A Page by Migration Agents and Immigration Specialists

 Caseofficers.com was a website I started in 2014 before I became a registered migration agent. Back then there was no way for me to become registered because of a few limitations: a. I was not a permanent resident or citizen of Australia  b. I had not yet studied the formal 6-month course (now 12 months) and had not yet taken the dreaded Capstone Assessment for migration agents to become a registered migration agent (although in the past it might interest you to know that the earlier registered migration agents only needed to complete a 1-day seminar! Yep, you read that right.) So all I had back then was practical experience and skills as a former case officer for DIBP (now called DHA), and a completed and signed Form 956A authorising me to represent my clients in their dealings with the Department. Yes, I was an "unregistered agent". They make it sound so bad now when someone is an unregistered agent. Like someone dodgy. But honestly, how can someone overseas become a regis...

We are information professionals in Australian immigration matters Carol Abella - Registered Migration Agent, MARN 2014515, based in Australia Ross Quisao - Visa Consultant, based in the Philippines Clodette Charvet - Visa Consultant, based in the Philippines Jessica G. DeHoog - Visa Consultant based in the Netherlands If you would like to join this page as an independent migration agent or immigration specialist, please contact us.

I am a registered migration agent in Darwin, Northern Territory, with a combined experience of 19 years in Australian migration practice. My experience began when I started working for the Australian Embassy Manila in 2006. I received invaluable training in visa processing, decision making and integrity checking and reporting (this means investigating for any bogus or fraudulent documents, trends, schemes, scams etc). After 5 years with the embassy in Manila, I resigned for a change of career. I didn't know what I wanted to do after that, only that I wanted to do something meaningful. After about a year of taking a break, I was invited to become a consultant for a Manila-based firm processing student visa applications. This role opened my eyes to the fact that many people desire to study or migrate to Australia for better opportunities. It was then that I found my calling— helping individuals realise their dreams of a new life in Australia, whether for educational pursuits, caree...

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