• (03) 8524 3713
  • hc@honglegal.com.au
  • Mon - Fri: 9:00 - 17:00
  • Level 11, 456 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000

Chik Hong Chua

Principal Lawyer and Founder

  • Bachelor of Laws (Monash University)
  • Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Leo Cussen Institute)

Hong was admitted as an Australian Lawyer in the Supreme Court of Victoria in 2008 and in the Federal Court and High Court of Australia in 2009. He has been practising exclusively in the area of immigration law since 2011. Prior to setting up his own legal practice, Hong worked at a boutique law firm alongside two LIV accredited immigration law specialists for more than a decade.

His extensive experience and familiarity with the nuances of the complex and constantly evolving areas of immigration law allows him to offer practical advice and solutions to his clients’ immigration issues and needs. Hong also speaks Mandarin, Cantonese and Malay.

Hong is a regular contributor to “Vision China Times”, a weekly Melbourne newspaper in Melbourne. He writes on the current issues and updates relating to immigration law in Australia.

He also writes regular columns for Hong Legal on www.auliving.com.au, a website that provides news, lifestyle, legal and travel information for the Chinese community in Australia.

Hong’s experience includes acting in the following matters:

Business Skills (Subclass 188 & Subclass 888)

  • Obtained business skills visas for a number of overseas business elites from China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Fiji and Nauru.
  • Subclass 132 business monitoring compliance. 

Resident Return Visa (Subclass 155)

  • Obtained resident return visa for former permanent resident who has to meet substantial ties requirements and show compelling reasons for 5 years absence.

Ministerial Intervention Request

  • Obtained permanent or temporary visas for many clients include a successful Second Ministerial Intervention request.

Bogus documents and false or misleading information (PIC 4020)

  • Successfully convinced the Department of Home Affairs that PIC 4020 does not apply.
  • Successfully convinced the Department of Home Affairs to exercise discretionary power to waive
    PIC 4020.

Our EXPERTISE is Your ASSURANCE

Acknowledgement of Country​
Hong Legal acknowledges the Traditional Owners of Country throughout Australia and their continuing connection to land, sea and community. We pay our respects to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, their cultures and to their Elders past, present and emerging.

Contact us

Email: hc@honglegal.com.au

Phone: (03) 8524 3713

Address: Level 11, 456 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne VIC 3000.

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