Australian Visa Applications Archives - Page 31 of 60 - Down Under Visa

Protect yourself from scams. Insist on a Registered Migration Agent.

by Jeff Harvie | Aug 31, 2015 | Australian Visa Applications

The Philippines are full of scam artists. And in truth, if you deal with anyone who is not a Registered Migration Agent you are taking a huge risk with the outcome. I’m just in the middle of my annual re-registration right now, actually. That means I have to show them...

Marrying in Philippines. Is it a good idea? Part Two

by Jeff Harvie | Aug 28, 2015 | Australian Spouse Visa, Australian Visa Applications, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore

What’s not good about marrying in the Philippines? Time/lots to do: You cannot get a speedy quick ‘n’ efficient wedding done here! It’s Philippines. Nothing happens in a hurry, and nothing is ever simple. Without listing all that you need to do, you will be busy li’l...

Marrying in Philippines. Is it a good idea? Part One

by Jeff Harvie | Aug 26, 2015 | Australian Spouse Visa, Australian Visa Applications, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore

At Down Under Visa I would say that most of our visa applicants still choose prospective marriage visas (aka fiancée visas) and marry in Australia. Without doing the sums, I would say there would be at least 2 fiancée visas for every spouse visa (partner visa) we put...

Who is my Case Officer? Advice for Australian visa applicants.

by Jeff Harvie | Aug 13, 2015 | Administration of visa applications, Australian Visa Applications

Who is my Case Officer? Has my Case Officer been assigned yet? These are questions we are asked from time to time. Fortunately not too often, but it usually happens after somebody has been reading the amateur migration advice forums on the internet and wants to find...

The dangers of becoming unlawful in Australia

by Jeff Harvie | Aug 3, 2015 | Australian Visa Applications, Practical Issues

You know what we at Down Under Visa like most of all about offshore visa applications, ie. Australian visa applications lodged here in Manila? No deadlines! No expiry dates. Yes, everyone wants their visa application lodged as quickly as possible, however it’s not the...

Australian partner visas post-1/07/2015

by Jeff Harvie | Jul 20, 2015 | Australian Visa Applications, Visa Fees

We’re past the rush of the June, thank goodness. Massive number of partner visas lodged in Manila, and some very long days for us. And we’re now getting a flood of visa grants coming through, thank goodness. Hope we’re soon over the long drought....