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I didn’t think they would do it again after the last lot of increases on 1 January 2015, but Mr Hockey has done it again.

Most of us Aussies would have heard the established advice about “getting back on the horse”, however for those who haven’t I’ll explain.

In the 2012/2013 financial year, the Manila Embassy processed 2,919 partner visas , ie. the combination of Subclass 300’s and Subclass 309’s. That’s a lot of visas! 243 per month. 56 a week.

A client asked me today about doing a BLOG article on the subject of kids not approving of their Dad or Mum’s choice of partner, and how best to deal with this.

Frequent questions received by Down Under Visa involve what happens when the visa is ready to be granted and the applicant is in Australia at the time. Will they grant it?

Did you marry your Filipina lady in Australia? Do you know that you need to REGISTER YOUR MARRIAGE at the Philippines Embassy in Canberra?

We’ve done BLOG articles on Tuberculosis and health checks before. TB HERE Health Clearances HERE I bring it up again, because it’s a stressful and confusing area for most people, and probably every...

So you met the most wonderful Filipina lady on the dating site? Or you met her in person? Yes, she’s still legally married, but he left her years ago.

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).

Once you have a permanent visa , that it….right? Do as you please. Come and go. Permanent means permanent, doesn’t? Not quite as simple as that.