What will it Cost?
FREE ELIGIBILITY ASSESSMENTS
Although officially-recognised through our team of licensed/ regulated / registered migration agents and immigration lawyers (click here to verify our official registrations), the MIGRATION BUREAU is a private immigration consultancy and charges professional time-based fees similar to those of a law firm or accounting practice. Our services are designed to identify your own individual visa application pathway and to protect you from the significant risk of failure or substantial delay in the immigration process (click here to view our audited success rate and past client satisfaction).
Fees are NOT charged for our initial QUICK-CHECK eligibility assessment or for brief telephone discussions with our Personal Relocation Agents to determine if we can help you #.
FEES FOR IMMIGRATION ASSESSMENTS & IMMIGRATION ADVICE
However, the Migration Bureau does charge for comprehensive FULL-CHECK immigration assessments and on-going visa case work with our licensed / registered migration agents and immigration lawyers.
Our re-settlement services are offered FREE to our clients, who also receive a basic FREE JOBSEEKER PROGRAMME,
Please note: Government visa fees, disbursements and third party costs are always additional.
If your circumstances change, you can stop our service at any time WITHOUT PENALTY or further charge, other than a small file closure / document return fee. You can also take over your case yourself at any time and you will only be responsible for our time/costs incurred up to the date of termination. However, no refunds are provided for uncompleted applications.
OPTIONAL: The services provided by our legal & business advisory division, ODG Associates, involve an additional cost, as do Employment Appraisal Reports provided by ODG Recruitment .
How does it work? Click here to view our 4 Key services.
VISA PROCESSING - FULL CASE MANAGEMENT
No two migration agents are exactly the same. The Migration Bureau is one of only a few officially-recognised agencies offering a FULL CASE MANAGEMENT service, meaning that we handle all aspects of the residence visa application process for you. Our service provides you with full legal-type representation from start to finish and our experienced consultants deal directly with the immigration authorities and other official bodies on your behalf.
The general nature of fees are agreed in advance with the final fee depending on case complexity and the type of visa processing required.
WRITTEN FEE QUOTATION
You will receive a written fee quotation with your FULL-CHECK IMMIGRATION ASSESSMENT BEFORE you commit to the visa process or to the services of the Migration Bureau. But as a general indication, our fees are in the few thousands, and not a few hundreds.
CONVENIENT "PAY AS YOU GO" PAYMENT OPTIONS
Unlike others in the industry, the Migration Bureau has a range of "pay-as-you-go" payment plans, providing you with a variable fee range so you can choose how much assistance you need. Apart from an initial non-refundable "sign-on" fee, our consultants charge on a time-recording basis, similar to a law firm or accounting practice, or they will charge you a monthly file management fee, meaning that you pay on a progressive basis, as and when work is completed on your application**
OUR SERVICE GUARANTEE
All our services are covered by our comprehensive 5 point Service Guarantee. Please click here for details.
WHATS EXCLUDED? YOUR AREAS OF "CLIENT OWN RISK" AND "CLIENT OWN RESPONSIBILITY"
Our Service Guarantee covers most eventualities but all clients must accept areas of "client own risk" and "client own responsibility". Due to the constantly changing nature of the immigration regulations and client's own personal circumstances, we strictly do NOT operate a "no win, no fee" refund policy, as we charge on a time-recording basis similar to a law firm or accounting practice.
.Our services are designed to increase your likelihood of success. The areas of "client own risk" and client own responsibility" are outlined by clicking here or are stated in the Service Agreement which clients sign as they proceed.
SAVE BACK OFFER
An added benefit is that you will have the opportunity to SAVE BACK part of your immigration costs through discounts and privileges as part of our Settlement Services Programme. This makes the Migration Bureau an exceptionally affordable option that no other agency can match.
* With the exception of paid Employment Appraisal and Career Counselling services and Essential Guide to Settlement.
**With the exception of initial Full-Check immigration evaluation fees, initial non-refundable "sign-on" fees, and Budget Visa Service sign-on fees.
+ All amounts charged in New Zealand dollars from our New Zealand Head Office in an equivalent foreign currency. For credit-cards payments, final amount billed may differ slightly due to exchange rate differences. Please first check to see if your individual credit card provider charges foreign currency transaction fees as you may be responsible for these costs.
#IMPORTANT IMMIGRATION REGULATORY COMPLIANCE NOTICE: Our firm places the utmost importance on adhering to the immigration act and code of conduct of the immigration regulatory bodies of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, USA and UK, and we serve to protect client interests. by confirming all specific "immigration advice" solely in writing. In contacting us, you agree to our company policy that specific "immigration advice' will only be provided to you, and accepted and acted-on by you, IN WRITING from our IAA New Zealand LIcensed Immigration Advisors / MARA Australia Registered Migration Agents / ICCRC Regulated Canadian Immigration Consultants and/or Immigration Lawyers (see details of these personnel and the code of conduct on our official registrations / our people page).
