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After the partner visa is granted – Part One

by Jeff Harvie | Jun 3, 2015 | Partner Visas - Offshore

I had a former prospective marriage visa client email me the other day who is happily settled in Australia with his wife (now with her partner visa), and he continues to be an avid BLOG reader. He was mentioning about his wife getting her drivers license, and how...

I’m outside of Australia. Where’s my visa?

by Jeff Harvie | May 3, 2015 | Partner Visas - Offshore

Frequent questions received by Down Under Visa involve what happens when the visa is ready to be granted and the applicant is in Australia at the time. Will they grant it? What I’m referring to is offshore partner visa (Subclass 309) and fiancée visa (Subclass...

Grace and Michael – Happy Down Under Visa clients

by Jeff Harvie | Mar 21, 2015 | Australian Visa Applications, Partner Visas - Offshore, Written

Hi Guys, We just want to say thank you so much for helping us with our visa 309 to Australia. We were so excited to receive the email from Jeff on the 16th December 2014 informing us that our application was approved. We were hoping to be in Australia in time for...

Bringing her straight back after the wedding. Possible?

by Jeff Harvie | Mar 19, 2015 | Administration of visa applications, Australian Visa Applications, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Offshore, Practical Issues

“I want to come over to the Philippines and marry her, then I want to bring her straight back with me.” I imagine I’ve written something on this topic before, but it needs to be covered again. I would say that Down Under Visa would get a couple of these requests...

Certain golden rules for Partner Visas

by Jeff Harvie | Mar 12, 2015 | Australian Visa Applications, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore, Practical Issues

With Partner Visas and Prospective Marriage Visas, there are certain golden rules which we simply can’t get around. These are some of the issues Down Under Visa face every week. The “must have met in person” rule. This is set into law. Set in the regulations. You may...

Defining “Tourist” for Australian visa applications

by Jeff Harvie | Mar 10, 2015 | Australian Visa Applications, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore, Tourist Visas

Australia has a very large number of different visa types, and all are governed by legislated Regulations defining what must-be and what must-not-be for that visa to be granted. And they take these Regulations very seriously when making decisions. This is very...