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Migration Agent resume template
A clean starting structure with example content grounded in what migration agents actually do day to day, not generic filler. Download and replace the bracketed placeholders with your own details.
Which resume format should you use?
Reverse chronological
You have a steady work history. This is the format almost every recruiter and ATS expects by default.
Functional
You're changing fields or have gaps in your employment. Leads with skills rather than a job-by-job timeline.
Combination
You're early career or have worked consistently but for only a few employers. Blends a skills summary with a shorter chronological history.
This template uses the reverse chronological format: the one most migration agents should default to, since most Australian recruiters and ATS software expect it.
Professional summary
Registered Migration Agent with current MARA registration, experienced in assessing visa eligibility, preparing applications across skilled, family and business visa streams, and representing clients before the Department of Home Affairs. Comfortable managing multiple concurrent cases while keeping advice current with legislative change.
Key skills
- Migration law and regulatory compliance
- Visa application drafting and supporting documentation
- Client advisory and case management
- IMMI Account (DHA portal)
- Legal practice management software
- Immigration law research databases
- CRM platforms
- Document management systems
- Stakeholder liaison with government agencies
Experience: example bullet points
- Assessed client eligibility against criteria for skilled, partner, business and student visa subclasses and recommended the most viable pathway
- Prepared and lodged visa applications and supporting evidence, checking each submission against Department of Home Affairs requirements to reduce requests for further information
- Managed a caseload of concurrent matters through IMMI Account and case management software, tracking status and deadlines for each file
- Represented clients at visa interviews and departmental reviews, providing advocacy and explaining process clearly at each stage
- Tracked legislative and policy changes affecting visa programs and briefed clients promptly on how updates affected their applications
Education
Typically a Graduate Diploma in Australian Migration Law and Practice (or equivalent), combined with current registration with the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA); many agents also hold a bachelor degree in law or a related field.
Keywords an ATS is likely to scan for
Applicant tracking systems match your resume against terms in the job ad before a person ever sees it. Only include the ones that actually apply to your experience, but if a term below matches something you've done, use the same wording the job ad uses.
- MARA registration
- OMARA
- Department of Home Affairs
- IMMI Account
- visa subclass
- skilled visa
- partner visa
- business visa
- student visa
- migration law
- Migration Act 1958
- professional indemnity insurance
- visa lodgement
- case management
- regulatory compliance
- Code of Conduct for registered migration agents
Getting past ATS screening
- Match the specific skills, certifications and terms used in the job ad, not just your own wording for the same thing.
- Keep formatting simple: no tables, text boxes, columns, headers/footers or graphics. Parsers frequently drop content placed in these.
- Submit as .docx or PDF unless the job ad specifies otherwise.
- Use standard section headings (Experience, Education, Skills) rather than creative alternatives.
- List your core skills and technical competencies in their own section so a keyword scan can find them instantly.
This is a starting point, not a guarantee of interviews. Tailor every bullet point to your own real experience and the specific job ad.