About Jeff Harvie of Down Under Visa

Visa applications – the importance of being patient

by Jeff Harvie | Sep 1, 2017 | Australian Visa Applications, Partner Visas

Is a partner visa from Philippines to Australia a stressful process? How about tourist visa applications for the Filipina girl you’re in love with? Is the process fraught with worry and stress? The answer is a very big YES. It’s always been that way, and always will....

Annulment or De Facto Relationship?

by Jeff Harvie | Aug 26, 2017 | Partner Visas

When I do an assessment of a potential partner visa applicant, I always feel a sense of relief for the client (and yes, also for us at Down Under Visa) when I see they have an uncomplicated life and are both legally free to marry. And I always feel sorry for them when...

Take your Australian visa application and visa grant seriously

by Jeff Harvie | Aug 22, 2017 | Australian Visa Applications, Visa Grants

I’ve said this many many times. Australian visas are grants. They are not rights! The Federal Government is Constitutionally allowed to make laws to decide who gets into Australia and who doesn’t, and that’s just what they do. You have the right to apply for a visa...

Shortchanging a visa application and refused visas

by Jeff Harvie | Aug 18, 2017 | Australian Visa Applications, Partner Visas, Tourist Visas

At Down Under Visa we push you! And I make no apologies for that and never will. We aim for the highest standards in information and supporting evidence and essential documentation. No shortcuts. No rush jobs. No slapping it all together and hoping for the best. We...

Where can I be when the visa application is lodged?

by Jeff Harvie | Aug 15, 2017 | Australian Visa Applications

Australia has its visa system broken up into onshore applications and offshore applications, and it’s all about where the application is lodged. And “lodging” means submitting the completed application to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) or...