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Bridging Visa Australia
This temporary visa allows you to stay in Australia after your “current” substantive visa ceases and while your “new substantive” visa application is being processed.
It “bridges” your stay in Australia from the cease date of your current visa usually until 35 days after a final decision is made on your application.
How to apply for a bridging visa?
Most of the time you don’t need to make a formal application for a bridging visa. This is because it is granted to you by operation of law.
Is the application necessary?
A formal bridging visa application is usually not needed if you apply for a further visa while you are in Australia and you already hold a substantive visa at the time of making your further visa application.
Automatic grant
The reason why a formal visa application for a bridging visa might not be required is that by operation of law, the valid application for a further visa in Australia is typically (but not always) deemed to be an application for a bridging visa as well. That application is usually always granted, either manually or automatically.
Purpose
The purpose of a bridging visa is to bridge the gap, if any, between the time at which your current substantive visa expires and the point in time when your new substantive visa is granted.
The bridging visa is a mechanism for keeping you lawfully present in Australia.
Otherwise…
If a bridging visa was not to be granted, then it would mean that you would be an unlawful non-citizen, present in Australia for that period between when your substantive visa expires and your further visa is decided.
Types of bridging visas
The three most common types of bridging visas are a, b, and e.
Which do you have?
The most important thing to check is that you always have a visa whilst you are in Australia (if you’re not the holder of an Australian passport).
You can check the visa that you hold at any time by completing a VEVO check. It’s online and free.
Know this…
BVB limitation
Be careful with a bridging visa b (BVB). Its purpose is to allow you to leave and return to Australia whilst you are waiting on a further substantive visa to be granted to you; you may exit Australia for a very finite travel period and must re-enter Australia by a specified date.
BVB disaster
The biggest risk with a BVB is that you forget the period for which your BVB is granted, and you then fail to re-enter Australia before the date specified. Take very careful note to start returning to Australia several days before your BVB expires, so that you have ample time to re-enter Australia when you return.
Bridging visa after re-entry
When you re-enter Australia your bridging visa b does not change back to a BVA but will show as a BVB, allowing you to continue to stay in Australia but importantly does not then have any exit and return facility.
Second BVB
You will need to take care to lodge a further BVB if you wish to again exit Australia during the period in which you are waiting for the grant of your further substantive visa.
If you hold a BVA or a BVB you can apply for a further BVB.
Only one chance!
Unfortunately, if you hold a BVC or a BVD or a BVE then you can’t apply for a BVB. It’s like losing your virginity.
Think of it this way – if you hold a BVC or BVD or BVE, you can never go back to get a BVB, at least until after your further substantive visa application has been granted.
As explained above, bridging visas “bridge” you from the time an existing visa ceases to be “in effect” until the time a decision is made on any new visa you may have applied for.
Bridging visa lifespan after a decision on substantive application
Usually, the bridging visa will run for a period of up to 28 days (and possibly 35 days, depending on when you lodge your application and when your bridging visa is granted) after the decision of the Department to refuse your visa application, allowing you or your migration agent or immigration lawyer enough time to file an appeal.
Bridging visa to travel overseas
The Department of Home Affairs can issue you with a bridging visa if you intend to exit Australia. This is known as “bridging visa on departure grounds”. These visas are for a fixed period.
Extension of BVE
There may be some scope to have these extended if, for some reason, you can’t depart. This is subject to negotiation between you and the compliance officer at the Department of Home Affairs.
For example, you might be without a visa and need a week or so to get things in order before you can exit Australia.
Immigration will often grant you this type of visa for a fixed term which will allow you time to exit the country or lodge another application.
Depart on BVE – consequences
There are serious consequences that follow after you exit Australia on a BVE. This is known as “special return criteria” where you may suffer a period of exclusion from Australia or ban from having a further visa granted for Australia.
BVE ban duration
The duration of this ban will depend on the sort of visa you are applying for and your circumstances for something that I advise on regularly and you should get independent immigration legal advice if you wish to make an application for Australia after exiting on a BVE.
Bridging visa “in effect”
Although your bridging visa may be granted (and you may have received a letter from Immigration saying that you have been granted this visa) take care to note that this visa will usually only come “into effect” when your existing visa expires and will remain in place while your new visa application is being considered. For example, suppose you are a holder of a subclass 600 Visitor visa. And you apply for a subclass 482 Temporary Skills Shortage visa while onshore.
Check your precise visa status regularly on the Department’s site.
When your bridging visa kicks in
You will not automatically become the holder of a bridging visa as soon as you make that 482 visa application. You will still be on your subclass 600 until it expires. Your bridging visa will usually kick in, if at all, immediately upon the expiry of your subclass 600 Visitor visa.
Bridging visa might never activate
The Department may grant your 482 visa application while your subclass 600 visa is still in effect. This means the bridging visa granted to you in association with your subclass 482 visa application will be extinguished and never come into effect.
Bridging visa not automatically granted
Don’t stress. Be vigilant with your follow-up as to why it could be that your application might not have been a valid one.
Consider making a separate application for a bridging visa if your recent substantive visa application was valid but has not yet yielded a bridging visa grant – this usually wakes up case officers!
Practice tip!
Stay onshore (inside Australia) if your bridging visa is not yet in effect.
Exiting Australia will usually extinguish this visa and you may well find yourself stuck offshore. This can be tricky and I would recommend you get some advice about any planned exit from Australia.
Your experience?
Please share your comments with me.
I’d love to know more about your experience with applying for this visa subclass!
Hey there. I needed some advise on my current situation. I have a visitor visa with multiple entries and applied for a spouse visa onshore. According to the approval by the immigration the BVA does not go active until 27th August.
I recently had to fly out of the country for very urgent reasons and before flying I called the immigration to ask if I was allowed to travel on my visitor visa before the BVA was active and whether it would cease my BVA. I was told as long as I come back before 26th August the BVA will be active on 27th August.
I got back yesterday and myVevo account now shows my visitor visa is in effect till 16th November.
I needed advise on whether my BVA will still be active from 27th August, or did I fly out with advise from immigration representatives and loose my BVA and spouse visa or does the BVA now come into effect from 17th November.
Hoping for the best!
Thank you very much for your question. Here are the first three (3) things that come to my mind in relation to your post. There may also be other important issues which arise from your particular circumstances and you should seek specific immigration law advice before taking any further steps. It could be that I misunderstood you.
1. Your BVA did expire when you exited Australia. This is because Your Bridging Visa “A” Class (Subclass 010) does not have any return facility – once you leave Australia your BVA dies.
2. Your Bridging Visa “A” Class (Subclass 010) is dead. It will not be active from 27 August!
3. As I’ve said, your Bridging Visa “A” Class (Subclass 010) is dead. It will not be active from 17 November!
Luckily there is a solution. You still have a pending application for a Partner Visa (Temporary) Subclass 820 and you should make application for NEW Bridging Visa “A” Class (Subclass 010) in relation to that previous application for the spouse Visa.
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My confusion is that I left on a valid visitor visa with multiple entry while my BVA was not active as yet. I spoke to an immigration representative today and I was told that I should wait and see till 27th August whether it will go active or not. I’m very confused on the next step. My migration consultant doesn’t seem to know much either on this.
Thank you very much for your question. Here are the first three (3) things that come to my mind in relation to your post. There may also be other important issues which arise from your particular circumstances and you should seek specific immigration law advice before taking any further steps. It could be that I misunderstood you.
1. I have already provided a detailed response in overloaded post from you.
2. The short answer is that you should think seriously about whether to continue to use the agent you are using if you’re not confident device they’re providing you.
3. Unless you applied for Bridging Visa “B” Class (Subclass 020) before exiting Australia Bridging Visa “A” Class (Subclass 010) will expire the minute you exit Australia.
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Hi,
If you an PR and your visa expire but you already apply for another one I just want to know do you need to apply for BVA? Or not at all?
Thank you very much for your question. Here are the first three (3) things that come to my mind in relation to your post. There may also be other important issues which arise from your particular circumstances and you should seek specific immigration law advice before taking any further steps. It could be that I misunderstood you.
1. I assume you are inside Australia and you applied for a resident return Visa whilst in Australia and you are still in Australia without having exited.
2. If my assumption is correct then there is no requirement for an application for a bridging Visa. Your permanent residence Visa application in duos or continues if you remain in Australia. The permanent residence Visa has a return facility for a five year period and it is only if you exit after that five year period without having any return facility that you’ll find yourself in hot water. The return facility expires after five years and that is why a resident return Visa should be applied for before exiting Australia and preferably granted before exiting Australia.
3. Simply google “vevo check” and fill in some basic information identifying you (by looking at your passport) and you should be able to determine what visa are you currently holding, in real time.
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Hi,
Looking to get some advice here.
My partner has applied Partner Visa 820/801 in last June 2022. He is still holding student visa sub 500 expires mid 2024.
We’re going overseas and purchased our flight tickets for coming October 2022 (Only going for 3 weeks) and was told by someone that he still needs to apply for Bridging B eventhough the Bridging A is not active yet until his student visa expired in 2024. That person said Bridging A Active/Not Active will ceased when we leave Australia so he wouldn’t have any Bridging Visa A when his student visa expires later.
He applied Bridging B through immi account today and was told by another friend said he shouldn’t need to apply for it as he still has a Student visa with no travel condition so he can return to Australia.
Could I please get some advice? Does he actually need to get Bridging B to travel? In this case he has applied for Bridging B, will this affect partner visa application?
Thanks.
Thank you for your questions here.
I see a little point in obtaining a bridging Visa if your partner holds a substantive Visa allowing him to enter and re-enter at will. The Advice you have received is rubbish.
If a bridging Visa B has been applied for in the circumstances and I would simply withdraw that application.
The application for the bridging Visa be has no relevance in relation to the decision making process in respect of the partner Visa so do not worry about that.
After returning to Australia and decided to stay put until such time as their partner Visa is granted to you and in circumstances where the expiry of the student Visa is imminent, I would then seek to make a fresh application for a bridging Visa a class in association with the partner Visa that was previously lodged.
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Hi has anyone gotten there BVB recently I Applied few weeks ago 2 weeks ago to be more specific as you can travel for only 3 months and I was planning to travel 2, but the department hasn’t responded and can’t provide me with a date, has anyone had a similar issue?
Hi!
I have applied visitor visa for my parents on shore . Immigration has granted bridging visa for my mum but haven’t received any info for my dad.
We have earlier applied Bridging visa B for dad which was refused. Does it effect substantive visa application. Someone suggested that section 48 comes in effect and no visa will be granted onshore.
Please help…. Thanks
There are a number of explanations that come to mind:
It may be that no valid substantive Visa application has been made in respect of your father.
This is important because a bridging Visa can I can not be granted in relation to any invalid application.
If a valid application has been made then it is usually always possible to obtain a bridging Visa in respect of that application provided that application was lodged in Australia in capable of being granted in Australia and the applicant is in Australia at the relevant times.
Experience suggests to me that this is not a section 48 issue.
You should refer a copy of the last application and the acknowledgement in respect of that application and also conductor vevo check in relation to your father.
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Hello, My student visa is expiring in mid
December 2022 and I already finished my
studies in june 2022 . This week august i lodged my TR already and i booked my ticket from 23 rd august to 3 November. Is it better to go on Bridging B visa as i finished my studies and already lodged my TR or just take a new COE as my visa expiring in december 2022. I came here on bachelor degree and if i take a new coe can i get diploma or must have to be bachelors but i want to go india at no risk . which is safer option . Pls pls help me out.
Hi Mohit
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1. You don’t need a Bridging Visa “B” Class (Subclass 020) To exit Australia as you’re already hold a substantive Visa which allows a return facility provided your return before the current Visa expiry.
2. Unless there is a real risk that you will be stranded in India and not be able to return to Australia I would not recommend arranging a further confirmation of enrolment. Additionally I would not recommend lodging any further student Visa application.
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This post is very easy to read and understand without leaving any details out. Great work! Thanks for sharing this valuable and helpful article.
Hi I applied for protection visa 5 years ago and I get bringing visa a and I didn’t get any response from the immigration till now
My kids are approaching grade 12 and they are the top of their class all the time am worried about their higher education coz I can’t afford university
Can you tell me how long I would expect more for my interview
By the way my case is genuine and we are not able to work professionally because we are not allowed to enter any courses coz our degree is not acceptable in Australia
Your response of estimate or even a guess from your experience is appreciated
Regards
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Five years is a very long time to wait for a decision on a protection Visa application.
I am not sure how your protection Visa application appears to have taken such a long time but there could be a number of reasons including the lack of sufficient information in relation to your criminal conduct or your character in the past.
I take this opportunity to point out that it is Unfortunately of no relevance to the question as to whether you are or you are not eligible for a protection Visa that your children are at the top of the classes.
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Hi,
My visitor visa 600 got expired so I applied for Covid-19 visa (408) in May 2021 which is still in pending status so I am currently on bridging visa a. Can I apply for bridging visa b to travel to India? If yes then how long it takes to approve bvb? Also do you see any issue during reentry to Australia if I travel to India on bvb?
Regards,
Neel
Hi Nilesh,
I’m currently holding BVA and would like to ensure that can I travel from Melbourne to Brisbane? Or I need to apply BVB before travelling ?
Thanks
Hai Nilesh Nandan
I applied for a student visa and I am on BVA. I applied for BVB and granted for 1 year with multiple entries. I travlled to India in April and due to family reasons I need to stay in India for more than 4 months. Will that be okay if I stay in India for more than four months or do I need to come back to Australia with in 3 months and vist back to India again ?. Please help me I am really in a state of consfusion here.
I lodged my protection visa on 29 April 2019 before two days of my visa expiry (1th of May). The bridging visa was not granted automatically and I stayed for 21 days without visa until I got the Bridging Visa in 21 May 2021.
