tvw410 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Hi there, its my first blog so here goes, been back in Australia for 3 months and I want to bring my British girlfriend here to live and maybe marry. I found a migration company on google that specialises in getting Visa's for partners and possible marriages, but one of my work colleagues has warned me that I should use an Australian government registered company as he had a bad experience with a unregistered company. I have checked this company out who claim to be "Global" and it turns out they may be in the USA or they also have a UK address. they also want me to pay up front by credit card which worries me if they aren't in Aus as they could just take the money and run. Has anybody got experience with this and what was the best result ?? I read on another blog site that you should use a local company and my work mate has referred me to somebody here in Chatswood that got them through in record time. any suggestions welcome please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LKC Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 You should check to see that they are MARA registered. You can do that here https://www.mara.gov.au/. IF you click on 'Consumer Information' you should be able to search for the agent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eng32 Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Never use a company that's not MARA registered. You will have absolutely no come back if things go wrong. There are many good agents about both in the UK and Aus. There are a few highly recommended agents that post on this site. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 6, 2013 Share Posted September 6, 2013 Use a reputable MARA registered agent only. If you are in Aus then one like Go Matilda is a good place to start. Plenty of others also. I'd always say do research on any company before you part with any cash. Check reviews, feedback on here using the search feature or ask if people have used them or who they could recommend. Lots of people recommend the one I mentioned above but there are others. There are a couple of options if you are considering either a PMV or a partner visa (if you have PR according to the website, that is for both). I don't know if you'll qualify for a partner visa, you'll have to see. If you go the PMV route you do *have* to marry within the timeframe given for the visa else it'll mean your partner will have to leave Aus as I understand it. What visa type are you on? http://www.immi.gov.au/migrants/family/family-visas-partner.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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