I was on a 442 (occupational trainee visa) and my partner Susi held a 457 business visa when we approached Maria about advice on how I could be included as a secondary (dependant) applicant on Susi's visa.

Prior to this we had made various enquiries with larger agencies and had only limited feedback as to what would be needed for this visa application to be successful.  We were a bit lost and felt that going through an agent for this process would be the best idea.

I had spoken with Maria before when I was going through Equine Staff looking for work and she came to mind as someone who would be able to help as I found her to be informative and helpful during my earlier enquiries about temporary work visas in the equine industry.

My partner and I had some concerns regarding the visa process and our current cirumstances and we wanted to know how to include me on Susi's 457 visa.  Maria was very friendly and welcoming which also made the process easier.  Maria investigated our concerns thoroughly and assured us that whilst we needed time to collect evidence of our relationship and committment to each other; that all would be well.

Maria also looked into any new changes that the government had made, which was very helpful and important for this application that we were up-to-date with all key requirements. 

Maria asssited us with a final documentation check and on-line visa application, which despite the DIAC online application pages being slightly misleading, we successfully completed.  Within four days of the department of immigration receiving our application it was approved - it was that easy!

We would definitely recommend Maria Conti to others as we found her to be very personable and attentive to our needs; responding quickly to enquiries and making time for phone calls and consultations.

Emma & Susanne (UK & Germany)