Aidan Rose

Senior Technical Advisor sponsored on 457 Visa

My husband was lucky enough to be offered a position within a company who are based in Sydney, they were happy to sponsor him on a 457 Visa. They appointed Acacia to deal with the complicated task of processing our visa application.

Luckily we were appointed I would say one of Acacia’s best Natalya, from day one she was always on hand to answer any queries and believe me relocating to Australia with three children I really did have a vast amount of queries and problems to solve. She was always extremely helpful, I was absolutely astonished on how promptly all my queries were answered , I remember thinking, this young lady must work twenty four hours per day.

I really cannot praise Natalya enough a true professional and I would say an absolute asset to Acacia. I definitely will be contacting Acacia in two years time when we hope to start the process to apply for Permanent Residency and would highly recommend them to anyone who is thinking of going through the visa process.

A big thank you to Natalya and an even bigger thank you to Acacia for employing her!!

Helen Schindler

Temporary Business Sponsorship - 457

"I want to thank Natalya for helping me with my 457 visa application. Following the approval of an internal transfer to our Australian office, Natalya and her colleagues made sure that my visa application was processed within several weeks. The ACACIA team was very helpful with any questions I had, and contacted me on a regular basis regarding visa-related updates. Natalya was also happy to help regarding visa related questions, several months after my visa had been approved and issued."

Paula & Rudi Wasmuth

ENS - Employer Nomination Scheme

Dear Mark, Last August our Finnish-German family made a big decision to move to Australia. We had got a once in a life time opportunity to get permanent work in Australia. We soon found out that there would be a whole lot of paperwork to do, before we could apply for a permanent visa. Our Australian employer had successfully used the services of Acacia before and he recommended us to get some help from you too. After eight months hard work, dozens of e-mails and countless number of papers we got our visa granted. That was one of the happiest days in our lives.

As we started this project we had no idea about the number of documents we would need to get translated and filled in and hundreds of questions we would need to answer and we would need somebody to answer. We don’t know how we could have managed this without you and your team! We want to thank you Mark for the great work you have done. As soon as we finally had all the formulas filled in and all the required documents translated the rest came out really fast. We got the skills assessment, nomination and finally the visa grant with in few weeks after lodging each application. And we’re sure that depended on the excellent work Acacia team had done with preparing our applications.

We would like to say special thanks to you Mark and your team members Katrina, Jan and Jeff who have patiently and promptly answered our endless questions. It has been a really nice and comfort feeling to know our case is in good hands and there was always someone there to reply within minutes if we needed anything to be cleared. Excellent service!! Thank you all!! See you soon in Australia!

Best regards, Paula & Rudi Wasmuth With children Saara, Annika and Markus

C. Shrestha

Skilled Independent offshore

The application for a permanent visa or a similar privilege in Australia can be an intimidating experience. The paperwork involved is tremendous and the laws are labyrinthine and designed to deter. Thankfully, the navigation through the dark waters of bureaucratic obduracy was made easier by Acacia Immigration. They have the experience and credibility. They were also polite, helpful and accommodating to the special needs of each client.

Mark has an excellent command over the immigration law system and used this knowledge to the fullest degree while assisting me with my application. He makes a complicated system easy to understand, from the initial counselling to the final stages. At no point was my request for a meeting with Mark refused or deferred.

I was also fortunate to have Sarah as my case manager. She was diligent, efficiently responsive, very organised and with a spark of kindness rarely seen in professional lawyers. It was in her able hands that my application reached its happy and positive conclusion.

Sandeep Kohli

Skilled Independent (IT Professional)

I had been looking for an immigration agency to help represent my case with Australian Immigration Dept. I had contacted a few agencies to file for my PR, only to regret later that they either thought I wasn’t eligible or gave me such poor service that I had to withdraw my case. In one case, I even lost money where the company didn’t refund the full amount. Trotting through the shoddy service of many immigration agencies, I finally tumbled upon ACACIA immigration in Feb 2004.

I had seen Mark Webster’s contributions on some immigration forums and thought to give them a try. What do you know, this was the best thing that ever happened. From Day 1, Mark and his team showed enthusiasm and professionalism towards my case. Mark even helped me with secure some crucial papers from my university in Australia (which proved critical while obtaining a positive response from ACS). I was already impressed with the service so far. Throughout the course of my PR processing, their organization really gave ample attention to my queries, to detail which was specific to my case, advising and guiding me through the process.

