Migration Agent

aston · January 2012

Hello po sa inyong lahat. I am new in this forum. I am based in Singapore.
Merun ba kayong marerecommend na agent here. Me and my husband are quite busy with our job and 2 kids kaya kelangan talaga namin ng magga guide. Thanks in advance!
Gusto sana namin mabeat yung July 2012 na changes.

mikai · January 2012

Hi Aston,

Try globalvisas, sila agent ko, mukhang ok naman, naka base nga sa Australia mismo yung agent na naasign sakin. Marami silang branches, meron sa sg...

Singapore

36 Robinson Road,
Suite 13-01,
City House
068877
Singapore

Ito website nila : www.globalvisas.com/

aolee · January 2012

mikai, mura ba dyan? kanu quote sayo?

mikai · January 2012

80k yung quote nila for the whole family, mas mura ata pag single. that was dec2010 pa, so not sure if tumaas ba rate nila ngayon.

aolee · January 2012

skilled independent po ba yan? if yes super mura po nya!

nono · February 2012

Abg Mura po nyan.. Usually 3500 - 5000 AUD depende sa agnet pero di bumaba nang 3500 yang mga yan.

mikai · February 2012

yes, 175 skilled independent.

mokona14 · February 2012

hello po,.refer me nman n magaling and trusted na agent:) para makapag start na po kame

luzon area po sana or ung malapit don

thanks so muchhhh

Bryann · February 2012

Respall is okay from reviews I've read here and sa other forums.

k_mavs · February 2012

Respall is okay from reviews I've read here and sa other forums.

Medyo mahal din yung fees kay Respall, I think mas mahal pa sa visa fee ng skilled independent yung singil nila, about 3000Aud yung singil nila dun. di ko lang alam kung sa case nyo @mokona14 if how much yung estimate nila sayo.

Bryann · February 2012

@k_mavs
Yup medyo mahal nga. I've yet to see a migration agent na mura ang singil, na MARA registered sila.

k_mavs · February 2012

@Bryann Respall aksi yung dati kong kinuha na agent way 2009 pa. Parang naisip ko kung saan ako kukuha ng ganung kalaking halaga para sa agent fee at visa fee.kaya nga na delay na yung application ko for Oz. hehe. last 2010, i've met an agent who is active in answering immigration queries sa other forum na phil.com.au site. Ayun kinontact ko siya at nalaman ko yung fees nya for the visa application which is almost less than half what Respall is asking.

So i opted to get her services and ngayon tuloy tuloy na. Right now i would be lodging my visa this coming March with her help.

Bryann · February 2012

@k_mavs
Wow that's great. Madami nga sila dun nag-a-advertise ng services nila like si pinoyau.

k_mavs · February 2012

@Bryann Oo nga madami sila dun. Pero yung din kay pinoyau mahal din.hehe. Saka diba si pinoyau yung nagreklamo dito sa site na to na baguhin yung name kasi ginaya daw yung gamit nya na pinoyau na username.Hahaha.

aolee · February 2012

@k_mavs hahaha oo nga pinapa-stop ang pag gamit ng pinoy australia. cya daw ang may ari ng name na yun dahil sya raw ang nag register ng name (kung san man cya nagregister),
but according to http://abr.business.gov.au staff (parang DTI)-- registering a business name doesn't give you the right to own this name, If you want to protect your business name from use by a competitor, you'll need to register it as a trade mark. You can then control the use of the name or any part of the name.

nung nagcheck ako sa ipaaustralia hindi naman naka trademark ang pinoy australia e :P

k_mavs · February 2012

@aolee Kaya nga sir.Dapat pinagawan niya nito "PINOYAU® or PINOYAU™ or PINOYAU©". hehehe.

mokona14 · February 2012

mas mura pa po yan,.kasi ung unang napagtanungan ng jowa ko is 5k AUD ,.waaa

Respall is okay from reviews I've read here and sa other forums.
Medyo mahal din yung fees kay Respall, I think mas mahal pa sa visa fee ng skilled independent yung singil nila, about 3000Aud yung singil nila dun. di ko lang alam kung sa case nyo @mokona14 if how much yung estimate nila sayo.

