Migration Agent Suspended for Two Years Following Fraud and Multiple Conduct Failures

The Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority (OMARA) has imposed a two-year suspension on registered migration agent Parminder Kaur Sethi (also known as Sania), MARN 217328, associated with the organization Advise 365. The decision follows an extensive investigation that uncovered a pattern of professional failures including fraudulent activity, ethical breaches, and inadequate supervision.

Professional Integrity and Regulator Findings

The OMARA investigation revealed a broad pattern of misconduct spanning client communication, record keeping, and ethics [cite: 18]. Despite the agent's denials of the fraud allegations, the Authority concluded that she was not a "person of integrity" or a "fit and proper person" to provide immigration assistance [cite: 21, 22]. This finding is considered one of the most serious a regulator can make against a migration professional [cite: 20, 21].

Conditions for Reinstatement

Ms. Kaur Sethi's registration remains suspended as of 29 April 2026 [cite: 47]. To restore her registration, she must satisfy a strict set of remedial conditions within five years [cite: 17, 35]:

• Complete 10 Continuing Professional Development (CPD) points per year of suspension, specifically in ethics, record keeping, and compliance [cite: 30].
• Undergo six hours of private tuition with an OMARA-approved Accredited Immigration Law Specialist [cite: 31].
• Focus tuition on conflict of interest management, service agreements, and client money handling [cite: 32].
• Submit a Commonwealth statutory declaration confirming no immigration assistance was provided during the suspension period [cite: 34].

Official Source: OMARA Summary of Decision Complaint No. CAS-19500-H2Q6 [cite: 48]

Source Link: https://portal.mara.gov.au/disciplinary-decisions/sanctioned-agent-detail/?discid=05ada152-9243-f111-88b3-6045bde554b3