Finishing school in Philippines….or not?
“She wants them to finish schooling in Philippines!” “My mother wants them to finish schooling…….” “[name of child] wants to finish schooling…..” These are common reasons for Filipino children NOT being included as migrating dependents (aka “secondary applicants”) in...Partner Visa Price Increase 1 Jan 2015 – Backlash?
I’m sure most of our clients know all too well about the revenue-raising increase in the cost of partner visa applications that happened 1 January 2015. Offshore applications, which are 99% of our applications, have gone up from $3,085.00 to $4,630.00, and fees...Visa Fee Increase – Partner Visas – 1 January 2015
It seems the Government found themselves a way to make up for budget shortfalls, and decided to milk a captive audience by cranking up the Visa Application Charges – Partner Visas (ie. prospective marriage visas aka fiancée visas, partner visas aka spouse visas) only,...
Police Clearances for Australian Visa Applications
You go to see Down Under Visa to organise a visa application, and they ask you for a police clearance from every country where you lived in for 12 months or more. It shows if they have a criminal record. Why do you need this, and can you avoid it? Australian Visas are...Are partner visas easier to get that tourist visas?
An enquirer asked me this today. The answer is: In some ways yes, in some ways no. Partner Visas There is about 8 times as much work in a partner visa. There is a lot more evidence required, more documents and more information. Normally it takes 1 – 2 months to...Navigation
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