Cost of immigration agents

[masonchard]

Hi

Has anybody used an immigration agent to get to NZ and approximately how much did it cost ?, I understand that we would get a costing on our particular circumstances but need some sort of ballpark figure to work on
Thanks:

Mate its hard to even give a ballpark figure, some of them charge a ridiculous amount and others dont do anything they say they are going to. There are a lot of fly by nighters so be careful who you choose. It isn't well regulated in New Zealand but will be soon under new legislation.

[CdnKiwi]

I didn't use an agent when I applied for Residency, and all up it cost me about $1500 to become a permanent resident. You can probably find agencies/agents through a search on the internet, but how you'd learn about their credentials, I'm not sure. I know that when I went to the Immigration office in Auckland (I arrived at about 4:30am and was behind 5 other people) there was a professional place-saver sleeping up at the front of the line, who was paid off by the agent when he arrived just as the doors opened at 8:30am. Part of your fee might go to contracting out services like that.