I almost gave up on travelling to Australia. That's because I got all my documents ready less than a week before my scheduled date of travel. In its website, the Australian Embassy in Manila says processing time for tourist visas is five to seven working days (emphasis on working). I thought to myself " how can I possibly do this?" But my sponsor encouraged me to just try. And so I did! :D Let me say I had a very good experience dealing with the Australian Embassy (as opposed to the US Embassy Manila where horror stories abound). I did not meet anybody from the ... Continue Reading...