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Immigration Advice About Australian Visas from Philippines

by Jeff Harvie | Aug 26, 2022 | Australian Visa Applications, Practical Issues

There are three broad sources of information and immigration advice about Australian visas and how to bring your Filipina lady to Australia either permanently or just for a visit. Well-meaning friends, no-care no-responsibility forums and Facebook groups and of...

Partner Visa from Philippines to Australia – delaying the inevitable

by Jeff Harvie | May 27, 2022 | Australian Visa Applications, Practical Issues

You’re probably looking at our cartoon here, and asking what on earth am I getting at? Not always easy to summarise a BLOG article. This time? Issue is the sometimes-reluctance to get married and the belief that a visa applicant from Philippines can just remain...

Breaking News! Philippines Border Soon Open to Vaccinated Travelers

by Jeff Harvie | May 24, 2021 | Philippines, Practical Issues

Philippines Border Open Soon Fully vaccinated travelers may enter very soon Some hope on the near horizon! As we all know, the Philippines has been closed to tourists since March 2020. More than a year after they closed the Philippines border, is the...

Remarrying in Philippines – Will you have problems?

by Jeff Harvie | Oct 9, 2019 | Partner Visas, Practical Issues, Relationship Issues

Are you an Australia divorcee and intend on remarrying in Philippines? Met your lovely Filipina lady and want to give her the dream wedding with all her family there? Are you concerned about whether this will be a problem or not? We will explain some of the...

Pregnant Australian Visa Applicant from Philippines

by Jeff Harvie | May 29, 2019 | Partner Visas, Practical Issues

Babies, babies, babies! Australian Filipina couple and she’s pregnant? NOT an exceptional circumstance, we find. Down Under Visa clients seem to be a remarkably fertile lot. Australian men, as we all know, are a fairly enthusiastic lot. And the ladies of 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...