Agent advice
Apr 24th 2005, 7:01 am
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Agent advice
Hi all,
A freind of mine has been asking me for some details about emmigration, he is applying for a skilled 136 (we have our skilled 136 visa).
The thing I was concerned about was he said that they have been speaking to an agent who is asking for £4000 + Australia fees on top as well as paying for the medical. The agents want £2000 of this money upfront.
When he was telling me this I started to think of some of the horror stories you hear about bad agents.
So can anyone please let me know of any good or bad experiances you have had or heard of with Visa Plus Relocation Limited.
Thank you.
Sarah.
A freind of mine has been asking me for some details about emmigration, he is applying for a skilled 136 (we have our skilled 136 visa).
The thing I was concerned about was he said that they have been speaking to an agent who is asking for £4000 + Australia fees on top as well as paying for the medical. The agents want £2000 of this money upfront.
When he was telling me this I started to think of some of the horror stories you hear about bad agents.
So can anyone please let me know of any good or bad experiances you have had or heard of with Visa Plus Relocation Limited.
Thank you.
Sarah.
Apr 24th 2005, 7:09 am
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Re: Agent advice
Originally Posted by sarah & mark
Hi all,
A freind of mine has been asking me for some details about emmigration, he is applying for a skilled 136 (we have our skilled 136 visa).
The thing I was concerned about was he said that they have been speaking to an agent who is asking for £4000 + Australia fees on top as well as paying for the medical. The agents want £2000 of this money upfront.
When he was telling me this I started to think of some of the horror stories you hear about bad agents.
So can anyone please let me know of any good or bad experiances you have had or heard of with Visa Plus Relocation Limited.
Thank you.
Sarah.
A freind of mine has been asking me for some details about emmigration, he is applying for a skilled 136 (we have our skilled 136 visa).
The thing I was concerned about was he said that they have been speaking to an agent who is asking for £4000 + Australia fees on top as well as paying for the medical. The agents want £2000 of this money upfront.
When he was telling me this I started to think of some of the horror stories you hear about bad agents.
So can anyone please let me know of any good or bad experiances you have had or heard of with Visa Plus Relocation Limited.
Thank you.
Sarah.
Neil
Apr 24th 2005, 7:11 am
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Re: Agent advice
Originally Posted by sarah & mark
Hi all,
A freind of mine has been asking me for some details about emmigration, he is applying for a skilled 136 (we have our skilled 136 visa).
The thing I was concerned about was he said that they have been speaking to an agent who is asking for £4000 + Australia fees on top as well as paying for the medical. The agents want £2000 of this money upfront.
When he was telling me this I started to think of some of the horror stories you hear about bad agents.
So can anyone please let me know of any good or bad experiances you have had or heard of with Visa Plus Relocation Limited.
Thank you.
Sarah.
A freind of mine has been asking me for some details about emmigration, he is applying for a skilled 136 (we have our skilled 136 visa).
The thing I was concerned about was he said that they have been speaking to an agent who is asking for £4000 + Australia fees on top as well as paying for the medical. The agents want £2000 of this money upfront.
When he was telling me this I started to think of some of the horror stories you hear about bad agents.
So can anyone please let me know of any good or bad experiances you have had or heard of with Visa Plus Relocation Limited.
Thank you.
Sarah.
I have never seen a bad word about these two companies on this site...
http://www.austimmigration.com.au/
http://www.gomatilda.com/
Good luck with their application.
R.
Apr 24th 2005, 7:14 am
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Re: Agent advice
[QUOTE=neil.b]Sorry, but I haven't heard of them, but the charges do seem a bit too steep. Do a search on the immigration forum for agents, as I'm sure you will find one alot cheaper.
I am using ASA Migration and they let you pay in stage payments and it is a lot cheaper than this for the full service. There are also other companies around some post on this forum Go Matilda etc.
I am using ASA Migration and they let you pay in stage payments and it is a lot cheaper than this for the full service. There are also other companies around some post on this forum Go Matilda etc.
