Gravitas wrote:Mm2h qualification is a big beauty parade.
That is where Agents are very helpful and worth engaging if borderline. They guide the application.
Own applicants should certainly explain their overall wealth in their motivation letter.
Though it is fine to get a legal consultation, I prefer no middle men in anything.
1) It drives cost.
2) It introduces another party accessing your private information.
Here is what can go wrong with the agents-
Agents require you to send them electronic copies of your documents.
- Some people just attach documents to their emails. VERY BAD IDEA!
- Some people do this a little better- they send a link leading to their documents which they store in a cloud storage. As soon as your agent downloads your documents to his/her computer, you can delete the documents from this link. In case that email accounts are hacked, a hacker can't get to your documents via a link. This is a better way.
But if your agent downloads your documents to his phone or his computer, there is nothing you can do to protect your private data. His computer or mobile phone might be hacked. Or he may email your documents afterwards in an attachment to somewhere. The moment you start sending out your electronic documents, your privacy is at risk.
This is why it is better not to have a middle men if it is possible. If filing to MM2H on your own, your documents are mailed with a courier directly to MM2H office. Then, you can be worried only that a government office can be hacked.
In order to protect yourself a little more, it is wise to plan submission of your documents at least 6 months ahead and create a separate bank account where you put only the amount needed to be shown for a programme. Then, you can close this account.
