MARA-Registered Migration Agents in Sydney, NSW

262 MARA-registered migration agents are based in Sydney, 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 Sydney, start here.

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MARA-registered agents in Sydney

$225

median consultation quote (New South Wales)

bookable online right now

confirmed on a brief in the last 90 days

Lawrence Shyh Yuan Yong — Sydney, NSW (MARN 2318138) Bookable online
Glice Alexa Sam — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1574916) Confirmed on 2 briefs in 90 days
Jimruz Erive Cabacungan — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1068304)
Bongkan Butsayakorn — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1068873)
Tae-Soo Min — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1068924)
Amalia Erika Benk — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1069032)
Mark Paul Duggan — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1069549)
Justin Christopher Browne — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1169631)
John Anthony Grant — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1173882)
Michael Peter John Leask — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1174058)
Anita Huiing Hartojo — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1278253)
Margaret Chi-Szu Lim — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1280757)
Yi Bao — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1281923)
Laura Vizza — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1382818)
Carina Jia Tong Zhong — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1383793)
Jiezhe Chen — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1384250)
Elena Lilia Kraev Kademova — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1385495)
Claire Louise Williams — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1386630)
Qiao Wei — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1386743)
Miguel Angel Antonio Valderrama Guerrero — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1387539)
Bartlomiej Ryszard Choinski — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1461712)
Yuxin Guo — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1463089)
Yanrong He — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1464926)
Ieva Vaityte — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1466495)
Alexander Roger Speckmann-McCulloch — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1467298)
Wei Meng — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1467510)
Irene Gunawan — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1467990)
Xin Li — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1468306)
Vania Isabel Da Costa Gomes Jacinto — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1568967)
Jaya Prakash Oli — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1570827)
Zi Li — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1571144)
Zuzana Bajtosova — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1571517)
Pamela Andrea Ismail — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1571644)
Jingya Kou — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1572574)
Hua He — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1572790)
Aaron Singh — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1573517)
Ningning Chen — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1574992)
Shouyi Wu — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1575315)
Swadesh Jaiswal — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1575428)
Tung Duy Nguyen — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1575839)
Arzu Yilmaz — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1575904)
Prakash Panthee — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1575935)
Mavis Xiaomao Wang — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1576954)
Bijendra Singh Bista — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1577719)
Rojwara Fox — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1678724)
Mei Hoong Lai — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1678868)
Xiao Xi Wang — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1680002)
Ana Lucia Gomez Jaramillo — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1680033)
Khema Joshi — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1682064)
Shanthi Laurel Silva — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1682622)
Li Deng — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1683336)
Brid Sutherland — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1683343)
Fengyuan Li — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1683449)
Ting Wang — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1683665)
Lingjie Yang — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1683836)
Kate Louise White — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1683994)
Yifan Gao — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1684639)
Song Gao — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1684862)
Zhijun Sun — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1685165)
Yan Gui — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1685521)

What a first consultation costs in Sydney

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 Sydney 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 Sydney responding to briefs now

2 of the 262 agents based in Sydney have confirmed on an applicant's brief through Migratio in the last 90 days — 63 briefs between them. Activity on the platform, not a rating: an agent who is not listed here may simply not use Migratio.

Lawrence Shyh Yuan Yong — confirmed on 61 briefs in the last 90 days, bookable online (MARN 2318138)
Glice Alexa Sam — confirmed on 2 briefs in the last 90 days (MARN 1574916)

Who practises in Sydney

262 MARA-registered agents list a Sydney address on the OMARA register.
The median agent first registered in 2017 — about 9 years ago.
28 have been registered 20 years or longer; 87 registered within the last five.
Most commonly published practice areas: Student Visa (57), Employer-Sponsored Visa (30), Skilled Visa (27), Family & Parent Visa (20), Partner Visa (19).
Languages named in agents' own profiles: Mandarin (4), Spanish (3), Thai (3), Portuguese (2), Tagalog (2), Korean (2).

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 Sydney

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.

Raymond John Brown — registered since 1992 (34+ years, MARN 9250028)
Monique My-van Ly — registered since 1992 (34+ years, MARN 9251174)
Matthew David Garvey — registered since 1997 (29+ years, MARN 9789880)
Brett Ying Qun Li — registered since 1997 (29+ years, MARN 9792769)
Kathleen Anne McCombie — registered since 1999 (27+ years, MARN 9902598)
Carl Konrad — registered since 1999 (27+ years, MARN 9904238)
Orawan Snow — registered since 2000 (26+ years, MARN 0005896)
Zuwen Yuan — registered since 2000 (26+ years, MARN 0005245)
Helen Ann McCulloch — registered since 2001 (25+ years, MARN 0108185)
Nan Cao — registered since 2001 (25+ years, MARN 0103659)

Sydney agents by visa type

Student Visa agents in Sydney · Employer-Sponsored Visa agents in Sydney · Skilled Visa agents in Sydney · Family & Parent Visa agents in Sydney · Partner Visa agents in Sydney · Visa Refusal & Appeal agents in Sydney · Business & Investor Visa agents in Sydney · Citizenship agents in Sydney · Humanitarian Visa agents in Sydney

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:

a valid skills assessment in an occupation on both the relevant Department of Home Affairs skilled occupation list and the NSW Skills List
an Expression of Interest lodged in SkillSelect naming NSW as the nominating state
for the subclass 190 pathway, one of: current employment of at least 20 hours a week in the nominated occupation in NSW, at least 6 months' continuous residence in NSW, or at least 6 months' continuous residence offshore
for the subclass 491 pathway, meeting the specific route applied under — current regional NSW employment in the nominated occupation, an Investment NSW residence-based invitation, or recent graduation from a regional NSW institution
the standard Department of Home Affairs points test pass mark

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 Sydney?

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 Sydney?

262 MARA-registered agents list a Sydney address on the OMARA register; the median agent first registered in 2017. 2 of them have claimed their Migratio profile, 1 can be booked online directly, and 2 have confirmed on an applicant brief in the last 90 days.

Do I need an agent who is actually based in Sydney?

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 Sydney 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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