Shoeshone Posted April 27, 2013 Posted April 27, 2013 Hi, my wife and I are starting the Visa process and are looking to use an agent to act on our behalf. We have found one (The Immigration Advisory Service) and they offer to help you with employment in Oz, Has anyone used them before and if so What were they like to use as there offer seems too good to be true ! Any help will be good. Cheers.
Rupert Posted April 27, 2013 Posted April 27, 2013 I don't like the ones that offer to find jobs as well. Make sure you don't part with any money on the basis that they will find you a job.
kubby Posted April 27, 2013 Posted April 27, 2013 Hi, my wife and I are starting the Visa process and are looking to use an agent to act on our behalf. We have found one (The Immigration Advisory Service) and they offer to help you with employment in Oz, Has anyone used them before and if so What were they like to use as there offer seems too good to be true !Any help will be good. Cheers. I completely agree with Rupert. Go with them only if you are satisfied with their guidance on Visa application and not because they can help in finding a job. Personally, I think that it's a way of fooling people and making them believe that they can actually get you a job. cheers
Shoeshone Posted April 28, 2013 Author Posted April 28, 2013 Thanks for the advise folks, you have put my mind at ease as I was thinking that they were just after the extra money that they were going to charge and then say that they were unable to find me anything. I think that I will try another visa agent.
Team Edwards Posted April 28, 2013 Posted April 28, 2013 Thanks for the advise folks, you have put my mind at ease as I was thinking that they were just after the extra money that they were going to charge and then say that they were unable to find me anything.I think that I will try another visa agent. Maybe consider not using an agent and saving yourself some money! We applied for our visa with no agent and it was straight forward with no problems what so ever. Our visa was granted Feb 2011, we are making the big move in August! We also have friends who recently applied for a 175 visa themselves (no agent) and theirs was granted in just 12 weeks - amazing! It's a bit scary at the time of filling in forms and there is lots and lots of checking and double checking and triple checking... but we are glad we did it and saved ourselves a few grand! Good luck, exciting times ahead! x
Shoeshone Posted April 28, 2013 Author Posted April 28, 2013 Maybe consider not using an agent and saving yourself some money! We applied for our visa with no agent and it was straight forward with no problems what so ever. Our visa was granted Feb 2011, we are making the big move in August! We also have friends who recently applied for a 175 visa themselves (no agent) and theirs was granted in just 12 weeks - amazing! It's a bit scary at the time of filling in forms and there is lots and lots of checking and double checking and triple checking... but we are glad we did it and saved ourselves a few grand! Good luck, exciting times ahead! x It is the scary part that is making me look for an agent, I don't want to spend all that money and then find out that I have made a daft mistake and then have to start again. Which knowing me this will happen. Thanks for the advise though, may let my OH do the paperwork and I just pay the bill.
Colshy86 Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Hi there this is my first time posting on this forum, im not really too sure how to work this properly. I just want to ask of anyone has ever used or heard of the immigration advisory service and a mr Alexander beaufort williams? Thanks colin
Londongal76 Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Make sure anyone you do use is MARA registered.
wrussell Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Hi there this is my first time posting on this forum, im not really too sure how to work this properly. I just want to ask of anyone has ever used or heard of the immigration advisory service and a mr Alexander beaufort williams? Thanks colin Ask Google.
Raul Senise Posted February 4, 2014 Posted February 4, 2014 Maybe consider not using an agent and saving yourself some money! We applied for our visa with no agent and it was straight forward with no problems what so ever. Our visa was granted Feb 2011, we are making the big move in August! We also have friends who recently applied for a 175 visa themselves (no agent) and theirs was granted in just 12 weeks - amazing! It's a bit scary at the time of filling in forms and there is lots and lots of checking and double checking and triple checking... but we are glad we did it and saved ourselves a few grand! Good luck, exciting times ahead! x I respect you opinion and comments but believe that it also highlights the potential dangers of relying on such advice. The subclass 175 visa which you state your friends “recently” applied for has not existed since July 2012. The Regulations, process and costs back in 2011 when you applied were completely different to what they are today.