My question is, will the gap between previous visa and the grant of bridging visa considered unlawful ? is there a statement in the law that said as long as I lodge a valid application before my visa expiry, I’m still lawful to stay in Australia ? hence I have been granted my Protection PR and I’m about to apply for my citizenship but I’m a bit worry if this will cause a refusal to my application. Thank you
Hi there
I’m still holding 408 visa now and it will expire on 25th September 2022 so my question is do i need to do apply any kind of vis before my 408 visa will expire or it will automatically activate the BVA?
thank you very much
Hi Nilesh, hope you are well. I have a bit of an urgent matter regarding my Bridging Visa and I found your website to be helpful.
I am currently on a BVA, awaiting for my partner visa to be approved. My partner and I want to travel to my country for about 7 weeks and therefore I need to apply for a BVB. However I keep getting an error message saying that I am no longer able to to use this online service and that a paper form is available or another message saying to check the information. We are travelling in 10 days so I don’t have time to post a letter.
I really don’t know what to do. This is very stressful.
I’ve called your office and left a voice note.
Looking forward to hearing from you.
Thank you,
Carina
Hi Carina,
Just wondering if you ever got the bvb sorted before your travel date?
I am in a similar situation now, I lodged my application weeks ago but have not heard anything and I am supposed to fly in 5 days. Would much appreciate any advice you can offer. Thanks, Clara
Hi Carina,
any updates on your situation? I lodged my BVB application on July 1st and still got no response…
Hi Clara how did your application go? I’m in the same situation I applied 3 weeks ago amd no response
Hi Nilesh I was on a non-protected special category nz visa (444) and my husband was on (subclass 461). I recently applied for a permanent residency application with my husband through the 189 nz stream. We did this 1 month before his 461 expired and have been in Australia since the application.
I have just realised now that we never received an automatic bridging a visa. Only received the receipt of lodgement. My husbands 461 has now expired and on vevo it says he doesnt have a current visa. What should we do in this situation? We also plan to go overseas in december
Hi Nilesh
Very helpful page. I know you’ve said that BVE is the worst to have but that’s what I have *sigh*
I am waiting on decision for my partner visa (on 8 months now) but is it possible at all to apply for a BVB? I haven’t seen my family since March 2020.
Thanks.
Hello Nilesh,
I have applied for bridging visa B on compassionate grounds and it has been granted on 7th of June 2022 till 7th of june 2023. However my travel plans has been delayed for more than a month, do I need to apply for bridging visa A again or can I stay with bridging visa B ?
Please advise me on how to proceed further.
Thank you
Hello sir,
So I came to Australia to do my masters degree on a student visa. After graduation I decided to apply for PhD. I applied for a PhD a month before my previous visa expiry. I recon I would get a decision on my application before the expiry and apply for new student visa with new offer letter. Unfortunately my application was still under review I didn’t know what to do as my visa was about to expire. I didnot know I could apply for other visas apart from student visa. The time I found out I can apply for other visas it was a little late. I applied for a 3 months tourist visa after a week of my previous visa had expired. Biggest mistake of my life. I was given a BVC and I explained how the situation led for me to apply for a tourist visa late but the officer was not convinced and refused my visa application. I am currently at AAT.
What are my chances of winning this back from AAT? I have a feeling it’s slim to none.
I was also thinking since I can’t apply for any visas except few onshore what if I take my offer letter and go back home and apply for a new visa offshore?
If I leave on a BVC will I have a 3-year re-entry ban ?
If no and if I apply for a new visa offshore what are my chances of getting a visa?
Hi, my visa was rejected on December 2021, I have lodged my refusal application to tribunal. I was planning to go to india on 10th of June 2022, I have applied for a bridging visa b which has been granted on 7th June 2022 till june 2023. But I have postponed my trip for a couple of months . Do I need to lodge another application for bridging visa A again ?
Please advice further proceedings.
Thank you
Hi Nilesh,
I recently reapplied for my BVB while waiting for my 485 post graduate work stream to process. Reason being first time I put in returning date pass 1 year. However on second application return date was adjust to just under a year. And it has been about 4 days since lodging the application, should I wait longer or will they decline my application altogether?
Please advise,
Trang
Hi Nilesh, thanks for the advice and the article. I would like to ask you something about my visa and travels. I’m currently on Student visa, which will expire in the middle of September. And I’ve received a letter of Bridging Visa Grant Notice which is Bridging A. Can I travel overseas and interstate, and come back before the middle of September? And one more question is, will my Bridging Visa be in effect automatically when my student visa expired? Or Do I need to contact immigration?
Hi.
My student visa is expired on 31/08/2022, so I would like to apply a TR visa, however I haven’t received a notification letter from my university that saying I completed the course. Is it gonna be an issue for my visa, knowing that I haven’t supplied that information?
Secondly, at the end of September I would like to travel overseas, meaning I have to apply for BVB, if at some point the Department approved my BVB, and I come back to Australia, can I work with BVB? And if my BVB expired, do I need to apply to a bridging visa? If so, what type of bridging visa?
Thank you.
HELLO SIR
WE HAVE APPLIED 188A VISA OFFSHOURE. WE ALSO HOLD 600 VISITER VISA. NOW WE ARE IN AUSTRALIA AND APPLIED FOR BRIDGING VISA FOR 188A SINCE VISITOR VISA ONLY ALLOWS THREE MONTHS STAY AND MY DAUGTHER WOULD LIKE TO STUDY THERE SO HOW MUCH TIME IT WILL TAKE FOR BRIDING VISA GRANTED AND WHAT WILL BE THE RIGHTS THERE.
Hello,
I was on my third working holiday visa which expires oct 4 2022. I’ve just applied for a student visa. I applied for a BVB to leave the country but I’m not sure if I even needed to since my working holiday visa has not expired yet. Is it okay to leave the country and come back if the BVB is not granted?
I was given confusing advice from an agent which caused me to apply for the BVB
Hello ! We have been told my dad and I that after our application being remitted to the department of home affairs by the AAT over 2 years ago, our application was NOW under active assessment. We completed our medical tests and checks 5 months ago.
I applied for a BVB because I wished to travel in July and was granted. But my travel period is valid until next year in June. Does this mean they won’t make a decision until my travel period ends ?
Thank you.
Hi, I’m in a visa Subclass 462, which one is going to expires on 28th June. I supposed to flight to Australia today, apply for my second working holiday while I get there and then stay in a bridging visa while I waiting my extension (second WYH subclass 462)
Sadly I went covid positive today and my plan fall down.
How I can work in this case?
Do you recommend me wait to my current visa expires or apply while my current visa is valid? I want reschedule my flight but I depend of my visa situation, and how fast could be fix this.
Thanks in advance
Hi Nilesh,
My student visa(500) was expired on 28/02/2022. I have applied for a student visa extension on January and my medical was held on 2/05/2022. I didn’t get my visa extension yet. Im travelling overseas on 26/06/2022 and I am planning to come back on 13/07/2022. My CoE is expiring on 30/06/2022. Now im in a bridging B visa. Will that be a problem for me to enter Australia on 13th of July since my CoE is expiring on 30/06/2022?
Thank You!
HI,
i am on WB/020 in month of April ,may and june till 10th there was no expiry date saying period of date is indefinite and all of sudden on 20th i got a expiry date on my WB saying its going to expire on 27th…..as my case is in federal govt and i checked it couple of times that there is no communication and i am waiting foe hearing date but in middle this problem comes up. i tried to figure out what is going on what not able to understand if u can guide me a bit as i did not get any email from federal or DHA regarding visa and hearing!!!
Thanks
I MA MY MRT AND APPLIED FOR BVB VISA ON 28TH OF 2022 , AS WAS ALREADY HOLDING ANOTHER BVB WHICH WAS GOING TO EXPIRE ON JUNE 4 TH 2022 BUT I WANTED TO TRAVEL ON 13 TH JUNE TO INDIA , STILL I DIDN’T RECEIVE ANY UPDATE AS I APPLIED PAPER BASED VISA . I MENTIONED THERE THAT I NEED TO TRAVEL FROM 13 JUNE TO 30 TH JUNE .
IS IT GOING TO TAKE LONG TIME OR NEED TO REAPPLY AGAIN . THANK YOU.
Hi Nilesh!
I read through lots of comments and answers here! Appreciate you taking some time to answer these questions! 🫶
I am from Sri Lanka 🇱🇰 and hope you are too! Currently applied for a 408 and holding a BVA! My previous substantive visa was 408 which was expired on the 30th of April. I have received my 491 invitation on the 17th of June 2022 and I am planning to travel back to Sri Lanka to see my family for roughly 5 weeks in August! My questions here is,
1. Will I get BVC or BVA if I lodge my 491 now ( reading through it seems I’ll be getting a BVC)
2. Will I get a BVA if I apply for my 491 while on a BVB?
3. What would be the best advise for travelling considering my current situation?
( I applied for my nomination by myself, and I’ll need some help here with my 491 considering the situation)
Please advise me!
Regards
Yazza
Hi Dinesh,
I don’t know if my comment posted earlier. I wanted to ask if I could apply for a bridging visa with less than 6 months validity on my passport.
I apologize autocorrect changed the name from Nilesh to Dinesh. I am so sorry!!
Hi I am currently on a Bridging visa for a 482 Visa, I applied for BVB via paper application and posted to Immigration on 16/6/22. My tentative travel date is 30/6/ for two weeks. Can I put an online application with the same details or will I be penalised or visa application refused.
Hello,
I need to file a BVB but my passport expires is less than 6 months. Will this be an issue?
Hi Nilesh,
I have a situation. We applied for a Visitor Visa 600 extension onshore for my FIL and Bridging visa A was issued automatically and it came into effect. Unfortunately he was in need to travel back to India for 3 months, but we missed applying for BVB and he travelled back on his BVA.
1. What happens now to the 600 Visa extension that was with department. Will it automatically cancel and he need to apply for a new 600 Visa from India?
2. His 600 visa extension still showing as processing in Immi website, so am not sure if we can lodge a new visa for him from India or wait for the outcome of the application that is still showing as with department ?
3. He completed his medical test in Australia for the extension a month ago, but when we apply for new Visa from India, does he need to go through the medical test again or we can utilise the same HAP ID that was submitted for previous application ?
Hi Nilesh thank you for you time and consideration,I hope you can clarify some of my doubts we are one a BVA visa now we planning to apply for 482 visa as my husband got nearly 5 yrs experience in Glazing and his employer ready to sponsor him my doubts is do we need to exit Australia for apply new visa
Hi Nilesh,
I am on 186 AAT waiting for review date however I need to travel to my country for my marriage and booked tickets to return on 29 th July, I have sent my application twice for BVB but no response and I am flying on 23/6 pretty much panicked now.
I am wondering if I can visit Melbourne immigration office and they an offer some help. previously they used accept walk ins for BVB application.
Hello Nilesh
I have a simple question. I’m currently on a Bridging Visa A but I need to leave Australia within next month. I have the BVA because I applied for a sublass 485 a couple of months back. I’m applying for a BVB anyway, but my question is:
If I do exit Australia, my BVA will cease. But will my 485 application also cease? If it does not, then it means I can only re-enter Australia after my 485 is granted.
Is this right?
Yazen
We are on tourist visa SC 600. Applied for SC 143 on 30/01/2018. Can we get BV A with NO CONDITION ? We are leaving in Australia since 30/11/2019 on TOURIST VISA SC 600. My son and daughter are CITIZEN here.
Hi Nilesh,
I have already used my BVB visa until last month. My TR visa is still under process because the medical exam is pending.
Is it okay to apply for BVB again if there’s an emergency?
Will the immigration officer’s refuse my TR application due to not providing medicals or changing visa to BVB?
Hi Rushi
Thank you for question.
Yes you can apply for a BVB again if there is an emergency. There is no difficulty with this.
Yes, the IMMIGRATION Case Officer may refuse your TR application if you fail to provide information on time including providing evidence if you want to take on the relevant medical examination. If you are having difficulties in providing the relevant material to the department then you need to seek an extension of time and comply with the new extended deadline given to you.
No, the IMMIGRATION Case Officer is unlikely to refuse your to your application simply because you have made application for a Bridging Visa “B” Class (Subclass 020) .
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Hi Nilesh,
I’m currently on ETA and have applied for a 485 post grad work visa as I graduated in Australia. I have been granted a bridging visa A however it does not become active until August 10. Can I leave Australia for 1 week and return in July without compromising when my bridging visa A becomes active? Because I’m waiting for work rights.
There are number of issues which flow from the circumstances as I understand them above.
Firstly your Bridging Visa “A” Class (Subclass 010) will expire the minute you exit Australia.
Secondly it is unclear whether you will be re-entering Australia on a new ETA with the current visitor Visa you hold allows for multiple entry.
This is important because if you have a multiple entry Visa will have no difficulty securing a further ETA then when you return to Australia you can make an application to have your Bridging Visa “A” Class (Subclass 010) reinstated.
Another consideration is the making of an application for Bridging Visa “B” Class (Subclass 020) prior to exit in Australia.
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Will it make a difference in processing times if i am onshore on a visitor visa when applying for a medium term 482 visa ? Also will i be able to get a bridging visa and work with my employer while waiting for the 482 decision?
Hi Nilesh,
My student visa expires on 27th July 2022 and I am planning to go overseas end of this year around December. I am planning to extend my visa and apply for a BVB to allow me to travel.
My question here is (1) Can the immigration refuse my current application for student visa while I’m on a BVB (travelling) and (2) Am I allowed to go back to Australia to make an appeal? Or I will be stuck overseas? Please help. Your response will be much much appreciated 🙏🏻
im currently on BVA visa , and im planning to apply a BVB visa to travel go back to my country for 2 months regarding my passport will expired around 7/8 months ahead, is it a possible reason for my application?
Yes. I can not see why not.
Can you apply at the your country’s embassy inside Australia?
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Hi , I am currently in bridging Visa A and I got letter of visa refusal almost 3weeks ago(I applied for students visa sub 500).. I read all things properly but didn’t realize I have only 21 days to apply for another visa. I mistakenly read it 28 days.. now I have only 2days left and it is Sunday and Monday..
