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In the bad old days of almost-compulsory No Further Stay (Condition 8503) conditions on tourist visas from Philippines to Australia, your Filipina lady came to Australia for a 3 month stay and that...

Regular readers of the Down Under Visa BLOG would remember an article in March about the DIBP wish to tighten up on the suitability of the Australian partner visa sponsor of the visa applicant, ie.

This is directed at those who are looking at a marriage visa to Australia, ie. Australian partner visa applications ( https://www.downundervisa.com/marriage/ ) and are hoping that they can choose an...

Lyn – another happy client Thank you to Lyn for taking the time to share her story of success with her Australian partner visa application, all with the patient guidance of Registered Migration...

A Bridging Visa A (BVA) lets a visa applicant remain inside Australia, while their additional visa application is being processed.

A Bridging Visa is a very useful safety net for those who apply for onshore visas (ie. Australian visas applied for inside Australia, and definitely not visas applied for in Manila).

I actually held off posting my usual Tuesday BLOG post, because there were so many Thank You posts from happy clients.

While I’m writing this, I’m sitting here on a Friday night very tired. It’s been a long and busy week, and all the staff have worked their puwets off. We expect a lot from them.

Christmas comes but once a year, and every year Down Under Visa put up some BLOG posts about this important Christmas topic. Visa Processing Times! Because everyone wants a Christmas visa!

Why are tourist visas $135.00 and partner visas $6,865.00? Remember the old days of Government services being seen as “public service”? I vaguely do.