Monday 20 October 2014

3 Reasons to Hire a Visa Consultant to Migrate to Australia

World-class education, numerous job opportunities, excellent weather, high standard of living, welcoming immigrants, and an immigrant-friendly policy make Australia a favorite destination among people who want to relocate to a new country.

According to a recent survey, immigrants choose Australia,over other countries, as the preferred immigration destination. Other notable results of the survey were that immigrants usually prefer to relocate along the western coast of the country.And that most immigration applicants prefer to take assistance of visa consultants in order to make their visa process more smooth.

Since there is a shortage of skilled workers in the country, Australia continues to bring new reforms in its immigration policy to make it more welcoming. That is why migrating to Australia is comparatively easier than other top immigration destinations. However, despite the friendly immigration policy, there are various norms associated with each visa category, and understanding them can be a daunting task for the applicants. Besides, the government offers a number of visas under each visa stream to meet specific needs of different foreign nationals. Although, these offerings are for immigrants’ own benefit, yet often this extensive choice confuses the applicants, who are unsure as to which visa stream is appropriate for them.

That is why it is often recommended to take advice of an immigration lawyer or agent while applying for Australia visa. Usually, consultants are of great value during the assessment stage of the immigration process.

Here are a few reasons why you should hire an immigration consultant while applying for a visa for Australia.

They help you in choosing the right visa

As mentioned before, there are various subcategories under each visa stream of Australia. For instance, if you want to study in Australia, then there is a different visa for primary and secondary education, a different one for higher education, a different one for doctoral degree and so on. An immigration consultant, after understanding your purpose of moving to Australia, can guide you to select the visa most suited.

They have in-depth knowledge of visa process

There are various rules and regulations that you need to follow during visa processing. If you first spend time in understanding all these norms then your visa will obviously take more time to get processed. Immigration consultants have in-depth knowledge of all these rules and procedures and can save a lot of trouble and time for you.  

They help you with skills assessment

Having professional skills alone doesn’t ensure your visa approval. You need to meet several criteria and score good in skills assessment in order to get your visa approved. The skills assessment evaluates an applicant on various factors such as educational qualification, work experience, age and English language proficiency, etc. A visa consultant can guide you on how you can score better in the skills assessment.

However, before hiring an immigration consultant make sure that he is recognized by the Australian government and has all the essential credentials.

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