Is there anything I can do in 1 day .
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Make sure you do something because once you lose the opportunity to take your application for review to the AAT, you will forever lose this right and you will have extremely limited options here in Australia.
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Hi Nilesh,
I applied 408 visa and now I’m on BVA, I haven’t done my medical exam and I want to travel overseas. Since it’s risky to travel on 408 visa so I was wondering if they can refuse the visa while I’m offshore but still didn’t do my medical exam.
Cheers.
Yes they can refuse while you are offshore.
Can bva holders travel interstate? (Between Sydney and Melbourne via plane)
Hi Nilesh, I applied for a student visa subclass 500, I’m currently on bridging visa A, can my partner apply for a subsequent student visa if I am still on bridging visa?
Hi,
Thank you so much for all the information. My query is regarding obtaining bridging visa B, while I am waiting for the decision of my 408 visa(COVID-19 Pandemic event) to be finalised. There seem to be very mixed accounts of people who have applied for a BVB, while waiting for the 408 visa. I have made travel arrangements to travel on the 8th of July and return on the 13th of August. To justify the reason for my travel, I have mentioned that AI am the only child of my parents, and I haven’t been able to see them in over 4 years time, during which both of them got very ill. I also mentioned that I wasn’t able to apply for a graduate visa(485) at the moment because my student visa expires before I receive my final results from my university.
I just wanted to find out what are the approval rates for BVB, for the 408 visa are looking like at the moment, and how likely is that my BVB is going to be granted before my intended dates of travel.
I applied for both the 408 visa and BVB on the 2nd of June.
Thank you so much.
Hi, I am on bridging visa A and planning to visit my and my partner’s family. My passport expires 11.06. Unfortunately I was able to apply for my passport only one and half month ago, due living in WA, closed borders and my embassy being in NSW. My flight is 05.07. and I am still waiting for my passport. By embassy I’ll get passport before my flight. I dont know if I should apply for BVB now on my current passport, eventhough gonna expire before my flight, or wait for my new passport and not be sure if I am gonna get BSB on time.
Thank you
Hi Nilesh Nandan, i am stuck overseas on expired BVB due to covid-19 border closure. I am waiting for my 189 grant. 189 applied onshore. I am working for Australian employer from overseas. I want to return to Australia asap. Can i apply tourist visas to return and then reinstate my BVA? What are the odds of getting tourist visa in this situation?
Hi,
I have applied for Judicial review and then applied for bridging visa A. It’s been one month and I didn’t get any reply from immigration. I sent all the documents again but still no reply..
Why bridging visas are delaying and please advice What should I do now..
Thanks
Hi there,
My wife is currently on BVA but that will expire on the 13th of June and she’ll jump on BVC. She’s got a family emergency in the UK and needs to go oversee her father’s major surgery. They don’t know what’s the outcome of this surgery will be. She needs to be there in September. I know BVC got no travel rights but I read somewhere that if necessary we can contact the department for a special permission. From your experience, is this possible ? Would she be able to come back to Australia somehow ? We’re applying for partner visa 820. Thank you
Hi. Is it possible to travel twice outside Australia during BVB?
Thanks.
Hi Nilesh. I hope to know your insights regarding my concern. I currently have a tourist visa that will expire on July 3. And already have been granted BVA that will take effect on July 4. I am planning to apply for BVB as I need to go to US by the end of July to take care of family concerns. What advice can you give me regarding on when is the best time to apply for BVB? And does the length of stay for BVB exactly covers the intended stay you applied for? No allowance like if you applied for 6 weeks will they allow you for 8 weeks? Thank you so much for your time and help.
Hi Nilesh,
Thanks for the advice. I have an odd question. I currently have a 600 visa for one year and wanted to potentially pursue an onshore partner visa. From your post it looks like a bridging visa won’t be granted until that tourist visa expires. Are there any options to get a bridging visa granted in advance or a way to cancel my existing year long visa? Mainly wanted to check before setting up time to talk through partner visa steps.
Hi Nilesh,
I have submitted the student application and got BVA. I want to visit my country so I need BVA, however I am scared to visit as they don’t process my application and give the refusal due to which I may be not let in the country Or, even if the application refuse will I be allowed in 28 days to come back?
Please let me know
Hi,
Does applying for BVB while waiting for my visa (491) make my application faster or slower?
I meant, would my BVB application affect my 491 visa processing?
cheers,
Bright
Hello again….
I have applied for a Bridging Visa A while I wait for my Substantive Visa (subclass 309/100) to be approved. The good news is that I have been granted my Bridging Visa A, but they did not give me working rights. The purpose of my move here is to set up house while my husband fulfill his work obligations in my former country of residence (Taiwan) and once done, he will move back to Australia to be with me.
In order for me to set up house, I need a job. Right now, I am able to stay with HIS family members, that’s as far as it goes. I have to pay for my own food and I need money to start a bank account in order to start renting. How do I establish financial hardship when I already have nothing? My husband cannot support two homes in two different countries. Do I just provide his financial documents from Taiwan?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Dianne
Hi I am onshore and holding BVB active for a year and waiting for my Student visa VET sector. It’s been 6 months since I applied for student visa on shore. Case officer asked for medical on 1st Feb and did my medical on 10th Feb and updated on same day and since then I haven’t heard anything from Department. Is it safe to travel? I got my bridging B in March. What if they will refuse my student visa application while am overseas. Please guide and help.
Hi
My BVB has expired while I am offshore I couldn’t return in time due to getting infected with covid and after exploring few visa options I have applied for visitor visa I am confused as to how to inform the department about my situation through my visitor visa application? Please help me out
Thankyou
If my BVB has expired before getting back to Australia,is tourist visa the best option to come back or should I be exploring visa options? And how do I let the DHA know about my situation?
Hi.
I am waiting on my 408 visa (covid), on a bridging A. I recently got invited for states nomination 491 in Victoria. State nomination is approve and ready for lodgement with skillselect.
Just wondering what happens after lodgement? Will I be automatically be on 2 bridging visas (BVA and BVC) while waiting on decisions on 408 visa and 491 visa? In saying that, my BVA will take precedence and be the active one as it is the most beneficial of the 2 bridging?
Do I have to withdraw my 408 application too as I await 491 grant? What happens if I do?
Thank you and your reply is appreciated more than words can say to a very anxious visa applicant.
I have an valid visa which expires on 11-Jul-2022. In my current organization they raised an extension request and likely they will file my petition by 24th May where I will be receiving my bridging A visa in 24 hrs. My question is whether do I need to apply for bridging visa B because I am traveling to India on May 27th and returning on Jul5th.
Also what if suppose if I ask them to hold my petition until Jul 5th. Will it be a problem to enter Australia as current visa expiry date is 11july. Please advise.
The answer to your first question is no.
The answer to the second question is yes.
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Hello,
My partner is holding BVA and he applied for BVB 3 weeks ago to visit his country.
His trip is in a week and he hasn’t received anything, the BVB is still not granted.
Is there anything we can do? Why is it taking so long to be approved?
Thanks
I have an valid visa which expires on 11-Jul-2022. In my current organization they raised an extension request and likely they will file my petition by 24th May where I will be receiving my bridging A visa in 24 hrs. My question is whether do I need to apply for bridging visa B because I am travelling to India on May 27th and returning on Jul5th.
Also what if suppose if I ask them to hold my petition until Jul 5th. Will it be a problem to enter Australia as current visa expiry date is 11july. Please advise.
Hi i’m currently hold BVA and just delivered baby here. Just need to know what visa should i apply for my babies to make sure he’s got the same benefit like us(BVA). Thank you.
Hi Nilesh,
Thanks for taking time out to help people with their queries.
I have an urgent matter related to my visa. I have made a valid application for protection visa subclass 866 well before my current visa expires. The validity of my visa application has been confirmed by the department itself on phone call and i have triple checked everything myself.
My current visa expired on 2nd of may and i have not been granted a bridging visa yet and its been 3 weeks since my last visa expired. I have made a separate bridging visa application as well before the expiry of my previous visa.
I have made several calls to the department and they have asked me to wait until my case officer checks the documentation and issues a bridging visa. They have asked me not to make any application for BVE as i won’t be able to go back to BVA then.
I’m happy to wait but the only problem is, my employer has put me on unpaid leave until my visa shows up on VEVO. I had full work rights on my previous visa and was working full time. But now i do not have any visa associated with my name and cannot work. I have a family, a kid 3 years old who was born here and we have exhausted our savings by paying bills and rent among other things. I only have $200 to my name at the moment and my rent is due again next week. I am literally stuck and the department wont let me see anyone face to face, they just ask me to wait until my case officer contacts me.
Please advice what should i do?
Hi Nilesh!!
I applied for covid 408 visa last June and got a bridging A. Since then I have applied for 190, received an inactive BVC and requested 408 to be withdrawn.
408 withdrawal has not yet been processed so still on a BVA awaiting my 190.
What do you think my options are for travel and applying for a BVB? Would I remain on BVB if 408 was processed before 190 or automatically go into BVC
Appreciate any insight!!
Hi Nilesh!!
I applied for covid 408 visa last June and got a bridging A. Since then I have applied for 190, received an inactive BVC and requested 408 to be withdrawn.
408 withdrawal has not yet been processed so still on a BVA awaiting my 190.
What do you think my options are for travel and applying for a BVB? Would I remain on BVB if 408 was processed before 190 or automatically go into BVC
Appreciate any insight!!
I got a BVB till 22nd May 2022 I was travelling back on 13th May 2022 but tested positive for covid and had to wait for a week to travel back I am travelling from India today will there be any issue and reach tomorrow will there be an issue?
When you say you will arrive back tomorrow I assume that is 23rd May and not 22nd May. As you have explained your bvb expires on 22nd May you will be stopped at the airport if you arrived after midnight on 22nd May.
This will be an issue and has some potentially devastating consequences forward you should seek more complex advice.
I understand that becoming infected with covid-19 was completely outside of your control. Unfortunately this is not relevant in relation to any automatic extension to the return facility attached to your bridging visa B class 020.
I’m sorry that the news is not more fruitful for you but I hope that it does help you get clarity with your position.
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Hi,
I’m currently on BVA and planning to apply BVB in order to go back to my home country for like 3 weeks.
With the current COVID travel exemption, is BVB now allow to re-enter Australia.
I’m aware that in the past when Australia open the border, they allow international student and those on working visa.
But there’s no information regarding BVB
Thank you
No problem here.
Travel home for three weeks shouldn’t be a problem.
I’m going to see in that the bvA is in association with a subclass 485 visa? Correct. When do old you know the substantive visa.
I no ask this because if grant is close, simply wait until grant and then travel.
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I have applied for a Bridging Visa A while a decision is being made with my Substantive Visa (Partner Subclass 309/100) is being processed. I am currently in Australia and I will need to leave, according to my ETA Visa on July 4.
Can you advise how long processing times are normally for the Bridging Visa A to be granted? Average time? I filed an application for my Bridging Visa on May 18, 2022.
Hi Dianne
Yours is an interesting case because normally you will not get a bridging visa granted in relation to an offshore application.
If indeed you are eligible ( perhaps because of a COVID 19 concession), then you can expect to receive a confirmation and grant letter in around 2 weeks.
I know you were worried that you might not receive anything until after midnight on the 4th of July.
Provided you have made a valid application for the bridging visa and it is something that you are eligible for then it doesn’t matter whether processing takes place before or after the 4th of July.
Your ETA period will end at midnight on the 4th of July and yes you will hold no visa until such time as the Department makes the decision in relation to the bridging visa grant.
This happens all the time and is fixed when the department actually grants to bridging visa. You’ll still normally get the bvA you are entitled to.
Yes! even though you are unlawful for a period of time potentially, you will normally be granted a bridging visa A belatedly.
Is the be bvA back dated?
The better view is that it’s not.
There is a potential problem when applying for citizenship down the track because it will show that you have this short period of unlawful stay. There is workaround to this though but making submissions.
How this all makes sense.
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Thanks for your reply. I actually called immigration several times about the Bridging Visa A and on my Imma Account, the application for the Bridging Visa was linked to my application Partner subclass 309/100 q
application :(. So, I hope this is not the case as I assumed also that I was eligible.
Actually, my three month stay on my ETA Visa ends on July 8 and not the fourth. My flight is July 4th.
Again, thanks for your reply.
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Hi,
Thanks for this awesome help. I have a question. I am on student visa which will expire in September and I have applied for visa extension too. Consequently I have bridging visa A too which will active in September. Can I travel overseas and comeback before September? Or do I have to get BVB for it too?
No bvb required but be sure to return well before substantive (485) visa expiry.
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Hi Nilesh,
Good Afternoon, I want to know if BVB with multiple entries and valid for 1 year can we travel anytime during validity of visa with multiple entries.
Yes. That’s right Ali.
Be sure to get back before the last entry date otherwise you have a big problem. In
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Hi Nilesh
I am in Bridging Visa c right now with work rights. i am thinking to apply 482 visa. for 482 visa we need minimum 2 years of experience. i have more than 15 months experience in bridging visa c. i can apply 482 visa while i am in bridging visa c that i know. but i just want to know, Can i use bridging visa c experience for this 482 visa?. I know that i can not claim experience points for skilled point based visa when i am in bridging visa c. but i don’t know about for 482 visa. if you give me an answer that really will help my future and that would be really appreciated. Thanks.
Praveen
Thank you for your question… it is a very important one.
I wish to make the following two points.
Firstly work experience for subclass 482 application is a time of decision criteria which means you can apply before meeting the 2 year experience requirement.
The second point is that there is no impediment provided you are claiming work experience when complying with your other immigration obligations. This is different to a skilled migration points tested visa.
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Hi Nilesh, I am currently on Visa 482 and waiting for SC 190 grant. While applying SC 190, I was on BVA hece I got BVC against my SC 190 application.
I want to know, Can I work on BVC if my current 482 visa expires ? (considering this BVC is against SC 190 and it is mentioned as “No conditions” under “Bridging visa conditions” section)
Does BVC automatically get converted to BVA ?
