Visa fraud cases are not uncommon, the frauds captured everyone`s eagerness to come to Australia, thus set a trap. Remember: when applying for visas to seek professional and reliable immigration agent assistance, do not trust the Internet or roadside ads!
In Australia`s skilled immigration system, the "maneuverability" of employer-guaranteed visas seems to be more flexible than those required to submit EOI visas such as 1898 / 190 / 489. There may still be plenty of memories of the previously exposed Chinese agent selling employer guarantees.
Recently, Australian media once again exposed visa fraud, is also related to employer guarantees. More than 40 victims, each being cheated in the range of 3-50, 000 Australian dollars!
Visa fraud exposed
According to a joint survey by SBS and Fairfax, Lubo Jack Raskovic, 59, opened a recruitment company called Global Skills and Business Services Pty Ltd in the northwest of Sydney, claiming to help prospective immigrants find guaranteed employers and get visas for up to 70, 000 Australian dollars.
The business of Global Skills has attracted the attention of some people and has come to the door to deal with it one after another. Last month, however, Global Skills suddenly went into bankruptcy, leaving about 2.5 million Australian dollars in debt. 45 victims, most of them Indians, lost their lives.
The company`s assets were 0 at the time of liquidation, but 10 months ago Raskovic bought a luxury home worth 3 million Australian dollars in Bella Vista and a black Porsche Cayenne worth one hundred thousand Australian dollars, according to the filing.
And just a few weeks before Global Skills went bankrupt, a company called All Borders Pty Limited was founded, and the boss was Raskovic`s partner, Neo Tau.. The two companies work in the same location and operate in a similar way.
, Global Skills also runs a website called www.rsms457.com, which says it can provide employer-guaranteed services in both remote and remote areas.
How did they get tricked?
The victims said they heard from others or saw ads about the company on Facebook, most of which had been waiting for months to get a job, but to no avail. The final request for a refund of Raskovic, but only a small part, and some simply do not get a cent, finally helpless to leave Australia.
The 41-year-old Kocherla lost about 30, 000 Australian dollars. Two years ago, he was upset about how to stay in Australia, and he happened to meet Global Skills.. In the end, he paid 40, 000 Australian dollars in the hope of finding a company willing to guarantee it. In April 2015, Kocherla received a letter from a Sunshine Coast garden company, job offer.SBS and Fairfax, who did see it in an agreement in their investigation. The company`s boss, however, said he had never heard of Raskovic or his Global Skills company, let alone job offer. In the end, Kocherla had to leave Australia.
Brar, a mechanic from Melbourne who is also one of the victims, said: "he (Raskovic) says he can find employers and jobs if I need guarantees." It took Brar 45,000 Australian dollars to find a very unskilled manual job, and two months later he was fired. When he approached the Raskovic theory and asked for a refund, he refused to accept his money.
Another victim spent 35,000 Australian dollars trying to find a management position and ended up with no money. He didn`t want his family to know about it, and now he had to drive his car door-to-door and ask if there was a job, living in the car every day.
Ankur borrowed 50, 000 Australian dollars from his father and was tricked into losing his money by Raskovic. Now Ankur can only use Uber to repay his father for his life`s hard-earned money.
Employers are also taken for granted
In addition to earning the applicant`s money, Raskovic played more games and set his employer`s mind. He claims to pay employers in remote areas in cash in exchange for guarantees and visa opportunities.
Chris Olm, an employer from remote parts of western Queensland who works in welding and steel, had a private deal with Raskovic and, after bargaining, Raskovic finally offered 10, 000 Australian dollars in exchange for an employer guarantee.
At the time, Chris Olm asked for a transfer, but Raskovic paid him cash only and could not cash until the visa was granted.
But when the visa came down, Chris Olm didn`t get the money, and he said he was considering a legal approach.
Another employer in northern Brisbane experienced a similar situation.
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Under new regulations passed in December 2015, it is illegal to buy and sell employer-guaranteed visas. Individual fines can be as high as 50400 Australian dollars for each offence and 252000 Australian dollars for companies.
According to an anonymous victim, Raskovic captured the mentality of people wanting to stay in Australia to commit fraud. "as long as you get a job, you can stay in Australia forever."
Australia`s jobs and permanent residence visas do have great appeal. In an increasingly tight immigration policy, a small number of applicants may also be able to do everything they can but still cannot get a visa, but they are desperate to take risks.
There are many bumps and setbacks on the way to emigration, but as long as efforts are made, there is always a way out.
