Choose a registered Australian migration agent for better visa success

What does the Australian Government propose: applying for a visa yourself or using a service for your application?

In reality, the Australian Government doesn’t favor either of those two options. They emphasized that that decision absolutely depends on the applicants.

The applicants can get more information, choose the suitable visa for them and prepare the required documents by themselves. If the applicants want to opt for an Australian migration agency, the Australian Government only suggests looking for a licensed agency to prepare the documents.

MARA is the most fundamental and the most important factor to identify if a migration agent is licensed by the government or not. MARA is the acronym for Migration Agents Registration Authority.

More specifically, MARN which stands for Migration Agents Registration Number represents the registration number provided by the Migration Agents Registration Authority. For instance, Mr Phong Cao – VEM’s professional migration consultant has his MARN: 1577877.

Beside that, an Australian migration agent should be a member of the Migration Institute of Australia (MIA). MIA also provides a registration number for its members. Specifically, Mr Phong Cao’s number is 12648.

Benefits of a good Australian migration services

All members of the MARA must follow the Code of Conduct. Thanks to that, applicants who choose an agency with MARN can receive these amazing benefits.

You need to understand that, if you apply for an Australian visa with a consultant who is not licensed by the Australian Government, you will not have the mentioned benefits! And if you and the service provider have a dispute or disagreement, MARA will not intervene or help you!

So, if you choose to use the Australian migration consulting service, you can consider choosing VEM! At VEM, the person who advises and prepares documents for its clients is Mr. Phong Cao (CEO of VEM).

Therefore, if you work with VEM, you will receive both professional support from experts and be protected by the Australian Government!

How to identify a company providing Australian migration consulting services that meet Australian standards

Perhaps you also see, currently, in your country there is a lot of information about reputable Australian immigration consulting agencies.

But did you know, many of them are founded and advised by people with experience living in Australia, not MARA? Or, those agencies just hire consultants with MARA to easily attract customers.

Therefore, before trusting and using their services, you should verify the credibility of the Australian immigration representative. First, check to see if the consultant is licensed by MARA or not and check to see if they are members of the MIA or not.

How to verify that a person is indeed licensed by MARA as an Australian migration consultant

A list of MARA licensed consultants is available on the Australian Government website. So verifying the information of a person on the list is very easy.

VEM will take Mr Phong Cao as an example to make it easier for you to imagine. Mr. Phong Cao’s MARN number is 1577877.

• Step 1: Access the list of registered consulting agents with the Australian Government via the link: https://portal.mara.gov.au/search-the-register-of-migration-agents/
• Step 2: Fill in the information of the person you need to check.
• Step 3: Select the Search command.
• Step 4: Get the result.

If the information of the person you need to verify is shown on the website, that person is truly a licensed Australian consultant.

The next step is to see if the consultant is a member of the Migration Institute of Australia.

How to verify a person is a member of the Migration Institute of Australia (MIA)

The website of the Migration Institute of Australia (MIA) allows users to access the list of members of MIA.

VEM will also give an example by checking the MIA code of Mr. Phong Cao. His code is 12648.

• Step 1: Access MIA’s website using the link: https://www.mia.org.au/.
• Step 2: Select the Find an Agent tab.
• Step 3: Fill in the information of the person you want to confirm and select the Search command.
• Step 4: Get the result. 

When the information of the person you are looking for shows results, VEM congratulates you! Because they are actually members of the Migration Institute of Australia.

If you have any problems with the above instructions, you should contact VEM! We are always ready to answer your questions so that you can start your visa application process as soon as possible with an Australian standard service!

Consequences of using the Australian migration consulting service of someone who is not licensed by MARA

If you experience the above consequences, you cannot sue them. This means that you will fall into a similar story of a customer who contacted VEM below.

Consequences of using an unprofessional Australian migration consulting service

Recently, many people have come to VEM with the desire to be helped by Mr. Phong Cao. Most of them have used other visa services from other agencies.

