Visa Refusal & Appeal MARA-Registered Migration Agents in New South Wales
51 MARA-registered agents in New South Wales publish visa refusal & appeal work among their practice areas. Practice details are drawn from each agent's own published information. Submit one brief and agents respond with availability and fees (comparing is free; consults typically $150–$300).
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Visa refused? The review clock is already running.
Merits review sits with the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART). Missing the deadline permanently ends the right to review, so the agents in New South Wales below are the ones to speak to this week, not next month.
28 days
Standard review deadline for most onshore refusals, counted from when you are taken to have been notified.
14 days
If you were in immigration detention when the decision was notified.
9 days
Character-ground decisions reviewed under s500 of the Migration Act.
Send your refusal to review agents Application fee $3,727 at the ART, half refunded if the decision is set aside. Facts as at July 2026.
What to do this week
- Find the date on the letter. The refusal letter states the exact time limit for your decision type. Write it down. The tribunal generally cannot extend it.
- Check who has review rights. For some refusals only a sponsor or nominator can apply. Offshore refusals may have no merits review at all. An agent confirms this in the first conversation.
- Get an assessment before you pay the fee. The ART application fee is $3,727 and the review does not start until it is paid. An agent can tell you whether a review has realistic prospects, or whether a fresh application is the better route.
- Send your refusal to agents who handle reviews. One brief reaches every registered agent listed on this page who handles refusals. The ones who want the case confirm with their consultation fee, usually within the hour.
- Sandra Joy Willis — ALSTONVILLE, NSW (MARN 1065436)
- Patrick Lauger — PARRAMATTA, NSW (MARN 1277765)
- Abhishek Sachdeva — CHERRYBROOK, NSW (MARN 1386825)
- Olena Yaremchuk — GYMEA, NSW (MARN 1465729)
- Nathan Stephen Willis — ALSTONVILLE, NSW (MARN 1467692)
- Aaron Singh — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1573517)
- Julie Moea Diane Therese Troja — Manly, NSW (MARN 1573548)
- Ahmad Kamal Aly Shady — CASULA MALL, NSW (MARN 1575106)
- Tung Duy Nguyen — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1575839)
- Adam Ward — BELLBIRD, NSW (MARN 1679623)
- Sheikh Mizanur Rashid — COLYTON, NSW (MARN 1682937)
- Brid Sutherland — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1683343)
- Ting Wang — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 1683665)
- Hang Xu — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1687381)
- Loretta Li-Yen Tan — Lavander Bay, NSW (MARN 1687425)
- Muhammad Rafi — AUBURN, NSW (MARN 1700370)
- Rajwant Singh — Blacktown, NSW (MARN 1794016)
- Navdeep Kaur — HARRIS PARK, NSW (MARN 1802626)
- Yulong Han — Sydney, NSW (MARN 1909566)
- Hoang Long Do — KELLYVILLE RIDGE, NSW (MARN 2015990)
- Asif Chaudhary — HARRIS PARK, NSW (MARN 2117670)
- Ameline Gailan Aulakh — Manly, NSW (MARN 2117712)
- Santosh Acharya — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 2217772)
- Dinh Loc Duong — CHIPPENDALE, NSW (MARN 2217882)
- Niels Ole Mosegaard — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 2318127)
- Thakur Pokharel — Auburn, NSW (MARN 2318233)
- Juliana Coelho Naspolini — Manly, NSW (MARN 2318268)
- Rajan Subedi — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 2418372)
- Bulgan-Erdene Sainbayar — Sydney, NSW (MARN 2418423)
- Situ Koirala — Sydney, NSW (MARN 2418489)
- Qiqi Li — Tamworth, NSW (MARN 2418566)
- Hanyi Xie — LIDCOMBE, NSW (MARN 2418656)
- Tayfun Kirkil — PRESTONS, NSW (MARN 2418702)
- Muneeb Majid — Parramatta, NSW (MARN 2418704)
- Yuanyuan Zhao — Manly, NSW (MARN 2518819)
- Chloe Joy Willis — ALSTONVILLE, NSW (MARN 2518940)
- Nguyen Mai Oanh Nghiem — Bankstown, NSW (MARN 2519054)
- Baker Neimah Al Musawi — KELLYVILLE, NSW (MARN 0601647)
- Erica Augusto Carneiro — Lavender Bay, NSW (MARN 0532487)
- Jane Elizabeth Price — KILLARA, NSW (MARN 0959728)
- Jee Eun Han — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 0850073)
- Kaji Jasika Jarin — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 0955502)
- Magesh Janiglass — WAGGA, NSW (MARN 0637252)
- Marie-Chantal Pierrette Caroline Huet — NORTH SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 0850819)
- Rachel Anne Magill — MARRICKVILLE, NSW (MARN 0601736)
- Sheri Enkeshafi — Chatswood, NSW (MARN 0958723)
- Shoaib Vahora — GREENACRE, NSW (MARN 0848555)
- Song Bai Wang — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 0745122)
- Syed Mushleh Uddin — Bankstown, NSW (MARN 0958925)
- Wei Wei Wang — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 0853910)
- Windi Yuen Man Ho — SYDNEY, NSW (MARN 0106887)
How merits review works for New South Wales applicants
- The reviewer is the ART. The Administrative Review Tribunal replaced the AAT and the Immigration Assessment Authority on 14 October 2024. Migration and protection decisions are reviewed by the ART's own process — references to "AAT appeals" describe the previous system.
- The deadline is short and absolute. Your refusal letter states the exact time limit for your decision type — commonly around 28 days for an onshore refusal, shorter for some categories. Missing it permanently extinguishes the right to merits review; the tribunal generally cannot extend it. This is why the first conversation with an agent should happen the week the refusal arrives.
- The application fee is $3,727 for a reviewable migration decision (as at 1 July 2026, indexed each year — confirm the current figure at art.gov.au). Half is refunded if the outcome is favourable — the decision set aside, varied or remitted. A reduced fee can apply in cases of financial hardship.
- The review does not start until the fee is paid, and an application can be dismissed if it stays unpaid for six weeks.
- Merits review is a fresh look. The tribunal stands in the shoes of the original decision-maker and can consider new evidence — what to put before it, and how to respond to an invitation to comment under s359A, is where registered-agent judgement matters most.
Facts as at August 2026, from the Administrative Review Tribunal's published fees and process. Whether review rights exist in a particular case, and whether a review has realistic prospects, are questions for a MARA-registered agent — no listing here says anything about the likely outcome of any case.
Guides for your refusal type
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Common questions
What happened to the AAT?
The Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) and the Immigration Assessment Authority (IAA) were both replaced by the Administrative Review Tribunal (ART) on 14 October 2024. Migration decisions made on or after that date are reviewed by the ART. The standard review deadline is approximately 28 days from notification — missing it permanently extinguishes review rights, so a registered agent's first conversation should happen the week the refusal arrives.
Should I appeal myself or use an agent?
Refusal cases involve evidence assessment, document submission strategy, hearing preparation, and sometimes Section 359A response drafting. A registered agent can assess whether a review has realistic prospects before you commit to the fee, and manage deadlines that are unforgiving if missed. Pricing varies — Migratio's matching surfaces fee quotes within minutes.
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?
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