Graduate Diploma in Migration Law

VU is Australia's leading migration law education provider, with the longest-running program nationwide. The Graduate Diploma in Migration Law is designed for prospective migration agents, legal practitioners, HR migration specialists and government workers to build on their knowledge and become registered migration agents.

Through applied research and study, you will gain the following practical knowledge and skills:

• migration law and policy expertise
• legal research and drafting skills
• submission writing techniques
• professional and interpersonal communication skills
• knowledge about the migrant experience and human rights issues.

Our postgraduate program is flexible and adaptable, with a timetable designed for working professionals. You can gain credits for past work experience, exit the course with qualifications at different points and progress to higher learning.

If you're a domestic student or you won't be studying at VU on a student visa, you can study this course online.

We also offer a bridging course as a pathway into the Graduate Diploma in Migration Law. You are guaranteed entry into the Graduate Diploma on completion of our Professional Course in Australian Migration Law.

By completing the Graduate Diploma in Migration Law and the prescribed external capstone exam, you will meet the knowledge requirements for registration as a migration agent with the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA).

This course is designed to equip students with the skills to succeed in a range of roles across industry sectors including:

• registered migration agent with the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA)
• specialised migration lawyer
• community law advisor
• human resource assessors and advisers
• policy work in government and industry.

Graduates of this course will meet the knowledge requirement for registration as a migration agent. There are additional requirements for registration as a migration agent. These include the requirement to be an Australian permanent resident or an Australian citizen, as well as meeting character requirements. Consult OMARA for further information.

To attain the Graduate Diploma in Migration Law students will be required to complete 96 credit points consisting of:

• 96 credit points of Core studies.

Use our credit calculator to find out how much credit you could get towards your course, based on your previous study.

If you have completed study with another university or institution and believe you are eligible to receive credit for skills and past study, you can apply for advanced standing.

Applications for advanced standing can be made after a discussion with your course chair or academic adviser.

Before applying, you should consider whether you also want to apply for:

• Special admission programs: Depending on your life circumstances you may be eligible for special consideration of your application.
• Advanced standing: If you have significant experience or studies elsewhere you may be eligible for credit for some units of your course and not have to undertake them.

Find out more about applying for our courses.