Immigration Law
Desislava Hristova
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 2026 
Firm
Assent Migration Lawyers
1 Best Lawyers award
Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Dessie has always had a passion for immigration law and during her career she worked in Europe and Australia.
While she initially gained a Bachelor of Law from Sofia University, Bulgaria she followed this up with a Master of Law and Legal Practice from the University of Technology Sydney, Australia, and a Graduate Certificate in European Law and Legal Systems from University of Cambridge, United Kingdom.
She was admitted to practice as a solicitor of the Supreme Court of New South Wales and the Supreme Court of Victoria. Assent Migration Lawyers was founded by Dessie as principal to provide a highly personalised expert visa and immigration service.
Dessie is an active member of the Migration and Refugee Law Reform Committees at the Law Institute of Victoria, as well as being a member of the Law Council of Australia, and Migration Institute of Australia. Dessie has presented professional development training programs to migration agents and lawyers.
Firm
Assent Migration Lawyers
1 Best Lawyers award
Overview
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in Australia™ 2026 for work in:
- Immigration Law
News & Media
Additional Information
- Boutique is best
Assent Migration Lawyers is a boutique law firm that has won several awards including Best Boutique Law Firm Australasia from APAC Insider Magazine Legal Awards two years in a row (2023 & 2024). Now the company has been listed on Best Lawyers, which is widely regarded by clients and legal professionals as a significant honour, conferred on a lawyer by their peers.
As a boutique firm that only acts in immigration matters, Assent Migration offers expert, tailored support with a hand-picked team of highly qualified and caring multi-lingual lawyers (Cantonese, Mandarin, Italian, Bulgarian).
Assent Migration Lawyers provides professional guidance through all visa categories from departmental level to merits review appeals and judicial review stage.
Expert advice is offered for all visa categories: humanitarian, family, travel, study, skilled and employer nominated visas, and includes advice on applications lodgement and appeals.
The Assent Migration team offers individual solutions in one of the most complex areas of law, and one which is frequently amended at legislative and procedural levels. We value our ability to adapt quickly and expertly to these changes.
As we are a small boutique firm, we are friendly and flexible in our approach and experts in offering solutions. We employ modern cloud-based systems that enables us to streamline processes.
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