Is there any way BVC can be converted to BVA ?
Thanks
Asif
1. Yes.
There are no conditions.
2. No.
BVC comes into effect.
3. No.
The only way of getting a bv A is by lodging a fresh application whilst the holder of a substantive visa.
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Hey hi,
I would really appreciate if you help me get rid of my confusion,
While I was holding bridging Visa A i applied for 485 visa and got bridging visa C automatically and Now i need to travel, can i switch to any other visa for travelling or i have to wait untill my 485 granted..
If there is any option where i can switch to bvb plz let me know..
Thanks
Unfortunately you will have to wait until your bridging Visa C is granted.
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Hi,
Thanks for this awesome help. I have a question. I am on student visa which will expire in September and I have applied for visa extension too. Consequently I have bridging visa A too which will active in September. Can I travel overseas and comeback before September? Or do I have to get BVB for it too?
Hi Mohammed
This is an excellent question.
Your current student visa has a multiple return facility provided you return before the expiration of the current student visa.
If the new student visa is also greater than that too well have a return facility up until the expiration date of that student visa.
The only issue is if there is any gap from the time your first student visa expires and the time your second student visa is granted, it is in that gap period that you will be holding a bridging visa a class which does not have any return facility.
So you will be 100% ok if you exit and return well before September.
You’ll be in deep trouble if you exit before September and your new student visa (the one that you call an extension) is delayed and you seek to return to Australia after September.
In this scenario you’ll be stopped at immigration because the bridging visa a that you have been granted extinguishers at the time you exit Australia and you will have no visa to return into Australia with until such time as the student visa extension is granted.
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Hi Nilesh,
Am currently holding a 482 visa with validity until November 2022. I have recently applied for another visa and granted a Bridging visa A which is not active yet.
I have plans to leave Australia in the month of June and return back by July. Is this fine to travel in my current 482 visa(Active) or is it safer to apply to Bridging visa B before my travel.
Also am planning to change my passport(due to expiry) during my travel to India and would like to know if it has any implication on my current visa and my future visa.
1. It is safe to travel and return on your 482 visa given the circumstances above.
2. Changing passport after visa application lodgment is not problematic and will not prejudice you in anyway.
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Hi Nilesh,
I am currently on 500 student visa which will expire on 30/09/22. Application for 485 will be made somewhere in mid July when i graduate.
I want to travel overseas for friend wedding and I intend to re-enter Australia between 22-26/09. Because this is very close to the visa expiry date, I want to apply for Bridging Visa B as soon as I apply for 485, to avoid stress of unfortunate circuimstances such as flight(s) cancellation, which are not in my power.
So, when i apply for BVB my BVA will not be active at that moment. Also, I will need to depart Australia on student visa(BVA will not be active) and possibly re-enter on BVB.
Can i do all this and are there any consequences of application refusal for Bridging Visa B ?
Thanks.
Kind regards,
Ivan
Hi Nilesh,
I am on a bridging visa A. I am about to apply for a bridging visa B to go to my country for a family emergency. I booked tickets for this Saturday (21st) with the possibility of changing . I only have 2 -3 working days. Is there any possibility that my BVB will be granted within these 2-3 days, considering my emergency , if I provide proof. Thank you in advance.
Hi Nilesh,
I recently completed my PhD in November 2021, and applied for my 485 visa in January 2022 which is still processing. My student 500 visa is valid till November 2022 as PhD students are usually granted a 4 year visa. However I received an email from the University upon the submission of my PhD ( in September) that my student visa will expire 6 months after the submission date ( March 2022) or at the date in my student visa ( November 2022) whichever is the earliest. However still in my VEVO a valid student 500 shows. Upon submission of the 485 I was granted a bridging A visa but it is not yet active as my student visa still holds. I am planning to travel overseas and wondered whether I needed to apply for a bridging visa B anyway before I travel because of the letter I received from the University? I have received no correspondence from the the department of home affairs regrading the ceasation of my visa 6 months after submission.
Many thanks
Rushani
Hello there,
I am currently on a BVA, awaiting the resolution of my 485 application. It has been 4 years since I last visited my home country and 2 years since I last saw my family due to the Covid-19 pandemic. I was wondering if this could be considered a substantial reason for travel?
Hi Nilesh,
I have applied 408 visa and received bridging visa A in April 2022. Due to some medical emergency I need to go back to India to be with my family and therefore I applied for bridging visa B. I submitted my travel itinerary and medical certificates. Its been 2 weeks and my flight is this week end and there if no reply from the department. I have emailed them and called them. There is not guarantee from there side. What should I do and what is the current time in getting bridging visa B. Thank you
Hi sir how can I bring my wife and born Australian kids back in Australia again because their BVB expired overseas and stuck in india . I was the main applicant for student visa and secondary applicant my wife & kid so but student visa has been refused and case in AAT . Pls answer how can I bring my family here .
Hi nilesh , my name is Balkar Kumar my student visa has been refused last year nov 2021 including with my wife and kids . Now case is in AAT problem is my wife and kids left Australia in March 2020 on BVB but BVB expired overseas . What is the alternative so I can bring my wife and born kids here in Australia they can come back pls answer it . I was the main applicant. Thanks
Hi Nilesh,
Thank you so much for your information. I very much appreciate your efforts to spend your valuable time to share these information with us.
I have some questions regarding passport information and travelling issues.
Visa situation:
I am currently on bridging visa A and waiting for post graduate visa 485 application (I applied in January 2022). I am planning to apply for bridging visa B as I need yo travel back to my home outside Australia in this November.
Passport situation:
Expire in the early of 2023.
My plan is now to renew my passport in Australia, then change details of passport on my ImmiAccount. After that, I will apply for a BVB with the new passport number.
Issues:
I need to renew my passport in Australia before my travel in this November. After I renew and change details of passport on my ImmiAccount, will I be automatically provided a new BVA with my new passport number?
Is there any risk in my plan from your perspectives?
I look forward to hearing from you.
Many thanks,
Tina
Hi
Im waiting for my bvb for almost 10 days to be granted. My father is sick and I haven’t seen him or travel overseas since 2018.
I called the department and told them and i sent a letter from the doctor also. Still they didn’t consider it.
Now i have bva
Do you think they will grant it?
Thanks dee
Hi Nilesh,
I have previously received BVB in 2021 and travel was allowed until 22nd 2022 for one year however my BVB was still active.
Now I need to go to india and i have applied for new BVB and received yesterday. tricky thing is, My new BVB is not active yet. On system my previous BVB is still active.
my concern is if I leave Australia, I will be able to come back even though my new BVB is not active? will it get activated automatically or I need to contact immigration?
Thank you
sandeep
Previous visa was active until 22nd april 2022.
Hi I would like to apply BVC to BVA and to BVB so what is the procedure’s.
Hi Nilesh
Me & husband are currently in Australia on a BV. Student visa denied back in 2019, appealed to AAT, heard in Jan 2022 and remitted back to DoHA. Study I came to do has now been completed. Report from AAT stated that they would expect me to leave Australia around the 18/05/22 due to expiry of CoE.
DoHA requested more info in Feb 22, supplied in Mar 22. since then no contact. Immi acc shows as further assessment.
Husband has now been offered employer sponsorship (482 TSS STSOL). Can this be applied for from a BVA and if so what visa will we go onto whilst awaiting the outcome?
Regards
Hi Nilesh,
I am currently on Briding A for a 491 visa. I previously had a student visa 500 and it has expired, but my studies didn’t finish. If I withdraw from my studies now does it affect my 491 visa progress, Kindly advice.
Thanks,
Aravind
Hi Sanjaya,
I am currently on Briding A for a 491 visa. I previously had a student visa 500 and it has expired, but my studies didn’t finish. If I withdraw from my studies now does it affect my 491 visa progress, Kindly advice.
Thanks,
Aravind
Hi Nilesh,
Is a bridging visa B currently being affected by covid19 travel restrictions? Can a bridging visa B holder leave Australia and come back to Australia the same as pre-covid time?
Many thanks!
Hello,
Thanks for everything you put together on here – a lot of help.
Just wondering if you could help with a query.
I’m leaving Australia for 4 weeks on the 30th May. During that time my 417 visa will expire (21st June). I have already applied for a 408 covid visa and have been granted a BVA that will go into affect after the 21st June.
Can I apply for a BVB now and, if accepted leave on my 417 visa (30th May) and return on a BVB (27th June)?
Thanks
Freddie
Hello,
I got a visa refused, appealed, won the case at AAT and now I’m waiting the granted from home affairs.
But my student visa application is from 2019 and was supposed to finish on 3/09/2022 which means it’s coming soon.
Will I have bva until I get the response from home affairs or it automatically finishes when my student (not yet granted) was supposed to finish?
It’s just taking so long and I’m confused about the bridging.
Thanks
Hi Nilesh. Thanks a lot for the information on page. I have applied for partner visa as I am married to an Australian citizen. I have received BVA which was to come in effect on 13 May 2022. I exited Australia on Visitor Visa (that is expiring in March 2023 but current 90 days were to expire on 13 May 2022 before which i already exited). I will travel back in July 2022 to Australia. At that time would my bridging visa have ceased to exit and if yes, can i get it reinstated once i am in Australia again? Where can i apply to get it reinstated if needed. Thanks very much…pls help soon.
Hi Nilesh! Thanks a lot about your article.
Our scenario is the worst one I think. At the moment my farther is on Bridging visa E, we were staying on this visa longer than 1 year waiting for ATT and we had a hearing and lost it. Now we have to depart Australia in 35 days!
The question is the following: how can i find out what kind of problems dad can face when we apply for new 600 or 870 visa? I am Australian citizen and the only child. To make things more complicated , my dad is disabled moving in wheelchair as he had a stoke in the past and we are from Russia as well 😓he is very scared to go back 😪 i was thinking to send him to Bali for half a year ( thats is the max visa I can do) and apply for new 600 visa meantime. BUT OUR IMMIGRATION AGENT NEVER ADVISED US THAT WE MIGHT BE HAVING PROBLEMS DUE TO STAYING ON BRIDGING VISA E.
Thanks
Kate
Thank you for your patience.
Yes. You have a number of problems:
1. Exiting on a bvE – A 3-year ban applies in certain circumstances only Android if it does apply there is scope for seeking waiver of the ban. You’ll need to get some specific advice about this. It’s possible but not easy.
2. The current medical condition of your father is relevant in relation to any new visa application that is made, in so far as meeting the health criteria.
3. Have you investigated other permanent options such as a parent visa.
4. Note that there are two streams for the sublease 600.
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Hi Nilesh,
Need your advice on my parents’ visa. They currently hold BVA while 600 (onshore) is being processed. They are leaving next week, earlier than planned, and I have also updated (and attached eticket) on the application.
I called immigration this morning, and I was advised to either wait for the visa to be granted or apply for BVB and then leave Australia, as the condition of the 600-onshore is that they have to be in Australia when applying and when the result is out.
After reading comment above that BVB takes weeks, I am thinking is it worth applying BVB or they go back home and then apply for a new Visitor visa (cancel the 600-onshore application) when they are coming to Australia some time next year?
I am just trying to figure out what is the best option in this situation and also make sure we don’t do anything that will jeopardise future applications.
Any advice is greatly appreciated.
Many thanks.
Hello Nilesh,
Firstly, Thanks a ton for giving us your valuable time and information. There are hardly any from this profession who takes that extra step to help people. Highly appreciate your efforts.
I had applied for my BVB on 16th of April , Intended date of travel being 10th of May which is tomorrow. No response from the department yet, not even requesting any documents. I contacted them multiple times all they have got to tell is “waiting is the only option.”
Please advice what can be done.
Thanks
Hi Sushmita
Thank you for your kind words.
The first thing I would like to say is that you must definitely not exit unless your Bridging Visa “B” Class (Subclass 020) is granted.
I would send another email to the email address noted in your previous grant letter. I would try this email in relation to Bridging Visa “B” Class (Subclass 020) is bvb@homeaffairs.gov.au
Also consider making a complaint using this website which I appreciate is not easy given the options they give you in the limited categories.
https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/help-and-support/departmental-forms/online-forms/complaints-compliments-and-suggestions
If all else fails then I would advise you call your travel agent and reschedule your flight and accept that the Department is not perfect. Sorry!
Unlike substantive Visa’s immigration really gives us no idea in terms of processing times for Bridging Visa “B” Class (Subclass 020)applications. Arrrgh!!
I am of course assuming that you are currently the holder of a Bridging Visa “A” Class (.Subclass 010).
Do check whether or not you hold a substantive Visa still. If there is some significant time period left in respect of any substantive Visa (such as a subclass 485 Visa ) then you might risk travelling, making sure you re-enter before the expiration of that substantive Visa.
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Hi Nilesh,
I’ve just graduated from my post-grad study and currently awaiting for my 485 Visa being granted. I am currently under BVA but I need to get a BVB as soon as possible because of important family issue in about one month. Do I need to provide my flight tickets detail while submitting the application form for BVB? I am just worrying what if I can’t get BVB on time and my flight ticket would go to waste. Is there a possibility that application for BVB would get rejected? Shall I wait for the confirmation of BVB then only I buy the flight tickets?
Hi Jacky
You’ll need to contact the travel agent who will provide you with an itinerary without necessarily paying in full for the tickets. The second option is to purchase tickets which are able to be changed without significant additional cost in case the Bridging Visa “B” Class (Subclass 020) is not granted in time.
In my experience it is very rare that the application for any produce Visa be is rejected particularly if it is for less than a period of 12 weeks. More recently have seen Bridging Visa “B” Class (Subclass 020) granted for a period of 12 months because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Hello, I have a question in regards to BVB and BVA.
My question is I am holding 489 visa at the moment and will expire on 8th of June 2022, I have applied for BVB as I have BVA granted but not active yet, I have received the grant for BVB but not active as well until 8 June.
My question is if I traveled before 8 of June, is still BVB and BVA can getting active while I am offshore.
