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Australian Embassy in the Philippines - scam alert
The following information has been received by email from the Australian Embassy in Manila:
SCAM ALERT
The Embassy is aware of a hoax/scam suggesting that visa-free options for Filipino nationals will be available from January 2017. This is a scam and potential travelers to Australia must have a valid Australian visa. Australia maintains a universal visa regime. This means Filipino passport holders must have a visa, as a result of a visa application, regardless of the length of travel. If you intend to travel to Australia for any length of time, please see the Embassy website for information on how to apply for an Australian visa:
http://philippines.embassy.gov.au/mnla/Visas_and_citizenship.html Please share this information with friends and family.
Applying for a Visa to Australia
We encourage you to lodge your application online. You must upload all relevant documents and pay the visa application charge by credit card, BPay or PayPal when you apply online.
See: http://philippines.embassy.gov.au/mnla/Where_to_apply2.html
See: http://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Fees
To attach document/s to your online application, see: https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Atta You must upload your supporting documents immediately after you lodge because a decision will be made based on your uploaded supporting documents.
Processing Times
Visitor (Tourist) visa applications lodged online are currently being processed within
2 working days.
See: http://philippines.embassy.gov.au/mnla/Visa_Processing_Times2.html
After you apply
You can check your ImmiAccount for the status and upload/submit documents: https://www.border.gov.au/immiaccount
If your visa application is within processing times, we will not respond to you, as we are processing your visa. If your query is about an application that may be outside processing times, your case has already been allocated to a case officer and we are actively assessing your application.
More questions?
Visit our websites at:
http://www.philippines.embassy.gov.au/mnla/Visas_and_citizenship.html or www.border.gov.au
Please note that you will not receive a further response except where indicated.
Thank you.
Visa Office
Australian Embassy in the Philippines
Level 23 Tower 2, RCBC Plaza
6819 Ayala Avenue, Makati City 1200
Comments
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Tuesday, 24 April 2018Hi Kylie please email me privately on help@migrationalliance.com.au and explain who this person is, what happened and where. Please also let me know if you have reported the rape to any authority. Liana
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Thursday, 26 April 2018
hello Miss Liana Allan I sent a email to you..Thanks
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Monday, 16 July 2018
Hello, can i ask advice, how can i report a Filipino living in Australia, she promised to process my visa and have work there. I sent money and its almost 5 months no positive update. I think i was scammed.
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