Filipina wife or girlfriend - why do they need a visa to Australia
Why do Filipinos and Filipinas require visas to go to Australia when Australians don't need visas to visit Philippines? Why can't she just get on a plane?
There is a higher risk of Filipinas overstaying in Australia and breaching visa conditions, which is why it's not easy. And everyone who wishes to enter Australia from any country requires a visa.
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Visa to Australia
Australia requires visas to enter, and that applies to everyone except those who are Australian Citizens. Everyone else needs a visa. It’s not something that’s aimed especially at third-world nations. English people from Great Britain also require visas to visit Great Australia. So do Americans. It’s not just levelled at the Philippines. Granted, yes they can apply for Electronic Travel Authorities (ETA’s) rather than standard Tourist Visas like a Filipino has to apply for, but they are still visas and they can still be refused. Take some recent cases of white supremacists and gun-totin’ rap “singers” who were excluded. That’s right! Visa applications refused!
Low-risk countries versus high-risk countries
There are countries which are considered low-risk, such as the US, the UK, Canada, most of Europe, Scandinavia, and rich Asian countries like Japan and Korea. These countries allow Electronic Travel Authorities and will have arrangements where their citizens can apply for Working Holiday Visas (ie backpacker visas). And these are reasonably easy to get. ETA’s are ordered online, and take a few days.
But note that they are still visas. They can still be refused, and yes they do. NZ Citizens are issued Subclass 444 Special Category Visas when they arrive in Australia, however if they are undesirable biker types, they can also be excluded.
But those countries which are considered high-risk, they are not able to apply for those easier visas and yes, they are subject to higher levels of scrutiny due to the risk.
Immigration risk? Risk of what?
Main risk? Overstaying and breaching visa conditions!
Why? Economics!
My standard humorous response to those who ask why it’s tougher to get into Australia compared to the Philippines is this: If there were no visa requirements, the Philippines would be empty by about this time next week! Planes would resemble trains in India, with people sitting on the wings.