I never felt the geographical distance was a barrier. In April 2005, I received the much awaited email from Mark about my application being approved for Australian PR. I was overboard with joy

I just wanted to take this time to thank you and your staff at ACACIA immigration for a job well done. From the day I hired your organization, I always felt in safe hands and your organization’s expertise in the area of Australian immigration was very helpful indeed. I am glad that I made the decision to appoint ACACIA Immigration to represent my case with the Australian Immigration.

I have no hesitation to refer new people to your company who are planning to migrate to Australia or to be a referral if your company ever needs one. Once again, thank you so much for your efforts.

Sandeep Kohli, Singapore

Mohammed Saqqa

Skilled Independent

Acacia Immigration and Mark Webster were the successful channel for us to our new life here in Australia when we have decided to come to here as skilled immigrant. During our entire immigration process to Australia, Mark was very professional and was in very close communications with us and he was telling us clearly and honestly about what to do, what to expect and when to expect things and he was always right.

We have arrived to Australia in 2003 and Mark is not our agent any more but he is now a friend for us who keeps supporting us for smooth setup at any time we seek his help. We always keep recommending him for all our friends to share similar professional service and experience we got with Mark Webster.

Mohammad & Safa Saqqa

James Kiptoo

Skilled State Territory nominated independent

"everyone attempting to get australia’s permanent resident understands the demands of the process. not until i was introduced to mark, i was in that state of distress regarding the matter. i gave him my vote of confidence from the first meeting and since then, under his guidance and his staff members i got my permanent residence in april 2007, it was a dream come true. my sincere gratitude to all the staff of acacia immigration who saw me through."

Tony Woodhall, UK

Employer Nomination Visa (Engineer) - 121/856

"Dear Mark, On behalf of myself and my family a big thank you for the work you and your team at Acacia have done over the last 18 months in order for us to be granted Permanent Residence. As you are aware our case was not a clear cut one, and your suggestion to firstly study here, and then apply for a business sponsored visa (after I had secured the offer of a permanent full time job) was an excellent idea. Being over 45 years of age was another hurdle that you successfully overcame, by applying to DIMA to classify my work experience and job skills as "exceptional" and thus obtaining a waiver on the 45 years of age ruling.

Our application in totality was by no means straight forward, but your ability to adapt strategies to compliment the prevailing circumstances is worthy of commendation. I have therefore no hesitation in recommending Acacia to anyone entering the minefield of immigration to Australia, as without Acacia I would not be here today.

I would highly recommend ACACIA’s staff to anyone - they truly took the hassles and worry out of the equation. Thanks again for your friendly and professional service."

T.Woodhall August 2 2004. Sydney.

Since gaining permanent residence the Woodhall family has purchased land and built a home in Mount Annan (Camden) and in 2007 applied for and received Australian Citizenship. Tony Woodhall’s son of 9 years old now plays soccer for the local soccer team, and his daughter of 21 years old is working in telecommunications and also doing a diploma in photography.

Sandra Robles

Australian Permanent Residency

I recently received my Australian Permanent Residency and I cannot tell you how grateful I am to Sarah Kabbara and Acacia Immigration for their services. Sarah was extremely helpful in teaching us about the permanent residency application process and was always available to answer any questions, however small and numerous they were. I highly recommend using Acacia Immigration!!!

Steven Jamieson

Temporary Spouse Visa

Firstly, I’d like to thank Mark and Sarah for being so instrumental in bringing my wife to Australia. Their professional and personalised service was much appreciated. I was pleasantly surprised at how quickly the visa was granted - only 7 weeks from lodgement of the forms to the grant of the 309 Spouse Visa. Sarah was particularly helpful in emailing my daughter during the entire procedure (which was passed onto myself and wife in Thailand) - this kept us in the loop and less stressed as we always knew the status of everything. This gave me confidence in their ability and expertise - I was really impressed by the personal touch and sincerity of the staff at ACACIA.

It was such a relief to have Mark and Sarah working for us - I had seen and heard of the hurdles people had experienced in Thailand with the visa process and thankfully I had someone to organise my paperwork to avoid these issues. I can see how difficult things would have been if I had lodged the forms myself!

I would highly recommend ACACIA’s staff to anyone - they truly took the hassles and worry out of the equation. Thanks again for your friendly and professional service.