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Jeff Harvie from Down Under Visa http://www.downundervisa.com.au is a Registered Migration Agent MARN 0959797 specializing in visas for Australian Filipina couples, including partner visas, spouse visas, fiancee visas, prospective marriage visas, tourist visas, child visas and citizenship by descent applications.

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Can we apply for an Australian partner visa with a registered relationship instead of marrying?
Can we apply for an Australian partner visa with a registered relationship instead of marrying?

Can we apply for an Australian partner visa based on a registered relationship (civil partnership) instead of being married? If we get a registered relatio...

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Can you sponsor a Filipina on an Australian partner visa when bankrupt?
Can you sponsor a Filipina on an Australian partner visa when bankrupt?

I want to bring my Filipina wife from Philippines to Australia to remain permanently. Can the sponsor be bankrupt and still sponsor her successfully? Does ...

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Will a jail conviction lead to a refused Australian partner visa?
Will a jail conviction lead to a refused Australian partner visa?

Will a jail conviction for a serious crime prevent an Australian man from sponsoring his lady from the Philippines for an Australian partner visa, spouse v...

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Do we need to meet in person to get a tourist visa from Philippines to Australia?
Do we need to meet in person to get a tourist visa from Philippines to Australia?

Do you need to meet in person before you can apply for a successful tourist visa application from Philippines to Australia? Can you still get a visa if you...

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Are their additional expenses with an Australian partner visa application?
Are their additional expenses with an Australian partner visa application?

Are there any additional expenses after you pay the $7,000.00 visa application charge for an Australian partner visa from Philippines? Do you need to pay f...

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We want to visit New Zealand while on a multiple entry tourist visa
We want to visit New Zealand while on a multiple entry tourist visa

Filipina wife is in Australia on a multiple entry tourist visa from Philippines, and planning a trip to New Zealand. How does traveling to New Zealand affe...

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Do you need an interview for a tourist visa application from Philippines to Australia?
Do you need an interview for a tourist visa application from Philippines to Australia?

Does your Filipina girlfriend need an interview at the Australian Embassy in Manila for a tourist visa application from Philippines to Australia? https:/...

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Can a Filipina lady bring her child to Australia on a tourist visa?
Can a Filipina lady bring her child to Australia on a tourist visa?

Can a lady from the Philippines bring her baby to Australia on a tourist visa to visit her Australian boyfriend? Can she get a tourist visa for the child a...

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Do you need a job and assets to get a tourist visa from Philippines to Australia?
Do you need a job and assets to get a tourist visa from Philippines to Australia?

Do you need to have assets and employment to get a tourist visa from Philippines to Australia? What if you have no job, no house and don't have money in th...

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Does a de facto relationship continue when you are apart?
Does a de facto relationship continue when you are apart?

Does a de facto relationship continue if you need to be apart for medical reasons, or for another unavoidable reason? As long as you maintain communication...

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When can you reapply for a tourist visa from the Philippines?
When can you reapply for a tourist visa from the Philippines?

I just had a tourist visa application refused. When can I reapply for a tourist visa from Philippines to Australia? http://www.downundervisa.com.au/2017/0...

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Can I get a carer visa for a Filipina to take care of me
Can I get a carer visa for a Filipina to take care of me

Can I get a visa from Philippines to Australia for a Filipina girl to take care of me? Can I get a carer visa for a Filipino who is prepared to come to Aus...

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A Bridging Visa B allows a visa applicant to travel
A Bridging Visa B allows a visa applicant to travel

If you validly apply for a visa inside Australia and your tourist visa runs out, you will go automatically onto a Bridging Visa A which has no travel right...

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Can you get a visa because child is an Australian citizen?
Can you get a visa because child is an Australian citizen?

Can the mother of a Filipino Australian Citizen apply for a partner visa to accompany her child to Australia when the relationship with her Australian form...

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Same sex couple. Can we get a partner visa?
Same sex couple. Can we get a partner visa?

Australian Filipino couple, and same sex. Can a same-sex couple get an Australian partner visa from Philippines? Is this likely to be successful? http://w...

