Serial sponsors and Australian Visa Applications - Philippines to Australia Podcast

Serial Sponsors! Do they even exist? Did they ever? This is the issue of the 5 year rule that prevents an Australian sponsor from sponsoring another visa applicant (from Philippines or anywhere) for a partner visa application if he has sponsored someone within the last five years, even if that relationship has broken down. And it restricts partner visa sponsorship to 2 visa sponsorships in a lifetime. What can you do if you find yourself in this situation?

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/2018/12/serial-sponsors-exist/

There is the opportunity to apply for a waiver of the effects of Reg 1.20J if exceptional circumstances that are compelling and compassionate affecting the Australian Citizen sponsor can be established, and Down Under Visa will help you if we can. But we do warn you that it's no so easy to have this Regulation waived.

Jeff Harvie is 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.

Down Under Visa can help with onshore partner visas, offshore partner visas, prospective marriage visas, fiancee visas, spouse visas, de facto visas, tourist visas, visitor visas and Citizenship by Descent applications.