Thank you
Menna
This is a great question. There are a number of rules which you need to consider in these circumstances. I explain these in my book so keep an eye out for that. I hope to have to have it published in the coming months.
Firstly in relation to application X which you have made you have been granted a Bridging Visa “A” Class (Subclass 010) . That bridging Visa was superseded by the grant of your Bridging Visa “B” Class (Subclass 020) .
Your Bridging Visa “B” Class (Subclass 020) is active but will not come into effect as the Visa you hold until midnight on the last day of your substantive Visa subclass 489.
So it simply depends on whether you are travelling and returning before the expiry of your subclass 489 Visa.
If yes then you will simply be exiting and returning on your 489.
If no then you will be returning on your Bridging Visa “B” Class (Subclass 020) .
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Hi, I hold a 3 year multi entry 600 visitor visa that expires 23 Jan 2023. Each stay has a max length of 3 months. I last entered Australia 22 March 2022. I’m currently onshore.
I have recently applied for. A 804 and have just been informed that I have been granted a Bridging visa A.
What confuses me is that it says the bridging visa is not in effect until my visitier visa expires. Question: does my visitor visa expire 90 days from my last entry or does it expire in 2023? Ie when will the bridging visa come into effect and do I need to do anything?
Dear X
Your current Visa allows you to stay for a period of 90 days after which time your lawful period of stay will end. Your Visa does not expire until 2023. However you should note that only 90 days of stay is permitted after every entry into Australia.
If you do nothing, the bridging Visa that you have been granted will come into affect on midnight of the 90th day. You can then stay until such time as your substantive Visa application is decided.
The confusing thing is that if you exit on a Bridging Visa “A” Class (Subclass 010) then the Bridging Visa “A” Class (Subclass 010) Will extinguish unless you have made a priority application and have been granted a Bridging Visa “B” Class (Subclass 020) prior to exiting.
Another complication is that if you exit without any Bridging Visa “B” Class (Subclass 020) and you were to later enter into Australia before 2023 then you’ll need to apply for the Bridging Visa “A” Class (Subclass 010) in association with your subclass 804 Visa to be re-instated.
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Hi Nilesh,
Thank you for such helpful information on your page. I had one question and hoping you could help me out. I am currently on my BVB and outside Australia. I have already applied for my 485 visa. It looks like I will not be able to return back to Australia within the time frame of my BVB because of some important family commitments. I just want to know what are my options here? I have looked into it and found that I might have to apply for visitor visa and enter Australia and then apply for my BVA again. If this is the only option, what are risks here? and is this a common course of action that people take who are in the same situation as me? I would also like to know if there are any other options. I really appreciate your time and Thank you for your help and guidance.
Hi Saket
1. Return now anyway and get a fresh BVB to exit second time or wait in Oz until the 485 is granted.
2. Stay in India and apply for a visitor Visa to re-enter and when back in Oz, seek to have your Bridging Visa “A” Class (Subclass 010) originally granted an association with the reinstated.
Don’t get confused with concessions which are available to actual holders of Subclass 485 Temporary Graduate Visa who are stuck offshore. You are not in this circumstance as you are yet to have any 485 granted in the first instance.
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Hi Nilesh,
After applying for 887 VISA I didn’t receive bridging VISA-A (Which all the other applicants received automatically as soon as the 887 application was lodged).
In the Immi account, it says bridging VISAs are granted for all the applicants. Unfortunately, I didn’t receive an e-mail notification or cannot access the bridging VISAs from the immi account.
Called to immi support No. & they’ve no clue what has happened. They recommend me to apply for a bridging VISA-A later this year if I didn’t receive it as my current 489 VISA expires on January 2023.
I sent an e-mail inquiry also, still waiting for a response.
What you recommend me to do to get this bridging VISA-A.
Thank you.
Sanjaya.
Hi Sanjaya
Firstly you must be absolutely sure that you have made a valid application for your Subclass 887 Skilled Regional Visa. You will need to scrutinise the application and the response you received from the department at the time of application to determine whether you have met valid application requirements for the Subclass 887 Skilled Regional Visa.
I would contact the Department after a reasonable period has expired. You could also make a formal application for a bridging A and they will either contact you at that time asking you to withdraw the application or they will refuse it and give some reasons which may also give you clues in relation to what happened in these very weird circumstances.
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Hi Nilesh,
Thank you very much for your reply.
Kind regards,
Sanjaya.
Hi Nilesh,
Greetings for the day!
I applied for bridging visa b (I am currently on Bridging Visa A) on 16th of April and my intended date of travel is 10th of May, however I haven’t received any correspondence from the department. I am not sure if I would even get the grant. Luckily I didn’t book tickets. Any advice on this matter.
Thanks and regards
Sushmitha
Hi Nilesh,
My partner and I applied for our second 482 in Jan 2022, however the application outcome is still pending as my partner is awaiting Police Certification from Ireland.
I am due to travel to Ireland in 3 weeks and had to apply for the BVB as we are currently on BVA. Will my BVB application be delayed due to missing documentation on the 482 application? I am stressing out!
Thanks!
Hi Nicole
I don’t think that the bridging Visa B (subclass 020) application to return to Ireland will be affected by the fact that the 482 application is still being processed.
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Hi Nilesh, I have a question regarding my BVA. I am currently in Australia on an ETA travel visa that is valid for 1 year and allows multiple entry of maximum 3 month stay. I have already applied for my BVA which will come into effect after the expiry of my ETA. I have 5 days left before I reach 90 days on my ETA. Can I leave Australia in 3 days which means I do not stay in the country longer than 90 days so my BVA does not come into effect? Can I then return in a week on my ETA and then after 90 days by BVA comes into effect or will it cancel it!!! We paid a lot for the bridging visa and do not want to do anything to cancel it but I need to leave for a week and seems easier to leave now than risk applying for a BVB and not getting it. I am married to an Australian so my BVA is for eventually getting my citizenship because we live in Australia now. I am not working this year so not worried about rights to work.
Thank-you very much.
Hi Hoda
WOOOAAAH!!
If you exit Australia then your bridging Visa A (subclass 010) will extinguish upon exit.
A Bridging Visa “A” Class (Subclass 010) does not have any return facility. You need to apply for a Bridging Visa “B” Class (Subclass 020) before exiting.
It is also technically possible to re-enter and then apply for the Bridging Visa “A” Class (Subclass 010) to be reinstated but this is not my preferred or recommended course of action.
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Hi Sir,
Would like to ask is there any way we can chasing for BVB VISA. I’ve mailed my application on the 25th of March. But i still didn’t get any response from the department. And it’s almost my flight date.
Thanks
Tried to contact the case officer handling the substantive Visa application upon which the Bridging Visa “B” Class (Subclass 020) is based.
You might also lodge a complaint on the general complaint page on the IMMIGRATION website.
Did you send the allocation by post and does your parcel contain a tracking code. If not then perhaps you might consider we doing the application with the tracking code. Be careful that the earlier application is withdrawn as the grant of a second bridging Visa if not transparent good cause you significant difficulties.
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Hi Nilesh,
I currently hold a 408 Temporary Visa (Pandemic event- Australian endorsed visa) which will expire on 19th May 2022 Then, I applied for another 408 visa last 18th March 2022 and received my BVA 5 days later. I lodged an application for BVB on 31st March to permit me to travel overseas before my visa expires, I planned to travel on 23rd April 2022 using my current visa bcos in my knowledge it is still active and has travel rights of multiple entry to Australia. Note: I will travel offshore without BVB yet.
My question is, will I be granted BVB whilst offshore with my current visa that is valid until 19th May and if I’ve been granted, can I continue my stay offshore until which date specifies in my grant BVB even after 19th May or do I have to be onshore for my BVB be a valid visa?
Many thanks.
The facts are a little complicated here and confusing for me. If you haven’t already resolve this issue then please reach out to me. I would like to discuss this thank you situation in more detail before providing any advice as the consequences can be horrendous.
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Can I apply for work rights on b v b
Hi there,
I applied for my 3rd 462 Work & Holiday visa last September, while in a BVA I had to travel overseas so I applied to a BVB that was granted with an arrived by date by 20th of January. Due to border restrictions & several exemptions denied, I couldn’t come back to the country before that date. After speaking with immigration they told me that I have to be back on Australia to get my 462 visa application completed. After being granted for a 651 evisitor, I’m wondering if I can apply back to a BVA to work in Australia meanwhile I wait for my 462 to be finalised. Thank you, V
Hello. I am currently waiting for my application for a Temporary Activity visa (subclass 408) Australian Government endorsed events (COVID-19 Pandemic event). My BVA is not yet active at the moment and I am looking to travel overseas to attend a wedding so I plan to apply for a BVB.
I was wondering if when I apply for a BVB, is there a chance that a “8101 – No work” condition will be added to it? In my BVA it says “No conditions” and my current visa at the moment is Temporary Graduate Visa Subclass 485 and am currently working for an employer.
Hello. I am currently waiting for my application for a Temporary Activity visa (subclass 408) Australian Government endorsed events (COVID-19 Pandemic event). My BVA is not yet active at the moment and I am looking to travel overseas to attend a wedding so I plan to apply for a BVB.
I was wondering if when I apply for a BVB, is there a chance that a “8101 – No work” condition will be added to it? In my BVA it says “No conditions” and my current visa at the moment is Temporary Graduate Visa Subclass 485 and am currently working for an employer.
Hi!
I’m applied for a protection visa, do you know how long it takes to get the bridging visa, it’s been 14 working days and nothing, and my previous visa has already expired.
Could it be an issue with that? What should I do?
Thank you so much for your attention and help.
Ho Mr Nilesh,
I applied for visa 485 while in Australia and it is currently being processed. I was also granted BVB for almost 53 days. What will happen if I don’t return to Australia before the arrival day ( arrive by the date that was stated in the BVB letter)?
Thank You
Hi Mr nilesh, thank you for tye valuable information on the page, my question is how long does BVB takes to process? I’ve already applied for student visa extension and got BVA and I needs to travel overseas so I applied for BVB. I already booked a flight ticket and attached to the application aswell. Usually how long takes for the BVB process? Please let me know. Thank you
Sesha
Two days to two weeks usually.
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Hello! I’m actually awaiting for my student visa from august, I applied with my partner as a dependant and we still waiting for it.
I’m travelling back to my home country for holidays since i haven’t seen my parents in 4 years so we just lodged our BVB application to leave and be able to re enter the country while the decision is taken.
What happens is our student visa 500 gets rejected while we are outiside Australia holding a BVB. Do we have the chance to lodge another application from overseas or appeal the decision? What can we do? Thank you so much for your help
Hi Paula
Great questions.
Your bridging Visa B subclass 020 Visa will usually be in effect for 35 days after the minister makes a decision to refuse to grant the Visa. This means you will have 35 days in which to drop everything and get back into Australia where you will need to be physically present with your partner in order to make an application for any appeal to the AAT. Of course if you stay abroad, you will need to make a fresh application for a new student Visa. You will lose all appeal rights if you’re not physically present in Australia at the time of making any appeal to the tribunal.
Hope this helps.
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Hi Nilesh,
I need your urgent help as my wife’s visiting visa is expiring today. She had 8503 and 8531 condition on the visa among which 8503 condition got waived a few days back. And we applied for a new onshore visiting visa asking for extended stay in Australia but we didn’t receive an automatic grant of bridging visa. What can we do now to remain lawful in Australia as she doesn’t want to travel back as her delivery date is near..
I would really appreciate it if you could give me a response at your earliest convenience. We are bit worried as we have offshore partner visa also progressing. Will it have any impact on partner visa decision if she stays here without a bridging visa?
Thanking you in advance.
Abin Thomas
Abin
I apologise for not responding sooner but you should be okay because the Visa in association with the new application for your wife would no doubt have been granted by now. It only creates a problem when you were going for citizenship because the citizenship calculator might show your wife is being unlawful for a number of days. If this happens then you need to read my article on that citizenship topic here.
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Thank you very much Mr. Nilesh,
As you mentioned she got her bridging visa the very next morning after her visa expiry. And surprisingly after two days we also received another bridging visa which we applied in relation to existing offshore partner visa application. But this bridging visa is not active as she is holding other bridging visa for the onshore visiting visa application.
My query is, if we withdraw the current onshore visiting visa application will it automatically make the other bridging visa for partner visa application active?
Thanking you
Abin
Hi Nilesh,
My wife’s visiting visa expires today and we applied for a new onshore visiting visa to extend the stay in Australia yesterday. She actually had 8503 and 8531 conditions attached to her current visa. Among these, 8503 condition got waived a few days before and 8531 condition still there. After lodging the new visa yesterday, we only received application acknowledgment not any automatic grant of bridging visa. When I talked to the department they replied she will be lawful if you have already applied to extend your stay before the expiry of current visa even if they don’t automatically grant a visiting visa. I am bit worried as we already have an ofshore partner visa application still progressing. Will this cause any effect on my her application if she stays here without a bridging visa? She is unable to travel back at this stage as she is 32 week pregnant with some risks identified.
Thanking you in advance.
ANSWERED ABOVE.
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Hi Nilesh I applied for a protection visa and it’s been 5 day I only received the acknowledgement but didn’t receive my bridging visa yet and my visa expired today
Thanks kishan
You will fine.
Please do contact me if you have any difficulties but it is difficult sometimes to issue.
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Hello Nilesh sir,
I have applied my BVB on 1 march 2022 through post in melbourne. I booked my flight on 20 march 2022 which i cancelled already but i am still waiting for my BVB. I applied couple of times before as well it usually grant in 3-4 working days. Do you have any idea how long does it take nowadays ??
You are right. It should take between two days and two weeks. Hopefully the matter has been resolved by now but if not please feel free to contact me.
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HI Nilesh,
I have been refused 489 in SEP 2020 (with imposed 4020). after unsuccessful attempt to AAT, I have appealed in federal court. Right now I am having BVA. I am going to finished my 3 year ban in Sep 2023. By that time I will be eligible to apply for 186(Labor agreement stream) visa. But due to S48, I will need to leave country to apply 186.
