hotlips08

we are about to sign up with visa unit and give them a deposit of £1000. any one dealt with this agency and are they any good. as a £1000 is a lot to lose.

many thanks
hotlips08

yolandacharm

Don't know them, but find out if you get any come back if you fail, don't dign up unless you get your money back in event of not getting a visa, thats my advice anyway

Tiggs+Graz

a deposit of £1000 seems a lot to me - our total agency fees are not much more than that.
You need to make sure that any agency you use are MARA registered and personally i would always choose an agent who quotes a fixed fee - not one who bills by the item.

tiggs

Speargun

Never heard of them...personally Id agree totally deposit of a grand seems extortionate - Use Sue Tempany at Ian Harrops I cudnt praise more highly!! ....but just dont tell too many peeps!!!

joho

Do not sign up with this agency until you have checked them out. Go to this link to see where some people of been caught out. We paid £1k approx for our agency fees but this did not include visa application fee or skills assessment fee or medicals.

See link below for horror story

http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?t=418350

some recommended agents are

George Lombard
Alan Collett
Go Matilda

There are a few others but you will need to search for them on the immigration forum.

Whatever you do do not sign unitl you have read all the fine print. Go for an agent with a fixed fee is much better. a few days delay now could save you time and money later.

Jo

DrWho

As other posters have said, check the fine print over a few times... £1k upfront seems a lot... I'd be inclined to call a few others and get comparable quotes...

There's some names that come up all the time like George Lombard, Alan Collett and Ian Harrup (sp?). I've only experience with George Lombard who was excellent, as always it seems...

wargod

Go to Austime line and do a search on how many people have used that particular agency. Wont necessarily answer your question on how good they are, but compare that search with the other agencies mentioned it might give cause for concern!

furkew

I had a quick look at the site, and for an initial interview for 150.00 pounds, it seems quite expensive, also it doesnt state anywhere that the visa application is a flat rate or hourly rate being charged for the work.

I would be a little cautious. They seem legit enough, but it looks like it could be an expensive agent in the long run.

I have experience with the migration bureau, and they work on hourly rates, and that was a very painful experience, and I am now using gomatilda, and that is a flat rate for the application, and that is far cheaper. Look at a few of the suggested agents in this thread, they all come well recommended.

Paul.

hotlips08

thank you all for your replys and have got in touch with go matilda so fingers crossed.
many thanks
hotlips