When they are asked why they need VEM’s help, many of them are willing to share their story. Among them, VEM was very sympathetic with the case of Ms. P.

She said: “Because I saw that VEM said it would charge a consultation fee”. She added: “The previous company claimed that their visa service is reputable. Also, I needed to apply for an Australian visa urgently. So when I saw on their website that they have a consultant licensed by MARN plus a free consultation, I registered for a consultation.”

Ms. P continued: “They have many offices here in Vietnam and the company has been running for quite a while. For those reasons, I agreed to let them carry out my visa application process. After submitting my application and waiting for a while, I didn’t receive any response from the company as well as from the DHA.

“After a while, there was a conflict within the company, then all customer records were also exposed. That’s when I knew that I had failed my visa and the results had been announced by DHA a long time ago. I was so shocked to find that I will be banned from applying for an Australian visa for the next 3 years!” she said.

I contacted the company, but I didn’t receive any support from them. A friend told me that if that company is licensed by the Australian Government, I can sue them for their bad services. But the company’s MARN turned out to be fake. That’s why the Australian Government can’t help me. I realized that not every free consultation always guarantees benefits. 

With VEM, I saw that it would charge a consultation fee. “After the recent scam, I immediately understood that you have a basis to confidently take customers’ fees. However, I still checked Mr. Phong Cao’s information first and found that he had a MARN number, moreover, a MIA code.

So I can confirm that your company is really a reputable Australian migration consulting company. Although there is a fee for your services, I am protected by the Australian Government, so I am willing to pay for a consultation.” Ms. P said.

Through this real story, VEM recommends that you carefully check the information of the consultant before using their Australian settlement consulting service.

Why does VEM charge for its consulting services?

The consulting fees are common in consulting agencies licensed by MARA. In fact, other licensed consultants around the world also charge for this service.

Moreover, this fee must be ensured to be fair and appropriate for customers (based on the provisions of the Code of Conduct).

Every day, VEM receives a lot of “calls for help” from clients who have fallen into the traps of unscrupulous Australian migration consulting agencies. Accordingly, we realize that by charging a consulting fee first, it will help strengthen the trust of our customers.

In particular, if the consultation is completed and the clients choose to continue the visa process with VEM, the consulting fee will be returned. Thus, the customer has absolutely nothing to lose.

VEM’s Australian visa service package

Nowadays, many companies provide a full package of Australian visa services. And in fact, they provide visa packages for many countries such as: UK, USA, Japan, Australia,etc.

At VEM, we also provide package visas. The difference is that VEM only assists clients in Australian visas!

The reason is because the head of VEM and directly supporting customers is expert Phong Cao. He is a member of the Australian Immigration Institute, licensed to advise by the Australian Government (MARA: 1577877, MIA: 12648).

He also currently runs VEM’s headquarters in Australia. Therefore, we believe that we have the ability to advise and support customers in an in-depth manner.

Currently, VEM’s package of Australian visa application services includes 6 “packages”.

Package 1: Australian Business and Investment visas

VEM’s Australian migration investment consulting service helps clients with the whole process from A to Z! Specifically, after you schedule a consultation, Mr. Phong Cao) will contact you to start consulting about how to start your investment in Australia.

If you are eligible, VEM will quickly help you prepare your application. If you are not eligible, VEM will re-evaluate your case and provide other solutions to your problems.

In case you don’t know, VEM has always been known as a reputable Australian migration agency in Ho Chi Minh City. Moreover, over the past 10 years, VEM is a well-known company in this field in Australia.

Check out this video and listen to Ms. Thu Giang Nguyen sharing her experience of applying for an Australian business and investment visa. With the support of VEM, Ms. Giang is now doing business smoothly in Australia with this visa:

Package 2: Australian Partner visas

After the announcement from the Australian Government that it would approve 72,300 marriage visas this year, many people contacted VEM for advice on this visa.

VEM concluded that clients who want to apply for a Partner visa belong to 2 groups.

