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How to Avoid a Visa Scam Through Sponsorship

Fake job offers and sponsorship scams cost people their savings and their visa chances. Learn the red flags, and what to do if it has already happened to you.

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7 red flags
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Your rights
What employers must pay and can never pass on to you
Action plan
5 steps if you think you have been scammed
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What's inside

  1. Being asked to pay for nomination, sponsorship or a guaranteed job
  2. Visa guarantees with no real job behind them
  3. Working for free or underpaid while the visa is processed
  4. Pressure to decide immediately
  5. Job titles that don't match the real role
  6. Documents you don't fully understand
  7. Agents who are not registered with MARA
  8. What to do if this has already happened to you
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Questions about this guide

Can an employer ask me to pay for my sponsorship?

No. By law the employer must pay the sponsorship fee, nomination fee and SAF levy, and cannot recover them from you, even if you agree. You can pay your own visa application charge, medicals, police clearances and English test.

How do I check if an agent is registered?

Search their name or MARN on the MARA register at mara.gov.au before you pay anyone.

Is the guide free?

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