Adric and Rica (and Rue) – Down Under Visa Clients with Australian Partner Visa

Adric and Rica – Happy Down Under Visa Clients with Partner Visa Grant

Australian Filipina Couple with a Subclass 801 Permanent Partner Visa

Down Under Visa brought another happy Australian Filipina couple (Adric and Eurica, known as Rica) together in Australia with a Partner Visa after a long journey. They came to us in 2022, with Rica still married and trying to organise an annulment.

And Adric is one of those true gentlemen who happily took on Filipina lady WITH her daughter and accepted her as his own. Rue was one 6 back then, and is now 9 and looking like a healthy Aussie kid after a few years in Australia.

Discussions with Registered Migration Agent Jeff Harvie about an alternative to the annulment that seemed like it would take them forever. Down Under Visa are experts in de facto relationships, and we gave them guidance in how to put things in place to establish a shared-life relationship that would match the high standards expected by the Australian Government.

When the relationship was solid, we brought the two ladies to Australia (mum and daughter) on a Subclass 600 Visitor Visa. We later applied for a Subclass 820 Onshore Partner Visa for them.

After being settled for a few years in South Australia, we organised and managed their Subclass 801 Permanent Partner Visa for them which was granted in November 2025.

They are very glad they found Down Under Visa, the best Registered Migration Agency practice in the Philippines, run by Jeff Harvie RMA (MARN 095977). They came and met us in Silang, Cavite just to finally meet us in person and to thank us personally for making this all happen for them. And they were kind enough to do this testimonial video for us. They strongly recommend that other couples in the same situation do what they did, and trust their future happiness to the professionals with a great reputation and many years experience.

Down Under Visa

Down Under Visa are THE Australian Registered Migration Agents (RMA’s) based in Manila Philippines. Down Under Visa, led by Registered Migration Agent Jeff Harvie (MARN 0959797), specialise in helping Australian Filipina couples get together in Australia. As well as the Philippines, they also manage Partner Visas from China, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia.

We make the Australian visa minefield something you don’t need to be scared of. We understand Australian Migration Law, and we know the nuts and bolts of how to present a strong case to the Department of Home Affairs and the Australian Embassy.

We also understand Filipino culture, because we live here and because Jeff and his Filipina wife Mila have been married for 20 years! So they are an Australian Filipina couple just like you, and understand everything that you’re going through! Jeff has had personal dealings with the Philippines since the 1990’s, and has lived here with his family for 14 years now (2024). No one is better equipped to help you to make your dreams come true that Jeff and Mila and the team at Down Under Visa.

• Partner Visas (Subclass 309 and Subclass 820)
• Prospective Marriage VIsas (Subclass 300)
• Tourist Visas (Subclass 600)
• Child Visas (Subclass 101 and Subclass 445)
• Temporary Parent Visas (Subclass 870)
• Citizenship By Conferral applications
• Citizenship By Descent applications

Spend a life-changing five minutes! Make a great decision and go to https://assessments.downundervisa.com and fill in a simple assessment form. Jeff Harvie….Registered Migration Agent and fellow Aussie…..will tell you what we can do for you.

Looking forward to helping you make your dreams come true

Jeff Harvie is a Registered Migration Agent from Australia, but resident in Philippines since 2010 with his Filipina wife Mila and large extended family. Experienced with the Philippines culture, cross-cultural relationships and bureaucracy as well as Australian visas and Australian Migration Law, he writes with authority and fortunately with enough informality and humour that the average Aussie gets it!