ABOUT JOHN YOUNG
John Young was formerly a member, and an Associate Fellow of the Migration Institute of Australia. He was also the President of the Victorian Branch, and the National Vice President of the Migration Institute of Australia for a number of years. John is a member of the Migration Alliance.
In addition John was also a Director of the Migration Agents Registration Authority, which is the Government regulator for the Migration profession in Australia.
His Migration Agent Registration Number is 9251554. The first two numbers indicate the date of first registration, being 1992. It indicates the length of experience in immigration law since becoming registered. However John started as a Migration Consultant in 1989 and in 2019 he will have been practising for 30 years.
John Young and his team specialise in Australian Immigration Law such as Skilled and Partner - Family Migration, Employer Sponsorships and Nominations, Business visas, Ministerial Interventions, Protection visas, Visa Cancellations and Applications for Review to the AAT.
John is frank and very honest in preliminary assessments he provides to clients.
ABOUT THE TEAM
John Young's professional team consists of three in office administrative staff and two external staff.
Joanna Reid - Executive Officer and Case Worker
Joanna reports directly to John Young and handles the office management. She is highly experienced in both migration case work and operational issues, and has been with us for 10 years. Joanna assists in the preparation of very difficult cases such as significant business owner and temporary business visa classes, skilled migration, employer sponsored visas, as well as dealing with spouse cases both onshore and offshore. Joanna also assist in the preparation of Skills Assessment applications. Clients have a lot of respect for the work that Joanna does.
Tia Manitta - Personal Assistant and Case Worker
Tia handles a very large case load in the preparation of migration applications and getting all cases finalised and in order for our agent John Young to check prior to lodgement. Tia has been with us for over 3 years and is highly experienced. She has gained a lot of knowledge in the migration area. She specializes in very difficult working and skilled visa applications, employer sponsored visas such as the DAMA Labour agreement, as well as dealing with spouse cases both onshore and offshore. Tia also assists in the preparation of Skills Assessment applications. Clients have a lot of respect for the work that Tia does.
Lilli Hart - Receptionist and Case Worker
Lilli is our front of office superstar and handles all client queries in an exceptional manner. Lilli specialises in student visa (subclass 500) preparation, citizenship preparation, protection visa (subclass 866) preparation and temporary visa (subclass 600) preparation as well as dealing with spouse cases both onshore and offshore. She has been with us for a year now and her case work is consistently outstanding. Clients have a lot of respect for the work that Lilli does.
Skye Young - Case Worker
Skye works remotely from Port Douglas and assists with student visa (subclass 500) preparation, citizenship preparation and temporary visa (subclass 600) preparation as well as dealing with spouse cases both onshore and offshore. Clients have a lot of respect for the work that Skye does.
Lisa Brady - Account Manager
Lisa has been assisting John Young for over 30 years in business and now controls all the company book work in consultation with the accountants, the Hendrie Group.