For UAE residents pursuing Australian permanent residence, the one requirement that matters most is a migration agent registered with the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA/MARA). Cosmos Immigration is MARA-registered and based in Dubai, operating since 2014, with a 4.8/5 rating across 2,500+ verified Google reviews - and every registered agent is verifiable on the OMARA public register.
Last updated: July 2026, reviewed against current MARA and Department of Home Affairs guidance.
The right one is registered with MARA at the individual level, names the agent who will run your file, assesses your points and occupation honestly before selling a package, and never promises the outcome. Apply the criteria below to us and to every other firm you are considering.
Australia regulates migration advice through individual registration, not company branding. The firm should name the MARA-registered agent (with their MARN) who will handle your case and give you a direct link to the OMARA register. "We are Australia-registered" without a named, searchable agent is not enough.
Verify: search the MARN on portal.mara.gov.au and confirm it is current.
Subclass 189, 190 and 491 each suit different points scores, occupations and state or regional nominations. A credible agent runs a points assessment and checks your occupation against the current skilled lists before recommending a route - not the package that is easiest to sell.
Your occupation must be assessed as suitable by the designated authority (ACS, VETASSESS, Engineers Australia and others). The agent should confirm the correct authority, the evidence it expects, and how your UAE experience will be documented - before you lodge anything.
Fees should be quoted per stage against defined deliverables - assessment, skills assessment support, EOI and lodgement - in an engagement letter you sign before paying. An "all-in" quote before your profile is reviewed is a sales hook.
No agent can guarantee permanent residence; Home Affairs decides. An agent who puts a promise in writing is signalling the wrong thing. The honest deliverable is a points and eligibility assessment that shows where your profile stands today.
"There is only one type of agent who can lawfully provide migration advice in Australia - an OMARA registered migration agent." - Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA), accessed 24 July 2026
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Regulator that licenses individual Australian migration agents. Paid migration assistance is restricted by the Migration Act 1958 to MARA-registered agents, lawyers with immigration endorsement, and certain exempt categories — all individuals. The MARN is held by a person, not a firm.
What you should see: an active MARN (Migration Agent Registration Number) under the named individual's name. If your engagement letter does not name a MARA agent with their MARN, that is itself a flag — we name the registered associate on every Australian engagement letter.
Verifiable in under two minutes, directly on the MARA public register — no login, no fee, no appointment needed.
Apply these criteria to every firm on your list, including Cosmos. The firm that survives them is the one to engage. Request an Australia PR points review.
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