• One is those who have known what type of visa is suitable for them and they need VEM to confirm their eligibility.
• Two are those who do not know much about Australia’s 3 partner visas (Subclass 300, Subclass 309, Subclass 820) and need more advice from VEM.

No matter which groups you belong to, VEM will give you dedicated advice and the most appropriate assistance.

For more information about those 3 types of Partner visas, check out this article about “How to choose a suitable Partner visa” on our website.

The information in this article may help answer some of your current questions.

If you want to learn from the experience of VEM’s client who has successfully applied for an Australian marriage visa, you shouldn’t skip the sincere sharing of Mr. Minh Phuong Pham.

Specifically, Mr. Phuong used VEM’s services to sponsor his wife with a Subclass 309 visa. Currently, the couple is living very happily in Australia:

Package 3: Australian Family visas

We can help you whether you want to apply for Parent visas, Child visas or Relative visas. If you don’t meet the requirements of the visa you want, Mr. Phong Cao will provide you with the most suitable solution during the consultation.

With more than 10 years of experience, Mr Phong Cao has enough professional knowledge and experience to confidently provide you with the solutions right away! Therefore, if you need assistance in Australian Family, make sure to contact VEM.

Check out the review of Ms. Thi Hoang Ngo – a client who has just used VEM’s consulting services.

Package 4: Australian Student visa

VEM understands that the majority of people applying for a Student visa want to work and settle down in Australia after graduation. Therefore, VEM has set out its mission to help Australian graduates move to permanent settlement!

When someone contacts VEM to ask for information on Australian student visa fees to compare service fees between agencies, VEM directly advises them. Specifically, we say that if clients want to apply for a visa to study then return to their home country, they should use the services of other agencies.

Because if it’s only studying abroad, the consultant doesn’t need a license from MARA. So anyone with experience in studying in Australia can support clients by their own experience.

In case you want a full migration pathway from graduation to Australian permanent residence, clients should choose VEM.

Mr. Phong Cao will not only advise on your overseas study, but also set up a specific route so that you can settle down after studying. This also means that your entire journey to Australia will be accompanied by VEM!

Package 5: Australian Visitor visas

Whether you want to apply for a Subclass 600 (non-working) or Subclass 462 (workable) Visitor visa, VEM’s Australian Tourist visa support service is available.

If you need to apply for a Subclass 600 visa, VEM will advise you thoroughly so that you can understand and experience all the benefits of this visa: tourism, visiting relatives and doing business. Because VEM realizes that there are many people who own this visa but do not know how to enjoy these wonderful benefits.

In addition, if you want to work during your stay in Australia, the Subclass 462 visa is your ideal choice.

Do you want to know what requirements you have been exempted from? And what is the current price of VEM’s Australian Visitor visa service? Is it suitable for you? Contact VEM to get your questions answered soon!

But first, let’s look at the review from Ms Diem Lin Truong – a client of VEM:

Package 6: Australian Skilled visas

If you need advice on Australia’s Skilled visa, you should consider using VEM’s Australian migration visa services! Specifically, the consultation to apply for a skilled visa at VEM takes place according to the following process:

• You can schedule a consultation appointment
• Mr Phong Cao evaluates your eligibility for the Skilled visa.
  • If you meet the requirements: Mr Phong Cao will assist and guide you to prepare documents.
  • If you are not satisfied: Mr. Phong Cao will provide a more suitable route. You will be advised to apply for another visa that is more suitable, which can help you apply for a Skilled visa to settle in Australia.
• The process of waiting for visa results and after being granted a visa will be accompanied by Mr. Phong Cao.

Check out our article about Skilled visa for more information.

You should also listen to the experience of Mr. Vu Phong Dan Dang – VEM’s client. He had encountered some difficulties and how he overcame them will certainly help you visualize your migration path to Australia:

Why does VEM deserve your trust?

Mr. Phong Cao is the person who directly supports you in the entire Australian visa application process. Should you be accompanied by VEM, can you be assured of the following benefits:

All of Mr. Phong Cao’s Australian migration consulting activities are managed by the Australian Government (MARA).

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