At a glance
- Nearest office
- Sydney CBDSuite 1002, 50 Clarence Street, Sydney NSW 2000
- Getting there
- Direct on the T1 North Shore LineOr Sydney Metro from Chatswood station
- Also available
- Online consultationVideo or phone, including for offshore family
- Consultation
- AUD 150 for 60 minutesFree for Scholar Hub students
Chatswood
Study, then the decision about staying
Chatswood is a student and graduate suburb by proximity — Macquarie University in one direction, the city campuses in the other. The recurring problem is not choosing a course but what happens around it: a provider transfer that breaches a condition, a 485 lodged too late, a family member wanting to visit during exams.
Students on subclass 500
Course and provider choice that will survive scrutiny, plus the conditions actually attached to your visa — enrolment, attendance and course progress under condition 8202 are where most students come unstuck.
Changing course or provider
There are rules about when you may transfer and what it does to your visa. Getting advice before you sign a new enrolment is far cheaper than afterwards.
Graduates on subclass 485
The Post-Higher Education and Post-Vocational Education streams, and timing the application from your course completion date — not the graduation ceremony, which is the mistake we see most.
Skilled and sponsored routes
Where study leads next: points-tested 189 and 190, or employer-sponsored 482 and 186 once you are working. Also partner visas, onshore and offshore.
What we advise on
The pathways we handle for Chatswood 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
A direct trip to the city office
We do not have a Chatswood office. Our Sydney CBD office at 50 Clarence Street is a direct trip on the T1 North Shore Line, or via the Metro, and consultations also run online — which is usually easier if a parent overseas wants to join the call.
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
Chatswood, 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.