Visa Refusal & Appeal MARA-Registered Migration Agents in Queensland
29 MARA-registered agents in Queensland 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).
29 MARA-registered agents in this category. Free to compare. Pay only the consultation fee charged by the agent you choose.
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 Queensland 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.
- Natale Vincenzo Antonio Menniti — Manoora, QLD (MARN 1066082)
- Yulia Moiseeva — Surfers Paradise, QLD (MARN 1066715)
- Robbie Singh Toor — South Brisbane, QLD (MARN 1170356)
- Ian Michael Parker — Milton, QLD (MARN 1170421)
- Miklos Rakos — Victoria Point West, QLD (MARN 1173293)
- Joshua Alberto Watson Ferreira — Manoora, QLD (MARN 1276739)
- Jungmin Lee — BRISBANE CITY, QLD (MARN 1279501)
- Ian Stanley Bosley — FOREST LAKE, QLD (MARN 1385515)
- Christian Seaton Samuel Dawson — Brisbane City, QLD (MARN 1466135)
- Melanie Adele Tindale — Wilston, QLD (MARN 1679572)
- Kathryn Bates — Belmont, QLD (MARN 1680413)
- Jennifer Louisa Wood — Moorooka,, QLD (MARN 1684622)
- Harish Chandra — Runcorn, QLD (MARN 1688088)
- Ali Kiaei — Mango Hill, QLD (MARN 1789771)
- Janet Louise Palmer — BRISBANE CITY, QLD (MARN 1790814)
- Asma Sultana — Upper Mount Gravatt, QLD (MARN 1792112)
- Madalina Eisenstat — FORTITUDE VALLEY, QLD (MARN 1804962)
- Majeesh Variyaniyil Gopi — Fortitude Valley, QLD (MARN 1808791)
- Noemi Gonzalez Salas — Fortitude Valley, QLD (MARN 1911128)
- Kirsten Jacinta Morgan — Brisbane City, QLD (MARN 2117620)
- Huijie Zheng — Eight Mile Plains, QLD (MARN 2117700)
- Jihyun Lee — BRISBANE CITY, QLD (MARN 2318088)
- Eline Janssens — Manoora, QLD (MARN 2318159)
- Charanjit Kaur — Southport, QLD (MARN 2318318)
- Josephine Naomi Poole — New Farm, QLD (MARN 2619279)
- Leesa Michelle Swan — Brisbane City, QLD (MARN 0320603)
- Pratibha Sharma — GREENSLOPES, QLD (MARN 0965020)
- Richard James Bowyer Field — BENOWA, QLD (MARN 0959502)
- Sastha Sanjaya Ariyasinghe — West End, QLD (MARN 0640268)
How merits review works for Queensland 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
Visa refused: what to do next · ART deadline: the 28, 14 and 9 day rules · Appeal or reapply? · How ART merits review works · Partner visa refused · Student visa refused · 482 refused · Employer nomination refused · 186 nomination refused · Visitor visa refused · The section 48 bar · Schedule 3 waivers
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?
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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