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Filipino Kids and Starting School in Australia

by Jeff Harvie | Sep 26, 2018 | Child Visas, Practical Issues

There is a huge difference between how the school system in the Philippines works compared to the Australian school system, and it can cause headaches and unnecessary stress when a visa applicant from Philippines has a dependent child (or children) that they...

Where should you marry? Australia or Philippines?

by Jeff Harvie | Feb 20, 2018 | Australian Visa Applications, Fiance Visas, Partner Visas - Offshore, Partner Visas - Onshore, Philippines, Practical Issues

How often are we at Down Under Visa asked this question? It would have to be several times a week. And of course it’s an important issue. You will both be hoping that this is a once in a lifetime occasion, so of course you want it to be special. But there are...

Visa refusals from do-it-yourself attempts

by Jeff Harvie | Jan 16, 2018 | Australian Visa Applications, Practical Issues, Tourist Visas

Australian visa applications in Manila are not easy, and visa refusals are common! They are not MEANT to be easy, because if they were really easy then the Philippines would be empty at about this time next week! Would the last person to leave the Philippines please...

Choosing a Migration Agent

by Jeff Harvie | Oct 25, 2017 | Australian Visa Applications, Practical Issues

I generally don’t get into this sort of thing, but I do get annoyed when I see clients getting stung when they trust the wrong “agent”. This is as a much a vocation to us as it is a job. Take note that we have filipinawives.downundervisa.com as a free advice site on...

Divorce and re-marriage in the Philippines for westerners

by Jeff Harvie | Oct 18, 2017 | Australian Visa Applications, Practical Issues

The Family Code of the Philippines states: Art. 26. All marriages solemnized outside the Philippines, in accordance with the laws in force in the country where they were solemnized, and valid there as such, shall also be valid in this country, except those prohibited...

Australian visa applications for OFW’s (Filipinas overseas)

by Jeff Harvie | Aug 26, 2016 | Australian Visa Applications, Practical Issues

We at Down Under Visa concentrate on visa applications for Filipinos and Filipinas, and primarily for those who are here in the Philippines (or have gone from Philippines to Australia and are applying inside Australia). We have managed visa applications for English in...