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Who is my Case Officer? Advice for Australian visa applicants.

by Jeff Harvie | Aug 13, 2015 | Administration of visa applications, Australian Visa Applications

Who is my Case Officer? Has my Case Officer been assigned yet? These are questions we are asked from time to time. Fortunately not too often, but it usually happens after somebody has been reading the amateur migration advice forums on the internet and wants to find...

Credit card surcharge

by Jeff Harvie | Jun 30, 2015 | Administration of visa applications, Visa Fees

Greetings clients I announced the Department 1.08% credit card surcharge on their visa charges when it first came out. Please read HERE Given the additional charges the wise ones in Canberra kept imposing, I never passed this on to our clients when we paid it, which...

Visa processing times – the hard facts

by Jeff Harvie | Jun 10, 2015 | Administration of visa applications, Visa Grants

Dear clients, At the moment we have two major sources of delays: 1. Tourist visas 2. Partner visas, where the applicant has been asked to leave Australia so that they can finalise the application Right now I get 5 or 6 emails a day with people telling me that they are...

Tourist visa processing times – May 2015

by Jeff Harvie | May 27, 2015 | Administration of visa applications, Tourist Visas

This is specifically meant for those who are waiting on Australian tourist visa grants. I write this because I’ve had about 5 emails this morning already from people who are waiting on tourist visa applications lodged in Manila to be finalised, asking: If I’ve heard...

Medical Clinics for partner visa medical checks

by Jeff Harvie | May 25, 2015 | Administration of visa applications

Note that this is for partner visa clients only, or for those occasional tourist visa applicants where they ask for a chest xray (ie. older applicants and those requesting a 6 month visa). Some of the approved clinic details have changed. If you have had a request for...

Can you hurry up my Australian partner visa application?

by Jeff Harvie | May 10, 2015 | Administration of visa applications, Australian Visa Applications, Practical Issues

In the 2012/2013 financial year, the Manila Embassy processed 2,919 partner visas, ie. the combination of Subclass 300’s and Subclass 309’s. That’s a lot of visas! 243 per month. 56 a week. 8 per day. And that means 2,919 couples, which makes 5,838 people who wait...