Character Requirements Archives - Page 4 of 6 - Down Under Visa

Identity Issues and Australian Visa Applications

by Jeff Harvie | Jul 13, 2015 | Australian Visa Applications, Character Requirements, Practical Issues

Identity issues come up all the time with Australian visa applications, and we at Down Under Visa need to deal with these issues in a way that will help you in the long term. This may be annoying and frustrating in the short term, but so be it. You engaged our...

Cover-up stories – They don’t work!

by Jeff Harvie | Jun 19, 2015 | Australian Visa Applications, Character Requirements, Health Requirements

Why can’t people just tell the truth? It’s one of those annoyingly frustrating aspects of our job at Down Under Visa when visa applicants tell us stories to cover up some indiscretion along the way, or sometimes the applicant simply lacks enthusiasm to get on...

Don’t ask us. We act within migration law only.

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

Australia has a strict and inflexible set of laws pertaining to issues of immigration. These are encased in the Migration Act (1958) and the Migration Regulations (1994). Back in my student days I had to lug printed copies of both of these out of my first class, and...

Examples of false statements and bogus documents

by Jeff Harvie | Mar 28, 2015 | Australian Visa Applications, Character Requirements, Practical Issues

As a continuation to the issue of making false statements and the consequences (ie. PIC 4020, and 3 year bans), here are a few of the things we at Down Under Visa have had to deal with lately. No names mentioned, and to anyone who recognises themselves please...

False statements and bogus documents on visa applications

by Jeff Harvie | Mar 26, 2015 | Australian Visa Applications, Character Requirements, Practical Issues, Uncategorized

False statements and bogus documents in Australian visa applications are something we come across far too often at Down Under Visa. Public Interest Criteria 4020 is part of the Migration Regulations (Cth) 1994, and is the law that covers: False or misleading...

Attorneys – Can help, and can hinder!

by Jeff Harvie | Jan 31, 2015 | Advice for Filipinas, Australian Visa Applications, Character Requirements, Practical Issues

As Registered Migration Agents, we must ALWAYS act in the next interests of our clients. Always! That includes when you get annoyed because you think we’re giving you a hard time. Well, guess what? We won’t bend! There are no “YES-MEN” here! We will tell you how it...