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Registering your Australian marriage – Essentials for Filipinas

by Jeff Harvie | May 1, 2015 | Administration of visa applications, Advice for Filipinas, Australian Spouse Visa

Did you marry your Filipina lady in Australia? Do you know that you need to REGISTER YOUR MARRIAGE at the Philippines Embassy in Canberra? This is fairly easy, but it’s something you definitely need to do. Doing this means that the details of your marriage will...

Free visa assessment – What does this mean?

by Jeff Harvie | Apr 16, 2015 | Administration of visa applications, Australian Visa Applications

We just had a Down Under Visa client say in a testimonial video that one of the things they appreciated about us was that in the beginning we were happy to assess their case for a Fiancee Visa without asking any money to do so. They said that others wouldn’t...

Bridging Visas – Can you get one?

by Jeff Harvie | Apr 10, 2015 | Administration of visa applications, Australian Visa Applications

We at Down Under Visa get questions and requests for bridging visas all the time, and most of the time the questions show a high level of confusion. All understandable, as Australian Migration Law is complicated. The Migration Act and the Migration Regulations are...

Bringing her straight back after the wedding. Possible?

by Jeff Harvie | Mar 19, 2015 | Administration of visa applications, Australian Visa Applications, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Offshore, Practical Issues

“I want to come over to the Philippines and marry her, then I want to bring her straight back with me.” I imagine I’ve written something on this topic before, but it needs to be covered again. I would say that Down Under Visa would get a couple of these requests...

“Surely they……..?” Probably the worst question!

by Jeff Harvie | Mar 17, 2015 | Administration of visa applications, Practical Issues

Surely you can’t be serious? I am serious… and don’t call me Shirley. Remember that movie? They called it “Airplane!” in America, and “Flying High” in Australia. And I constantly think of that line whenever anyone says “Surely they…….??” And we get to...

Down Under Visa – Visa grant statistics – 1/12/2014 to 28/02/2015

by Jeff Harvie | Mar 1, 2015 | Administration of visa applications, Australian Visa Applications, Visa Grants

As I said in a previous post (HERE), I intend giving updated average times for the processing of Australian Partner Visa applications and Australian Tourist Visa applications lodged by Down Under Visa in Manila every three months. Please remember that these are...