Agent advice

Ian&Lou · 28-01-2007, 12:42 AM

Hi there,

My husband and I are just starting the process of moving to Oz (all fingers crossed). He is a plumber so should qualify fairly easily, so we've been told.

We have been in contact with a company called Visa Bureau - has anyone dealt with this company? We want to make sure that we are putting our money with the right people and making it as painless as possible! Any info you can give would be great.

We are hoping to move to either Brisbane or Townsville. We're visiting them in September to try and help decide, again anything you can tell us to help would be fab!

Lou

calNgary · 28-01-2007, 01:12 AM

Hiya we used Visa Bureau to get our visa ,they were absolutely brillant and really on the ball ,phone calls were nearly always taken when you rang or they phoned you back within the hour ,i would not hessitate to recommend this company especially Lauran Mennie if you can get her.
Cal x

Ian&Lou · 28-01-2007, 01:52 PM

Thank you Cal, thats really put my mind at ease!

I'll get the ball rolling now- exciting, but a bit scary! :D

Lou

leeandkellie · 29-01-2007, 07:28 PM

hi cal.
can u tell me plz how much that agent charges?

we dont have much coming in at the min and are thinkin about doing everything ourselves unless we can find a cheap agent.

cheers

NIGEL · 29-01-2007, 10:12 PM

Hi

we also used the visa bureau they were excellent from start to finish it took 7 months to get our 136 sub class visa highly recommend them can't remember fully how much but it did run into thousands maybe 3+ thats altogether medicals police checks blood x-rays.
good luck

karen :)

peggy · 29-01-2007, 10:42 PM

Hi Ian & Lou,
We (Peggy) and I (Lisa) used Visa Bureau also, and I too would recommend them. Our visa took a while to sort as details changed and things were added, and they were fab. Particularly Juliet Whitcombe. She kept in touch with us always, even if she didn't really have anything to tell us. But I must say it was quite expensive, more than I expected. £3000+, but when they give you an initial quote, they do break it down so you can see what you are paying for. I don't think I would have liked to have a go at doing it myself, and I am organised personified - the list queen.
They didn't charge us any extra for all the additional stuff we had to add.
So I am glad we used them, and Juliet rang me to let me know when our visa's were granted. And she seemed as thrilled as we were.
Lisa x

calNgary · 30-01-2007, 12:08 AM

hiya it cost us just over 3,000 gbp,and that was with a further medical ,they also did it in 7mth start to finish for us too ,,
Cal x

Ian&Lou · 01-02-2007, 12:02 AM

Thanks everyone - 7 mths wow that is fast! :shock: They told us it would probably take about 15 mths. 7 months would be handy though, as we have just booked a visit to Brisbane for September.

We have been quoted £3000+ as well, which I'm happy to pay if they do a great job.