Stop guessing about
your future in Australia.
Whatever you need, a visa of your own or a worker you're trying to sponsor, you'll deal with a Registered Migration Agent who tells you where you really stand and what it'll cost, in writing, before you commit. Perth-based, helping clients here and overseas.
Skilled, graduate, partner, student, or a refusal that needs fixing. See your real pathway and what it'll actually take.
Find My Visa Pathway or book a visa assessment →Sponsor a new hire, or keep the worker you already rely on. The right visa, your obligations handled, and the WA DAMA edge most employers miss.
Explore Employer SponsorshipFour things we do that most
migration agents don't.
We take the appeals other agents walk away from
Refusals, cancellations, section 501 character cases. When the system says no, we look for the way through. Most of the time we find one.
Visa AppealsGraduate visas and the path to PR, built in Perth
The 485 is our heartland. We know the second-visa conditions, the sequencing traps, and the WA edges that most agents miss.
Graduate 485Perth counts as regional. Most of our clients don't know that until they talk to us
That's +15 points on a 491, and a completely different outlook for a lot of people in WA. We know the state system inside out.
WA State NominationYou see the plan, the fees and the timeline before you pay a cent
We're one of very few agents who put it in writing before you commit. That's how it should be everywhere. It's how it works here.
Book AssessmentTell us where you're at.
Just finished studying in WA, or working out your path to PR from here
Looking to sponsor a skilled worker, or keep your current worker in the role
Your visa was knocked back, cancelled, or you've had a notice from the Department
Four steps. No surprises
along the way.
Tell us your situation
Book an assessment online or call us. Bring your questions, your timeline, and anything you've already been told.
Get an honest read
Where you actually stand, what's possible, and what isn't. If your case is weak, or you don't even need an agent, we'll say so.
See it in writing
A clear plan, a realistic timeline, and a fixed quote. You read all of it before you pay a cent.
You decide, then we start
No pressure and no chasing. When you're ready, Brian runs your case from lodgement through to the decision.
"You should always know where you stand, what it costs, and who is actually doing the work."
What makes us different from every other agency in Perth
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Honest before helpful
We'll tell you if your case is weak, or if you don't need us at all. A clear no now beats a wasted year later.
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A written quote before you commit
Plan, timeline and fees in writing before you pay a cent. No vague promises, no surprises.
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The agent, not the junior
Brian handles your case. Not a paralegal, not a student, not someone you've never met.
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Hard cases are our specialty
Refusals, cancellations, tricky 485s - the work others decline is exactly the work we take on.
Most refusals are avoidable.
Here's where they come from.
After enough cases, the patterns get obvious. The Department doesn't refuse people to be difficult. It refuses applications that don't meet a specific requirement, or don't prove they do. Almost every refusal we see traces back to one of these.
The wrong visa from the start
People apply for the subclass they've heard of, not the one that fits their situation. By the time it's refused, they've lost the money and often the timing too.
Evidence that doesn't prove what it needs to
A genuine relationship, real work history, the right skills. All of it can be true and still get refused if the evidence doesn't show it the way the criteria demand.
Timing and sequencing slips
Lodging a day late, breaching a condition on a previous visa, or getting the order of steps wrong. The 485 second-visa rules catch people out constantly.
Skills or English just under the line
A points score that doesn't quite hold, a skills assessment that doesn't match the nominated occupation, an English result half a band short. Small gaps, full refusals.
Character or health left until it's a problem
Anything touching section 501 or the health requirement needs handling upfront, framed properly. Ignored, it becomes the reason for the no.
A thin response to a request for more information
The Department usually asks before it refuses. That request is a chance, not a formality, and a weak reply wastes it.
Knowing where the traps are is half the job. Catching them before you lodge is the other half.
Those are the traps.
Here's us catching them.
Every case is different, so we won't pretend these are yours. They're real situations we've worked, with the details changed to protect the people in them. The pattern is what matters. A clear problem, a deliberate strategy, an honest result.
A skilled applicant came to us after a refusal on character grounds. The original submission treated a minor disclosure as a box to tick, with a thin explanation and no supporting context.
We pulled the decision record, worked out exactly what the delegate had weighed, and rebuilt the response with the right evidence, framed against the actual test rather than a generic letter.
Approved at review. The applicant kept the pathway they'd nearly lost, without starting over.
An employer was days from sponsoring a new hire on a subclass that didn't fit the role or the occupation list. On paper it looked close. In practice it was heading for a refusal.
