About Jeff Harvie of Down Under Visa

Tourist Visa Cancelled – Something to avoid at all costs

by Jeff Harvie | Mar 26, 2019 | Partner Visa - The Journey

Australian Tourist Visa Cancelled Hard to think of anything worse, right? Many of you will have been following the video story of Chris and Vanessa and their kids, and their Journey from Philippines to Australia on the Down Under Visa page and visa our...

Do I need to adopt the Filipino child?

by Jeff Harvie | Mar 20, 2019 | Australian Visa Applications, Child Visas, Practical Issues

We at Down Under Visa get asked this question sometimes, with Australian sponsor’s not only wanting to include a child in an Australian partner visa application or even for a child visa application, but wanting to adopt the child as well. It’s actually a nice...

Australian Visa Processing Time – and the Big Dusty Pile

by Jeff Harvie | Mar 6, 2019 | Australian Visa Applications

How long will my Visa Application take? Visa processing time! “How long will my visa take to process?” How long is a piece of string? It’s a common question from clients, especially with the longer processing-time visas like partner visas....

February Mini-Philippines-To-Australia Topics

by Jeff Harvie | Feb 20, 2019 | Australian Visa Applications

Sometimes issues come up where clients and prospective visa clients get a bit off-the-track, and I feel I should take the opportunity to make things clearer. No, of course I never expect the average punter to know all the answers, and I very rarely roll my...

Registered Relationships and Australian Partner Visas

by Jeff Harvie | Feb 13, 2019 | Partner Visas

What is a Registered Relationship? Does a Registered Relationship make it easier for an Australian Filipina couple to apply for an Australian Partner Visa as a de facto couple, ie a “de facto visa”? Or is it actually all you need to do? Just get one of these pieces of...