Protect Yourself from Migration Fraud

Bryann

From what I know, kasi dati naging option ko din kumuha ng migration agent, dapat lahat ng offices nun agent is nakalagay dun sa MARA website kapag sinearch mo yun pangalan nila. Hindi pwede yun reference lang nila. So that includes Philippine offices. Dapat yun sinasabi nilang office sa Cebu ay nakaregister din with MARA.

Take this guy for example, yun office niya sa Makati nakialagay din dun sa MARA site.

<a href="https://www.mara.gov.au/agent/ARDetails.aspx?ud=3759&FolderID=394">https://www.mara.gov.au/agent/ARDetails.aspx?ud=3759&FolderID=394</a>

Magaling magsalita sa email yan, pero kaduda-duda yun credibility. I'm not passing judgement but some people will do or say just about anything to get your money. Kaka-register lang din pala nya last January 2012.

I'm not promoting Respall's services but siya yun madalas ko makita sa mga forums. Alam ko meron pa isa, Pines ba yun? Maybe other members here have their recommendations as well.

thegoldenabz

@bryan..

Sir thank talaga sa information. It really help a lot.

Newbie kasi ako pagdating sa mga ganito. Pero gusto ko po talagang magwork sa Australia kasi pangarap ko po iyan. I will try to contact Respall's office for inquiries.

Another thing po pala, talaga po bang in demand sa Australia ngayon ang mga IT related jobs? Kasi yun din po ang sinabi sa akin ng immigration consultancy eh. Naninigurado lng po.

Thank you and more power

by the way ngreply na si migration agent, ito yung cinabi nya:

Dear Abby

Thank you for the enquiry This email is to introduce myself as a registered migration agent in Australia and I have received your enquiry through my personal email account. Please find my answers as follow in response to your queries accordingly.

I recently went to Global Visas website to go through the free assessment and someone from Global Visas based in the Philippines whose name is John Paul Pacheco from Cebu City called me and told me how the process works. He said that I will need a work permit in Australia and need to pay Php100,000 (more or less 3000AUD) for the processing fee and that global visas will assist me in finding an employer in Australia. He also said that global visas will make sure that I have the job order first before departing to Australia and that I will not pay for anything aside from the processing fee. - 1.Yes, you need to job offer for a temporary work visa in Australia. 2.I have no idea how much you will get charged in Philippines. 3. Global Visas have a service called IES (International Employment Service) but we do not look for a job for you. We will put your qualification, experience etc together and get your CV nicer and better but there is no guarantee ("make sure") you will get a job offer. 4. There is application fee for the Asutralian Dept. which depends on the visa types.

It seems to good to be true. I do not think that I will only pay P100,000 (P100,000 is quite big to be honest with you but if this is really legit then I would like to try). - There is application fee for the Asutralian Dept. which depends on the visa types.

I would like to know if you as the migration agent had experienced assisting migrants/workers from the Philippines and if these people where successful enough in landing Australian jobs. Having known that Global Visas Australia is currently registered in MARA is a breather to me however I want to make sure that your counterpart(s) here in the Philippines also has the same credibility as yours. It's been my dream to live and work in Australia so I'm sourcing any possible means just to grab it. - 1. Yes, certainly, there are many Filipinos successfully completed therir visa application process and currently in Australia (many of my clients) but it is also true not everyone from Philippines are successful. 2. I have no idea if there is anybody in Cebu office are MARA licensed (you need to check) and IMPORTANLY, please note, unless the case (application) comes in to my desk and (physically) reviewed by myself, that case has got nothing to do with me.

Hope I have answered your enquiry.

Thank you.

Best wishes

Tony Min

Client Services Manager

Tel: +61 (02) 9280 4448

Email: tony.mi@globalvisas.com

Web: www.globalvisas.com

Bryann

@thegoldenabz

There you go. Yun nag-email sa iyo is legit, and andun un email nya in globalvisas.com sa signature niya. So ang issue na lang is yun sa Cebu, I think they are just using his identity from what I understand in his response.

k_mavs

Parang ang dami na talagang scammers ngayon. If me budget ka naman at wala kang time para mag ayos ng papers personally might as well inquire for the services of respall. Medyo mahal lang nga pero at least may mga successful applicants na silang napapunta ng Oz. Good luck sayo!

thegoldenabz

Ngtanong din ako sa iba pang mga forums at yung nga scam nga daw itong agency sa Cebu. Hay... buti na lng at kung hindi goodbye 100k...

