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Visa application taking longer than you expected? Are you worried?

by Jeff Harvie | Feb 21, 2014 | Administration of visa applications, Australian Visa Applications, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore, Visa Grants

Hello all! What happens every year at around February is that those clients who had applied for visas the previous year start worrying about their applications. A new year is a mental milestone, which means you can now say “It was lodged last year”, and...

Australian visa refused? What should you do?

by Jeff Harvie | Jan 25, 2014 | Administration of visa applications, Australian Visa Applications, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore, Tourist Visas

What should you do if you have a refusal for an Australian Partner Visa or Australian Tourist Visa? Refusals happen! They happen regularly! Australian Migration Law is based on Commonwealth legislation. Each visa class and visa subclass is written into...

Australian visa application processing updates? No, sorry.

by Jeff Harvie | Dec 5, 2013 | Administration of visa applications, Australian Visa Applications, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore, Tourist Visas

We at Down Under Visa have always advised our clients that there is no point in trying to get progress reports or updates on what is happening with their visa applications. We DO understand that you get worried. Your future is up in the air, and you feel you’re being...

Why is my Australian visa application taking so long?

by Jeff Harvie | Dec 4, 2013 | Administration of visa applications, Australian Visa Applications, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore, Tourist Visas

How long does an Australian partner visa* application take to process? The Australian Embassy website in Manila says 12 months! This is based on the DIBP (Department of Immigration and Border Protection) “Global Service Standard”. See HERE. Our own experience still...

Visa application tracking and progress reports

by Jeff Harvie | Nov 18, 2013 | Administration of visa applications, Australian Visa Applications

I had a client yesterday ask about a progress report on their visa application. They had seen something on the www.immi.gov.au about tracking their online application, and how this could be done with a TRN (Transaction Reference Number). Easy mistake to make, but...

Is your visa application nearly ready?

by Jeff Harvie | Nov 13, 2013 | Administration of visa applications, Australian Visa Applications

Dear clients, We’re coming up to Christmas, and we at Down Under Visa are taking our holidays then as most of you would know. If you don’t know, please check HERE. Important: We generally don’t know when your visa application will be ready for...