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Australia Migration Insights, Tips & Updates from Jose Respall

Australia has various visa types, and each has its eligibility criteria. Check the Australian Department of Home Affairs website to know which visa best suits your situation or better still have yourselves individually and initially assessed for free by RESPALL Migration Australia who have been specializing in these permanent residency visa applications since 1999.
If you are an Australian citizen wishing to marry in the Philippines, the Philippine government will request you to secure a Certificate of No Impediment to Marriage (CNI), however, as of the 26th of March 2021, this is no longer mandatory and an alternative option is now accepted via the Memorandum Circular No. 2021-04. This is known locally in the Philippines as a Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage.
Filipino children under 18 years of age intend to travel to Australia, their non-accompanying parent(s) or person(s) with parental responsibility (anyone who can lawfully determine where the child/children is/are to live) may be required to sign a consent form to give permission for the Filipino child/children to be granted an Australian visa for the purpose of travel to stay temporarily or permanently in Australia.