MARA-Registered Migration Agents in Parramatta, NSW

51 MARA-registered migration agents are based in Parramatta, New South Wales. 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 New South Wales — but if you want someone local to Parramatta, start here.

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51
MARA-registered agents in Parramatta
$225
median consultation quote (New South Wales)
2018
median year of first registration
15/25
New South Wales briefs matched with an agent, last 90 days

What a first consultation costs in Parramatta

The median consultation fee quoted to applicants in New South Wales is $225. Half of all quotes fall between $163 and $323. 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.

Fewer than five Parramatta agents have quoted through Migratio, so these figures cover New South Wales: 287 quotes from 10 agents, quoted on real applicant briefs in the twelve months to 2026-09-16. Every quote is written by the agent for a specific applicant; Migratio does not set or suggest fees.

Agents in Parramatta responding to briefs now

No agent based in Parramatta has confirmed on a Migratio brief in the past 90 days. 7 agents have elsewhere in New South Wales, and migration work is handled remotely — see every New South Wales agent, or submit a free brief and the agents who want your case will confirm with a fee.

Who practises in Parramatta

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 Parramatta

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. Suk Fun Chau — registered since 1996 (30+ years, MARN 9685421)
  2. Sanjay Navanitlal Kariya — registered since 2002 (24+ years, MARN 0211454)
  3. Ketan Vallabhbhai Patel — registered since 2003 (23+ years, MARN 0321153)
  4. Amitava Deb — registered since 2004 (22+ years, MARN 0429492)
  5. Amanda Jane Kirkpatrick — registered since 2004 (22+ years, MARN 0429985)
  6. Anthony Wally Takchi — registered since 2006 (20+ years, MARN 0639252)
  7. Nilesh Navnitlal Kariya — registered since 2006 (20+ years, MARN 0641376)
  8. Raju Shrestha — registered since 2007 (19+ years, MARN 0747831)
  9. Qing Xu — registered since 2007 (19+ years, MARN 0701513)
  10. Heng Zeng — registered since 2009 (17+ years, MARN 0958076)

Parramatta agents by visa type

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State nomination in New South Wales

NSW runs its programme through Investment NSW rather than a separate portal for expressions of interest — applicants lodge an Expression of Interest in SkillSelect naming NSW as their preferred state. NSW keeps its own Skills List, assessed at the occupation level, and this list differs between the statewide subclass 190 and the regional subclass 491. The 491 pathway itself has several distinct routes — current employment in regional NSW, an invitation based on NSW residence, or recent graduation from a regional NSW institution — rather than a single set of criteria.

Nominates for: 190, 491

What Investment NSW (NSW Government) asks for:

For subclass 491 purposes, regional NSW is everywhere in the state outside Greater Sydney. Newcastle/Lake Macquarie and Wollongong/Illawarra carry a lesser Category 2 regional status than the rest of regional NSW, but both remain outside Greater Sydney and so are eligible for the 491 pathway. Sydney itself is not a designated regional area.

Programme details as at 2026-08-19, from Investment NSW (NSW Government). 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 Parramatta?
The median consultation fee quoted to applicants in New South Wales through Migratio is $225, with half of quotes between $163 and $323 (287 quotes from 10 agents in the twelve months to 2026-09-16). 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 Parramatta?
51 MARA-registered agents list a Parramatta address on the OMARA register; the median agent first registered in 2018. 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 Parramatta?
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 New South Wales employer or state nomination. Migratio lists Parramatta agents first here, and every New South Wales agent at /agents/in/nsw.
How quickly do agents respond to New South Wales applicants?
In the last 90 days, 25 applicants in New South Wales submitted a brief through Migratio and 15 of them had at least one registered agent confirm with a consultation fee — usually the same day, because agents whose practice matches a brief are notified the moment it is submitted.
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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