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Can you get a fiancée visa when still married?
Can you get a fiancée visa when still married?

http://www.downundervisa.com.au/2017/05/can-you-get-a-fiancee-visa-when-still-married/ Thanks for watching this video on the Australian visa process. Dow...

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How to avoid a Condition 8503 No Further Stay
How to avoid a Condition 8503 No Further Stay

How can you apply for a further tourist visa inside Australia, aka get a tourist visa extension, when you have a No Further Stay (Condition 8503) on the ex...

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How can I prevent a Condition 8503 No Further Stay
How can I prevent a Condition 8503 No Further Stay

Condition 8503. No further stay. This means you can't apply for another Australian visa while you are still inside Australia. This is sometimes applied to ...

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What are my visa requirements and how much is a tourist visa?
What are my visa requirements and how much is a tourist visa?

What are my visa requirements for an Australian tourist visa from Manila for my Filipina girlfriend? And how much will this cost me? http://www.downunderv...

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How strict is the Australian visa medical in Manila?
How strict is the Australian visa medical in Manila?

How strict is the Australian visa medical examination in Manila? What are they actually looking at? What would cause a Filipina visa applicant to fail the ...

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Can we apply for a de facto visa when we have spent time apart?
Can we apply for a de facto visa when we have spent time apart?

I'm in Australia apart from my Filipina de facto partner, but we communicate every day. Does this time count toward our de facto relationship for a partner...

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How much is the fee for a child included in an Australian partner visa?
How much is the fee for a child included in an Australian partner visa?

What is the Government fee for including a Filipino child in an Australian partner visa application? Is it the same as the main visa applicant? What is the...

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Does a visa holder from Philippines need to attend a seminar before leaving?
Does a visa holder from Philippines need to attend a seminar before leaving?

Does a visa holder from Philippines to Australia need to attend a seminar before she can depart? Is there some sort of course? And does this apply to all v...

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Australian tourist visa or de facto visa from Philippines
Australian tourist visa or de facto visa from Philippines

How long can you stay in Australia on a tourist visa when you're in an Australian Filipina relationship? Can you just keep on applying for one tourist visa...

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How much show money needed for an Australian tourist visa application?
How much show money needed for an Australian tourist visa application?

Should you bring show-money when you apply for a tourist visa from Philippines to Australia? Is that a good way to show financial capacity to support yours...

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Is it legal to marry in Australia on a tourist visa?
Is it legal to marry in Australia on a tourist visa?

Visiting your fiance in Australia on a tourist visa from Philippines? Is it legal to marry in Australia on a tourist visa? Or just you have a partner visa ...

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Can I work after I apply for an onshore partner visa?
Can I work after I apply for an onshore partner visa?

Can I work in Australia after I apply for an onshore partner visa? Do I get automatic work rights at that stage? http://www.downundervisa.com.au/2017/05/...

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Can I get a visa for a girl from the Philippines if we have not met in person?
Can I get a visa for a girl from the Philippines if we have not met in person?

Can I get a visa for a Filipina girl when we haven't met in person yet? Do you have to meet in person before getting an Australian tourist visa? http://ww...

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Does Down Under Visa only handle visas from Philippines to Australia?
Does Down Under Visa only handle visas from Philippines to Australia?

Does Down Under Visa only manage visa applications from Philippines to Australia? http://www.downundervisa.com.au/2017/04/does-down-under-visa-only-handle...

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Filipino girlfriend in Australia on tourist visa. How should she get a permanent residency visa?
Filipino girlfriend in Australia on tourist visa. How should she get a permanent residency visa?

Filipina girlfriend is in Australia on a tourist visa (holiday visa) and getting married. How to get her a permanent residency visa? http://www.downunderv...

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If my partner visa is refused, can I get a refund of my visa fees?
If my partner visa is refused, can I get a refund of my visa fees?

Can I get my partner visa fees refunded if the Australian Embassy refuses the visa application? http://www.downundervisa.com.au/2017/04/if-the-partner-vis...

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Should I come to the Down Under Visa office to discuss my visa?
Should I come to the Down Under Visa office to discuss my visa?

How should you find out about an Australian visa? Should you go down to the Down Under Visa office, or is there an easier way? http://www.downundervisa.co...

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Can I pay for my Australian visa in installments?
Can I pay for my Australian visa in installments?

