New Biometrics Requirement for Australian Visa Applications in Manila
Biometrics Collection for Australian Visas from Manila (Philippines)
Biometrics Collection has come to Manila
This is nothing new for Immigration. Our clients who lodge in Dubai have had to do this for years, and of course many other countries that we rarely manage Australian visa applications through. It came to Manila last Monday (4th of April 2022).
And I will tell you what it involves. NOTHING like the scary pic above. I just thought it would be attention-grabbing!
And please save us all some work by reading thoroughly below before you email me. Deal??
Biometrics Collection – Important Facts
(updated 16 April 2022)
- This applies to every new visa application lodged in Manila
- Any visa applicant 12 years and above needs to do this
- That means you get this done every single time you lodge an application in Manila
- Does not apply to already-lodged applications
- Does not need to be done before we lodge the application. It’s AFTER we lodge.
- The applicant will need to go to the VFS office in Manila or Cebu City to get this done
- Click HERE to make an appointment
- This must be done within 14 days of the visa application lodgment
- If you CANNOT get an appointment within 14 days, book and email us the booking confirmation (OR the page that says no bookings available). We will let the Embassy know!
- We will send you a notice of this when the application is lodged
- And no, the Embassy will not confirm receipt of the data
- And no, we cannot help with bookings. Contact VFS if you have a problem booking!
What is Biometrics Collection?
- They will digitally take your fingerprints
- They will take a face and iris scan of you
- That’s it!
How?
- When you get the notice, you need to contact VFS and make an appointment
- Bring your passport and the request notice with you
Hope that makes it clear.
So…..
- Carry on with preparing your application as you were before
- Be prepared to get this done within 2 weeks of us lodging your visa application in Manila
- Bring your passport and the collection notice
- Then go home and wait for your visa grant!
Who are Down Under Visa? Who is Jeff Harvie?
Jeff Harvie and the Down Under Visa team have been doing this for a lot of years! Down Under Visa have brought thousands of couples to Australia from South East Asia over the years. Mostly from the Philippines, but we help increasing numbers of couples where the visa applicant is from China, Thailand, Vietnam or Cambodia. And what this means is we see a lot of success....and we also see failures when people go it alone after talking to their mate, or their relative, or that minimal-care-no-responsibility Facebook group run by Steve and Maribeth based on their own visa application! One application, and they feel qualified to advise others! It's not even LEGAL to do that!
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