Apr 24th 2005, 7:17 am
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Re: Agent advice
Haven't heard of them either.
Definetly sounds a bit expensive, also half the money up front sounds a bit dodgy.
Our accumulative fees (including TRA) with OE Visa's dont even come close to that.
Think the best advice is to do a bit of reasearch and they will definetly find someone cheaper.
Greig
Definetly sounds a bit expensive, also half the money up front sounds a bit dodgy.
Our accumulative fees (including TRA) with OE Visa's dont even come close to that.
Think the best advice is to do a bit of reasearch and they will definetly find someone cheaper.
Greig
Apr 24th 2005, 7:18 am
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Re: Agent advice
I am using ASA Migration and they let you pay in stage payments and it is a lot cheaper than this for the full service. There are also other companies around some post on this forum Go Matilda etc.[/QUOTE]
Paying in stage payments seems like a very good idea. If you decide not to go through with it at any stage, at least you haven't wasted a shed load of money.
Noticed that you are heading for Adelaide.I've got a Hema map of Adelaide and region which you can have (free) if you are interested.
Neil.
Paying in stage payments seems like a very good idea. If you decide not to go through with it at any stage, at least you haven't wasted a shed load of money.
Noticed that you are heading for Adelaide.I've got a Hema map of Adelaide and region which you can have (free) if you are interested.
Neil.
Apr 24th 2005, 7:22 am
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Re: Agent advice
Hi,
Thanx all,
We used Overseas Emmigration when we got our visa & I know from experiance that there prices are nowhere near what my friend has been quoted. I have told him to avoid them, and use Go Matilda, OE, George Lamboard and some of the other good agents used on this site.
Sarah.
Thanx all,
We used Overseas Emmigration when we got our visa & I know from experiance that there prices are nowhere near what my friend has been quoted. I have told him to avoid them, and use Go Matilda, OE, George Lamboard and some of the other good agents used on this site.
Sarah.
Apr 24th 2005, 7:24 am
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Re: Agent advice
Originally Posted by sarah & mark
Hi,
Thanx all,
We used Overseas Emmigration when we got our visa & I know from experiance that there prices are nowhere near what my friend has been quoted. I have told him to avoid them, and use Go Matilda, OE, George Lamboard and some of the other good agents used on this site.
Sarah.
Thanx all,
We used Overseas Emmigration when we got our visa & I know from experiance that there prices are nowhere near what my friend has been quoted. I have told him to avoid them, and use Go Matilda, OE, George Lamboard and some of the other good agents used on this site.
Sarah.
Just replied on immigration forum
Hilary
Apr 24th 2005, 7:29 am
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Re: Agent advice
Originally Posted by sarah & mark
Hi,
Thanx all,
We used Overseas Emmigration when we got our visa & I know from experiance that there prices are nowhere near what my friend has been quoted. I have told him to avoid them, and use Go Matilda, OE, George Lamboard and some of the other good agents used on this site.
Sarah.
Thanx all,
We used Overseas Emmigration when we got our visa & I know from experiance that there prices are nowhere near what my friend has been quoted. I have told him to avoid them, and use Go Matilda, OE, George Lamboard and some of the other good agents used on this site.
Sarah.
We are also using Overseas Emigration, prices nowhere near what your friend was quoted. I would be very wary !!!
Theresa
Apr 24th 2005, 7:41 am
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Re: Agent advice
Hi there
I used ASA www.australia-migration.com and thought they were brilliant. They cost me About £2k and that included the application fees as well for the main application and the skills assesssment. I am happy to talk to you about them in more detail if you want any more answers.....they really are worth checking out though.
SS
I used ASA www.australia-migration.com and thought they were brilliant. They cost me About £2k and that included the application fees as well for the main application and the skills assesssment. I am happy to talk to you about them in more detail if you want any more answers.....they really are worth checking out though.
SS
Apr 24th 2005, 8:21 am
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Re: Agent advice
Go Matilda...excellent
