What AATC Immigration Services does

AATC Immigration Services is a privately-held Australian professional services firm operating from a single office in Fairfield, New South Wales, and legally constituted as Australian Accounting And Taxation Consultants Pty Ltd. The firm provides immigration consultancy and advisory services to individuals, families, and Australian businesses seeking to migrate to or remain in Australia. Services are delivered by MARA-registered Migration Agents (including founder Gulenay Refik and legal consultant Brett Leybourne) and span partner, family, business, employer-sponsored, visitor, student, and protection visas, alongside complex matters such as visa refusals, cancellations, Administrative Appeals Tribunal appeals, and 8503 waivers. The firm also operates a specialised Fishing Industry Labour Agreement service for employers in that sub-vertical.

The business model is professional services, with clients charged fixed fees per stage of work rather than hourly or per-minute rates, and government visa application charges passed through separately. Free initial consultations are offered to clients who sign service agreements. Go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven, relying on referrals, word-of-mouth, and direct phone/email contact rather than digital marketing, with only a modest YouTube educational presence. Operating geographies are confined to Australia, with the practical service area centred on New South Wales. Through its parent entity, the firm also offers adjacent professional services including accounting, taxation (income tax, FBT, CGT, payroll tax, GST, PAYG), government grant application assistance, deceased estate administration, and business/management advisory, enabling cross-sell across the immigration and accounting client base. No external funding, acquisitions, or partnership alliances are disclosed in the available data, and ownership remains founder/management-controlled.

Name

AATC Immigration Services

Legal name

Australian Accounting And Taxation Consultants Pty Ltd

Website

https://aatc.net.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

AATC Immigration Services is a privately-held Australian migration consultancy operating from Fairfield, NSW, delivering MARA-registered visa advisory and application services to individuals, families, and employers seeking to migrate to Australia.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Immigration Consulting Services

NAICS

Legal Services (5411)

SIC

Services-Legal Services (8111), Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Immigration Law (BPAHAAAL)

akta.pro secondary industries

Immigration Legal Services & Representation (Law Firms) (THACAKAF), Business Visa Application & Processing Services (THACAKAA), Appeals, Refusals, Administrative Review & Re-application Support (EDAIADAL), Immigration, Visa & Work Authorization Support (HSAKAJAF), Dependent/Family Visa Support (Spouse/Partner/Children) (EDAIADAI), Immigration Legal Advisory & Representation (Student Visas) (EDAIADAB)

Keywords

• Immigration consulting services
• Visa application assistance
• Employer sponsored visas
• Registered migration agents
• Migration advisory services

Headquarters

HQ city

Fairfield

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Immigration Consulting Services: Professional consulting services for visa applications, including citizenship, business migration, skilled migration, partner/family migration, student visas, and protection visas. Charges fixed fees for services providing cost certainty. Free initial consultation offered to clients who sign service agreements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

AATC Immigration Services is a boutique Australian immigration consultancy that guides individuals and businesses through the full visa application lifecycle, from partner and family migration to employer-sponsored, business investment, visitor, protection, and student visa pathways. The firm additionally handles visa refusals, cancellations, and Administrative Appeals Tribunal reviews under a fixed-fee service model, with an affiliated accounting and taxation division providing tax, advisory, and deceased estate services.

