Australian migration advice · for South Africans · since 2006
Your move to Australia starts with knowing where you stand.
We are registered migration agents with offices in Johannesburg and Brisbane. Before you spend a rand, we tell you plainly which visa pathways are realistic for you and your family, and which are not. Then we handle the application from first assessment to grant.
Before anything else
Most people who want to move do not yet know which visa they are actually a candidate for. Some have been told they qualify when they do not.
Migration is one of the largest decisions a family makes, and one of the most expensive. The rules change often, the timelines are long, and the cost of a wrong application is measured in years as well as money. Our job is to remove the guesswork, honestly, at the very beginning.
- The cost
- Government charges, skills assessments and English testing add up before an agent's fee is counted. Knowing the realistic route first is the cheapest decision you will make.
- The timeline
- Most applications we lodge are processed in nine to twelve months. Some pathways take considerably longer. We tell you which before you commit.
- The rules
- Points thresholds, occupation lists and state nominations move every year. We re-check every option against the current rules before anything is lodged.
Migration pathways
Four ways into Australia. Most people fit one.
For qualified professionals and tradespeople with recent experience in an occupation Australia is short of.
What an assessment checks
- Whether your occupation appears on a current skilled list, and which list
- Your points score across age, English, experience and qualifications
- Whether a state or territory nomination changes the picture
- Whether an Australian employer could sponsor you instead
Visas in this pathway
- 189 Skilled Independent
- 190 Skilled Nominated
- 491 Skilled Work Regional
- 482 Skills in Demand (employer-sponsored)
- 186 Employer Nomination Scheme
For people whose partner, parent or child is already an Australian citizen, permanent resident or eligible New Zealand citizen.
What an assessment checks
- Your sponsor's status and whether they can sponsor you now
- The evidence of the relationship the Department will expect
- For parents: the balance-of-family test and the contributory versus non-contributory routes
- Realistic processing times, which for parent visas can run to years
Visas in this pathway
- Partner onshore and offshore, provisional to permanent
- Parent contributory and non-contributory
- Child dependent children of citizens and residents
For business owners, investors and senior specialists. The routes here have changed materially in recent years, so this pathway starts with a conversation, not a form.
What an assessment checks
- Which current programme, if any, fits your business history and capital
- Whether an employer-sponsored route is faster than a business route
- The tax and structuring consequences of moving a business or funds
- State and territory appetite for your sector
Why it starts with a conversation
Australia closed its long-running business innovation programme to new applicants in 2024 and has been replacing it with narrower, talent-led routes. Our principals are chartered accountants and attorneys as well as registered agents, which is exactly the combination this pathway needs.
For visits, study and the temporary visas that sometimes lead somewhere permanent, and sometimes do not.
What an assessment checks
- Whether a visitor visa is the right instrument for the trip you are planning
- Whether a study or graduate route genuinely leads to the outcome you want
- The conditions attached, and what happens if you overstay or misunderstand them
- How a temporary visa interacts with a later permanent application
Visas in this pathway
- 600 Visitor
- 485 Temporary Graduate
- Student and the routes beyond it
Where do I start?
Five questions. Two minutes. A straight answer about which service fits.
This is not an eligibility decision and it is not advice. It points you to the Migrate 2 Oz service most likely to be relevant, so the proper assessment by a registered migration agent starts in the right place.
Why Migrate 2 Oz
Advice from people who have made the move themselves, and who are qualified on both sides of it.
Migrate 2 Oz was established in 2006 and was the first migration company with MARA-registered agents resident in South Africa. Our principals are chartered accountants and attorneys as well as registered migration agents, which means the advice extends to the tax, pension and financial consequences of a move, not only the visa.
We only take on applications we believe meet or exceed the requirements. If a route is not realistic for you, we say so at the assessment stage, when it costs you nothing but a conversation.
Reuven Abeshouse
Principal · Registered Migration Agent · MARN 0854073
BCom, LLB (Australia). Qualified accountant and solicitor admitted to the New York Bar. Practised corporate and tax law in Sydney before settling in South Africa and moving into migration practice more than twelve years ago.
Case processing and support
- Monica ShawCase Processing Consultant · with the firm since 2007
- Jessica OnionsCase Processing Consultant · BCompt
- TinaAdministration
- Tayler AzevidoAccounts
A named consultant on every case, and a full support structure behind them.
- 2006Established
- 2Offices · Johannesburg and Brisbane
- MARARegistered · Code of Conduct bound
- MIAMigration Institute of Australia
How we work
A complicated process, made manageable in five stages.
Every application is handled case by case by a named consultant. You will always know which stage you are in, what is being waited on, and what happens next.
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Understand your situation
A proper assessment of your occupation, qualifications, experience, family and timing. Not a web form scored by software. A registered agent reads it.
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Identify the pathways that fit
We set out every route that is genuinely open to you, ranked by likelihood, cost and time. If none is realistic today, we tell you what would need to change.
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Agree the strategy
Visa subclass, state nomination, sequencing, skills assessment body, English test, total costs and the likely timeline, in writing, before anything is lodged.
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Prepare and lodge
We complete and check the application, certify documents, manage the skills assessment and deal with the Department of Home Affairs on your behalf, so you do not spend your evenings on hold.
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After the grant
Banking, tax, pensions, relocation and the questions that only come up once you have landed. Our Brisbane office means the support does not stop when you leave South Africa.
Client stories
In their words.
Real clients, in their own words, as published on migrate2oz.com. Surnames withheld at their request.
Migrate 2 Oz never overpromised, but provided clear and honest advice, prompt responses, and paid meticulous attention to detail at every stage. Reuven is also refreshingly direct in his communication and guidance.
Your continued service and advice, so many years after the original payment was made, is a rare quality in this day and age. We would happily act as a reference to anyone of your clients.
In all our excitement with our visas being granted we haven't yet thanked you for your incredibly prompt and efficient service. We will certainly be referring onwards, as we were referred to you initially.
It has been a big transition and is not to be taken lightly, there are many ups and downs but with Migrate 2 Oz by your side, you can rest assured your paperwork will be correctly taken care of. They are still supportive and there to help even once your move is complete.
Migration updates
The rules move. We keep up so you do not have to.
Next step
Ready to know where you stand?
Request an assessment and a registered migration agent will review your circumstances against the current rules. Or speak to a specialist first if you would rather talk it through.
- Johannesburg · head office
- 31 Linksfield Road
Dowerglen, Johannesburg, 1645 - Brisbane office
- 2 Alison Court
Victoria Point, Queensland, 4165 - Hours
- Weekdays 9am to 5pm SAST
Closed weekends and public holidays