Australia

Mark A. Schwartz is an authorized Australian migration agent. He works as an immigration lawyer and consultant with the firm, VisaConnect, in Queensland, Australia.

VisaConnect has been around since 2004. It has offices in several locations outside Australia, including the UK, Singapore, and Hong Kong. The immigration firm specializes in permanent residency, citizenship, and various types of visas for clients from around the world.

Schwartz has been associated with VisaConnect since 2005. He has provided immigration consultancy to thousands of clients over the years from the firm’s offices in the UK, Hong Kong, Singapore and Australia. Specifically for Australia, he has experience with clients applying for the Business Innovation stream (188), the investor streams, partner visas (subclass 309 and 100) contributory parent visas (subclass 143), TSS work visas (subclass 482), skilled migration (189 and 190 visas), student visa (subclass 500), temporary graduate visa (subclass 485), and the Global Talent Independent Program (GTI).

Apart from providing permanent residency and citizenship advice to investors and HNWIs in Australia, Schwartz’ experience includes consultation with clients on the Caribbean citizenship process in partnership with licensed Caribbean countries such as Antigua & Barbuda, St Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, Dominica, and Grenada; he also provides assistance with the UK’s Tier 1 Investor Visa, Innovator and Start Up Visa as well as the Global Talent Visa. He can also give assistance with American visas and investor immigration programs like E-1, E-2, and O-1.

He is a qualified attorney and has been admitted as a barrister and solicitor in the High Court of New Zealand, the Supreme Court of Victoria, Australia, and the Supreme Court of England and Wales.

Schwartz has a bachelor’s degree in law from Monash University and Victoria University of Wellington.