Product overview

AATC Immigration Services is a service-based firm, not a software platform. It offers a unified portfolio of immigration and accounting services delivered by Registered Migration Agents. The core immigration services span: (1) Partner/Family visas including Partner, Parent, Child, and Sponsored Parent (Temporary) Subclass 870 visas; (2) Business visas including Business Innovation Stream, Investor Stream, and Significant Investor/Extension streams; (3) Employer-sponsored visas including TSS Subclass 482, ENS Subclass 186, and SESR Subclass 494; (4) Visitor, Protection (Subclass 866), and Student GTE visa services; (5) Visa refusal/cancellation and AAT tribunal appeal assistance; (6) Fishing Industry Labour Agreement sponsorship services; and (7) Supporting services including 8503 waivers, citizenship applications, and first entry facilitation. The affiliated accounting division provides government grant application assistance, taxation services (income tax, FBT, CGT, payroll tax, land tax, GST, PAYG), deceased estate administration, and business/management advisory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Immigration Advisory Services Core immigration consulting and advisory services delivered by Registered Migration Agents, covering visa applications, refusals, cancellations, and tribunal appeals for individuals and businesses.
• Partner Visa Applications Assistance with Prospective Marriage (Fiancee) visas, defacto/married partner visas, and temporary-to-permanent residency pathways for couples.
• Family Visa Applications Family migration services including Parent visas, Aged Parent visas, Contributory Parent visas, Child visas, and the Sponsored Parent (Temporary) Visa Subclass 870.
• Business Innovation Stream Visa Business visa stream requiring state or territory nomination, AUD500,000 annual turnover in 2 of 4 fiscal years, minimum 65 points, and AUD800,000 net assets.
• Investor Stream Visa Business visa stream requiring AUD1.5 million designated investment, AUD2.25 million net assets, and direct management of qualifying business or eligible investment for at least 1 of 5 fiscal years.
• Significant Investor and Extension Streams Premium business visa pathways including Significant Investor Stream, Business Innovation Extension, Significant Investor Extension, Premium Investor, and Entrepreneur streams.
• Temporary Skill Shortage Visa (Subclass 482) Employer-sponsored temporary visa allowing skilled foreign workers to fill positions for 1-4 years, involving sponsorship, nomination, and visa application stages.
• Employer Nomination Scheme Visa (Subclass 186) Permanent employer-sponsored visa with Direct Entry, Temporary Residence Transition, and Labour Agreement streams.
• Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional Visa (Subclass 494) Regional employer-sponsored provisional visa enabling employers in regional Australia to sponsor skilled workers, with pathway to permanent residence via Subclass 191.
• Visitor Visa Services Assistance with tourist and visitor visas allowing family visits, tourism, cruises, and study up to 3 months without work rights.
• Protection Visa (Subclass 866) Refugee and humanitarian visa assistance for asylum seekers meeting protection obligations under the Refugee Convention or Complementary Protection criteria.
• Visa Refusal and Cancellation Services Assistance with visa refusals, cancellations, Administrative Appeals Tribunal (AAT) reviews, and requests for additional information.
• Genuine Temporary Entrant (GTE) Statement Assistance Guidance for student visa applicants on writing compelling GTE statements demonstrating genuine intent to temporarily stay in Australia.
• Fishing Industry Labour Agreement Specialised labour agreement enabling employers to sponsor overseas workers in fishing industry occupations including Deck Hand, Fishing Hand, Master Fisher, Ship's Engineer, Ship's Master, Ship's Officer, and Seafood Process Worker.
• 8503 Waiver Services Assistance with obtaining waivers for the No Further Stay visa condition 8503.
• Religious Worker Visa Services Assistance with religious worker visa applications.
• Australian Citizenship Applications Guidance and assistance with Australian citizenship by conferral applications.
• First Entry Facilitation Assistance with facilitating first entry to Australia for visa holders.
• Accounting Services Comprehensive accounting services including taxation assistance, income tax returns for individuals, partnerships, companies, trusts, and superannuation funds, periodic financial statements, and business advisory services.
• Government Grant Application Assistance Assistance with government grant applications including COVID-19 business grants, COVID-19 micro-business grants, and small business fees and charges rebates.
• Taxation Services Tax audit and investigation assistance, objections and appeals, covering income tax, fringe benefits tax, capital gains tax, payroll tax, land tax, GST, and PAYG.
• Business and Management Advisory Business advice, business plans, periodic management reporting, new business opportunity analysis, company secretarial, growth planning, finance applications, management consulting, trust accounts, and special purpose audits.
• Deceased Estate Services Accounting and administration services for deceased estates including tax responsibilities, capital gains tax implications, and superannuation death benefit handling.

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Migration Alliance: Industry body and network of registered migration agents in Australia. Functions partly as a referral and standards organisation, intersecting with AATC's positioning as a MARA-regulated, multi-visa-category advisory practice.

Broad incumbents

• Fragomen: Global leader in corporate immigration law with a substantial Australian practice serving employers and high-net-worth migrants. Comparable in that it delivers MARA-regulated immigration advisory across the same visa categories AATC covers, but at significantly larger scale and with multinational delivery.
• EY Australia (Immigration): EY's People Advisory Services include immigration and global mobility consulting for corporate clients. Comparable in employer-sponsored visa work and business migration pathways, with broader integration into tax and advisory engagements.
• Deloitte Australia (Immigration): Deloitte's immigration practice serves multinational and large domestic employers on sponsored visa strategy and compliance. Directly competes for the employer-sponsored portion of AATC's book but adds global mobility and tax advisory capabilities.
• KPMG Australia (Migration Services): Big-4 firm offering immigration advisory through its People & Change practice, primarily serving large corporate employer-sponsored clients. Overlaps with AATC's employer-sponsored (482/186/494) and business innovation work but operates at enterprise scale with broader advisory wraparound.
• BDO Australia (Migration Services): BDO provides migration advisory as part of its broader professional services offering, often to mid-market employers and business migrants. Comparable employer-sponsored and business visa work to AATC, with larger accounting and advisory footprint.

Direct peers

• Migration Solutions Lawyers: Australian law firm specialising in immigration law across employer-sponsored, business, family, and appeal matters. Highly comparable to AATC in service mix, MARA-regulated delivery, and AAT appellate focus, though larger and multi-office.
• Migrate Right: Australian migration agency offering MARA-regulated advice across partner, parent, skilled, employer-sponsored, and business visa categories. Closely comparable mid-sized peer with similar fixed-fee style services and individual/SME client focus.
• Australian Migration Lawyers: Specialist Australian immigration law firm providing legal representation across visa applications, refusals, cancellations, and tribunal appeals. Comparable to AATC's full-service immigration practice with particular overlap in AAT appellate work.
• Visa Envoy: Australian migration consultancy covering partner, parent, business, employer-sponsored, and student visas. Closely comparable in service breadth, fixed-fee pricing, and online-led delivery model targeting individuals and SMEs.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/watch?v=Sb0PNxWhDV0
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/aatc-immigration-services

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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