Certification
QEAC (Qualified Education Agent Counsellor), certified by PIER. The Australian certification for qualified international education advisers.
QEAC Certified · Student Visa & Education Pathway Specialist
The hardest part of coming to Australia as a student is not usually the visa.
It is deciding what to study, where, and how the whole pathway fits together. Get that wrong and the student visa becomes the easy part. The hard part is four wasted years and a career that goes nowhere. Vishal Sharma's job is to make sure that does not happen.
Quick facts
The key details.
Role
Education Specialist, Education Embassy.
Specialisation
Student visa, graduate visa, and education pathway counselling.
Languages & location
Hindi, English, Punjabi. Based at our Brisbane head office.
About Vishal
Matching career goals to the right course, institution, and visa pathway.
Vishal helps international students match their career goals to the right Australian course, institution, and visa pathway. QEAC (Qualified Education Agent Counsellor) is the PIER certification for qualified international education advisers in Australia. It is separate from MARA registration and focuses on the education counselling side rather than the legal migration side.
The division of labour matters. Vishal advises on what to study and where. The Registered Migration Agents handle the visa application itself. For clients whose student experience then leads into 485 Graduate and longer-term migration, Vishal plans the whole pathway from the start — because the course decisions made today shape the visa options available in 3 to 5 years.
Areas of practice
What Vishal handles.
Vishal's practice covers the education pathway from first course decision through to graduate visa.
Course & institution selection
Matching student career goals to Australian universities, TAFEs, and private providers. CRICOS-registered options across all qualification levels.
Student visa pathway
Subclass 500 planning, 590 Guardian coordination, GTE/Genuine Student statement strategy.
485 Graduate visa
Post-study work rights. Graduate Work stream (trades) and Post-Vocational Education stream (degrees).
Pathway to permanent residency
Student to 485 to skilled migration planning. Regional study for 491 points bonus.
The course you start with affects the visa options available 3 to 5 years later.
Some courses and institutions open pathways to employer sponsorship and skilled migration. Others do not. Planning the whole student-to-PR pathway from the start, rather than treating each visa decision in isolation, is how the best outcomes happen.
Common questions about Vishal
The questions we hear most.
Ask for Vishal specifically when you book if your matter fits her / his practice.
Is Vishal a Registered Migration Agent?
No. Vishal is a QEAC-certified education counsellor. For the visa application itself, our Registered Migration Agents handle the work. Vishal coordinates the education side.
Can Vishal help me choose a course?
Yes. This is exactly his role. Matching your career goals to CRICOS-registered Australian institutions and qualifications.
How does Vishal work with the migration team?
Vishal advises on the education plan. Once the course and institution are chosen, the Registered Migration Agents handle the 500 visa application. He also advises on pathway choices that affect later visa options like 485 and skilled migration.
Can Vishal help after I graduate?
Yes. 485 Graduate visa planning, Job Ready Program for trade graduates, and pathway to permanent residency through skilled migration or employer sponsorship.
Content approved by Principal Migration Agent Sourabh Aggarwal (MARN 1462159). Last reviewed: May 2026.