Help with Choosing Agent

NTH SHARMAN · 17-01-2007, 10:42 AM

Help !!
We are at the stage where we want to choose the right Agent to handle our migration.
We have three in mind which are 1.Ian Harrop Associates 2.Visa-Go and 3. Global Visas. The fees for all of them are roughly the same so does anyone have any Good or Bad experiences with any of these. Can anyone recommend one of these agents or another agent you have used.
Thanks...

gazza · 17-01-2007, 11:26 AM

Hi there,

I don't know much about the other agents although I recognise the names as given by other members on this site. We are currently using a company called Australian Visas, in Windor, SL4 1YB. The lady is called Sonja Rakus, she is Australian and also a lawyer so can sign necessary paperwork. Her fee is £1440 payable in stages, she has been very helpful and prompt with us so far anyhow!

Check out her website at www.australiavisas.co.uk or contact her on tel: 01753 752 444

My doctor recommended her as she is a personal friend, so that gave me confidence in handing over my money!!

Good luck :D

Nicki Kefford · 17-01-2007, 01:53 PM

Hi there,
We are in the process of main application and are using migration agents Complete Migration Solutions based in Perth, which we met at the Emigrate show in Sandown, Epsom last March.
They have been excellent to date - plenty of emails and correspondence when due, informing us of every stage we are at. Our allocated agent even informs us when she is on holiday etc!!
Let me know if you'd like their website address, or go onto Google Australia and type in their name.

By the way, would recommend a trip to the Emigrate Show in
March. Loads of people there to give info and advice.

Best of luck!

Nicki

mrsmac · 17-01-2007, 09:44 PM

Of the three you have mentioned, I would say either Ian Harrop or Visa-Go. Both tend to offer different levels of service for their fee, so you need to decide how much you want your agent to do for you. Both have really solid reputations so why not phone them and speak to the agent who will be handling your case - you can get a fairly good measure of a person this way. Good luck.

hantsfamily1 · 18-01-2007, 12:22 AM

Hi

We have used Go Matilda and have found them to be excellent so far.

Good tip about the Epsom show, we went last year and there are loads of good contacts there.

Mick

ALVA · 18-01-2007, 08:33 AM

We used Ian Harrop and found him very helpful, he told us what the cost was going to be and that is exactly what it was ! We got our visa granted last year and had very little to do as they took care of everything and every time i rang up to ask another silly question that were great

NTH SHARMAN · 18-01-2007, 10:49 AM

Thanks for all the replies hope we choose the right one

Neil........

Gollywobbler · 19-01-2007, 09:39 PM

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Originally Posted by mrsmac

Of the three you have mentioned, I would say either Ian Harrop or Visa-Go. Both tend to offer different levels of service for their fee, so you need to decide how much you want your agent to do for you. Both have really solid reputations so why not phone them and speak to the agent who will be handling your case - you can get a fairly good measure of a person this way. Good luck.

I wouldn't use Visa-Go unless the case is so straightforward that it will practically do itself. The minute a case becomes complex, their deplorable lack of in-depth knowhow becomes apparent. They have landed a friend of mine in a hell of a mess through their sheer ignorance of a subject they are supposed to be experts about.

Cheers

Gill

mrsmac · 21-01-2007, 08:42 PM

I think it's pretty harsh to say something like that about someone if you have never dealt with them personally. Maybe your friend has had an issue with this company - that doesn't give you the right to say something so general and so slanderous. You are pretty quick to judge. All the comments I have read from people who have actually dealt with this company seem quite satisfied.

Gollywobbler · 21-01-2007, 09:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mrsmac

I think it's pretty harsh to say something like that about someone if you have never dealt with them personally. Maybe your friend has had an issue with this company - that doesn't give you the right to say something so general and so slanderous. You are pretty quick to judge. All the comments I have read from people who have actually dealt with this company seem quite satisfied.

Hi

This outfit is WRONG about Australian Law on this occasion. The result is that their client's application for a visa will be refused unles their client manages to pull off a minor miracle despite this utterly dangerously incompetent Agent.

The Truth, Fair Comment and Justification are all absolute defences to allegations of defamation. This couple are welcome to try to sue me. I will put them out of business.
Cheers

Gill