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Hourigan Visa & Migration Services

Hourigan Visa & Migration Services is a Canberra migration consultancy assisting employers, individuals and families across Australia and overseas.

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Hourigan Visa & Migration Services

Business Description

Hourigan Visa & Migration Services is an independent Canberra migration consultancy providing visa, migration and citizenship services in Canberra, regional New South Wales, Australia wide and overseas. It was founded by John Hourigan (MARN 0000377), a registered migration agent since 2000 who served over 21 years with the Department of Immigration and was Migration Institute of Australia National President from 2018 to 2021.

Services cover employer sponsored visas and sponsorship compliance, skilled, partner, family and student visas, citizenship, refusals, cancellations and ART matters.

Service & Expertise

Mobility, Migration and Global Workforce

Migration Agent

Hourigan Visa & Migration Services provides Migration Agent services from Canberra to employers, individuals and families in Canberra, regional New South Wales and Australia wide, with OMARA registered migration agents and former Department of Home Affairs officers holding over 50 years of combined immigration experience.

  • Employer sponsored migration covers Skills in Demand (SID) visa applications, Standard Business Sponsorship applications, nominations, labour market testing, annual market salary rate assessments and genuine position assessments.
  • Sponsorship compliance advice covers employer obligations and monitoring, responses to Notices of Intention to Take Action and immigration compliance audits.
  • Skilled, partner, family, student, graduate and National Innovation visas are handled alongside Employer Nomination Scheme, regional sponsored, DAMA and labour agreement pathways.
  • Complex matters include visa refusals and cancellations, ART reviews and Ministerial Intervention, with appointments in person, by telephone, email or Zoom.

Best for: Canberra and regional NSW employers who need sponsorship set up and kept compliant, and individuals with a complex visa or citizenship matter.

Mobility, Migration and Global Workforce

Employer Sponsored Visas

Hourigan Visa & Migration Services provides Visa and Work Permit Applications from Canberra to employers and applicants across Australia, preparing and lodging applications across all major visa categories.

  • Skills in Demand (SID), Employer Nomination Scheme and regional sponsored applications are prepared for employers sponsoring overseas workers.
  • Skilled independent, nominated and regional applications include expressions of interest and state nomination.
  • Supporting evidence is assessed against Department of Home Affairs requirements before lodgement.

Best for: employers and skilled applicants who want an application prepared by former Department officers.

Operational Coverage

  • ACT (Hybrid) Level 1, 33 Allara Street, Canberra ACT, 2601
  • New South Wales (Hybrid)
  • Northern Territory (Hybrid)
  • Queensland (Hybrid)
  • South Australia (Hybrid)
  • Tasmania (Hybrid)
  • Victoria (Hybrid)
  • Western Australia (Hybrid)

Industry

Industry Experience

Professional, Scientific and Technical Services

Contacts & Channels

FAQs

Where is Hourigan Visa & Migration Services located?

The office is at Level 1, 33 Allara Street, Canberra ACT 2601, a serviced office where in-person consultations are by appointment only. Appointments are also available by telephone, email and Zoom.

Which areas does Hourigan Visa & Migration Services serve?

Clients are assisted in Canberra and Queanbeyan, the Yass Valley, Goulburn, the Southern Tablelands, Southern Highlands, South Coast and regional NSW, Sydney and Melbourne, Australia wide and internationally.

How does Hourigan help employers sponsor overseas workers?

Services include Skills in Demand visa applications, Standard Business Sponsorship applications, labour market testing, annual market salary rate assessments, nomination applications, sponsorship compliance advice and responses to Notices of Intention to Take Action.

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