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Onshore or offshore partner visa – Which is best?

by Jeff Harvie | Jul 25, 2017 | Australian Spouse Visa, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore

Need a partner visa from Philippines to Australia? Should you apply for an offshore partner visa in Manila, or should you marry in Australia whilst on a tourist visa and apply for an onshore partner visa there? Which is the very best partner visa option to bring your...

Do you need a job and assets to get a tourist visa from Philippines to Australia?

by Jeff Harvie | Jul 22, 2017 | Australian Visa Q&A, Tourist Visas

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THE ANSWER! In this week’s episode of our Weekly Q&A one participant asked Do you need a job and assets to get a tourist visa from Philippines to Australia? The exact question was: I’m a single Filipina girl, and my Australian...

More downsides of onshore visa applications

by Jeff Harvie | Jul 19, 2017 | Partner Visas - Onshore

I’ve explained some of the differences between offshore partner visas and onshore partner visas in a recent BLOG article, and explained some of the differences between getting a prospective marriage visa or offshore partner visa versus organizing it onshore in...

Can you apply for a bridging visa?

by Jeff Harvie | Jul 7, 2017 | Australian Visa Applications

A bridging visa is just like its name implies. It’s a bridge between visas, and nothing more. Yet there is a massive amount of misunderstanding out there amongst the visa-needing public about the bridging visa being this easy visa to apply-for when you find yourself...

Offshore partner visa versus onshore partner visa

by Jeff Harvie | Jul 4, 2017 | Australian Spouse Visa, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore

Once upon a time there were two realistic options only for Australian Filipina couples to be together, and that was to apply offshore through the Australian Embassy in Manila. Applying inside of Australia was pretty much out of the question. Onshore partner visa...