Can I pay for my Australian visa application in installments after it's been lodged to the Embassy or the Department? Or do I need to pay it upfront? http...

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How to get an Australian visa for a Filipina lady?
How to get an Australian visa for a Filipina lady?

Want an Australian visa for a Filipina lady? Partner visa or tourist visa for a girl from the Philippines? Where do you start? http://www.downundervisa.co...

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Can you sponsor an Australian partner visa on a pension?
Can you sponsor an Australian partner visa on a pension?

Receiving an Australian pension, either old age or disability support. Can I still sponsor a lady from the Philippines for a partner visa? http://www.down...

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Do you have to meet in person to get an Australian visa?
Do you have to meet in person to get an Australian visa?

You want to bring your Filipina lady to Australia, either on a tourist visa or a partner visa. The issue is that you haven't met in person yet. Is this goi...

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Can you apply again when you have an Australian tourist visa refused?
Can you apply again when you have an Australian tourist visa refused?

Tourist visa from Philippines to Australia, and it was refused? What can you do? Can you try again? http://www.downundervisa.com.au/2017/03/17/can-you-app...

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Can you get a visa to Australia when your marriage is not yet annulled?
Can you get a visa to Australia when your marriage is not yet annulled?

Lady waiting on an annullment in the Philippines. Can she get a partner visa to Australia while she's waiting? Or is there a different visa? http://www.do...

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Can a fiancee visa holder work in Australia?
Can a fiancee visa holder work in Australia?

Fiancee visa from Philippines to Australia. Can she work in Australia on a prospective marriage visa once she arrives? http://www.downundervisa.com.au/201...

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Does a partner visa allow multiple entry travel?
Does a partner visa allow multiple entry travel?

Do Australian partner visas allow multiple entry travel after they are granted? Can the Filipina visa holder travel back and forth to the Philippines freel...

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Can we apply for a dependent child visa after a partner visa is granted?
Can we apply for a dependent child visa after a partner visa is granted?

Can we apply for a dependent child visa after an Australian partner visa has been granted? When can we bring a dependent child from Philippines to Australi...

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Marrying a Filipina lady in Australia on a tourist visa
Marrying a Filipina lady in Australia on a tourist visa

Can you marry your Filipina lady in Australia on a tourist visa? Is it possible to marry when she isn't a permanent resident? And can you apply for a partn...

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Filipino children starting school in Australia
Filipino children starting school in Australia

Do you have Filipino children (or child) starting school in Australia? How do you organise this? And is it expensive? What do you need to bring? http://ww...

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Our tourist visa running out and want onshore partner visa
Our tourist visa running out and want onshore partner visa

Australian tourist visa running out soon. Do we have time to apply for an onshore partner before we have to leave? http://www.downundervisa.com.au/2017/02...

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Do we need an employer letter for a tourist visa?
Do we need an employer letter for a tourist visa?

You applied for a tourist visa from Philippines to Australia. Do you need a letter from your employer? http://www.downundervisa.com.au/2017/02/01/do-we-ne...

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How do you change the family name of a child visa holder?
How do you change the family name of a child visa holder?

You marry a single mother and you want her child to have your last name. How do you do this? Do you need to adopt? http://www.downundervisa.com.au/2017/01...

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Do we need to apply for a permanent partner visa?
Do we need to apply for a permanent partner visa?

You applied for a temporary partner visa for your wife from Philippines who is settled now in Australia. Do you need to make an application for her permane...

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Can we apply for visitor visa then onshore partner visa?
Can we apply for visitor visa then onshore partner visa?

Can you apply for a visitor visa (tourist visa) in the Philippines with the intention of going to Australia and applying for an onshore partner visa? Is th...

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Australian Citizenship By Descent - Can I apply for Australian citizenship for my son?
Australian Citizenship By Descent - Can I apply for Australian citizenship for my son?

What is Australian Citizenship by Descent? If I have a child in the Philippines to an Australian man, can I apply for Citizenship for the child? http://ww...

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Spousal visa Australia - Is a spousal visa a partner visa?
Spousal visa Australia - Is a spousal visa a partner visa?

