Top Immigration Consultants in Dubai: 10 Checks to Run
A list of names cannot tell you who will handle your file well. Ten checks can. Run them on any firm in Dubai, including us — every one can be verified in an afternoon, most of them online.
Ten things the best consultants have in common
None of these depend on how big the firm is or how much it spends on advertising.
- 01
They are on the destination's official register
Each country regulates who may advise on its visas. Look the adviser up yourself on the register below — a certificate on an office wall is not the same thing.
- 02
The company has a UAE trade licence
Ask for it and check the name matches the firm on your contract and invoice. A business with no licence cannot be held to anything.
- 03
Nobody guarantees the visa
Decisions are made by the government, not the consultant. An adviser who promises approval is telling you what you want to hear.
- 04
Fees are written down before you pay
A clear schedule that separates professional fees from government fees, with what happens to your money if you withdraw.
- 05
Government fees go to the government
Official fees are paid to the immigration authority, against an official receipt — never into somebody's personal account.
- 06
They compare routes, not sell one
A good first meeting tests your profile against more than one country and tells you when the honest answer is 'not yet'.
- 07
One named person owns your file
You should know who is preparing your application and how to reach them, not be passed between whoever answers the phone.
- 08
You see what is submitted in your name
Every form and document filed for you is yours to read before it goes in. Your signature is on it, and so is the responsibility.
- 09
Real reviews you can trace
Reviews on Google or Trustpilot from named clients, old and new — not testimonials that exist only on the firm's own website.
- 10
No job offers for sale
Buying a job offer or a work permit approval is fraud in Canada and elsewhere, and it is the applicant who is refused and barred.
Where to look an adviser up
These are the official registers. Search the adviser's own name, not just the company's.
Fraud warnings worth reading before you pay anybody: IRCC (Canada) and USCIS (United States).
Red flags: walk away if you hear these
- A guaranteed visa, or a 'success rate' with nothing behind it
- Pressure to pay today for a price that expires
- Payment into a personal bank account or by cash with no receipt
- A job offer or employer letter that comes with a fee
- Advice to leave something off a form, or to 'adjust' a document
- No contract, or a contract in a different company's name
How The Migration Station measures up
- Registered with CICC, MARA, IAA UK and IAA NZ — check us on the registers above.
- UK cases are led by qualified UK immigration lawyers.
- A free first assessment that compares every route, with a written, all-in fee before you pay.
- One named case manager from the first form to landing.
- Invoices from T M S Visa Services Co., with our UAE tax registration and bank details printed on them.
4.9 from 186 reviews on Google
Run the ten checks on us
A free first assessment in Oud Metha or online — ask us anything on this list.