Agents or not??

[covfan71]

Hi everyone,

sorry if this has been posted previously but i went back 23 pages and got bored.
Basically my question is; do i use an agent or not?? Is is really that hard to diy?
Secondly i am applying for a 475 this month - can i add my family to this application or do i have to apply separatley and pay the full amount again.
cheers

[kaz101]

If you want to find something try a search rather than going through the pages since it's quicker on a forum this busy

Yes it has been asked before

It's a personal preference and depends on how complicated your situation is. We know that we wouldn't be here if it wasn't for an agent since we were told by 2 agents that we couldn't get in and the third agent got us in. If we hadn't asked the agents we could have got it wrong, spent even more money and possibly run out of time because of our age. We came in via a skilled independent visa which is different from the visa you are applying for.

There are also different services offered by agents, and if you use an agent based in Australia it'll be cheaper for you if you are based in the UK due to the changes in exchange rates.

We have some agents on the forum - pc, Alan Collett, SOMV and Liana Allen - you could contact them (via their signatures) and see what they charge if you decide to go that way.

Regards,
Karen