Can you suggest anything that allow me to apply 186 onshore?
will it be ok if I get BVB, go offshore, lodge 186 visa and come back?
Thanks
Sapna
Great questions.
Unfortunately under the current rules you cannot make an application in the circumstances for a subclass 186 Visa although it is possible to lodge a 190 Visa or a subclass 491 Visa or subclass 494 Visa. Of course the only other typical exceptions to the section 48 problem is the lodgement of a partner Visa sponsored by an Aussie or a protection Visa, neither of which I assume or applicable to you.
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Hi Nilesh,
Thanks for this info!
I have a visitor 600 visa which expires on 10 April and allows stay of up to 3 months. I entered the country on 10 March and after submitting my partner visa 820 I was automatically issued a bridging visa A which comes into effect on 10 June. Shouldn’t that come into effect on 11 April when my visitor visa expires? Is the bridging visa date wrong or is my visitor visa actually valid past the 10 April date listed on it?
Thanks,
John
Dear nilesh I applied for subclass 838 aged dependent relative visa I was granted a bridging visa A 010 on shore I need to travel to india very urgently to wind up property and financial matters related to banks which needs urgent attention I would be travelling with my son who is aus citizen we will also be visiting a prospective wife to be for my son will I be granted a B V B thank you 0410060825 I have not discussed this matter with u before please help
Dear nilesh I applied for subclass 838 aged dependent relative visa I was granted a bridging visa A 010 on shore I need to travel to india very urgently to wind up property and financial matters related to banks which needs urgent attention I would be travelling with my son who is aus citizen we will also be visiting a prospective wife to be for my son will I be granted a B V B thank you 0410060825
Hi Niles, I have similar issue my visa is expiring tomorrow, I applied for 408 visa on 11th March and today is 15th March and I didn’t get my bridging a visa yet but I got acknowledgment . I applied separately for bridging visa but still didn’t get anything. Called immigration and they said it’s matter of wait.
What should I do any suggestion ?
Coz isn’t that if I don’t get visa by tomorrow then I will be unlawful citizen ?
Hi, I have applied for my Student Visa (500) on 11th March 2022 with a Covid-19 impacted student letter from my education provider as my course was defferred because of not being in Australia.
Since, I am currently in Australia and my last student visa is expired on 14th March 2022, and has not received a Bridging Visa A yet.
Do I need to apply for Bridging Visa E? Or should I wait for my application approval and my Bridging Visa A will start from back date i.e. 11 March 2022, Visa application lodgment date.
Hi Nilesh, thank you for this informative page! I have a question regarding ETA, BVA and 494 visa.
I’m planning to travel to Australia with ETA (which allows for multiple entry and maximum stay of 3 months) and then lodge for 494 visa onshore. I’m aware that I’ll then receive a BVA automatically, which will only activate following the expiry of my ETA ie 3 months later.
I understand that I will only receive full working rights associated with 494 visa after my BVA is activated. So I am planning to return to my country and re-enter using my ETA before the BVA is activated. Is this possible since my current substantive visa (ie ETA allows for multiple entry)? I am getting conflicting answers about whether the 3 months stay would renew upon re-entry thus, delay the activation of the BVA?
I appreciate your input on this matter. And please correct me if my understanding is wrong. Thank you Nilesh!! 😊
Catherine
Great question!
I think the better view is that the substantive ETA visa would come into effect immediately after second entry, and as you rightly said, would be impacted by the “no work” condition.
One possible solution would be to lodge a simple single entry visitor visa subclass 600. This would kill the ETA.
Hope that helps.
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Hi Nilesh,
Thank you for your reply!
May I please clarify my understanding that I will enter using ETA and lodge 494 onshore. Return to my country and apply for single entry 600 tourist visa to re-enter before the activation of my BVA?
Would the single entry 600 tourist visa not pose the same problem ie refresh the 3 month stay and delay the activation of my BVA?
Also, I read that I could potentially apply for BVB while holding an inactive BVA if I believe that my current substantive will cease before re-entry. Is that another way I could try?
My goal is to lodge the application onshore but to only return to Australia when I have full working rights ie when BVA is active. I appreciate your advice. Thanks!
Hi Nilesh,
The following incident happened with me and therefore I could not apply for the citizenship online.
I have applied for 887 visa on 28/09/2019, it was just 1days before of my substantive 489 visa expiry date 29/09/2019.
My bridging visa granted on 01/10/2019.
My 887 visa granted on 04/03/2021.
I have been in Australia since September 2017.
Therefore, i tried to apply for citizenship online and i was stack in certain page saying that i am not eligible to apply.
I have contacted with immi help line and he told that I was an unlawful non-citizen, present in Australia for that period between when my substantive visa expires and bridging visa granted (that is 30/09/2019).
Just for 1 day (30/09/2019) my eligibility date for applying citizenship went on October 2023 though its not my fault its their system fault.
Could you please provide any suggestion how can i proceed to apply for citizenship without waiting upto 2023?
Thanks in advance.
Hi Rima
Thanks for sharing.
What a nightmare all because the Department failed to issue your Bridging Visa (BVA) on time.
The are two sides to this.
One side suggests you are unlawful for the a short period (29/9 to 1/10) because you held NO visa.
The other side suggests that you must have been “ok” in that period because if you were unlawful this ought to have affected your BVA or 887 decision, if not causing a refusal, at least raising a red flag. But yet your BVA and 887 were then both granted without any dramas.
The better view is the first of the two above. Unfortunately you were unlawful.
I get your frustration! Most of the time a system auto-generates a letter promptly confirming you BVA grant. At other times it does not. How horrible! Surely the Department should fix this.
Is there a solution?
Yes!
I would lodge a paper based application for Australian Citizenship using form 1300T and explain that there was an administrative error and then argue that (but for this error by the Department) you are otherwise eligible for citizenship OR this might also be able to done online, if you can locate an option referring to “ministerial discretion”.
Below I have shared an extract of the Department’s policy document.
Hope this helps.
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Policy:
5.1 Unlawful due to an administrative error – subsection 22(4A)
Under subsection 22(4A) of the Act, the Minister ‘may treat a period as one in which the person was not present in Australia as an unlawful non-citizen if the Minister considers the person was present in Australia during that period but, because of an administrative error, was an unlawful non-citizen during that period’.
The discretion has two elements:
1. there must be an administrative error; and
2. the error must be the reason why the person lacks or lacked the necessary legal status (in other words, the error is the cause).
…
Decision-makers must be satisfied that an administrative error has occurred. Most cases of administrative error will require examination of the applicant’s migration records. The following are examples of where a decision-maker may consider applying the ministerial discretion provided under subsection 22(4A) to assist a person to meet the general residence requirement. These examples are not exhaustive and each case must be considered on its own merits.
The applicant was advised by the Department that they were a lawful non-citizen when in fact they were unlawful, and as a consequence the applicant did not apply for a visa. The period to which the discretion could be applied would be from the time the incorrect advice was provided until such time as the applicant became aware, or could reasonably be considered to have become aware, that they were unlawful. Note: the period before the incorrect advice was given would not form part of the period covered by an exercise of this discretion.
A person makes a valid application for a substantive visa and an associated bridging visa, but the bridging visa is not granted prior to the person’s current visa ceasing, resulting in the person becoming an unlawful non-citizen.
(Emphasis added by Nilesh)
…
In some circumstances this may be considered an administrative error. For example, if departmental procedures were not followed, resulting in the application lodgement not being recorded and a bridging visa not being granted until after the former visa ceased.
In contrast, if the visa application had not met validity requirements until after the person became unlawful then the period of unlawfulness might not have been due an administrative error. Note: some visas have extensive Schedule 1 validity requirements which must be met for an application to be valid. Assistance from the relevant visa processing area may be required to assess whether the applicant made a valid application prior to becoming unlawful.
Hi Nitesh, I am on a similar boat, where my student visa is expiring on March 15th, whereas I applied for a 485 visa on 8 March. I have got the Visa acknowledgment email from them, but not the automatic BVA .
I have repetitively called up DIBP and got them to escalate my case(they confirmed
my application is valid several times), but I am worried about what to do if my BVA does not arrive by March 15. I even filled in the form that you can fill out to report issues within immiaccount, as more proof of a valid application from my end.
I guess my questions are as follows:
Is it possible for me to receive a BVA over the weekend, and in that case, does the DHA process applications this Monday over Labour Day(even though Labour Day is not a national holiday)?
Should I consider leaving the country?
Hi Aniruddha
Firstly my name is “Nilesh”. Thank you for posting your question here. I have addressed this issue thoroughly in other answers so I will stick to your specific questions.
The answer to the first question is that it is indeed possible for a bridging Visa to be graded over a weekend. I have received bridging visa grant notifications at very odd times including when it may be a public holiday in one state or more than one state or territory.
The answer to your second question is that you should most definitely must not leave Australia until such time as the bridging visa A (subclass 010) is granted and that you have made an application for a bridging Visa B (subclass 020).
For the sake of completeness let me add that sometimes a strategy that could be used to precipitate the grant of the VBA is to make a formal application for a BBA separate to the one that was made by operation of law at the time you filed your application. This will normally wake Immigration up and they will grant the automated BVA and request that you withdraw your own separate VBA application.
I hope this helps.
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Hi Aniruddah, mate have u got bridging visa yet ? If yes then ur recommendations would be appreciated
Because I called immigration they asked me to wait, which I don’t think is a good option coz it’s been 5 days and one of my friends he applied and he got bridging visa on same day. So why it’s difficult for us
Hi Aniruddah Chowdhury,
Just following up on your situation. As we are also having a similar case.
Did you manage to get a bridging visa?
In our case, we have lodged a new Student Visa but the bridging visa was issued only to secondary applicant(family member) and not to the primary applicant.
We are really worried as our current student visa expires today (15-Mar-2022).
However, our agent said that home affairs will backdate the bridging visa issue date so that if it’s issued after our current visa expires, we will not be unlawful to the duration until the bridging visa is issued.
Dear Nilesh,
Do you have any opinion on this?
Thank you.
Hello Nilesh,
Thanks a lot for your detail explanation. It is a great help for me. I tried online and found discretion section there. I will try here to complete my application online first then will try paper based. I am also interested to take expertise help, if the cost is reasonable. If could send me a quote for the Citizenship application process it will help me to take decision. Keep doing nice work. Good wishes for you.
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Good afternoon sir
This is from India, I got your reference from Google, My son is in Melbourne and he is working as a chef .Recently his visa (Graduate 485 ) got refused on the ground that his college has not stated the date of completion of course instead shows only conferral date. Now he has Bridging visa B.
We are interested in an appeal.
Can he travel to india when on appeal.
Hi Rajat
Yes he can travel to India. He needs a fresh BVB.
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Hello nitesh I’m currently overseas and holding a bridging visa B I applied for student visa extension but I got reported by my agency for doing extra hours my bridging visa still in effect but no outcome on my student visa yet?
So will you able to help me that what will happen next?
I don’t have enough information here but the smart money would be on travelling back to Australia before the BVB expires!
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Hi Nilesh,
My BVB (waiting for 190 grant) got expired in Nov 2021 as I could not travel back due to covid restrictions. I applied for a tourist Visa after that which I never cancelled and then I received 485 Visa Reinstated on 18th Feb. On 28th Feb I received my Tourist Visa as well which makes this Visa in effect over the 485 Visa. I am traveling to Australia in next 4 days but due this sudden change in visa I will not be able to work. Is there anyway that I can get my 485 visa back into effect, like cancelling my tourist visa? Secondly, if I travel to Australia at a tourist visa can I get Bridging Visa with work rights, the same one which I had before leaving Australia as waiting for 190 visa grant.
Hi Priyesh
This is a big problem.
You are at fault because you should have immediately withdrawn the 600 visitor visa after the 485 was granted.
I understand how frustrating this must be for you! You obviously didn’t know about this “snap” rule.
You’ll need to contact the Department urgently and see if they could deal with the offending 600 on the basis of some administrative error.
Hope this helps.
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my 72 year old have applied for a subclass 600, currently have a subclass 600 which expires on 15th March, as we have submitted the application once they go past the 15th March the bridging visa BVA will kick in until the new subclass 600 is assessed?
What happens if this visa extension is not approved – only up to 3 months and they only requesting 1 month stay longer due to unable to travel due to perforated ear drum etc. They have current flights booked to return to the UK in March, can they safely move these out by a few weeks? ie 4 weeks?
If the new extension is not approved, you could apply to the AAT. It is costly at $3000 but worth considering.
Also try to expedite the application if you can.
Fingers crossed! The approval may come any day!!
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Hi, I am on BVE am I eligible to get invitation or not for 491 &190. Please let me know.
Hi Nilesh, I have a question regarding BVA that I would like to clarify. I have a ETA travel visa that is valid for 1 year and allows multiple entry of maximum 3 month stay.
I have filed for 494 visa and have received BVA which will come into effect after the expiry of my ETA on 5th May 2022. I’m planning to leave Australia and then return before 5th May 2022 and wait for the activation of BVA. Is that possible as my current substantive visa (ETA) allows multiple entry? Or would a re-entry ‘renew’ my 3-month stay allowance thus delay the activation date of my BVA?
Can I also please double confirm that I will have full working rights with my BVA as I have lodged for SESR 494 visa?
Thanks so much!
I understand her I’ve replied to this question. Is this a duplicate question?
Hi Nilesh,
I’m on BVA for 1year now waiting my student visa to be granted. I have Australian partner and been together for 1,5years. Am i able to apply for partner visa while on BVA?
Thank you!
Hi there, We have an AAT application in process but I as a secondary review applicant want to leave the country. What should we do?
I am the primary applicant of 489 and applied 887 and currently on BVA since August 2021. My family is offshore (I applied for all together) and they now want to come to visit me since the borders are pretty much open. When I go to apply for the BVB for them it shows they do not have a BVA at the fitst place. Seems they are not on BVA, Do I need to apply or a visitor visa for them to visit me for 20 odd days. Orthere is another way out. Why are they not on BVA when I applied for all together.
