MARA-Registered Migration Agents in Pakenham, VIC

11 MARA-registered migration agents are based in Pakenham, Victoria. 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 Victoria — but if you want someone local to Pakenham, start here.

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11
MARA-registered agents in Pakenham
$200
median consultation quote (Victoria)
2025
median year of first registration
25/29
Victoria briefs matched with an agent, last 90 days

What a first consultation costs in Pakenham

The median consultation fee quoted to applicants in Victoria is $200. Half of all quotes fall between $150 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 Pakenham agents have quoted through Migratio, so these figures cover Victoria: 135 quotes from 11 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 Pakenham responding to briefs now

No agent based in Pakenham has confirmed on a Migratio brief in the past 90 days. 8 agents have elsewhere in Victoria, and migration work is handled remotely — see every Victoria 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 Pakenham

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 Pakenham

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. Withanage Padmanath Gunatilaka — registered since 2009 (17+ years, MARN 0955622)
  2. Muhammad Shamraiz Mehdi — registered since 2014 (12+ years, MARN 1465452)
  3. Harwinder Singh Jhand — registered since 2017 (9+ years, MARN 1794941)
  4. Kiranjeet Kaur Dhaliwal — registered since 2022 (4+ years, MARN 2217936)
  5. Daya Singh — registered since 2023 (3+ years, MARN 2318031)
  6. Shveta Sharma — registered since 2025 (1+ years, MARN 2518728)
  7. Saboor Arqum Sikandar — registered since 2025 (1+ years, MARN 2518897)
  8. SOHAIL RIAZ — registered since 2025 (1+ years, MARN 2518906)
  9. Abdul Ghafoor Zaher — registered since 2026 (0+ years, MARN 2619192)
  10. Ritish Verma — registered since 2026 (0+ years, MARN 2619292)

Pakenham agents by visa type

Student Visa agents in Pakenham

State nomination in Victoria

Victoria nominates through Live in Melbourne with separate published criteria for onshore and offshore applicants rather than one general test. Onshore applicants who hold a temporary visa must already be living and working in a skilled role in regional Victoria to be considered, and applicants already living in another state or territory are not eligible for Victorian nomination at all. Offshore applicants can register for either subclass without first working in Victoria, but must show a genuine intention to settle in Victoria (190) or regional Victoria (491) after the visa is granted. The subclass 190 nominates for anywhere in Victoria including Melbourne; the 491 is restricted to regional Victoria.

Nominates for: 190, 491

What Skilled and Business Migration Program, Victorian Government Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions asks for:

For subclass 491 purposes, regional Victoria is everywhere in the state outside Greater Melbourne. Geelong carries Category 2 regional status but remains within the regional designation. Melbourne itself is not a designated regional area.

Programme details as at 2026-08-19, from Skilled and Business Migration Program, Victorian Government Department of Jobs, Skills, Industry and Regions. 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 Pakenham?
The median consultation fee quoted to applicants in Victoria through Migratio is $200, with half of quotes between $150 and $250 (135 quotes from 11 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 Pakenham?
11 MARA-registered agents list a Pakenham address on the OMARA register; the median agent first registered in 2025. 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 Pakenham?
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 Victoria employer or state nomination. Migratio lists Pakenham agents first here, and every Victoria agent at /agents/in/vic.
How quickly do agents respond to Victoria applicants?
In the last 90 days, 29 applicants in Victoria submitted a brief through Migratio and 25 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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