Is a spousal visa the same as a partner visa? Is it the same as a spouse visa from Philippines to Australia? http://www.downundervisa.com.au/2017/01/24/sp...

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Partner visa Australia - Is a de facto visa the same as a partner visa?
Partner visa Australia - Is a de facto visa the same as a partner visa?

What's the difference between a de facto visa and a partner visa from Philippines to Australia? Are they the same thing? http://www.downundervisa.com.au/2...

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De facto visa Australia - Can we apply for a de facto partner visa?
De facto visa Australia - Can we apply for a de facto partner visa?

Can we apply for a de facto partner visa? Living in a de facto relationship? Do you need to get married, or can you apply right now for an Australian partn...

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Can we get a tourist visa for parents from Philippines
Can we get a tourist visa for parents from Philippines

Did you want your parents or parents-in-law to visit Australia from the Philippines? Can you get them a tourist visa? http://www.downundervisa.com.au/2017...

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Do we need to change her passport to her married name?
Do we need to change her passport to her married name?

Australian partner visa application for a married Filipina lady. Does the passport need to be changed to her married name? http://www.downundervisa.com.au...

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Can a Filipina apply for a partner visa in Hong Kong?
Can a Filipina apply for a partner visa in Hong Kong?

Can a Filipina OFW apply for a partner visa to Australia from Hong Kong? Or does she need to apply in Philippines? http://www.downundervisa.com.au/2017/01...

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What can we do about Australian visa processing delays
What can we do about Australian visa processing delays

What happens if your Australian visa application is delayed in processing? Is there a problem? http://www.downundervisa.com.au/2017/01/17/what-can-we-do-a...

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Can you apply for fiancee visa while still married
Can you apply for fiancee visa while still married

Can you apply for a fiancee visa from Philippines to Australia whilst the applicant or the sponsor are still married? http://www.downundervisa.com.au/201...

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Can we apply for de facto partner visa while still married
Can we apply for de facto partner visa while still married

Can you apply for an Australian partner visa as a de facto couple whilst the applicant or the sponsor is still legally married? http://www.downundervisa.c...

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How do I prepare for an Australian permanent partner visa?
How do I prepare for an Australian permanent partner visa?

You've applied for an Australian temporary partner visa already. What happens with the permanent partner visa later? Does this cost money? Yes, are their ...

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Can I apply for a visa to be with a separated Australian man?
Can I apply for a visa to be with a separated Australian man?

Can you apply for can we apply for an Australian partner visa when the Australian sponsor (ie. the Australian man or even the Australian woman) is only sep...

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Do we need to provide travel details after an Australian visa application is lodged?
Do we need to provide travel details after an Australian visa application is lodged?

Do we still need to provide updated travel details after an Australian partner visa application has been lodged? When we apply for an Australian partner v...

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What happens if our current fiancee visa expires before the granting of our partner visa?
What happens if our current fiancee visa expires before the granting of our partner visa?

Magdalena's fiance visa expires on the 4th of January. We are in the process (you and us) of getting our next visa but what happens if we don't get it befo...

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Illegitimate Children Issues
Illegitimate Children Issues

My fiance's illegitimate daughter has the surname of her father who she has not seen for four years. Can we expect any problems in the visa process? Magda...

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Can we re-apply after a tourist visa refusal?
Can we re-apply after a tourist visa refusal?

We have a friend here in Australia had her sister here last year on a tourist visa... no problem... now they applied again for same visa for her sister but...

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Jeff Harvie Registered Migration Agent

Jeff Harvie RMA, MMIA

Jeff Harvie is a professional Registered Migration Agent, registered with the Migration Agents Registration Authority, a statutory body set up by the Australian Government to regulate the standards of the profession, and to give protection to consumers.

Jeff (Registered Migration Agent) with the admin assistance of his family team at Down Under Visa in Manila Philippines specialize in Australian visas for Australian Filipina couples.

Down Under Visa can help you to get an Australian partner visa from Philippines ie. a Prospective Marriage Visa or a Partner Visa for your spouse or even your de facto spouse. They also help those couples in existing relationships to get Tourist Visas.

Jeff is an Australian Citizen and a proud Aussie, and he and his team and are waiting to help you.

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