Free Australian Migration Law Search

Ask the Migration Act 1958 and Migration Regulations 1994 in plain English — and get answers cited to the exact section, regulation or visa subclass. Try it free below; unlimited cited answers from $49/month. No inbox connection needed. Built into WIDEN AI by a practising registered migration agent.

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Search migration law the way you actually think

Finding the right provision in the Migration Act and Regulations is slow: the legislation is dense, cross-referenced, and amended constantly. The WIDEN AI Migration Law Assistant lets you type a question the way you'd ask a colleague — "What are the time-of-decision criteria for a Subclass 482?" — and returns an answer drawn from the current consolidated legislation, with the exact provisions cited so you can verify them.

What the migration law search covers

The corpus is built from the current in-force consolidation published on legislation.gov.au and spans the full body of Commonwealth migration law an agent works with day to day:

• Migration Act 1958 — the full Act, section by section.
• Migration Regulations 1994 — including Schedule 2, the per-subclass criteria for around 85 visa subclasses.
• 1,800+ individual provisions indexed for hybrid keyword + semantic retrieval, so relevant sections surface even when your wording differs from the legislation's.
• Always the latest compilation — the corpus is rebuilt as new compilations are registered, and each answer shows the compilation it relied on.

Beyond search: Case Prep by visa subclass

Pick any visa subclass and the assistant builds a clause-cited case-prep checklist straight from Schedule 2 — what to collect from the client, what to verify, what to ask, what must still be satisfied at time of decision, and the conditions to brief your client on. It turns dense subclass criteria into an actionable file-prep list, with every item tied to its clause.

Why cited answers matter

General-purpose chatbots answer migration questions from training data — confidently, and sometimes wrongly, with no source you can check. The Migration Law Assistant is different by design: it retrieves the relevant legislative text first and answers only from what it found, citing each provision. If the answer isn't in the retrieved material, it says so rather than inventing a section number. That makes it research support you can verify — not a black box.

Who it's for

The Migration Law Assistant is built for Australian registered migration agents and immigration lawyers who want faster, source-anchored research. Students and applicants can also use it to understand visa requirements — but it is a research tool, not advice, and anything that affects a real decision should be confirmed with a registered migration agent.

WIDEN AI is software for use by registered migration agents. It does not provide migration advice or immigration assistance; the registered agent applies their own professional judgement and lodges every application personally, in line with the Migration Act 1958 and the MARA Code of Conduct.

Frequently asked questions

Is the migration law search really free?

Yes. You can try it free on this page. For unlimited cited answers, the Law Assistant plan is A$49/month; the full practice platform (inbox AI, Command Centre, Aria) is from A$149/month. Cancel anytime.

What legislation does it cover?

The Migration Act 1958 and the Migration Regulations 1994, including Schedule 2 (the per-subclass criteria for around 85 visa subclasses). The corpus is built from the current in-force consolidation published on legislation.gov.au.

Is the migration law search up to date?

The corpus is rebuilt from the latest registered compilation, so each answer reflects the current consolidated Act and Regulations at the time of ingest. Every answer shows the compilation it is drawn from, and you should always confirm against the source for time-critical matters.

Is this legal or migration advice?

No. It is a research tool that surfaces and cites legislation. It does not provide migration advice or immigration assistance. A registered migration agent applies their own professional judgement; if you are an applicant, confirm your situation with a registered agent.

Do I need to connect my inbox to use it?

No. The Migration Law Assistant and Case Prep work with no inbox connection and no setup — try the free preview on this page, or subscribe for unlimited from A$49/month.

How is it different from ChatGPT or a Google search?

It answers only from the actual current Migration Act and Regulations and cites the exact provision, instead of guessing from training data or returning a list of links. Because it will not cite anything it did not retrieve, you can verify every answer against the legislation.

Who can use the Migration Law Assistant?

It is built for Australian registered migration agents and immigration lawyers. Students and applicants can also use it to research visa requirements, but should confirm anything that affects a decision with a registered migration agent.