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Utang Na Loob – Debts and Honour

by Jeff Harvie | Apr 24, 2015 | Philippines, Relationship Issues

I’ve always said that things in the Philippines tend to be black and white, with no shades of grey (and no, I won’t make another 50-Shades reference….this time). I still believe absolutely that most people in the Philippines are good and kind, and have a clear...

Taking on a woman with kids – Advice for Australian Filipina couples

by Jeff Harvie | Apr 8, 2015 | Child Visas, Relationship Issues

The Philippines is full of romantic women, and a significant percentage of macho males who make babies but won’t support them. As a result, finding single mums isn’t such a tough thing. There are plenty of them, who gave themselves body and soul to men who don’t like...

The Filipina princess and the Filipina worker!

by Jeff Harvie | Apr 6, 2015 | Relationship Issues

No, not a Communist Party booklet from Russia in the 1930’s! And not a Grimms Fairy Tale either. Comparing the Filipina princess to the Filipina worker. We’re talking about your choice of Filipina wife here, and some observations I’ve made over the years about ladies...

Breakups and Australian Visas

by Jeff Harvie | Apr 4, 2015 | Practical Issues, Relationship Issues

At Down Under Visa we love seeing happy couples getting together. This is what drives us on. This is why we cope (MOST of the time!) with the intense emotions involved in the visa process, and why we soldier on. We believe in marriage and in family, and we love...

To our gentlemen sponsors

by Jeff Harvie | Feb 20, 2015 | Relationship Issues

I did a post once dedicated to the strong and resilient ladies that make up Filipina womanhood! Anytime we get one of our Aussie men sponsors underestimating the capabilities of his lady, I would refer him to read that BLOG post. Here it is again HERE Today I was...

Down Under Visa’s valuable resource

by Jeff Harvie | Feb 19, 2015 | Practical Issues, Relationship Issues

Twice yesterday I had clients contacting me telling me about some difficulties their lady was having. A common occurrence we find at Down Under Visa is that the lady applicants for Australian visas are too shy to contact us. So when they’re not sure about something,...