About us

Nicholas Houston is a qualified lawyer admitted to practice law in Victoria in 1993. Nicholas attended Melbourne University, graduating with Arts and Law degrees in 1992, and completed a Certificate in Legal Practice in Melbourne in 1993. He registered as a migration agent in 2004 and has over twenty years of professional experience as a migration practitioner.

Nicholas speaks Spanish and has worked for many years with clients from Latin America. He lived and worked in Quito, Ecuador, and Buenos Aires, teaching English and learning Spanish for two years. He then returned to Australia and worked as a Senior Legal Officer at the Department of Immigration in Canberra for three years.

As a Senior Legal Officer, Nicholas was responsible for turning Australian Government migration policy into legislation. The work involved comprehending the legal implications of proposed changes and proposing amendments to the inner workings of the Migration Act 1958, the law upon which the Australian visa program is based.

In 2003 Nicholas returned to Mexico City and established VisAustralia. He has continued to work in the migration space ever since.

Nicholas is uniquely familiar with the education systems and organisation of business and professional life in Latin America, having assisted thousands of professional and skilled workers obtain accreditation of their qualifications and work experience in Australia and transition to successful professional careers in Australia.

He is married to a Mexican, lives in Canberra, and has two young children.

Carlos Parrilla is a former Accountant with a Master’s Degree in Education and Business Management. He was registered as a Migration Agent in 2010. He has worked in Australia as Lecturer and TAFE teacher since 2007, and headed VisAustralia’s office in Mexico from 2010 to 2014.

Being a migrant himself Carlos is interested in helping explain the migration process in a schematic and comprehensive way to people outside Australia seeking either to migrate directly or to study as a pathway to migration.

Carlos’ work involves assessing candidates against the formal requirements set out in the Migration Regulations 1994 and also assisting VisAustralia clients understand and embrace cultural differences between Australian and Latin American culture that facilitates a successful transition to life in Australia.

Carlos has worked with VisAustralia for many years and is a core part of the VisAustralia team.

Carlos is fluent in both Spanish and English.

Dominiqu is VisAustralia’s Office Manager, the greatest generalist you have ever met.

With an Arts Degree in Philosophy from Canada, a postgraduate Marketing Diploma from Mexico and an MBA from DEAKIN University in Melbourne, and having lived the migration experience via Student, Working Holiday and Prospective Marriage/Partner Visas, she joined VisAustralia in 2009. In addition to keeping the rest of the team on track she manages client contracts, coordinates translations, liaises with our education partners and is in charge of accounts.

Dom is fluent in English, Spanish and German.

Oscar Kennedy started at VisAustralia in September 2022.

Oscar is tasked with the Client Liaison, some of his strengths are his ability to perform under pressure, his attention to detail and his multilanguage, he was born and raised in Spain and moved to Australia in 2013.

Oscar is interested in helping to understand the migration process in the most effective manner and has great communication skills.

Oscar is fluent in both Spanish and English.

Emmanuel is a Public Relations professional with more 20 years of experience creating strategies for different industries. Prior to joining VisAustralia in 2016, Emmanuel worked as PR consultant for different companies in Mexico such as PR agencies and private companies like Coca-Cola.

Emmanuel is responsible for the communication and media strategy for the Latin American market at VisAustralia.

Emmanuel is fluent in both Spanish and English.