Why is my Australian visa application taking so long?
How long does an Australian partner visa* application take to process? The Australian Embassy website in Manila says 12 months! This is based on the DIBP (Department of Immigration and Border Protection) “Global Service Standard”. See HERE. Our own experience still...Visiting your girl in the Philippines this Christmas?
This is the time of year that many choose to take some time off work and to go and visit the Filipina lady whom they’ve been emailing and chatting to. We know this because every year in January Down Under Visa get plenty of enquiries from Australian men who say things...Christmas Holidays for Down Under Visa
It’s nearly that time of year already, and the office and staff of Down Under Visa will be taking a well-earned break. We don’t get a lot of time-off, as most people know. We don’t get Australian public holidays here, and no one in Australia knows what the Philippines...Australian Tourist Visa fee rise 1 September 2013
We had been told about Australian visa application charges going up on 1 September 2013, and Down Under Visa warned everybody about this as soon as it was announced.And we had been told that all would be going up EXCEPT tourist visas.Well, guess what? It seems that...For Down Under Visa partner visa clients
Greetings all! This is for applicants with partner visa applications pending, ie. prospective marriage visas (fiancee visas) and spouse visas. This doesn’t apply for tourist visa applicants. (And it does NOT apply to those who are not our clients. We don’t...Navigation
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