Settlement Guide: Here’s how migration agents work in Australia

Couple with migration agent

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Desperate visa applicants are turning to migration agents as their hope for a new life in Australia. But according to some registered migration agents, not all agents can be trusted.



 

Highlights

  • Registered migration agents follow a code of conduct set out by the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority. 
  • If you’ve been scammed, you can report your case to the Department of Home Affairs’ Border Watch Online Report.
  • Overseas-based unregistered migrants do not fall under the Australian jurisdiction. 

 

Read the full article in English here.


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