MARA-Registered Migration Agents in Canberra, ACT

13 MARA-registered migration agents are based in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Every agent below holds a current OMARA registration, verifiable on the official register. Agents you can book online are listed first, then agents who have confirmed on an applicant's brief in the last 90 days. Migration work is fully remote-capable, so you can also consider agents anywhere in Australian Capital Territory — but if you want someone local to Canberra, start here.

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13
MARA-registered agents in Canberra
$220
median consultation quote (Australia)
2020
median year of first registration

What a first consultation costs in Canberra

The median consultation fee quoted to applicants across Australia is $220. Half of all quotes fall between $150 and $275. Each agent's typical quote counts once, so one very active agent cannot move the figure.

That is the price of a first paid conversation — usually 30 to 60 minutes reviewing your situation, with the pathway, costs and timeline in writing afterwards. A full application engagement is priced separately by the agent and commonly runs from roughly $2,500 for a straightforward student or visitor matter to $4,000–$8,000 for a partner visa file.

Too few Canberra agents have quoted through Migratio for a local figure, so these are the national numbers: 842 quotes from 58 agents, quoted on real applicant briefs in the twelve months to 2026-10-01. Every quote is written by the agent for a specific applicant; Migratio does not set or suggest fees.

Agents in Canberra responding to briefs now

No agent based in Canberra has confirmed on a Migratio brief in the past 90 days. 1 agent has elsewhere in Australian Capital Territory, and migration work is handled remotely — see every Australian Capital Territory agent, or submit a brief and the agents who want your case will confirm with a fee (comparing is free; consults typically $150–$300).

Who practises in Canberra

Compiled from the public OMARA register and agents' own published practice details, refreshed with our agent data. Registration year is derived from the MARN prefix. Practice areas and languages are self-published, not verified by Migratio.

Longest-registered migration agents in Canberra

Registration year is derived from each agent's MARN — the first two digits encode the year they first registered with OMARA. Longer registration means more years practising under the regulator's Code of Conduct, though the right specialisation matters more than tenure alone.

  1. Lachlan Robert McPhail — registered since 1994 (32+ years, MARN 9474375)
  2. Ben Gary Watt — registered since 2015 (11+ years, MARN 1570098)
  3. Clinton William Heenan — registered since 2015 (11+ years, MARN 1576238)
  4. Zhanna Heenan — registered since 2015 (11+ years, MARN 1576269)
  5. Jason Jude Browne — registered since 2015 (11+ years, MARN 1576529)
  6. Jing Lin — registered since 2020 (6+ years, MARN 2014286)
  7. Dongxia Ning — registered since 2020 (6+ years, MARN 2015798)
  8. Yang Zhang — registered since 2020 (6+ years, MARN 2016173)
  9. Yudi Chen — registered since 2021 (5+ years, MARN 2116998)
  10. Yakendra Bahadur Adhikari — registered since 2021 (5+ years, MARN 2117694)

Canberra agents by visa type

Family & Parent Visa agents in Canberra · Student Visa agents in Canberra · Skilled Visa agents in Canberra · Partner Visa agents in Canberra · Business & Investor Visa agents in Canberra · Visa Refusal & Appeal agents in Canberra · Citizenship agents in Canberra

State nomination in Australian Capital Territory

The ACT is the only jurisdiction that does not select nominees mainly by the federal SkillSelect points ranking. Instead every applicant is scored on the Canberra Matrix, a separate ACT-run points system covering skilled employment in Canberra, English level, ACT residence or study history, qualifications, business activity or investment, and close family ties in the Territory — invitations go out from the top of that ranking, for either the subclass 190 or the subclass 491. An applicant can only submit a Matrix for an occupation that appears on the ACT Nominated Migration Program Occupation List, or one they are currently employed in from that list.

Nominates for: 190, 491

What ACT Government, administered by the Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate, under the Canberra Matrix asks for:

The whole of the ACT is a designated regional area for subclass 491 purposes — Canberra carries Category 2 regional status rather than being excluded the way Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane are. This is a federal migration designation; the Canberra Matrix itself does not apply a different geography test between the 190 and 491, only different Matrix scoring.

Programme details as at 2026-08-19, from ACT Government, administered by the Chief Minister, Treasury and Economic Development Directorate, under the Canberra Matrix. Nomination criteria and occupation lists change frequently — confirm the current position on the official site before relying on it. Whether a particular situation fits a nomination pathway is a question for a MARA-registered agent.

Common questions

How much does a migration agent consultation cost in Canberra?
The median consultation fee quoted to applicants across Australia through Migratio is $220, with half of quotes between $150 and $275 (842 quotes from 58 agents in the twelve months to 2026-10-01). That covers a first paid conversation; a full application is priced separately and commonly runs from about $2,500 for a simple matter to $4,000–$8,000 for a partner visa.
How many migration agents are there in Canberra?
13 MARA-registered agents list a Canberra address on the OMARA register; the median agent first registered in 2020. 0 of them have claimed their Migratio profile, 0 can be booked online directly, and 0 have confirmed on an applicant brief in the last 90 days.
Do I need an agent who is actually based in Canberra?
No. Home Affairs lodgement is entirely online and most consultations run by video or phone, so a registered agent anywhere in Australia can act for you. A local agent helps if you want to meet in person or your matter involves a Australian Capital Territory employer or state nomination. Migratio lists Canberra agents first here, and every Australian Capital Territory agent at /agents/in/act.
What does MARA-registered mean?
MARA (the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority, sitting within Home Affairs as OMARA) is the federal regulator for Australian migration agents. Registration requires a Graduate Diploma in Australian Migration Law and Practice, ongoing CPD, professional indemnity insurance, and adherence to a binding Code of Conduct. Every agent listed on Migratio is checked against the public MARA register when our data is refreshed — always verify current registration on the official OMARA register.
How does Migratio's matching work?
Tell us about your visa situation once. Migratio sends your brief to every registered agent whose practice matches your visa type and state; agents who want the case confirm within minutes with their consultation fee, and you compare and book the one you prefer. Free for applicants — you pay only the consultation fee of the agent you book, and the platform fee comes out of that fee, not on top of it.
What does it cost to use Migratio?
Nothing for applicants. You pay only the consultation fee charged by the agent you book — across Migratio the median quoted consult is about $220 (most fall between $150 and $275) — plus any agent service fees if you later engage them for your full application. Migratio's platform fee is deducted from the agent's consultation fee, not added to it.

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