Accreditations
1st Contact employs registered migration agents; (Migration
Agents Registration Number 0850388 and 0853249). Although registration is not required if practicing
outside Australia, we extend this professional registration to all of the clients
we deal with worldwide.
Migration Agents Registration Authority Reg No. 0850388 and 0853249
Migration agents registered with the MARA are held to a strict code of conduct, you can read the code of conduct here (This is a PDF of 76.83KB).
1st Contact is also a member of the Migration Institute
of Australia (MIA). The MIA help to keep us informed and represented as a professional
body within the Australian migration industry.
We are members of the Office of the Immigration Services Commissioner (OISC). The
OISC is responsible for regulating the Immigration industry within the UK.
Being registered by the OISC ensures that members are trained and that their operations
are audited for compliance. 1st Contact Visas are also
members with the Immigration law Practitioners Association (ILPA), helping us to
keep abreast of the important matters within the UK immigration industry.
OISC No. F2001-00004
At present, 1st Contact employs New Zealander citizens
who have firsthand knowledge and experience of the country and lifestyle and can
successfully manage any application for migration to New Zealand.
Our South African visa provider works as an affiliate. Located in both Cape Town
and Johannesburg, they are well equipped to manage your application wherever you
may be in the world. In addition to providing a managed migration plan, you may
also choose a number of other services to help make your arrival in South Africa
as smooth as possible. These include; business start up and planning, taxation and
accountancy, insurance and investments, property search as well as job finding.
Obtaining a work permit for Canada will commonly require finding a job offer in
your related industry. For this reason, 1st Contact has
teamed with a group of Immigration specialists in Canada who offer a thorough job-finding
and visa solution.