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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...

How do you change the family name of a child visa holder?

by Jeff Harvie | Jan 31, 2017 | Australian Visa Q&A, Child Visas

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THE ANSWER! In this week’s episode of our Weekly Q&A one participant asked How do you change the family name of a child visa holder? The exact question was: You marry a single mother and you want her child to have your last name. How do...

When should the Filipino child come to Australia?

by Jeff Harvie | Jun 7, 2016 | Australian Visa Applications, Child Visas, Practical Issues

Not always the easiest question, but if you are bringing a Filipino child of your single-mum or divorced/annulled Filipina lady from Philippines to Australia, it’s an area you both need to discuss and you should both agree on. And I really mean that! If you are the...

Do you need parental permission for a child to go to Australia?

by Jeff Harvie | Jun 3, 2016 | Australian Visa Applications, Child Visas, Practical Issues

Child migration! Children migrating to or visiting Australia from the Philippines must have the expressed permission of all parents with legal custodial rights over that child. Without that permission, the child cannot travel. This applies if any parent has custodial...

Australian Partner Visas – Migrating with kids included

by Jeff Harvie | Mar 3, 2016 | Advice for Filipinas, Australian Spouse Visa, Child Visas, Practical Issues, Relationship Issues

I just had a very nice catching-up with a client today in the Down Under Visa office. Video following shortly. This was one of those Down Under Visa clients that I develop a soft spot for (and not just because he brought me what looks like a fine bottle of SA red!),...

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...