Education & Immigration Consultants Perth: What to Know Before Choosing

 Deciding to come to Perth or even study in this city is one of the largest decisions you will ever make. Moreover, the first big decision since that decision? Whom you think can help get you there.

In Perth, education and migration agents are a piece of the puzzle regardless if that outcome is an approval on a student visa, a pathway to permanent residency or an enrolment into one of WA's elite universities. However, many people pick an agent without good insight into how to find one, what questions to ask or whether there is a go-to consultant or something that is just a costly waste of time.

This guide has what you really need to know.

What Do Education & Immigration Consultants in Perth Actually Do?

The answer in short, is a lot more than just paperwork.

A good education and migration adviser in Perth will hear your whole story — qualifications, work experience, career goals, proficiency in English and everything else — before recommending even one course or visa category.

Then they find the right program at the right school that matches up with that profile, along an understandable path toward your future. Not just your immediate visa. Your future.

They make sure you have all the right information on the immigration side for your visa application. They prepare and submit the application for you, acting as your point of contact with the Department of Home Affairs. If the Department calls for additional information or sends a query, they painstakingly evaluate the request and help walk you back through the response process to ensure that your submission is in as timely a manner as possible.

What they cannot do is shove you into a type of course or a type of visa that pays them a higher referral commission than another, but does you no harm and no good. This happens more than most people think.

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Why Perth Specifically Attracts Overseas Students

Perth is one of Australia's hottest cities right now for overseas students — and skilled workers indeed, and it is no wonder.

Western Australia’s economy relies on sectors that consistently require skilled employees: mining, health care, engineering, construction, and education. These are sectors where there are real jobs, employment sponsors and a real PR pathway at the end of a proper migration plan.

Perth has four solid universities — UWA, Curtin University, Murdoch and ECU — as well as TAFE colleges and vocational training providers who run courses that are aligned with occupations listed on the Australian skilled migration lists.

Perth's Education System Opens Specific PR Doors

However, not every pathway can lead to a permanent resident status. An education and immigration consultant in Perth would tell you this straight away as one of the top things.

Snapshot Courses listed on the MLTSSL (Medium and Long-Term Strategic Skills List) or CSOL (Core Skills Occupation List) offer much better PR prospects than courses in oversupplied industries a consultant familiar with both education and immigration will guide you toward qualifications aligned with your visa objectives — not simply occupying a seat in the class.

Perth additionally provides regional research incentives in sure areas, which can provide your skilled migration rating an additional increase. This is something a Melbourne/Sydney consultant will not mention simply because; they do not focus on Western Australia.

 

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The Difference between an Education Consultant and an Immigration Consultant in Perth

Moreover, many people do not, and they believe the two are synonymous. They are not — and that distinction matters.

An education consultant (or QEAC – Qualified Education Agent Counsellor) assists students with course, institution selection, admission applications, and scholarships; as well as coordinating student services such as accommodation and orientation.

You need a migrant agent who is officially enlisted with the Australian government (MARA) you ought to have advise from MARA-registered manager in liable to give you visa and going with will get an incredible counsel. The only migration agents in Australia who are allowed to charge you for their advice are those registered with MARA.

Some consulting firms offer both from the same offices. This can be a genuine advantage, when done well – your course direction and your visa strategy is cohesive, right from the outset; the same team manages both.

If done poorly, that means one person is trying to do two specialist jobs without the grounding needed to do either well.

What MARA Registration Actually Means for You

If you see “MARA registered” on the profile of a Perth immigration consultant then he or she will have successfully completed a professional qualification in Australian migration law, passed prescribed exams and have hold a professional indemnity insurance as well ensure to adhere MARA Code of Conduct.

Moreover, if something goes wrong, you can use your formal complaints process through OMARA.

It is illegal for an individual to charge you for immigration advice if they are not registered with MARA. Any visa application you support them in completing could be void or worse will trigger refusals or bans.

An agent’s MARN (Migration Agent Registration Number) can be checked by anybody on the OMARA website at Mara. Gov.au before signing anything.

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Common Mistakes People Make When Choosing a Consultant in Perth

Things to Avoid When Hiring a Consultant in Perth

Choosing based on price alone. The more detailed a consultant can be, the more it will cost. A poorly done application will cost you way more in refusals, re-applications and lost time than a professional fee.

Not verifying MARA registration. Always check Mara. Before you pay anyone for migration advice, visit www.dotag.gov.au

Ascertaining what course to take, without immigration advice. There is a range of students enrolling into whatever course they choose, not researching whether that course leads to an intended outcome within Australia’s migration system. This is one of the most common and expensive mistakes.

Employing a consultant neither based in Perth. If you are dealing with an inexperienced WA agent, he/she will not be familiar with the nuances of the WA State Nomination Process, or WA DAMA agreements or regionalized visa options open to this state.

Disregarding reviews and record of accomplishment Read Google reviews, if you can speak to past clients, and try to find consultants that have been operating in Perth for a number of years.

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Why Asia Pacific Group Works Differently as Education & Immigration Consultants in Perth

Asia Pacific Group opened the Perth office in 2025. With MARA-registered migration agents and QEAC-certified education counsellors working in the same office on your case, our St Georges Terrace office in Perth will ensure the best possible level of service for each client.

We do not advocate a course without first asking where you would like to be five years down the road. Not a visa application goes without our making sure that every document is in order. Moreover, we will not make promises we cannot deliver on.

If you are exploring Perth, the starting point is an honest assessment of what your profile is and what is realistically achievable.