Agent recommendations?

[Perthpops]

Hello,

 

Please can people recommend agents to use for our skilled/family visa?

Unfortunately we know someone who used a woman quite a few years ago who turned out to be a total con artist and took their money and left them without a visa. 

Thanks 

[Ausvisitor]

1 hour ago, Perthpops said:

Hello,

 

Please can people recommend agents to use for our skilled/family visa?

Unfortunately we know someone who used a woman quite a few years ago who turned out to be a total con artist and took their money and left them without a visa. 

Thanks 

There are a number who give out advice on these forums that are well respected

@paulhand @WESTLY @Raul Senise amongst others seem to be good reviews.

 

Be careful though when listening to others and their tales of woe, just engaging an agent doesn't mean you will be successful in gaining a visa, you still need to be truthful (career history, criminal record, qualifications etc.) and healthy and willign to put in the effort (collect paperwork, undertaking career skills assessments and maybe even an Englsih test). So it is possible to give you money to a really great agent and still be left without a visa...

(That said most good agents will tell you upfront if you have an excellent/good/ok/slim/no chance of a visa, but if you insist on applying they might still be willing to work with you so long as you understand that there might be little hope of a good outcome. Other agents may instead opt for a - "I don't think you will be successful so I won't take on the case regardless of how much you will pay")

[Marisawright]

11 hours ago, Perthpops said:

Please can people recommend agents to use for our skilled/family visa?

Unfortunately we know someone who used a woman quite a few years ago who turned out to be a total con artist and took their money and left them without a visa. 

I'm not surprised.  There are some real con artists out there.  Often the biggest con artists have the most impressive websites and make impressive promises.

As Ausvisitor says, we have a number of agents who visit these forums and offer free advice.  That in itself speaks to their character, I think.  They are:

https://www.suncoastmigration.com/

https://www.gomatilda.com/

https://www.ozimmigration.com/

You should book a one-off consultation first, where they will go through your circumstances and give you an honest appraisal of what your chances of success are.