About Jeff Harvie of Down Under Visa

Australian Partner Visa Changes – 17 April 2019

by Jeff Harvie | Apr 9, 2019 | Administration of visa applications, Partner Visas

A partial announcement This is something I’ve never had to do before. I’ve always avoided it, because it can cause a lot of confusion from unanswered questions. I’m in a position where I really do need to make an announcement, but lacking probably 80% of...

Tourist Visas from Philippines to Australia – Two Issues

by Jeff Harvie | Apr 3, 2019 | Tourist Visas

The Chinese Tourist Visa Scam One thing that you gain when you talk to potential clients about visas all day is you come to hear every story there is. Tourist Visas and Partner Visas for us mostly. Australian men and Filipina ladies. And not only that, you get to hear...

Tourist Visa Cancelled – Something to avoid at all costs

by Jeff Harvie | Mar 26, 2019 | Partner Visa - The Journey

Australian Tourist Visa Cancelled Hard to think of anything worse, right? Many of you will have been following the video story of Chris and Vanessa and their kids, and their Journey from Philippines to Australia on the Down Under Visa page and visa our...

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...

Australian Visa Processing Time – and the Big Dusty Pile

by Jeff Harvie | Mar 6, 2019 | Australian Visa Applications

How long will my Visa Application take? Visa processing time! “How long will my visa take to process?” How long is a piece of string? It’s a common question from clients, especially with the longer processing-time visas like partner visas....