Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA)
The Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA) regulates Registered Migration Agents (RMAs) in Australia under the Migration Act 1958. Providing immigration assistance for Australian visas without being a MARA-registered migration agent (or a practicing Australian lawyer) is an offence. The same information vs advice distinction applies as under the UK’s OISC: general information about Australian visa categories and eligibility does not require MARA registration, but specific advice on individual applications does.
Connections
- Immigration Advice Boundary — Australian equivalent regulatory constraint, [2025]
- Australia Skills in Demand Visa — visa category subject to MARA regulation, [2025]
- OISC — UK equivalent regulator, [2025]