text: i'm a filipino citizen with a resident visa to australia,is a us visa still needed to go to the states? hi! my husband and  i just received our resident visa to australia but still holders of a philippine passport, we're planning to go the united states before we start our australian residency. do you guys think we still need to apply for a us visa? unless australia and the united states united into a single nation since last night, yes you need to get a seperate visa to visit here.