowledge of the application process is second to none, she is also approachable and exceptionally thorough throughout the process, which guarantees success. I would not hesitate to use Michelle again in the future and I would highly recommend her services to anyone looking to stay in, or move to, Australia.

C. Kavanagh

I would highly recommend Michelle as a trusted, professional and knowledgeable visa agent. She supported my partner and I through a very complex visa application which we did not think would be possible before speaking with her. Michelle’s in-depth knowledge and communication made the whole process run smoother than we could have imagined, we had full faith in her to tackle our complicated case. Michelle was supportive throughout as well as afterwards. We can’t thank Michelle enough for her assistance.

C. Doherty
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