King Corporate Migration

06/12/2024

A pleasant surprise 🙌

03/12/2024

23/11/2024

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18/09/2024

Alright guys we have had so many new enquiries but I have something exciting in the works and will consider taking new clients from November.

If you would like to be considered and not super urgent fill in the questionnaire on our website as this is how we determine if we can assist or not.

Our specialisation is skilled (189/190)and employer nominated (400, 407, 482 and so on) and a bit of complexity.

We love trades and handle RPL, skills assessments so Brickies, Chippies, Fitters and Mechanics I am your woman 😂👌

Can’t wait to reveal all, and no it is not my new surname 🤫

05/09/2024

189 invite round went out today. We saw invites for Electricians and Drainers mainly 🙌 I’m like Santa Claus this morning ringing everyone 😂 There should be a WA 190 round this week also 🤞

25/08/2024

Hey Guys just a heads up when you are looking for opinions on migration agents and lawyers as often we can’t give our side due to confidentiality.

While customer service is important to us, our legal obligations are more important, particularly as we transfer to a law firm. We provide quality legal advice and strategy - we are not in retail or sales.

If you hear someone say they were in a mess or had a terrible agent, as many come to me and say. Always think there are three sides to every story - their side, the agent’s side and the truth.

The visa process is often the most stressful process many will go through. It is also extremely complex, particularly the matters we deal with. Many don’t understand what we are doing and most just trust us to get results. Those who lose faith or trust part way through develop their own interpretation of what actually happened and are also blind sided by agents who are more desperate for business and undercut those who invest in a quality office, team and operations.

When people don’t get an invite straight away they often panic. For those who trusted us and are now reeping the rewards with regular WA invite rounds thank you 🙏

If we have a conflict of interest, for example, with a new employer or partner, we are legally blocked from assisting you. This pi**es people off but again our legal obligations have to take priority

If someone wants to fake their work experience and we cease the process people get pi**ed off and say our service is terrible but we are now also liable.

If people are disrespectful to our staff we cease as we do not tolerate this and people get pi**ed off.

If people can’t get an appointment with us or we don’t have capacity to take them on they get pi**ed off.

Just a word of warning, our company upholds confidentiality so you don’t hear us saying they were a terrible client, actually there was a warrant out for their arrest, or they made up their work experience or actually don’t understand the process and have stopped a really good PR process and an agent has made a quick buck on sponsorship.

Most people who have been around the block will have the common sense to know but for new arrivals, not familiar with the visa process and obligations of agents and lawyers this may explain why so many people are pi**ed off and in “messes” right now👌💚

20/08/2024

𝐕𝐈𝐒𝐀 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 🚨

🌟 There was a 𝐖𝐀 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 on Fri. We didn’t get a single invite as it was a small round with high points. 85 min. The good news is the focus was on our construction occupations and there wasnt an invite round in months so this one likely cleared out a lot of backlog and next round should be more promising. Keep an eye on stats yourself here https://migration.wa.gov.au/our-services-support/state-nominated-migration-program
🌟The one step most people can take to maximise prospects of an invite is the 𝐄𝐧𝐠𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡 𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 (cue sighing 😂). I know nobody likes it and my clients speak English but don’t hate the player hate the game (or beat the game should I say).
🌟Our clients have been seeing excellent results using the My Modern English app as it is AI and helps with prep tests for the PTE test. I believe there is a free trial and we have a discount code for clients and details of tutors if you email us.
🌟 English tests are booking out months in advance so book early and practice in interim. If you phone each test centre sometimes they will get you in on a cancellation.
🌟 What is going on with 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐜𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞𝐬? - for once I have to say I have no idea and it is driving me crazy. I suspect the looming policy changes are affecting this.
🌟lodging a bvb for travel has sometimes promoted the WHV grant
🌟The old email address for the WHV team no longer works so little help expediting and many stuck overseas
🌟What is the lesson here - lodge onshore, well in advance and get a bvb if travelling if you want to ensure return.

If you have made it this far you are likely a hard core KCMer or client and we would like to thank you for your support. You may have noticed Edwina has been a little quieter than usual lately and insisting on email correspondence. This may be because she has stitches in her lip after a run in with an e-scooter. The lesson here is stay safe and wear your helmets kids 🙏😂

Edwina 💚

21/06/2024

At last - much needed leniency to work and find a new sponsor 🙌

13/06/2024

Sneaky 189 invitation round today. We saw invites for Nurses, Electricians and Drainers, even with the base 65 points 🙌 Roll on new financial year as hopefully 189/190 invites will be back in business. I know everyone has been patiently waiting but I feel the new year will be much better particularly for construction trades 😊