I called Respall din at hinihintay ko pa feedback nila kasi they requested me to send my resume for their evaluation. Sa tingin nyo kaya mga magkano ang magagastos for their services?

k_mavs

Yung qoute po nila akin dati is 3000 Aud. Professional fee pa lang po yun plus yung visa fee (2960 Aud) plus skills assessment fee. This is way back 2009. Kaya po di ko na rin na pursue yung services nila kasi sobrang mahal. Pero kung may budget ka nga at can afford mo the go ka na lang sa kanila. 😃

mokona14

waaahhh scamer po ba global visa???sila pa nmn nakuha kong agent🙁 wag nmn po sana 🙁

k_mavs

@mokona14 Ngek! problema po ata yan. pero ang sabi nila naman yung office na nasa cebu ata yung parang me problema. Check mo na lang po ulit.

mokona14

🙁 huhuhuhu pero sana nmn po hindi,.hindi ko pa po kasi complete ung mga docs ko,.pero everyday po sila nagfofolow up sakin,.ask po nila ako lage kung may nauplod n ko n docs,.tas lage din sila call sa jowa ko sa aus,.tas nung nag partial payment nmn po kme is my receipt nmn po sila na binigay,. 🙁

darmah6841

@thegoldenabz same case here po, recently offered by the same person and company. Sobrang thankful po ako I found this forum kasi nasagot ang queries ko whether to pursue my application with them or not. Relieved na ako. 🙂

mokona14

still praying po na hindi,.malapit na kasi me makakumpleto ng mga docs,.goodluck nlang kung scam nga yun or not,.no choice na ko eh,.basta pray pa din🙂

Bryann

@mokona14

For peace of mind, contact the MARA agent they are associated with. Kasi if they are not MARA registered, they are not legally allowed to offer migration services to Australia. They can give you advice yes, pero yun na ginagawa ng mga tao dito sa forum. And best of all, it's free.

Pero yun nga po, advice ko po sa inyo is ask them for their MARA registered number. And then yun agent, ask him if affiliated sya sa agency na yan sa Cebu.

mokona14

nag email na nga po ako eh (tony.mi@globalvisas.com),.but till now wala pong reply,.pero ung mga docs nman po is inaupload ko po sa mismong website na binigay nung registered mara agent,.(www.globalvisas.com) iimail ko nalang po ulit,.thanks po godbless satin 🙂

mokona14

nag reply na po,.and kinonfirm nia po na isa ang cebu sa branches nila,. 🙂 buti naman,. good luck nalang sa pag aayos ng papers namen 🙂 goodluck po sating lahat 🙂 godbless 🙂

cezk08

@mokona14

i have also applied sa global visas though sa canada yung inapplyan ko.:-) what's the name of your consultant? Actually im still having second thought kasi lalo na nakita ko yung pinost ni thegoldenabz about sa reply ni tony min na there is no guarantee na they will get you a job offer..u applied for working visa ryt?musta na progress ng case mo?

Your response would be highly appreciated. Thank you so much.

Bryann

Well thats good. Okay din na they are being honest and not giving you false hope sa job offers.

mokona14

@cezk08 gathering docs palang po kasi me,.pero super update po sila,.lage po tumatawag para tanungin kung nakuha ko n ung mga docs,kakarelease lang kasi ng passport ko,.then konting docs nalang po maglalodge na po kme 🙂 hope na maging positive ^_^ ang consultant ko is sylvester and case manager ko is reileen,.lahat naman po ng mga agent is hindi ginagarantee na magrant and maipasok sa work but they will help po para makakuha ng work 🙂 goodlak po sa inyo.,

janelle7

I agree with those who say that the services of a migration agent are not required. I applied by my own capacity (sariling sikap) and it wasn't that difficult. The only tedious part is getting all the documents. Once you have that, you're good to go...plus the money, of course! HAHAHAHA!

TotoyOZresident

<blockquote rel="janelle7">I agree with those who say that the services of a migration agent are not required. I applied by my own capacity (sariling sikap) and it wasn't that difficult. The only tedious part is getting all the documents. Once you have that, you're good to go...plus the money, of course! HAHAHAHA!</blockquote>

I agree with you.

di naman kailangan talaga ng MARA (sabi sa video sa itaas - di rin ito guarantee to approved visa kahit may MARA) basta tyaga lang na intindihin ang mga guidlines sa immi.gov.au. tulad ko ako ang nag lodge ng visa ko.

Pero kung wala talagang time at sometimes may mga information dun na ang hirap intindihin o ipaliwanag, kung kailangan din ng guide at may budget naman to pay fees in MARA mas makakabuti din kumuha pa rin ng MARA. Basta siguraduhin certified MARA.

Puede din naman magtanung sa MARA ng mga basic na tanung libre lang nman yun. pero kung kukunin mo na service nila dun mo na kailangan magbayad.

cheers

Bryann

@mokona14

Hi is your visa application going? I stumbled upon this post while browsing different forums..

http://www.studyconnect.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28712

It's about Global Visas.

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