Australian Visa Applications Archives - Page 17 of 60 - Down Under Visa

Where can I be when the visa application is lodged?

by Jeff Harvie | Aug 15, 2017 | Australian Visa Applications

Australia has its visa system broken up into onshore applications and offshore applications, and it’s all about where the application is lodged. And “lodging” means submitting the completed application to the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) or...

Travel requirements for Filipino children

by Jeff Harvie | Aug 1, 2017 | Australian Visa Applications, Child Visas

There is confusion out there about what is needed for a Filipino child visa holder to travel from Philippines to Australia, and many get into quite a worried state about this. Many also don’t quite get how the rules work and how the laws work in the Philippines. Do...

No stepping-stone visas from Down Under Visa

by Jeff Harvie | Jul 28, 2017 | Australian Visa Applications

The Australian visa system is made up of maybe 70+ visa types with specific purposes, all designed to match specific situations. These are the situations in which the Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) has decided that it is reasonable for certain...

Can you apply for a bridging visa?

by Jeff Harvie | Jul 7, 2017 | Australian Visa Applications

A bridging visa is just like its name implies. It’s a bridge between visas, and nothing more. Yet there is a massive amount of misunderstanding out there amongst the visa-needing public about the bridging visa being this easy visa to apply-for when you find yourself...

When can you reapply for a tourist visa from the Philippines?

by Jeff Harvie | Jun 25, 2017 | Australian Visa Applications, Australian Visa Q&A

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THE ANSWER! In this week’s episode of our Weekly Q&A one participant asked When can you reapply for a tourist visa from the Philippines? The exact question was: I just had a tourist visa applicant to Australia refused by the Australian...

A Bridging Visa B allows a visa applicant to travel

by Jeff Harvie | Jun 6, 2017 | Australian Visa Applications, Australian Visa Q&A

WATCH THE VIDEO FOR THE ANSWER! In this week’s episode of our Weekly Q&A one participant asked if they may travel outside of Australia during the processing of a permanent visa application onshore. The exact question was: A Bridging Visa B allows a visa...