Tourist Visa, but Haven't Met Yet - Philippines to Australia Podcasts

Want an Australian Tourist Visa for your Filipina girl? Do you have to meet her in person first?

You meet a nice girl online, as people do in this internet age. You feel a strong connection, and you want her to travel to Australia to spend time with you so you can see if you want to take your relationship further. You want her to see your home and the great country of Australia, and you want her to meet your family and friends (and maybe get their approval). But you haven't travelled to the Philippines and you haven't spent time there immersing yourself in Filipino culture and meeting HER family and friends.

Will the Australian Embassy in Manila grant a visa for the Filipina girlfriend you haven't met in person before? The answer is NO they will not!

https://www.downundervisa.com.au for Australian visas from Philippines.

https://www.assessments.downundervisa.com.au for a free online visa assessment form.

BLOG article: https://www.downundervisa.com.au/2019/08/tourist-visa-from-philippines-to-australia-havent-met-yet/

The Embassy (and the Department of Home Affairs / Immigration) have a job to do, and that is to protect Australia's borders and that means to prevent bringing in people who are at a high risk of overstaying and breaching visa conditions. They don't want to see someone working illegally, or working on the black market, or committing crimes. The Philippines is a poor country and salaries are low compared to Australia, thus the appeal of overstaying and trying to work to make money to send back to poor families.

Having an established and fairly committed relationship that is genuine, this lessens the risk of a Filipina girl overstaying because they can see she has a genuine reason to visit Australia and is more likely to return at the end of the stay. The Australian man visiting her in Philippines is a sign of commitment to a relationship.

Jeff Harvie an Australian CItizen and a Registered Migration Agent with Down Under Visa, the premier Australian migration agency practice in Manila who specialise in partner visas, tourist visas and family visas for Australian Filipina couples. Jeff has had over 20 years experience with the Philippines and with Filipino culture especially as it relates to Australian culture. He lives in Manila Philippines with his Filipina wife and a large collection of children.

Down Under Visa can help with onshore partner visas, offshore partner visas, prospective marriage visas, fiancee visas, spouse visas, de facto visas, parent visas, child visas, tourist visas, visitor visas, citizenship by conferral (for PR holders) and Citizenship by Descent applications.