Thornton Immigration is a specialist legal practice providing Australian immigration, residency, visa and citizenship advice and services to clients around the world. TI is one of Australia's most experienced migration practices.

Michael Thornton

LL.M FMIA AFAIM

Solicitor

Partner—Immigration Law

Registered Migration Agent No 9357348

Professional experience
Michael is a Law Institute of Victoria Accredited Immigration Law Specialist. His practice includes business, family and humanitarian aspects of Immigration Law.

Michael’s practice covers a comprehensive range of immigration services:

Michael has a detailed knowledge of international jurisdictions relating to immigration and the appeal processes for Australia’s Administrative Review, Migration Review and Refugee Review Tribunals.

Professional recognition

• Barrister and Solicitor – Admitted to practice Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia 1966
• Master of Laws (Monash) 1995
• Fellow - Migration Institute of Australia
• Associate Fellow - Australian Institute of Management
• 2003-Awarded Certificate of Service by the Law Institute of Victoria for services to the Institute and the Legal Profession (partly in recognition of his work in migration law.)
• Past National Vice President and Director of the Migration Institute of Australia
• Former Victorian President – Migration Institute of Australia
• Member, Law Council of Australia
• Member, Law Institute of Victoria
• Former Council Member – Law Institute of Victoria
• Associate Member, American Bar Association

Major projects

• As a Board member of the Migration Institute of Australia, Michael worked on the Australian Department of Immigration and Multicultural and Indigenous Affairs task force to develop the code of conduct now regulating the Australian immigration services industry. He was an inaugural member of the the Migration Agents Registration Authority and served on that authority from 1998 to 2002.
• He has successfully managed a large number of cases of business migration for senior and specialist executives.
• Clients include major international and Australian companies operating in the aeronautical, finance, telecommunications and other industries.