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Family Visas from Philippines to Australia

by Jeff Harvie | May 8, 2024 | Australian Visa Applications, Child Visas, Parent Visas, Tourist Visas

Can I move my relatives from the Philippines to Australia? This is a solid dream of many Filipino families (your wife’s relatives from the Philippines) who are leading a tough life! If your wife could only migrate those relatives to Australia (or the US,...

Filipino Teenagers and Australian Family Visas

by Jeff Harvie | Oct 30, 2019 | Child Visas, Partner Visas

Filipino teenagers! Filipina teenage girls? When they were 10, 11 or 12? They were delightful. Talked all the time. Happy 24 hours a day. Never stop smiling, and are loving and respectful to parents (biological parents and “step” parents alike). Then the...

Do I need to adopt the Filipino child?

by Jeff Harvie | Mar 20, 2019 | Australian Visa Applications, Child Visas, Practical Issues

We at Down Under Visa get asked this question sometimes, with Australian sponsor’s not only wanting to include a child in an Australian partner visa application or even for a child visa application, but wanting to adopt the child as well. It’s actually a nice...

Filipino Kids and Starting School in Australia

by Jeff Harvie | Sep 26, 2018 | Child Visas, Practical Issues

There is a huge difference between how the school system in the Philippines works compared to the Australian school system, and it can cause headaches and unnecessary stress when a visa applicant from Philippines has a dependent child (or children) that they...

What does “dependent child” mean for an Australian visa?

by Jeff Harvie | May 18, 2018 | Australian Visa Applications, Child Visas

What is a dependent child, and when can you add a dependent child to an Australia partner visa application. When can you apply for a child visa, and when can you not apply? When is a child truly dependent, and when are they not? This is a critical question that comes...

Travel requirements for Filipino children

by Jeff Harvie | Aug 1, 2017 | Australian Visa Applications, Child Visas

There is confusion out there about what is needed for a Filipino child visa holder to travel from Philippines to Australia, and many get into quite a worried state about this. Many also don’t quite get how the rules work and how the laws work in the Philippines. Do...