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Are partner visas easier to get that tourist visas?

by Jeff Harvie | Dec 6, 2014 | Australian Visa Applications, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Onshore, 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...

Visa Grant Averages – September-November 2014

by Jeff Harvie | Nov 29, 2014 | Australian Visa Applications, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore, Tourist Visas, Visa Grants

As I stated in an earlier BLOG post, I’ll be putting up regular posts on how long visas are taking to be granted for Down Under Visa clients. Just note please that: (a) This does not include visas not granted yet. This is only visas that have been granted. (b)...

Getting a tourist visa, then a partner visa in Australia?

by Jeff Harvie | Nov 25, 2014 | Australian Visa Applications, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore, Tourist Visas

Getting a tourist visa, followed by an application for a partner visa in Australia? Is this a good idea? You may have heard advice from some of the online advice pages, and even from some migration agents, that this is the best way to apply for a partner visa. Apply...

Tourist visas and Christmas – patience please!

by Jeff Harvie | Nov 12, 2014 | Australian Visa Applications, Tourist Visas, Visa Grants

Christmas comes but once a year…….. ……and many of us are very glad it’s only once! Every year we have a flood of applicants wanting…….yes……you guessed it. They want their sweetheart with them for Christmas. No one...

Why do you need a Philippines Specialist migration agent?

by Jeff Harvie | Oct 20, 2014 | Australian Visa Applications, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Onshore, Tourist Visas

We at Down Under Visa specialise in Australian Partner Visas* and Australian Tourist Visas for couples, and we specialise in visas from the Philippines for Australian men with Filipina fiancées and wives. Whilst we do the occasional visa from another country, 99%+...

Bar Girls in the Philippines and visas

by Jeff Harvie | Oct 9, 2014 | Australian Visa Applications, Character Requirements, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Onshore, Relationship Issues, Tourist Visas

Meet your Filipina lady in a bar? Maybe in Angeles City or Olongapo? Or one of the bars in Ermita, or P. Burgos St in Makati or elsewhere? And she was a bar girl or GRO (Guest Relations Officer)? Is this going to be a problem with the Australian Embassy and the...