MARA-Registered Migration Agents in Gold Coast, QLD

63 MARA-registered migration agents are based in Gold Coast, Queensland. 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 Queensland — but if you want someone local to Gold Coast, start here.

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63
MARA-registered agents in Gold Coast
$220
median consultation quote (Queensland)
2
confirmed on a brief in the last 90 days
2015
median year of first registration

What a first consultation costs in Gold Coast

The median consultation fee quoted to applicants in Queensland is $220. Half of all quotes fall between $210 and $250. 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 Gold Coast agents have quoted through Migratio, so these figures cover Queensland: 86 quotes from 7 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 Gold Coast responding to briefs now

2 of the 63 agents based in Gold Coast have confirmed on an applicant's brief through Migratio in the last 90 days — 4 briefs between them. Activity on the platform, not a rating: an agent who is not listed here may simply not use Migratio.

  1. Gal Ariel Hirshberg — confirmed on 3 briefs in the last 90 days (MARN 1467609)
  2. Baron Quincy Tu — confirmed on 1 brief in the last 90 days (MARN 1909073)

Who practises in Gold Coast

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 Gold Coast

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. James Derek MacAnally — registered since 2000 (26+ years, MARN 0005207)
  2. Diana Yun Sook You — registered since 2001 (25+ years, MARN 0103820)
  3. Gregory Charles Bowler — registered since 2002 (24+ years, MARN 0208753)
  4. Darren Andrew Good-Giles — registered since 2003 (23+ years, MARN 0316870)
  5. Marjory Johnston — registered since 2003 (23+ years, MARN 0320038)
  6. Rodger Owen Jones — registered since 2003 (23+ years, MARN 0317471)
  7. Joanne Katherine Crespin — registered since 2006 (20+ years, MARN 0638928)
  8. Martin Szilvassy — registered since 2006 (20+ years, MARN 0637125)
  9. Xiao Fei Ye — registered since 2006 (20+ years, MARN 0639327)
  10. Willem Bastiaan Oostdyck — registered since 2007 (19+ years, MARN 0701537)

Gold Coast agents by visa type

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

State nomination in Queensland

Migration Queensland runs separate Registration of Interest streams for onshore and offshore applicants, and for the statewide subclass 190 versus the regional subclass 491. Onshore applicants must already be living and working in the relevant part of Queensland for a set period before registering — nine months in the nominated occupation for the 190, six months in regional Queensland for the 491 — and Queensland weighs factors such as qualifications, work experience, salary, location of employment, age, English and partner skills when selecting who to invite from eligible registrations. Queensland maintains its own onshore and offshore skilled occupation lists, separate from the national list.

Nominates for: 190, 491

What Migration Queensland (Business and Skilled Migration Queensland), a business unit of Trade and Investment Queensland asks for:

For subclass 491 purposes, regional Queensland is everywhere in the state outside Greater Brisbane. The Gold Coast and Sunshine Coast carry Category 2 regional status but remain within the regional designation. Brisbane itself is not a designated regional area.

Programme details as at 2026-08-19, from Migration Queensland (Business and Skilled Migration Queensland), a business unit of Trade and Investment Queensland. 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 Gold Coast?
The median consultation fee quoted to applicants in Queensland through Migratio is $220, with half of quotes between $210 and $250 (86 quotes from 7 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 Gold Coast?
63 MARA-registered agents list a Gold Coast address on the OMARA register; the median agent first registered in 2015. 1 of them have claimed their Migratio profile, 0 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 Gold Coast?
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 Queensland employer or state nomination. Migratio lists Gold Coast agents first here, and every Queensland agent at /agents/in/qld.
How quickly do agents respond to Queensland applicants?
In the last 90 days, 11 applicants in Queensland submitted a brief through Migratio and 11 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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