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Australian visa types summary

by Jeff Harvie | Apr 9, 2014 | Australian Visa Applications, Child Visas, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore, Tourist Visas, Uncategorized

I had this comment from a previous client the other day when I was asking about topics of interest: Perhaps an “in your words” summary of the different visa types e.g. subclass… (partner, tourist and family options only) and what each one is for etc. The most...

Choosing a good migration agent ……. and then listening to them!

by Jeff Harvie | Apr 7, 2014 | Administration of visa applications, Australian Visa Applications, Child Visas, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore, Practical Issues, Tourist Visas

I’ve had some wonderfully positive comments lately on the BLOG from happy clients who are aware of how much we do for them. It’s great to get positive feedback, and we truly appreciate it. I think most people these days come to us after doing a great deal...

Identity fraud and fake documents, and how they can ruin your life!

by Jeff Harvie | Mar 20, 2014 | Administration of visa applications, Australian Visa Applications, Character Requirements, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore, Tourist Visas

Considering bending the truth in your Australian visa application? Leaving a few things out? Changing a few facts to look better? Strongly suggest that you don’t! Partner visas, family visas and even tourist visas must meet something known as Public Interest Criteria...

Offshore Visas? Onshore Visas?

by Jeff Harvie | Mar 19, 2014 | Australian Visa Applications, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore

Australian Migration Law is complicated. There are a huge number of visa types, all with their own rules. Fortunately we at Down Under Visa stick to Partner Visas (fiancee visas and spouse visas), Tourist Visas and Family Visas. And we know them inside and out....

Visa application taking longer than you expected? Are you worried?

by Jeff Harvie | Feb 21, 2014 | Administration of visa applications, Australian Visa Applications, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore, Visa Grants

Hello all! What happens every year at around February is that those clients who had applied for visas the previous year start worrying about their applications. A new year is a mental milestone, which means you can now say “It was lodged last year”, and...

Australian Partner Visas – Fraud and Identity Theft!

by Jeff Harvie | Feb 4, 2014 | Australian Visa Applications, Character Requirements, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore, Practical Issues

Third-World countries have long had a problem with the proliferation of fake official documents, and the tendency to be “morally flexible”. It’s not a put-down. It’s a side-effect of human cultures being highly diverse. We don’t always look at the same things in the...