We caught it at the assessment stage, mapped the role against the right program, and moved the application onto a pathway that genuinely matched, before a dollar went to the Department.
The hire was sponsored on the correct visa. No refusal, no lost fees, no months spent re-doing it.
A graduate reached us with their current visa about to expire and no plan in place. Most of the obvious options had already closed because of where they were in the process.
We worked through the eligibility the same day, found the one viable option still open, and prepared what was needed to lodge before the cut-off.
Lodged in time, with status maintained. A situation that looked already over, wasn't.
Your situation won't match any of these exactly. That's the point. We start by understanding yours, then tell you honestly what can be done.
Outcomes described are individual matters with identifying details removed. Past results don't guarantee any particular outcome in your case.
A refusal isn't the end.
But the clock is real.
If your visa's been refused or cancelled, or you've had a notice from the Department, the worst thing you can do is freeze. Most of these decisions come with a strict deadline to respond or appeal, often shorter than people expect. Once it passes, your options narrow fast. Sometimes to nothing.
Here's the part most people don't hear. A refusal is often survivable. We've taken on cases other agents called hopeless and found a way through. It starts with two things: knowing exactly how long you've got, and understanding what the decision actually said.
Call us today. We'll tell you where you stand and what has to happen this week.
What we handle.
189, 190, 491 and the full points-tested pathway to permanent residence.
02Your first step from study to permanent residence. The visa we work with every day.
03482, 186, 494 and the full sponsorship process from beginning to compliance.
04Partner, parent, child and other family visas. Getting the evidence right the first time.
05500 student visa, guardian, refusal responses, and a study-to-PR strategy from day one.
06A refusal isn't the end. We handle the cases most agents won't touch.
07600 visitor, sponsored parent, medical treatment - for clients here and overseas.
08Citizenship by conferral, by descent, and resident return visas for Australians abroad.
09If your substantive visa runs out before a decision is made, a bridging visa keeps you lawful.
You found the right person.
Now make sure you can keep them.
Hiring from overseas, or sponsoring someone already on your team, is a business decision with a compliance file attached. Get it right and you fill a role you couldn't fill locally. Get it wrong and you're looking at a refused nomination, a worker who can't start, or sponsor sanctions that follow your business for years.
The right visa for the role
482 Skills in Demand, 186 for permanent hires, 494 for regional. We work out which one actually fits the position and the person before you spend on the wrong one.
Your obligations, handled
Sponsorship doesn't end at approval. There's record-keeping, market testing, and notifications to the Department, and a missed one can turn into a penalty. We keep you compliant so the paperwork never becomes the problem.
The WA DAMA advantage
Western Australia's agreement opens up occupations and concessions you won't find in the standard program. Most employers don't know it exists. We use it where it fits.
Whether you're sponsoring your first worker or your fiftieth, you get what every Visa Store client gets. A clear plan, a fixed quote, and one agent who handles it.
One agent. Your case,
start to finish.
When you hire Visa Store, you get Brian Chan. Not a junior, not a call centre, not a different person every time you email.
Brian is a Registered Migration Agent, OMARA registered, based in Perth and handling cases for clients across Australia and overseas. He'll be the one who reads your file, builds your strategy, and answers when you call. That's the whole point of working with us.
More About BrianMigration advice should come with the price attached.
Somewhere along the way, the industry decided it was normal to quote vaguely, bill as you go, and keep clients guessing about cost and progress. We never accepted that. Before you commit a single dollar, you get the plan, the timeline, and a fixed fee in writing. If more agents worked this way, fewer people would get burned. We can't fix the whole industry. We can run our corner of it properly.
You'll know the price
before you say yes.
Most agents won't talk money until you're already in. We do it the other way around. After your assessment, you get a fixed quote in writing covering the whole job, not an hourly rate that creeps.
Book an Assessment & Get Your Quote- A fixed quote for the whole job, not an hourly rate that creeps.
- You see exactly what's included, and what isn't.
- Government charges itemised separately, so the full picture is clear from day one.
- If the work turns out simpler than expected, we'll tell you.
Straight answers.
Do I actually need a migration agent?
Can you help if I'm not in Australia yet?
What's the difference between a migration agent and an immigration lawyer?
How long will my visa take?
My visa was refused, is it worth appealing?
Why does Perth count as regional?
How much does it cost to sponsor a worker?
What happens if we get the sponsorship wrong?
Not sure where to start?
Tell us your situation. We'll give you an honest read on your options.