Hi Nilesh. I’ve applied for a BVB to go overseas, but Im afraid it won’t be granted in time for my flight. Can I leave Autralia on whilst the BVB is being processed?
My husband and I applied for skilled visa 189 for NZ 8 months ago and I withdrew NZ family visa as they told me to do (Warning pop up while we applied for skilled visa). So I was given bridging visa C (I had a bridging visa B before) as I withdrew the NZ family visa application. We planned to go back to my country Japan to see my parents this April. Can I leave Australia and come back with tourist visa (3months) and apply for bridging visa A???
Is there any risk involved in this process?
Bridging visa C and tourist and bridging visa A
Please let me know as I need to go to see my parents.
Hi nilesh.
I am holding a bridging A visa nearly 3 years. I am here with my 4 kids and my husband and am the mIn applicant.
One of my husband parent is critically very ill back in the country and he is the only child that the parent want to see.
Is there any possibility that when he vhNge the visa to bridging B to travel to my country and come back with in the time period.
Note:* my case say that i need protection in my country
Please be advised
Thank you
Hi nilesh
I use bva before and one day my mother was sick and I went back to my country without applying for bvb. I just withdraw visa, can I visit australia using travel?
Hi dear ,
I applied student visa onshore and got rejected in 2019 , after that I went to AAT but it didn’t work out as well. After that, I were in Australia for 1 year while holding BVE . Due to the pandemic, the airline keep cancelling my tickets so i had to extend his BVE multiple times. I were back to my country in 19/11/2021.
From the period my student visa was rejected to the date i attended AAT, I were on the BVA . So after i got the result from AAT , my status auto transfer to BVE .
That’s why I left Aus on BVE. In this case will I get 3 years re enter ban?
Thank you for considering my case. I hope for a favorable reply soon.
Sincerely,
Hi Nilesh,
I am on BVB 020 and currently offshore. I am at a situation where I have to withdraw my 186 application immediately and reapply.
If I do withdraw my application, will I still have 35 day Bridging Visa expiry period, during which I can come back into Australia and reapply? or should I apply for visitor visa? Is this something that you can help with?
hi nilesh, i am a bva holder and i did not apply for bvb while returning to my country. can i enter australia?
Hi
On 23rd March 2021 my 485 finished I applied student visa and they grant me bva and on 16th June I applied for 491 and they grant me bvc in family emergency I traveled from Australia to my home country my question is:
1. Will I get my grant offshore as I applied onshore?
2. Will my application of 491 still be in process?
3. Will this travel effect my 491 application?
Please let me know
Will wait for your reply…
I am so stresses help me please.
Hi!
I hope you are doing well. I am on 489 visa that will expire in 2024. We have applied for 186 direct entry which has resulted in an automatic grant of Bridging visa A which is currently inactive. We have some family situation to go back to India urgently. i have no time to apply and wait for bridging visa b. Considering my current visa expires in 2024, Is it safe for me to travel. Will traveling out of country impact on our 186 visa et al?
Hai Nilesh, my 485 visa expires on 12th feb 2022 and I applied for 408 critical sector visa with include my wife. My wife received bridging visa but I didn’t received my bridging visa. I emailed to the immigration but still am not getting any response, please help me out this
Hiii Nilesh
I have bridging visa a . Can I travel overseas on bridging visa B
I am waiting for my student visa’s result. So, if I travel to overseas and my student visa got refuse am I able to come to Australia
Hi Nilesh,
I have loaded my student visa subclass 500 onshore yet haven’t been granted any bridging visa. My current one will expire by mid of March and this actually stresses me out as what might be the reason causing this. Just wondering if this happens quite frequently and if there is any other way I can probably do to escalate this. Been trying to call home affair but have no luck.
Hi my partner applied for bridging visa b but did not received it after 5 days so he had to go but its been two weeks and he did not received any mail regarding approval or refusal of bridging visa b. Is there any way we could ask immigration department about his bridging visa as last time it went to one of his agents who applied for previous visa.
Hello,
I would be grateful if you could please advise me on this question below:
My parents have the intention to be here on a 3 month tourist visa in August due to an event they wish to attend and then lodge the aged parent visa towards the end of their stay before expiry of the tourist visa.
I understand that they will be granted a bridging visa while applying onshore, however as it’s a paper base application, what if their tourist visa then expires while the bridging visa is still processing – would this constitute an unlawful stay?
Thank you
Hi Nilesh,
Me and my partner applied for 485 graduate visa but we wanted to visit our families, so we applied for Bridging visa B to leave Australia.
The bridging visa were granted to 2 March 2022, we are at the moment outside of Australia still visiting our families. Do we have to travel back to Australia before 2 March? Or can we apply for extension of those visa? or wait outside of Australia until our graduate visa application will be granted?
Thank you very much!
Addy
Hi Nilesh Sir,
Just an urgent one.
Currently my 408 Covid Pandemic visa is in process and my medical is also done just waiting for the outcome. But due to medical emergency in family I need to travel overseas for 4 weeks and I wish to come back again. I am also going to apply for exemption but just in case it’s not granted then will my current 408 application still be in process and can expect visa while offshore or will it get ceased unless I don’t return onshore?
Thanks!
Hi Nilesh,
I am in Australia and last year I lodged an application for a 482 sponsor visa.
I was on a WHV that expired last October, so now I’m on a BVA.
Meanwhile my sponsor changed his mind and he’ll withdraw his sponsorship next Monday.
Since the moment of the withdrawal I have 35 days to leave Australia or to apply for a different visa right?
My question is:
can I apply for one of the following visas (600 tourist, 408 covid, 417 third whv) even if I’m on a bridging visa?
Do I have to request a BVC?
Thank you very much for your time.
Hi. My wife submitted onshore partner visa application on 29th June 2021. In bridging visa it says she has been granted but she never received any correspondence or letter regarding bridging visa and it does not show up on messages. When we go to apply bridging visa it says application for bvb or seek permission to work. Her student visa is expiring on 15th march 2022. Since it says bva is already granted do we need to apply separately and how can we get grant notice. Thank you!
Hi. My wife submitted onshore partner visa application on 29th June 2021. In bridging visa it says she has been granted but she never received any correspondence or letter regarding bridging visa and it does not show up on messages. When we go to apply bridging visa it says application for bvb or seek permission to work. Her student visa is expiring on 15th march 2022. Since it says bva is already granted do we need to apply separately and how can we get grant notice.
Hi Nilesh
My wife of 12 years and I have returned to Australia to take care of my sick parent and she has entered on a 600 visa that expires in September (we took 12 months as we didnt know how long we would have to stay). We have decided to stay home here permenant and have applied for the 820/801. Is there anyway to get her on medicare, working and or leave the country for a short trip given that the bridging visa wont take effect until September when her current 600 expires (if only we could somehow shorten the 600 🙁 ). Many thanks in advance
Hi,
Currently we are in Bridging visa a, 186trt nomination was approved and we just need to do medical but medical bookings are very far.
Can we travel outside AU and do the medical overseas and wait offshore for the approval of 186? Thank you for the response.
Hi,
I applied for Aged Parents Visa for my parents when they were in Australia a couple of years ago. They were immediately put on BVA. Last year, they had to go back to their country (Russia) so we requested a BVB which was approved. Their BVB specifies that they have to be back in Australia by Feb. 2022. Now the trouble is due to Vaccine requirements, they cannot come back in time (In Russia they have only Sputnik, which is not accepted by Australia).
My question is: how can we get an extension on this February 2022 deadline for re-entrying Australia? If we can get it pushed back to Feb. 2023, it will give them enough time to go to a third country and get their Pfeizer doses.
Thanks,
Masoud
Hi Nilesh, after having working holiday visa my partner spent about a year in Australia on a bridging visa E. I have a student visa and I want to share my visa with her. But we have doubts about the re entre ban (now she is outside of Australia). Considering that she was in BVE because of covid, is this possible?
Hi!
Need your advice. My husband and I applied for extension of subclass 500 visa as he will need about six months to complete his study ( due in June 2022). I was offshore until 27th Dec 2021. I was just able to enter Australia on 29 Dec 2021. Our visa expired on 29 Dec 2021. As soon as I landed Melborune, we lodged our application for subclass 500. My husband who is presently in Canberra got his bridging visa, however I have not. I am presently in Melbourne . My agent has asked me to wait for my bridging visa. Now I am becoming very anxious.
Hi. Hope you are doing well.
My husband is currently holding a tourist visa which we applied before we applied his offshore partner visa. He is now in Melbourne with me While waiting for his partner visa grant. His tourist visa will be until 4th of march 2021 . And we are hoping that he doesn’t have to travel to because of the pandemic. When we checked his immiaccount, We notice a bridging visa included in the menu in his partner visa application. Does it mean we can apply for his bridging visa and he can wait his grant onshore?
Thank you
Hi Sir,
I completed my study in Aug 21 and applied for TR 485 in Dec 21. My student visa will expire on 28 feb 22 and bridging A will start on 1st March. Can I travel to my home country for my marriage in Jan for 15 days on my student visa or I need to apply for bridging visa B because I thing BVB can be applied only if you are on BVA. Pls advice
Hello, sir. I got confirmation that my bridging visa had been approved, however my visa grant document states that my visa is inactive..Can you tell me why my bridging visa isn’t working?? If you could respond, it would be extremely helpful.. Thank you very much…🙂❤️
Hello, sir. I got confirmation that my bridging visa had been approved, however my visa grant document states that my visa is inactive..Can you tell me why my bridging visa isn’t working?? If you could respond, it would be extremely helpful.. Thank you very much…🙂
Hi Nilesh!
I have a question, I have currently a bridging visa C as there was some complications with my new visa. I have applied for working rights showing no financial hardship but I sent a long compelling reason. How long does it usually take for me to receive an outcome for the bridging visa? Can I re apply for working rights if they deny the request? What documents or reasons do I need to use to support the working rights request for my bridging visa C?
Thank you!
Hi Nilesh
I applied my 485 application and got BVA then I applied BVB to travel but that is expired now, I recently applied for 491 and got visa type C but that is not active. They mentioned that BVC is not active your BVB is active and I also checked that on VEVO my visa in effect status is BVB, I want to travel next month, can I apply BVB to travel with this case. Thanks
Hi Nilesh,
I applied for my mother 864. She was granted BVA, then one year layer had to travel back home and got the BVB in 2019.
Her health is deteriorating and I have to return her to a nursing home in her home country.
It’s unclear to me if she can just leave the country while on BVB, given she will never return to Aus.
Or do I have to withdraw the 864 application or get another BVB (which I don’t want as I don’t have reasons for it).
Many thanks,
Corina
Hi Nilesh,
I’ve applied 485 visa onshore and i am leaving for India next month, i will complete my medical examination in India. Will they grant me 485visa offshore if applied onshore?
Thankyou
Hi Nilesh,
I have applied 485 Visa and holding BVA.
Planning to apply BVB to leave Australia By January in case if I could not return back with in the defined BVB period, will the 485 visa application be refused and the department will not process further?
Hi Nilesh,
I am planning to apply graduate visa 485 with my partner as dependent. We are thinking about going back to our home country for a while with bridging visa B. From previous comments, I noted that the graduate visa will continue to be processed even we fail to return to Australia before the expiry date of bvb, my question is: if we fail to return, can we wait for the graduate visa to be granted offshore?
Thanks a lot for your help!
Jennis
Hi there, I entered Australia on a 6 month subclass 600 holiday visa in November from the UK. In December I applied for the 820 partner visa and I have been granted a bridging visa but it is not active until the holiday visa expires. Is there any way I can activate the visa sooner or perhaps reduce the length of the subclass 600 to 3 months, so that I am able to receive working rights sooner? Thanks
Hi Nilesh,
Could you pls advise?
We have applied 485 post graduate stream and hasn’t granted yet as my husband’s health examination hasn’t finalized yet. They advised that nominated chest clinic will contact him within 6-12 months and take further exams.
I and my 2 kids have been granted BVB recently to travel home country and it required come to Australia by 15th March 2022. My husband will stay here in Australia. I’m pretty sure I cannot come back in that time frame. I read that BVB is not extended or renewed from offshore. Can we still eligible to be granted 485 while 3 of us offshore once my husband’s health exam finalized without a problem? I’m the primary applicant. I’m so confused and worried that what if they refuse 485 as we can’t come back by March 15 while border is open. Do they require all applicants be onshore while granting 485 since border open?
Thanks so much.
Hi Nilesh,
I applied for a 485 visa in August 2021, and a I was granted a Bridging Visa A. In November 2021, while my 485 visa application was in-progress (not finalized yet), I applied for a 190 skilled-nominated visa, and I was granted a Bridging Visa C. Once I lodged my 190 visa application, I requested to withdraw my 485 application.
Currently, my Bridging visa A is active and Bridging visa C is inactive. Now, I want to apply for a Bridging visa B and leave Australia for a short time. Could you please let me know if I would be eligible to apply for a Bridging Visa B (given that my Bridging visa A is currently active), or what would be the risks involved in this action?
Many thanks for your guidance.
Hi Nilesh, thanks for writing this detail article. I’ve applied for 485 (Post study) in September. Medical is done. Now it seems getting 485 might take many more months. 🙁 I really want to go to my home country for 2-3 months. So thinking about applying BVB. Now if border restriction is not lifted before I return, will my 485 visa application be continued to process? or what are my options then?
Hi Nilesh
My fiance was granted a student visa in July 2020 which he wasn’t able to use as covid struck.
Once Australia announced borders will open to students on 15th Dec he booked his flights here. His current visa expires on 31st December and he has submitted his new visa application, he is still in Scotland and doesn’t fly here until the 17th and he applied for the new visa over there.
Will a BV automatically kick in after 31st when he’s here and his current visa expires or will he need to apply separately for a BV once he lands in Australia on 17th?
