Scottst Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 Are these fees unreasonable? Our Initial Assessment $500 Migration Authority Assessment $2,500 State Sponsorship Application $1,000 Application for EOI $2,500 Visa Application $2,000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 How complicated is the application - are they dealing with medical issues, children from other relationships etc? Who is the skilla ssessment with (I assume thats what you mean by Migration Authority Assessment - all skills assessment bodies have differing costs. Bit confused by the $2500 Application for EOI . It doesn't cost anything to lodge an EOI. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Gregan Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 It's unclear what these services refer to, and whether they are inclusive of Government fees. Regards, Richard Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottst Posted November 13, 2017 Author Share Posted November 13, 2017 Does not include government fees.. so also have to pay $5500 for a married couple with no children. The assesing authority is Australian Computer Society who's fee is also paid on top of this This is for a regional sponsored visa with Tasmania (also free to apply for). -these costs are solely for the agents work- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kevsan Posted November 13, 2017 Share Posted November 13, 2017 As a guide, our agents fees for a 190 VIC sponsored visa were £2.5k roughly in 2013/2014, so your figures appear a bit steep! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SD_MOA Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 Hello Scott, I recommend you get a couple of quotes so you are making an informed decision. Also The MARA publish a list of average Agents fees here. I hope this helps. Regards Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrussell Posted November 14, 2017 Share Posted November 14, 2017 19 hours ago, Scottst said: Are these fees unreasonable? Our Initial Assessment $500 Migration Authority Assessment $2,500 State Sponsorship Application $1,000 Application for EOI $2,500 Visa Application $2,000 Current professional fees: Preliminary case assessment Nil Detailed case assessment, if needed $190 Skills assessment application $1900 State sponsorship EoI/application $250 DIBP EoI $250 Visa application, for any number of applicants, $1200 Plus 10% GST for onshore applicants Please don't tell me I do not charge enough, I already know that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottst Posted April 7, 2018 Author Share Posted April 7, 2018 thank you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parley Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 Cheap doesn't usually mean good though. Getting the visa is the important bit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrussell Posted April 8, 2018 Share Posted April 8, 2018 If I ever have a finalised partner or skilled visa application refused , I shall let you know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scottst Posted April 8, 2018 Author Share Posted April 8, 2018 I have a few concerns about the service too, not just the price but I don’t want to rock the boat this late in the process. Once our visa has been finalised I will be taking it up with them and then MARA if need be. They told us that the Jul17 changes didn’t affect us, and it turned out that it massively affected us due to the main visa applicant turning 45 soon after. I found this information out 2 months later myself! So we were then on a very tight timeline. I then subsequently researched regional visas (not the agent!) as a quicker route to avoid being too old to apply. If we’d gone on our agents advice and “just waited” in the usual queue we’d have completely lost out as my husband is now 45 and the points didn’t come down to what we had, therefore we’d now be ineligible. Thakfully we got state sponsorship based on my own research, before his birthday (just) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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