17/05/2024

Feedback from the department at the regional migration conference - A WA wide state labour agreement is in the pipeline 🙌 Basically this is amazing news for any offlist occupations not based in a DAMA area. We have experienced extensive delays on company specific labour agreements so this would be an amazing move

14/05/2024

The budget - visa winners and losers (summary from the Australian Financial Review)
⭐️ Tradies - WINNERS. We have already seen 190s for tradies being granted in record time while others are processing years! This is to target the housing crisis. Yes we need tradies to come in to actually build the houses.
⭐️ Students - LOSERS. It is just getting harder and harder for international students with the financial threshold increasing, places decreasing and institutions undergoing strict monitoring
⭐️ Global Talent Visa - REBRAND. This visa has quietened after an initial flurry of invites upon launch. Excited to see a new visa to fill the gap for highly skilled applicants not captured under skilled migration.
⭐️Visa lottery for backpackers from Vietnam, China and India!

See photos for more

14/05/2024

Hi All, I know a lot of people have been waiting for availability to open up and I can finally share the amazing news 😊

Nav has joined the KCM team. He has strong experience as a Registered Migration Agent in Immigration law firms, specialising in complex visa matters. He is well positioned to work with Edwina and the team pinning down strategy for those tricky matters.

You can see more on Nav and the team below. Rest assured we work as a team on all matters as 2 sets of eyes are better than one 💪

In saying this we will consider new skilled and employer nominated clients from next month.

We have some key changes expected new financial year:
⭐️ visa fees generally increase (watch tonight’s budget)
⭐️ TSMIT of 70k base salary for sponsorship is due to increase with the new financial year (as if it wasn’t high enough for some); and
⭐️ Much speculation on the new 190 list for WA but we won’t assess this until we see the new list so if you can wait until July for assessment on this
⭐️ the changes to the sponsorship list are only proposed at this stage and there are always labour agreements for offlist occupations so don’t stress and we don’t expect implementation until towards the end of the year.

Finally the dream team has its newest member to expand our availability. Remember we are a boutique, exclusive consultancy and stick to our area of specialisation - Construction, engineering, mining, medical and hospitality. We focus on skilled and employer nominated. If we don’t specialise in your matter or occupation we can refer to someone who does 💚

The KCM Team Edwina King Managing Director and Principal Migration Consultant Edwina is a leader in her field of expertise. She is a firm believer that knowledge is power and has never stopped educating herself and the team to enable them to excel. Commencing with a Bachelor’s degree in Maths and ...

29/04/2024

💇‍♀️💇 Right now consultations are taking place to decide which occupations should be on the 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐭 from December. This is your opportunity to argue that they stay on. Some occupations have been flagged for removal, such as as 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐫 (𝐁𝐚𝐫𝐛𝐞𝐫) ❌

Anyone who knows me knows I have lobbied hard for the hairdressing industry over the years and have been liaising with Sandy Chong, CEO of the 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐢𝐫𝐝𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐢𝐥 to prepare submissions to keep this occupation on.

Any company in the industry who would be affected by this please help by providing a case study. This should be:

- on company letterhead
- approx 1 page
- detail company name
- location
- efforts and expense advertising
- the struggle to recruit locally
- shortage of hairdressers
- effect this has on the business
- specific evidence/figures/cases helpful

Email to [email protected]

No point complaining after the changes if you don’t act now 🙏 💇‍♀️ 💇

25/04/2024

Age Limit changing to 35 for the subclass 485 graduate visa from 01 July 2024!

Full details linked but this is huge for some who have paid thousands to study depending on this pathway.

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/temporary-graduate-485/changes?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAAR2pr_mKKsirVf0KepubqBkph6egc9DWB_Eyhwso_HLom99drvuSAVcXRc4_aem_AaY1WZ4YNb4ecy3NYuchUZ6r2GsOWsg0_ZbAb_jjD2SIndrbqvIFSaERJPO6e5SlVi5AhPbL2X0JDmij1VK5zhj0

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09/04/2024

The most amazing bunch of flowers arrived at our office today. Finally starting to see some labour agreement decisions come through 🙌 Appreciate those corporate clients that had faith and trust in me throughout the long processing time ☺️

07/04/2024

Fast track visas for a few of my favourite trades?
People couldn’t understand my obsession with Chippys at least now the government are finally realising that they are the most important trade 😂

https://www.afr.com/property/residential/visas-for-tradies-planning-reforms-crucial-to-lifting-housing-supply-20240319-p5fdi8

20/02/2024

Hi guys, you may have observed that Edwina has been inactive on social media for the past few months. We actually have an exciting announcement in the pipeline, so please stay tuned. Your patience is greatly appreciated if you are seeking to book an appointment. In case of urgent matters, we suggest reaching out to one of our referrals. Our consultations are set to recommence in early May. Thank you for your understanding. - Gary