eheheheh

thanks po sa mga reply nio,.nabasa ko po sa taas ung globalvisas,.mahal po b don???or worth it nman kahit medyo mahal??trinay ko kasi ung visa assessment nila via internnet,.ayun kakatawag lang po sakin

sa cebu ung branch nila,.pero ang main dw nila is UK tas ang dame sa ibat ibang bansa,.todo slang eh Filipino nmn pala,.ahahahah pinagtripan ako :P pero hope na maging okey naman kung sa kanila nga kme matuloy

or any suggestion po na mas better sa knila?? thanks po god bless

mikai · February 2012

Hi mokona14, sa globalvisas Php80k yung quote nila pag family, lesser if single. ok naman, yung nag handle ng case namin ay taga australia, so madali nya lang macontact ang DIAC pag may kailangan. Yung sa kaibigan ko naman taga africa nag handle ng case nya, ok lang din naman ata.

mokona14 · February 2012

@mikai thanks sa reply

so madami talagang nag pa ayos sa knila

good news po un:) pero so kahit sa pinas taga ibang country ung nag ayos,.hmmm sana smen taga dito nalang,.ahahahah

80k po lahat2 na po un???not bad,.kasi kung 3k po nasa 100+ po

ung mga kakilala nio po okey n po b ung visa nila

wisha · February 2012

mas mabilis po ba mabibigyan ng visa pag nagpatulong sa agent? may nakausap din kasi akong migration agent, sa makati naman, 3500AUD ang professional fee. namamahalan ako. kasi mas mahal pa sa visa fee na 2960 for subclass 175. hehe.

mokona14 · February 2012

sabi nila po parehas lang,.bale pag nag agent kalang po sila po ung kokontak sa DIAC,.ganun po pagkakaintindi ko hah,.bat po ang mahal???? kme po ang quote lang po smen is 1500aud tas package na po un,.lahat2 n po,.

mickey · February 2012

@mokona14 sino po agent nyo? Au based din ba? Tnx 

mokona14 · February 2012

sylvester po,.nope pinoy po,.anu po kaya ung package na un??iba po b ung bayad sa visa and visa processing or isa lang po un??di ko pa po masyadong ka clarify,.hope na maging okey ang lahat,.need palang ng cenomar sa fiance visa,,

aussie2x · March 2012

may kakilala din ako n gumamit ng agent 45,000php pero fiancee visa un.
by the way, malaking tulong ang agent kc gagawa cla ng submission which is i point oout nila ung regulations at same library sila ng case officer.

mokona14 · March 2012

bat ang mura po??smen po fiance din po,.pero kasama baby nmen,.70K po sa peso,.tas medyo natakot pa ko,.may nabasa kasi ako sa kablia n iniemal nia dw ung naka register sa MARA tas parang hindi ata connected ung global visa sa knia,.pero wag nmn sana,.inimail ko din eh wla pang reply,.sana magreply sa monday,.

its_lein · July 2012

hi, anyone familiar with www.liveinaustralia.com? ok po kaya ito na agent? kinakabahan po ako i know its too late pero gusto ko lang po malaman if merong nakapag try sa inyo na agent yong liveinaustralia. Thank you po.

LadyVA · July 2012

Hello,

Newbie here. Just my two cents. We're currently using Respall as our immigration agent. We are a family of four. They first assessed our family's chances of being granted a visa. Their professional fees are a little steep, $3000 in total. We shopped around for other immigration agencies, but were leery because of all the scams out there. The other two agencies we went to were not as professional as Respall. At one point we were being interviewed by a secretary because his boss stepped out, and he was providing uncertain, uninformed and even flat-out wrong answers to our questions. We hot-footed it outta there, checked Respall's MARA registration, and signed with them the next day.

They gave us a list of documents for the ACS skills assessment (Systems Analyst). They also provided us with formats of detailed employment description letters that my husband's supervisors signed. This is in lieu of the detailed COE that his company understandably refuses to provide because it breaks confidentiality. I'm sure it was more than the ACS website asks for, but my husband received a favorable assessment in just 15 days. They're professional fee for the Skills Assessment alone is a staggering $1500, but it came with peace of mind and noticeably less stress for us if we had done it ourselves.

