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ImmiIQ vs Migration Manager

Established practice-management software for Registered Migration Agents (still widely known as MARA agents) and law firms

The honest take

ImmiIQ is the modern, AI-first Australian migration practice platform - Harper AI consultant, 9-language client portal, EOI Backlog Dashboard, Course Pathway Finder, ANZSCO ↔ OSCA correspondence and transparent published pricing, all browser-native. Migration Manager is a long-established practice-management suite. Here's how the platforms compare.

Migration ManagerToday

ImmiIQ delivers the same workflow density established practice tools have - modernised. Browser-native, AI-augmented, with Harper drafting alongside.

ImmiIQ
Software Engineer
261313 · OSCA → 7 mappings
Skill
L1
EOI
+12%
States
6
Harper AI

“What visas can a Bachelor + 5y exp software engineer apply for?”

Capability comparison

Side-by-side, every workflow

Capability
ImmiIQRecommended
Migration Manager
Occupation data
Occupation Intelligence (Opportunity Score)

Every ANZSCO and OSCA occupation scored 0-100 on invitation odds, labour shortage and projected demand - synthesised from SkillSelect, Home Affairs and JSA.

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ANZSCO + OSCA coverage

2,121 records (1,106 ANZSCO v2022 + 30 v1.3 + 985 OSCA v1.0) with 1,383 official ABS correspondences

ANZSCO awareness; depth not advertised

EOI Backlog Dashboard

44,000+ records, historical charts, filters

Not offered

Processing times database

Live, per-subclass timeline

Not advertised

Course Pathway Finder (occupation ↔ VET)

Bidirectional, 7,000+ qualifications, JSA-sourced

Not offered

VETASSESS occupation enrichment

Per-occupation reference PDFs and full assessment descriptions pulled from VETASSESS, surfaced on every occupation page

Not offered

AI
AI migration consultant

Harper - purpose-built migration AI with 12 specialised tools grounded in 27+ govt sources; inference runs inside our own AWS Sydney VPC, no third-party AI provider receives your data, no model-training feedback loop

Not offered

Security
Per-organisation encryption (PII + documents)

AES-256-GCM with a unique HKDF-derived key per organisation - client PII columns AND R2 document bodies are sealed with the tenant's key; ImmiIQ staff cannot decrypt your data via the database

Server-side encryption at rest; per-tenant keys not advertised

Per-member access control (3 axes)

Data scope (all clients / their team / assigned only) + 10 module switches per member + role templates with bulk apply + sub-team groups - all enforced at the database, not just the UI

Role-based access; per-member 3-axis control not advertised

Send email from your own domain

Per-tenant SES configuration set with automated DKIM / SPF / DMARC verification; bounce + complaint thresholds auto-pause sending to protect your sender reputation

Email from your own domain not advertised

Enterprise IP allowlist

Enterprise orgs can lock sign-in to specific IP ranges - attempts from any other address are rejected and audited

Not advertised

Sign-in activity log + brute-force lockout

Per-user log of every sign-in attempt (device, IP, country, outcome); aggressive attempts trigger a temporary lockout

Not advertised

Communications
Per-user email identity

Every team member sends from [email protected], derived from their signup email so it's impersonation-proof; WYSIWYG personal signatures with an admin-set org default

Not advertised

Email + SMS

Branded email + SMS (500/100 per month on Pro)

Email Capture + SMS integration

Client portal

Magic-link portal - clients see status, upload docs, e-sign

MM Portal for client document exchange + progress

Inbound mail auto-attach to case

Per-org address (inbox+org{N}@in.immiiq.com), forward client mail, auto-thread

Not advertised

Smarter inbound routing

Inbound email matched to client AND surfaced in the assigned agent's queue first; admins see the org-wide queue

MM Portal handles inbound; assigned-agent routing not advertised

Practice management
OMARA-grade CSA template (11 default clauses)

Cost of Services Agreement ships with 11 OMARA-aligned clauses out of the box - Scope, Professional Fees, Multi-applicant fees, Fee variation, OMARA registration, Complaints / Dispute Resolution, Cancellation, Refund Policy, Conflict of Interest, No Guarantee and Privacy

Not advertised

CSA editor with per-org overrides

WYSIWYG editing of any clause, toggle clauses on or off, live preview and sanitised HTML stored per tenant - your firm's CSA, your firm's words

Not advertised

CSA digital signing end-to-end

Send the CSA to your client by magic-link email, capture the signature in-browser and return a signed PDF with a Signed Acknowledgment page plus a tamper-evident Certificate of Electronic Signing (timestamp, signer IP / user agent, document hash)

Not advertised

Multi-scope engagement letters

One letter can carry Skills Assessment + Visa Lodgement + Review in any combination; Full Service is exclusive with the narrower scopes so you can't double-bill by accident

Not advertised

Optional GST toggle for sub-threshold firms

Firms under the A$75k GST threshold can disable GST and the clause language plus the fee table adapt automatically across the CSA

Not advertised

Trust accounting

Per-matter trust ledger, Law Society NSW/Vic-aligned

Client & Trust Accounting, NSW Law Society compliant

ImmiAccount lodgement automation

Automated form-fill with mandatory human pause at declaration

eLodge Automation

Filenotes with audit trail

Time-stamped filenotes with quickparts; audit-ready

Timestamped filenotes with audit trail

Matter checklists

Per-visa document checklists, auto-generated

Matter management with customisable checklists

Scheduled VEVO reminder automation

Per-client VEVO check schedule; cron fires a push notification to the assigned agent and one-tap launches into the OTP flow

Not advertised

Client groups for filtering + bulk-comms

Multi-select grouping with bulk email / SMS / status update across the group

Matter tags exist; client-level grouping not advertised

CPD activity tracking

Built-in CPD log per agent with cycle compliance and branded PDF reports for OMARA

Not advertised

Click-to-dial on client records

Phone numbers render as tel: links - one tap to call from mobile

Not advertised

Integrations
Xero accounting

Two-way sync (granular OAuth: invoices + contacts + payments.read)

Xero accounting integration

Platform
Multi-language UI

9 languages (EN, ZH, HI, AR, KO, JA, VI, TL, BN)

Not advertised

Deployment

Browser-based + native iOS / Android

Cloud-based desktop app + web portal

Pricing
Starting price

From A$49/mo (Pro annual) - published

Quote-based; pricing not published

Free trial

7 days, full access, no credit card

Demo only (no public free trial advertised)

Why agents switch

What you gain on day one

  • Harper AI is your migration consultant - drafts emails, summarises cases, answers visa questions in plain English, grounded in 27+ official government sources.

  • OMARA-grade Cost of Services Agreement with 11 default clauses, a per-org WYSIWYG editor and end-to-end digital signing that returns a signed PDF with a tamper-evident Certificate of Electronic Signing.

  • Per-user email identity - every team member sends from [email protected] (derived from signup so it's impersonation-proof) with their own WYSIWYG signature.

  • 9-language client portal with magic-link auth - meet your clients where they are (EN, ZH, HI, AR, KO, JA, VI, TL, BN).

  • Transparent published pricing - from A$49/mo (Pro annual) with a 7-day full-access free trial, no credit card.

  • Visa-research depth most practice tools don't have: EOI Backlog Dashboard with 44,000+ records, processing times, Course Pathway Finder, JSA Workforce Snapshots, ANZSCO ↔ OSCA correspondence on every occupation.

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Bring your existing client list, run a real matter end-to-end. If you don't love it, walk away - we don't even ask for a card to start.

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