Hi, I’m Simon Earles, the principal of Signet Consulting & Migration.

I am a migration agent registered by the Migration Agents Registration Authority (MARA), to provide Australian immigration advice for fees.

I am also an executive member of the  Migration Institute of Australia (MIA) -Queensland branch, the peak professional body for my industry.

As a registered migration agent I am obliged to keep appraised of rapidly changing developments and legislative amendments, and accrual of a required number of Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points is mandatory for renewal of my migration agent’s registration.

 As a further protection to intending clients I am bound by the  Code of Conduct, promulgated by the MARA. The Code sets out best practices when dealing with clients and it places a clear responsibility upon agents to act in the very best interests of their clients.

Regrettably this protection has not been extended overseas; so many migration offshore agents remain unregistered. Consequently using such agents can be risky as the quality of their Australian immigration advice and, at times, their character and methods are questionable.

I have travelled widely, and was indeed a migrant myself at a very young age, coming to Australia from the United Kingdom with my parents in the early 1960s.

More recently I have returned to Australia with my family in 2002, after almost 14 years, where I worked with the HK Government, before and after the historic hand-over in 1997. This time has given me a unique perspective on the workings and thought processes in the halls of Government!

It is my very great pleasure to offer my services to you, to assist you in choosing the most appropriate visa option to maximize your chances, and then successfully negotiating the complexities (and vagaries) of the migration system we all have to work with, to secure your right to migrate to this great country!