I suggest that if you already have a Favorable Skills Assessment (or plan to do it yourselves), you can skip this and just get their services for lodging your EOI thru DIAC, until you get your visa granted. Save yourselves the $1500. In our case, we were extremely busy with the kids and hubby's overseas assignment, so getting an immigration agent was our best bet.

We are not in Pinas, but they keep in constant touch with us and are generous with information. They go at the pace you want, again, in our case, we asked them to stop because of a death in the family and other overseas assignments. Today, they just lodged our online application for SS in SA. They tell us it's 8 weeks processing thru SA, and then another 3-5 months processing thru DIAC until a visa is granted.

Whew! Sorry for the long post, but I hope it at least helped someone. If you have any questions, just ask. I'm generous with information, as you can see.

At marunong pala ako mag Tagalog, so feel free to ask.

God bless and good luck to everyone!

jhiela23 · July 2012

Hi @LadyVa, a week ago we talked to one of the agent of Respall for initial assessment and then for more detailed assessment we need to pay P1,000. Anyways, sabi nya mga around AU$ 3,000 nga ang prof fee nila, but you mentioned na you pay AU$1500 iba pa ba yun sa prof fee nila? My husband is preparing for IELTS and then if the result is good, we are ready for the Skills assessment. Ang respall ba ang naghanap sa inyo ng sponsorship or nag EOI din kayo?salamat

LadyVA · July 2012

Reply to @jhiela23:
Yes, I think we did pay around P500-P1000 for their detailed assessment, you get a lot of info then without committing to a contract. Ask as much as you can!

The $3000 professional fee is split into three payments, the first $750 we paid when we signed the contract. This covers their professional fee in guiding you through the skills assessment process. They lodge the application for you, and handle any queries. This does not cover whatever fee the assessing authority will charge you. A percentage of the initial $750 is refundable if you do not get a favorable response to the skills assessment. However, if you get a favorable response, you are required to pay the next $750.

You can then choose to continue with the lodging of the EOI thru DIAC. You will need to pay them another $1500 for their PF before they can lodge. Iba pa to sa application fee ng DIAC. So total professional fee nila is $3000. Sila na mag nonotarize ng mga documents and mag CTC kung kinakailangan kasi registered notary si Respall. Medyo mabigat nga, ang samin lang, kailangan lang na may mag asikaso at may peace of mind kami.

Dapat dun kami sa skilled independent. Ang case namin kulang yung points ng asawa ko sa IELTS, isang part dun 6.5 lang sya, e tinatamad na sya mag IELTS ulit. Naka 2 takes na sya dito sa Germany, di sya nakaka review tapos lagi sya busy at out of town. Respall asked us if we wanted to go by the state sponsorship route, SA ang available. So we did the research and we gave them the go signal. Hintay na lang, di naman kami nagmamadali.

Kung gusto nyo, kayo mag asikaso nung skills assessment nyo. Yung IELTS madali lang kung sa Pinas kayo mag take, mas mura pa. Tanungin mo sila kung pwede dun sa lodgement ng EOI na lang kayo tulungan para $1500 lang bayaran nyo PF.

Hope this helps!

Nico_AU_Dream · July 2012

Reply to @LadyVA:
Hello po... Kamusta kabayan? DLSU-D din Alma mater ko (Batch 2002). Dito ako ngayon nakabased sa Abu Dhabi. Dahil din sa tight ang sched ko sa work talagang need ko help ng agent. Dalawa pinagpipilian ko kabayan yung sa NASC na dito nakabased sa Abu Dhabi at yung Respall. Actually medyo mababa yung Professional fee na NASC pero parang mas matimbang sakin ang Respall. Sa Case nyo po ba with Respall pinapa-courier nyo pa sa kanila yung documents nyo [like Orig certificates & other docs.] or most po scanned copy lang? Naiisip ko po kasi kung pipiliin ko ang Respall di po ba inconvinient ang pagsend & receive ng docs form here to Philippines or vice versa? Si Ms. Joy din po ba yung naghahandle sa inyo? Salamat po

langgam37 · July 2012

Reply to @Nico_AU_Dream: Kabayan, I wouldn't recommend NASC - Canada talaga ang forte nila. And I believe they're not registered Migration Agents (MARA). I know somebody na skills assessment pa lang unsuccessful na.