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Children and their safety – for visa applications

by Jeff Harvie | Jan 15, 2016 | Australian Visa Applications, Character Requirements, Child Visas

One thing we find at Down Under Visa is that no one has any problem with measures taken by the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) to protect kids. And Australia, being a good global citizen, makes every effort to do so. There are rules about...

Ethics First – The Down Under Visa commitment to clients

by Jeff Harvie | Dec 5, 2015 | Australian Visa Applications, Character Requirements

We at Down Under Visa are faced with what could be ethical dilemmas all the time. They could be, if we were inclined to walk on the wild side of our Migration Agent profession. But fortunately we are not. Therefore to us these are not ethical dilemmas at all. I’m...

False statements and omissions again. Visa suicide! (and more)

by Jeff Harvie | Nov 20, 2015 | Australian Visa Applications, Character Requirements, Tourist Visas

I’m again having to have some words about not making false statements or not leaving out information on Australian visa applications, and the dire consequences of being caught by Public Interest Criteria 4020 (PIC 4020) in the Migration Regulations. I’ve done lots of...

Is an affidavit enough to fix a bogus document? Advice for Australian Filipina couples.

by Jeff Harvie | Oct 26, 2015 | Australian Visa Applications, Character Requirements

An affidavit is a written sworn statement of fact voluntarily made by an affiant or deponent under an oath or affirmation administered by a person authorized to do so by law. The Australian equivalent for most purposes is the statutory declaration, and this is the one...

Serious repercussions of false statements in an Australian Visa Application

by Jeff Harvie | Oct 23, 2015 | Australian Visa Applications, Character Requirements

We at Down Under Visa see a wide range of problems come up along the way with Australian visa applications. Very little what we would call deliberate attempts at fraud, and sometimes it’s really painful to see the problems that visa applicants and Australian...

How YOU can avoid visa refusals

by Jeff Harvie | Sep 14, 2015 | Australian Visa Applications, Character Requirements

We’ve had Down Under Visa BLOG articles on this topic before, but it never hurts to have a refresher. It’s always there and it’s always pending as a potential serious issue, especially in the Philippines. Of course I’m talking about false statements and bogus...