Our Team

Visa Solutions Australia

About the Visa Solutions Australia team

Dan Engles

Managing Director

Dan is the complete professional with significant experience in the Federal Departments of Treasury and Finance in Canberra. One of Australia’s most skilled Registered Migration Agents since 2002, Dan graduated with a Bachelor of Business majoring in Economics and Finance from Curtin University of Technology and a Graduate Diploma in Accounting from Canberra University.

He has held roles such as Senior Economist at the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA from 1996 to 2004, and as a Director of the recruitment firm TMR Group. Dan is a specialist in the importation of skilled workers from offshore, employer sponsorship and business migration matters.

As the Managing Director of a visa immigration assistance service for the business sector, Dan is all about customer service, and believes that the highest road is found through helping quality people lead quality lives.

He is based at our Sydney office.

Dan speaks English.

Migration Agent Registration Number: 0213485

Sherry Dhawan

Manager, Senior Registered Migration Agent

Senior Registered Migration Agent Sherry Dhawan holds a Master’s of Economics and a Teaching degree from University of Sydney. She was a high school teacher before she embarked on the path to assist people migrating to Australia. Her interest in migration arose from her own migration experience.

She graduated from Australian National University with a Graduate Certificate in Migration Law to become a Registered Migration agent in 2009. Having migrated herself to Australia years ago, she can relate and empathise with her clients undergoing the migration process.

Sherry has assisted both corporate and individual clients over the years to achieve their desired migration outcomes. She has assisted small and large businesses across various industry sectors to sponsor people on temporary and permanent visas.

Her multilingual skills and expertise in dealing with diverse visa types - student and family visas, skilled migration and complex visa matters including visa refusals, cancellations and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal make her a dynamic migration agent.

She is based at our Perth office.

Sherry speaks English, Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu.

Migration Agent Registration Number: 0901393

Nathalie Chu

Manager, Senior Registered Migration Agent

Senior Registered Migration Agent Nathalie Chu comes with a high level of experience in the corporate field. She is highly competent at providing tailored migration solutions for businesses.

Nathalie was most recently employed by one of the big accounting full-service immigration law companies securing visas for contractors on various large projects.

She is an asset to the team as she is highly client focused, with rigorous attention to detail and a strong commitment to problem solving and achieving results.

Nathalie qualified with a Graduate Certificate in Australian Migration Law and Practice from Murdoch University in 2009.

Nathalie has also had the privilege of working within several government departments dealing with partner visas.

She is based at our Perth office.

Nathalie speaks English, French, Korean and Mandarin.

Migration Agent Registration Number: 0960710

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Vanessa Wibawa

Registered Migration Agent

Registered Migration Agent Vanessa Wibawa has been working in migration since 2018 and qualified as a registered agent in 2019.

She originally studied Law at the University of NSW with a focus on Refugee Law. While studying, she volunteered at the Refugee Advice and Casework Service. She heard many stories about how refugees found the migration system difficult to navigate so after graduation, she embarked on a career in Refugee Law.

Vanessa finds Migration work to be satisfying and rewarding and is passionate about helping her clients migrate to Australia. She is compassionate and willing to listen to her clients’ needs. Vanessa enjoys the fast-paced environment that the migration industry offers.

She is based in our Sydney office.

Vanessa speaks English.

Migration Agent Registration Number: 1910818

Lisa Zhang

Registered Migration Agent

Registered Migration Agent Lisa Zhang has been working in migration since 2013 and qualified as a registered agent in 2018.

Originally from China, Lisa came to Australia as an international student and graduated with a Master’s Degree in Accounting.

Lisa loves working in migration and is enthusiastic about helping her clients achieve their goals. As a migrant herself, she can empathise with clients encountering migration problems. She aims to be an ethical and responsible agent serving her clients to the best of her ability.

Her friendly nature and willingness to help ensures that her clients feel comfortable in approaching her with their migration issues.

She is based at our Melbourne office.

Lisa speaks English and Mandarin.

Migration Agent Registration Number: 1807001

Lyndon Engles

Registered Migration Agent

Registered Migration Agent Lyndon Engles has been working in the migration industry since 2019, originally coming on board with Visa Solutions Australia to handle the marketing and accounts. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce in Economics and Finance from Curtin University.

