Migration agent for North Sydney
North Sydney runs on skilled professionals, and the questions that come from it are mostly employer-sponsored or points-tested. Our Sydney CBD office is one stop away across the Harbour Bridge — and we consult online if that is easier around a working day.
At a glance
- Nearest office
- Sydney CBDSuite 1002, 50 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000
- Getting there
- One stop to Wynyard on the T1 North Shore LineOr Victoria Cross Metro to Martin Place
- Also available
- Online consultationVideo or phone, including outside core hours by arrangement
- Consultation
- AUD 150 for 60 minutesCredited towards your professional fee if you proceed
North Sydney
Sponsorship and points, mostly
The North Sydney business district is dense with employers who sponsor, and with professionals weighing whether to stay sponsored or go for permanent residence in their own right. Those two paths have very different risks, and the wrong choice is expensive to unwind.
Sponsored employees
Subclass 482 nomination and visa, and the permanent employer-nominated route under 186. Whether your occupation and salary actually support the nomination, and what happens to you if the employment ends.
Points-tested applicants
Subclasses 189 and 190. We score your claims properly before an expression of interest goes anywhere — every point has to be evidenced, and an unevidenced claim is worse than a lower score.
Employers doing this first time
What sponsorship actually commits you to, and the accreditation and nomination steps in order. General guidance from a registered agent, not a template.
Partners and families
Onshore 820 then 801, offshore 309 then 100, and how a partner’s skills can affect a points-tested application.
What we advise on
The pathways we handle for North Sydney clients
Every card states who it suits and the usual sticking point. Full detail is on the immigration services page.
Student visa
500Full-time study with a registered provider. Course choice that stands up to scrutiny, the Confirmation of Enrolment, and the conditions attached to the grant.
- Suits
- New and continuing students
- Watch
- Course progress and attendance under condition 8202
Temporary Graduate
485Stay and work after a qualifying Australian qualification. The window is timed from meeting your course requirements, not from the graduation ceremony.
- Suits
- Recent graduates
- Watch
- Applying late — the most common way this visa is lost
Skilled migration
189 · 190Points-tested permanent residence, with or without state nomination. Skills assessment comes first, and the occupation you nominate shapes everything after it.
- Suits
- Skilled applicants with assessable occupations
- Watch
- Points claimed but not evidenced
Partner visa
820/801 · 309/100Onshore or offshore, in two stages. Assessed across the financial aspects of the relationship, the household, social recognition and mutual commitment.
- Suits
- Spouses and de facto partners
- Watch
- The second stage is not automatic
Employer sponsored
482 · 186Sponsored temporary work, and the employer-nominated permanent route. Your status depends on the sponsoring employment, which is the risk worth understanding first.
- Suits
- Applicants with a willing employer
- Watch
- Occupation list and salary thresholds
Skills assessment
Step oneThe mandatory first step for skilled migration, done through the assessing authority for your occupation. We work with the major assessing bodies regularly.
- Suits
- Anyone considering a skilled visa
- Watch
- Employment evidence that does not agree with itself
Where we meet
One stop from the office
We do not have a North Sydney office and will not pretend otherwise. What we have is a Sydney CBD office one train stop from North Sydney station, and online consultations for when crossing the bridge is not worth the hour.
Our nearest office
Sydney CBD
Suite 1002, 50 Clarence Street
Sydney NSW 2000
Monday to Friday, 9am–5pm
Wynyard and Town Hall stations are both a short walk away.
Wherever you are
Online consultation
Video or phone, Monday to Friday
Documents exchanged securely
Offshore applicants welcome
We also have offices in Lahore and Vadodara for applicants offshore.
How we work
Four steps, and you know where you stand at step two
You should know whether an application is viable before you spend money on it. If it is not yet, we say so and set out what would change that.
- 01
Tell us your situation
Visa status, qualifications, work history, family. The enquiry form below covers most of it.
- 02
Consultation and assessment
A registered agent maps your realistic options, the evidence needed, and the honest timeline — including the case for not applying yet.
- 03
A written quote, then the work
Fixed professional fees agreed before anything starts. Document preparation, drafting and lodgement.
- 04
Through to the decision
We respond to requests from the Department and keep you informed until the outcome, rather than going quiet after lodgement.
Who advises you
Registered, accountable advice
Migration advice in Australia is regulated. Your file is handled by a MARA-registered migration agent bound by the Code of Conduct — which means the advice you act on is accountable, and you can verify the registration yourself.
MARN 1793706 — verifiable on the MARA Register of Migration Agents.
QEAC 1942 — Qualified Education Agent Counsellor, certified by PIER.
ICEF accredited agency #4216 — independently vetted education agency.
Advising since 2014 — education and migration, from offices in Sydney, Parramatta and Melbourne.
Upasana Rai
Principal Migration Agent · MARN 1793706 · QEAC 1942
Upasana has spent 15 years in the education and migration services industry and has extensive experience across Australian education and visa pathways. She leads every file personally, from the first consultation through to the decision.
Reviews
What clients say
Verified Google reviews, unedited. Outcomes depend on individual circumstances and the policy in force at the time — nothing here is a guarantee of a result in your case.
Questions
North Sydney, specifically
General guidance only, and immigration policy changes. Your own circumstances are assessed in a consultation.
Other areas we serve
Across Sydney
Two offices, Sydney CBD and Parramatta, covering greater Sydney — plus online consultations anywhere. Full details on the locations page.