An Indian migration agent in Australia has been banned for five years after authorities found that he submitted false information in visa applications and violated several professional rules, The Noticer reports. Vaneet Kaur Chadha worked with Sydney-based Royal Migration and Education Consultants and her registration was canceled last month following an investigation by the Migration Agents Registration Authority office.The regulator said it launched the investigation after reviewing visa applications submitted by Chadha to the Home Department, where officials identified a number of concerns.In its findings, OMARA said Chadha “failed to act in accordance with the law” by not declaring the immigration assistance she provided to clients. She was also found to have provided false and misleading information and made statements in visa applications that she knew were false.The authority further concluded that she engaged in misleading online advertising, suggested she had a relationship with DHA when she did not, and failed to properly supervise staff. He was also found to have allowed someone in his business to illegally provide immigration assistance.The investigators said Chadha did not meet professional standards, including “failing to take all reasonable steps to maintain the reputation and integrity of the migration advice profession”. The judgment said he “acted in a way which aimed to defeat the purpose of migration law and acted in a way which aimed to avoid the requirement of migration law”.OMARA ultimately ruled that Chaddha was “not an honest person or otherwise a fit and proper person to provide immigration assistance”.Chadha was first registered as a migration agent in 2016. Videos still available on his former employer’s social media accounts show him promoting migration services in English.In one clip, she says, “With years of legal experience in immigration matters, and being an immigrant myself, I understand how overwhelming the immigration journey can be.”In another, she cautions applicants against submitting fake documents, saying, “Be truthful and avoid future complications. Your honesty matters.”The consultancy, also known as Royal International Migration Consultants, states on its website that it has been operating since 2007 and assists thousands of people with student and other visa applications each year. The company itself has not been accused of any wrongdoing.