While working at Visa Solutions Australia, he developed a deeper interest in the migration side of the business and undertook the Graduate Diploma in Migration Law at Victoria University in 2020. Passing the Migration Capstone Assessment in 2021, Lyndon is one of the firm’s newest migration agents and works closely with the senior team to develop his migration law skills further.

Having grown up with parents and grandparents who were both migrants and refugees, Lyndon has a sound understanding of the difficulties people face when trying to navigate the Australian migration system. Being able to give others the opportunities that Australia offers is a key driver behind his passion for migration. He prides himself on providing a professional service and a high attention to detail while working with his clients across a broad spectrum of visas.

He is based in our Perth office.

Lyndon speaks English.

Migration Agent Registration Number: 2217732

Jeanie He

Registered Migration Agent

Jeanie He has been working in migration since 2019 and joined Visa Solutions Australia in 2021. She holds Graduate Diploma of Migration Law and Practices from the University of Technology, Sydney and a Master Degree in International Business from Curtin University. Jeanie’s personal experience as an international student and a migrant fuel her passion for seeking the best immigration pathway for her clients, as she understands the challenges and stress encountered during the process. As a registered migration agent, she is dedicated to providing unwavering support, expertise, and guidance to her clients to achieve their migration goals. Since commencing in the migration, she has assisted clients in a wide range of practice areas including but not limited to, temporary work visas, employer sponsorship and nomination, family, student and visitor visas..

She is based in our Perth office.

Jeanie speaks English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Migration Agent Registration Number: 2217939

Yunice Ting

Immigration Assistant

Immigration Assistant Yunice Ting assists the Perth team with administration tasks. She has been working at Visa Solutions Australia since 2021. Yunice graduated with honours with a Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering from the University of Wollongong. She also completed the Graduate Diploma of Migration Law and Practices from the University of Technology, Sydney.

She is based in our Perth office.

Yunice speaks English, Bahasa Malaysia, Bahasa Indonesia and Mandarin.

Yu Yu Marip

Immigration Assistant

Immigration Assistant Yu Yu Marip assists the Melbourne team with administration tasks. She has been working at Visa Solutions Australia since December 2022. Yu Yu graduated from Monash University with a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology. She is currently undertaking the Graduate Diploma in Migration Law at University of Technology Sydney.

She is based in our Melbourne office.

Yu Yu speaks English and Burmese.

Bel Franco

Senior Immigration Lawyer

Senior Immigration Lawyer Bel was admitted as a Solicitor of the Supreme Court of Queensland in 2020. She obtained a Bachelor of Laws and a Post Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice. Undertaking practical legal training at one of Queensland’s leading law firms, she achieved successful court and tribunal outcomes involving domestic violence, visa refusals and cancellation matters. Post training, she commenced work with an Accredited Immigration Law Specialist. She subsequently joined a global immigration practice where she took on increasingly complex cases, including securing waivers for clients with significant health conditions.

The aspirations of would-be migrants strongly resonate with Bel, a migrant herself. ‘Working in immigration law is inspiring because it gives me the opportunity to help clients fulfil their dream of calling Australia home. It also allows me to advocate for clients experiencing challenges remaining in Australia. To make a positive difference in the lives of others is not just a privilege but also a blessing.’

She is part of the Sydney team.

Bel speaks English and Tagalog.

Legal Practitioner Number (LPN) 5512806

Lovella Rumias

Accountant

Accountant Lovella Rumias manages Visa Solutions Australia’s accounting department. Since 2006, she has worked as a CPA in the Philippines, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates. Lovella recently migrated to Australia with her family and previously worked in a local accounting firm in Sydney. She joined Visa Solutions Australia in 2022.

She is based in our Sydney office.

Lovella speaks English and Tagalog.

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Google 5-star review

Great experience with Visa Solutions for my Subclass 820 application and subsequent Subclass 801 application (our agents were Nathalie and Allieu). From consultation to visa grant, we felt like we were in expert hands throughout the years of the application process.

Google 5-star review

Great service and experience, Visa Solutions have achieved multiple visas for me with the final result of becoming a permanent resident of Australia

Google 5-star review

Highly recommended migration agent. I am very happy to have had done my visa with them. Very professional and absolute best in the business. I want to thank Sherry and Loretta for getting my visa granted.

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Lina Li Joins Visa Solutions Australia

Lina Li is a Registered Migration Agent with Visa Solutions Australia. Lina has been working in the migration industry since 2011, and joined VSA in August 2019.

30/03/2020