Team Edwards Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 ABA, you are right about the 175 visa. I thought I had corrected this within hours on my post after realising my friends applied for a 189 (as 175's had been stopped). My apologies... i do however stand by my comments that people could 'CONSIDER' not using an agent. Consider being the key word. I would like to think that people entering the whole visa process are not naive enough to 'rely' on comments on pio and use them more for guidance for further research. Of course it goes without saying that visas and costs change as years go by......unfortunately, that's the way of the world! Apologies, I don't 'do' debates on pio, Infact it's one the one thing I dislike about pio. It scares people off from making comments for people picking them top pieces! Thats said, well done you on the 175 visa info! I respect you opinion and comments but believe that it also highlights the potential dangers of relying on such advice. The subclass 175 visa which you state your friends “recently” applied for has not existed since July 2012. The Regulations, process and costs back in 2011 when you applied were completely different to what they are today.
Raul Senise Posted February 5, 2014 Posted February 5, 2014 ABA, you are right about the 175 visa. I thought I had corrected this within hours on my post after realising my friends applied for a 189 (as 175's had been stopped). My apologies... i do however stand by my comments that people could 'CONSIDER' not using an agent. Consider being the key word. I would like to think that people entering the whole visa process are not naive enough to 'rely' on comments on pio and use them more for guidance for further research. Of course it goes without saying that visas and costs change as years go by......unfortunately, that's the way of the world! Apologies, I don't 'do' debates on pio, Infact it's one the one thing I dislike about pio. It scares people off from making comments for people picking them top pieces! Thats said, well done you on the 175 visa info! Hi TE, I am not looking for a debate and respect your comments and right to give an opinion. I was simply highlighting the dangers of relying on second hand information. You would be surprised how many people I see who have lodged an application based on “but my friend said” or “I read on a website”, with disastrous effect.
Daniel McLeod Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 Hi cushy86 Did you find out anymore about Alexander Beaufort Williams? Thanks Daniel
Guest Brennie Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 Hi, my wife and I are starting the Visa process and are looking to use an agent to act on our behalf. We have found one (The Immigration Advisory Service) and they offer to help you with employment in Oz, Has anyone used them before and if so What were they like to use as there offer seems too good to be true !Any help will be good. Cheers. We have an amazing agent who has been very efficient & patient. Do you want there details?
LeeWilliams Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 We have an amazing agent who has been very efficient & patient. Do you want there details? Hi brennie, if you don't mind me asking, how much does hiring an agent cost?
wrussell Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 Hi brennie, if you don't mind me asking, how much does hiring an agent cost? Depends what you instruct the agent to do.
LeeWilliams Posted February 18, 2014 Posted February 18, 2014 Depends what you instruct the agent to do. i've done almost everything myself already. Trades assessment, EOI, IELTS. Just at the point of applying for SS through NT. I suppose it's just to make sure I sending the right documentation and fulfil the requirement in terms of writing my commitment letter. It would good for an agent to look over these things as I'm sure they deal with this all the time and know exactly what I need to be sending. but if it really is a waste of time I would like to hear anyone's opinions
Guest Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 I will just say I did my partner visa by myself. I even made a couple of errors and it was processed in a couple of weeks, which is way faster than normal. So personally I don't think agents are worth it unless you have a very different application, but each to their own
wrussell Posted February 19, 2014 Posted February 19, 2014 i've done almost everything myself already. Trades assessment, EOI, IELTS. Just at the point of applying for SS through NT. I suppose it's just to make sure I sending the right documentation and fulfil the requirement in terms of writing my commitment letter. It would good for an agent to look over these things as I'm sure they deal with this all the time and know exactly what I need to be sending.but if it really is a waste of time I would like to hear anyone's opinions The information you seek is on the NT website.
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