Registered Migration Agents - who they are and what they can?
Why should I use a registered migration agent?
Australia has long attracted skilled workers, qualified professionals and business persons from around the world seeking a better life for themselves and their families.
Also a lot of Australian businesses are getting more interested in hire high qualified, experienced professionals and trade skilled overseas workers.
Unfortunately, Australia's immigration rules are complex, strictly enforced and subject to change on a regular basis, sometimes even weekly! From one day to the next, nobody cannot be sure which regulations will apply to certain case.
The Australian Government has advised that changes to business visa regulations are likely to follow in the near future, so prospective employees should apply without delay to safeguard their opportunities to work and immigrate.
Essentially, the changes mean that it is now even more important for all local employers to be fully informed of changes in migration policy and rules under certain skilled visa, in order to achieve visa success for their trade skilled overseas employees.
However, in recent times, Government cutbacks have seen the closure or scaling back of many immigration sections at embassies, making it more difficult for intending settlers to obtain visa information and personalised assistance with the migration process.
This is why the half of all applicants for permanent residency visas are now using an officially-recognised migration agent, such as the Pacific Center Planet of Adventures , to process their visa application. Using a migration agent is now the accepted and most popular way to make a visa application.
Using a registered Migration Agent you will be informed of all the requirements of temporary work visa class (eg. 457). Also, your Migration Agent will take responsibility for seeing that the application is prepared correctly and the right documents are provided. The consultant will also follow up with the visa office after lodgement to minimise delays and comply with documentation requests.
The consultant will also keep you informed about the status of your application and about any relevant changes to policy or regulations that could affect the outcome. Because when you deal directly with a Migration Agent you maximise your chance of a successful outcome.
So, if you don't want to risk your future in loosing the best trade skilled overseas employees, you are recommended to consult a local Registered Migration Agent.
The immigration consulting industry in Australia has been formally recognised by the Migration Agents Registration Authority of Australia (MARA) and Migration Institute of Australia (MIA).
The Pacific Center Planet of Adventures is a member of MARA and is permitted to advise new settlers on all immigration and visa application matters, and is allowed to represent them in their dealings with the Government immigration authorities.
Today, most local companies and applicants now use migration agent, with the Pacific Center Planet of Adventures being the only one and well-known migration agency in Whitsundays.
As a client of the Pacific Center Planet of Adventures, whether corporate, small business or individual, you can expect the following:
- you will be informed by Piotr Ferenc, our Migration Agent, who deals with the Government immigration authorities on day – to – day basis, constantly monitors changes in immigration law and has access to the full library of immigration regulations;
- your immigration matter will be treated with the strictest confidentiality and dealt with in a professional and timely manner.
For further information please contact Piotr Ferenc, Migration Agent of Pacific Center Planet of Adventures by e-mail: piotr@australiahome.com.au