Also we will be applying for partner visa once he’s here. Should we wait for the outcome of the new student visa before we do that?
Thank you so much
Seri
Seri
The first step is to simply get him inside Australia ASAP.
The second step is to lodge a permanent Visa as quickly as you can (onshore) under the currently more favourable partner Visa rules. This will depend on whether or not you can register your relationship at your location. (Some states allow for registration of relationships and others do not).
The offshore application for a further student Visa is not one which will yield you any bridging Visa. Whilst it is possible that you might be able to obtain a bridging Visa in association with that (offshore) application after he is in Australia I would seriously considering lodging a further application inside Australia to be certain that bridging visa will be granted in association with a further application.
Hi Nilesh,
I am on a bridging visa E on departure grounds and it’s about to expire. I plan to apply for a further Bridging visa E on grounds that my minor child who is waiting for AAT hearing date can’t be left alone in Australia with no family. If the appeal at AAT is unsuccessful, can I apply for a further Bridging visa E for myself while my child appeals at the federal circuit court? Does Proposed departure date for Bridging visa E definate? Can I stay passed my Proposed departure date while my child’s appeal is pending?
Hi,
I am on a bridging visa E on departure grounds which expires in 3 months. Could I apply for ministerial Intervention request if I have very compelling and compassionate reasons while on the Bridging visa E on departure grounds instead of departing? If not, can I apply for 8503 waiver application if I have compelling evidence if am on a bridging visa E under departure grounds so I can apply for medical treatment visa for ivf since I can’t leave in the middle of the cycle? Can I ask for more time if am on BVE departure?
Thank you so much.
Hi Nilesh,
I applied for a medical treatment visa applied onshore. Its been refused. Can I appeal to the AAT? If so, how does the appeal take? Ps, I am on a bridging visa E.
Hi Nilesh, I applied for a medical treatment visa onshore. Its been refused. Can I appeal to the AAT? If so, how does the appeal take? Ps, I am on a bridging visa E.
Dear nilesh I have applied for on shore 838 visa 20 days before my substantial visa would expire I have not been given any visa so far and my old visa has expired I have phoned immigration many times they said to me since u have a valid application u should not worry why is it taking so long I am totally stressed out please help
Hi Nilesh
I am currently on a subclass 500 student visa which expires soon at the end of 2021. I have no intentions of staying further in Australia but would still prefer to spend a few more extra weeks to travel. Will I also be granted a bridging visa immediately if I were to apply for subclass 600 visitor visa, or are there any other options? Will be applying onshore. Thank you!
Hi Sir,
Currently I am holding my BVE in total my BVE on 9 months and my master will be competing in 30Dec2021. My visa expires on 31 Jan 2021.
And I am not eligible for 485 visa could you please assist me what is the procedure to follow.
Thanks
Hello; i need your advise please. My 485 visa application was rejected on the 24th of November 2021 while i am still offshore. The reason was because i lodged my application on the 22nd of feb 2020; but my universities completion of letter statrd i gradut3d on the 24th of February. So my visa was rejected because ibhad not graduated before lodging my 485 visa. It refusal letter says ibcan make an appeal only if i am present in Australia; but i am currently offshore and my bridging visa B has kongrd expired since may 2020. What other option do i have to return to Australia?
Hello nilesh, i just want to get advise from you about applying for BVB, im holding BVA right now, and I can’t renew my travelling passport here in Malaysia embassy australia. I want to make sure my name in malaysia still clear without any problem with make a new passport. So if i apply for BVB, and the reason is only go back to malaysia for renew my passport, it’s okay or not? It’s approves by immigration or not? I need your advise
Hi.. i have a quick question, how hard would it be to apply for BVC after it gets ceased by leaving Australia? And how long will it take to get granted usually?
Hello sir,
I need to know that my if one has applied for 485 visa in October,2021 and still they haven’t been granted the 485 visa and are on Bridging visa A (BVA) .
Now I want to know why is it taking so long to be granted a 485 visa as previously it was granted in just 20-25 days.
And if I want to leave on BVB for my wedding to India then for hoy much period of time will I be granted a travel.For how much time period is the travel granted in BVB ?
Please reply
Hi, I applied 186 visa and got my bridging visa A, for emergency situation I want go back to overseas. I applied bridging visa b on 02/11/2021. Now almost 24 days but I did not receive any answer my bridging visa b. Normally how long they take to process the bridging visa b .
Thank you
Hi Nilesh,
I am the holder of Bridging Visa A and waiting for my student visa decision. I started my course by march 2019 and was expected to finish by march 2021 but due to covid I extended my course and for that i applied for a new student visa. my course finished by July 5th 2021. Due to lockdown my medical examination has been delayed to feb 2022. Can you advise what should I do now. I want to apply for my 485 visa. Can I still apply for it or Should I wait for my student visa decision ? And when I get the student visa what options do I have ?
Thanks for your help.
Ashwin
Great Article. Recently I applied for 186 Visa and got bridging visa A immediately. However, secondary applicant (my wife) didnt get the bridging visa yet. Not sure what is wrong.
I applied 408 covid 19 pandemic visa after 4 days of my student visa expired. I haven’t received the bridging visa automatically. So I applied for bridging visa A “Permission to work”. I am still waiting for my bridging visa grant. What should I do at this stage.
Hi,
I submitted my 485 visa on 16/9/2021. I have just discovered that I submitted the wrong police check. Could you please advise me what I should do now? Thank you so much.
Best regards
Hiep Vu
Hi Nilesh,
I am a little confused about when the BVA starts. Say I am granted a BVA. My current visa is a subclass 600 visitor visa that allows me to stay in Aus 3 months at a time and expires in 1 year. Am I allowed to keep staying beyond the 3 months? Does the BVA start after the 3 months or does it start after the visa expires in a year?
Hi Nilesh,
Thank you so much for this help and the comment section is super helpful as well!
I lodged an onshore partner visa application at the end of October 2021 and I am currently on a BVA. I have deferred my university course for 2 years and really need to get back to the USA to finish my degree, as well as see my family. I am really hoping to get a BVB for 12 months for these reasons.
We used a migration agent for our partner visa and she quoted us a lot of money to help us with a BVB due to COVID. I am really hoping to just complete the application by myself but I don’t want too much risk of refusal! Can you please let me know if the application is something I can do on my own, or should I seek outside help? Also if you have any tips on what evidence to include on the application? I believe I am a very low risk applicant.
hello sir,
I’m Viqar, i recently applied for student visa extension( subclass 500) it is a 2nd time extension because I’m left with 2 subjects to complete my masters degree. Now I’m on bridging visa A And i want to travel india i understand i have to take BVB VISA for travel,
my question is,
>will immigration gives decision on my subsequent visa application ( i,e. 500 extension ) while I’m offshore ??? if YES , what if i get a refusal for that??
>suppose if i get a refusal, can i apply for TR 485 visa from offshore after completing master online????
>what if i overstayed in india on BVB duration because of border closure???
please help me sir,
thank you
Hey Nilesh,
Can the time I spend on a bridging visa A, which was 10 months ,count towards my work and holiday visa (417) ? They granted my visa but instead of 12 months I just got 2 because the counted the time on bridging A towards it. Is that legit ?
Thanks Ani
I used to have a protection visa, and it has already had a bridging visa A （in 2019）I forgot to apply for bridging visa B , But it’s too late, I have already left Australia… Is there any other way I can re-enter Australia? help me…I am currently trapped overseas for a long time Thank you
Hi,
I am current on Bridging Visa B which expires is January and have applied for My graduate Visa 485 (TR). I am planning to go back to my country. Due to border restrictions it is a possibility i would not be able to return in January. Would i still be granted TR if i am offshore if i applied my 485 Visa in Australia?
Hello . My permanent visa had been cancelleded by section 501 .can I apply for BVE visa while I am waiting the revocation decision ?. Thank you for help .
Hi Nilesh ,
I had 457 which was due for expiry last year Sep , so I filed for new visa 482 as 457 is no longer in effect and due to covid conditions I was granted bridging visa A .
Due to critical covid conditions , I had to travel back to offshore while 483 visa was in processing state without applying for bridging visa b .
Can you please let me know if I can ever receive my visa.
Hi Nilesh,
Currently, I am on a bridging visa to a student visa (marking visa, 500) with a family. The previous visa expiry date was 24 March 2021. We haven’t do our medical check-up as it has been cancelled due to lockdown but now the clinic is re-open and they requested us to book for medical check-up. Meanwhile, I just graduated this Oct and now planning to return to my home country in December, but also thinking to apply for 485.
My Questions: Can I lodge an application for a visa 485 onshore (in Australia) and then go back to my home country while waiting for the visa application of 485 is being processed and granted? Do I need to apply for BVB, but I don’t have any intention to re-enter Australia? Or can I just leave? Is there any possibility that my 485 visa application will be refused because I was being offshore? Thank you for your response
Hi I’m BVE holder with no work right since 2019 and my passport is expired we do not have a consulate that can renew it. I’am in long waiting processing for my judicial review through the federal circuit court. I also have a case going on through the family court.
What visa other is possible for me to apply to change my circumstances ?
Can I travel outside the country while waiting for my case progress?
And if I decide to leave the country would be easy for me to come back ?
Thank you
Hi Nilesh,
I was hoping you would be able to shed some light on my situation. I have applied about a year ago for extension of my working holiday visa (462) and am still bridging (Bridging A visa). I would like to apply for a Partner visa but since there was still no decision on my working holiday, should I just cancel that application after I apply for a new visa? I should be granted a bridging visa, right?
Thank you!
Hi Nilesh, I was hoping you can me with 2 questions. I am on BVA waiting for my student visa (500). I received a State nomination letter today relating to my 190 EOI and waiting for the Invitation to Apply (ITA) from the dept of home affairs. Question (1) after I get the invitation and submit my application for 190, will I get another BVA? (2) Should I withdraw my student visa right after I get the second BVA (so that I don’t have the risk of the student visa overriding approval of the 190)?
Hi now i hold bridging visa A and now my visa under AAT. Just asking can i change to another visa example 191 visa or can company sponsor my visa? Or i need to study ?
Hi
My AAT got refused and we apply for minister intervene under compelling compasonate ground. (we applied our child citizenship). My lawyer write and post letter for Minister on last date of my visa expire 15th October. Now, immigration updated our minister letter applied on 17th October and refusing to give me work permission stating that we are unlawful while applying minister intervene.What can we do in this situation.
Hi Nilesh,
My visa runs out today ans I still haven’t received my Bridging Visa. I have applied for a 408 visa.
Do you know if its normal?
Hello, myself and my partner have applied or Partner Visa Sublcalss (820)
We are currently on bridging Visa (A) with work rights.
We want to travel overseas for 5 months on bridging visa (B)
Will they let her work when she comes back on another bridging visa A?
Will going overseas do any harm to the partner visa application ?
Any other risks with this ?
Hi, i would like some info regarding temporary graduate visa application, i have applied this Visa and currently on BVA, now i need to travel and dont want to return until the end of next year. If i just leave Australia on BVA will my application still being processed?
Hi Nilesh,
My wife is currently awaiting an outcome on a subclass 461 visa application and she was granted BVA (about 2.5 years ago). Then, last month we applied for sublass 189 (NZ stream as I’m a NZ citizen) and they granted my wife BVC which I believe will be in effect after we cancel her subclass 461 visa application right?
My question is, can she be granted BVB to go overseas or are they really strict on that? It’s been a rough period due to covid and it’s been years since she’s seen her aging grandmother. Thanks mate
Hi Nilesh,
I am on Subclass600 visa and intend to apply for a 804 visa. However, due to the COVID lockdowns, I couldn’t travel and had to let my passport expire. Can I now put in my application for PR and then apply for a BVB to return to my home country just to get my passport renewed so that I can update my application afterwards?
Hi Nilesh,
We applied for covid 19 visa on the day our visa expires. I got acknowledgment from home affairs that us it now received. Previously we have 485 with my wife. 2 questions.
1. Does my wife need to apply separately because she got an email from home affairs that her visa has expired although i have included her as dependent on my visa application.
2. What does it mean by automatic grant after application? Because 2 days past since we applied our visa we still didnt get a bridging visa grant letter. Also, our visa has now expired.
Thank you in advance for your reply. More power
Hi,
I am currently based in Sydney and have a work event in Gold Coast. I am on BVA and want to confirm that I can travel within Australia under the BVA?
Hi Nilesh,
Hope you are doing well. My mother is stuck overseas for last two years with expired Bridging visa B .
I have applied substantive visa – Aged Parent (804 )in 2013 and visa Q date is 2014.
A Visitor visa under family stream was applied last year and not granted till date. Should I stick with this stream and later when granted reinstate her Bridging visa B when she is here?
My undeŕstading is that cond. 8503 no further stay if applied on her tourist visa would not affect in reinstating her Bridging visa B as her substantive visa application (804)is already in final processing phase in Australia. Please advice if I am doing the right thing.
Thank you
Regards
Hi Nilesh,
I have a PR which was granted in Dec 2016 and I had entered Australia in Feb 2017.
In April 2021, I applied for citizenship and I guess it would be processed/reviewed only after April 2022.
Now my PR is expiring in Dec 2021 as it will be 5 years since it was issued. So would appreciate your advice on below.
1) Do I get a bridging visa automatically after my PR expires in Dec 2021 or do I need to apply for it? If yes, will it be BVA or BVC?
2) If I have to travel outside Australia and return to Australia then do I need a Resident Return Visa (RRV) or can I just convert my bridging visa to BVB.
3) How long does it take to get a BVB from BVA?
4) Does having a Bridging visa impact my citizenship application.
Thanks in advance
hi im holding bridging visa A. and im planning to migrate here with my kids . any chance or possible for this. or do i eligible to get pr points by taking english course PTE. and my husband in brindging visa e his trying to get his work right as well.
Hi Nelish,
If I am applying for a waiver and the outcome doesn’t come yet when my visa (subclass 500) is expired, can I apply for BVE and apply further visa when waiver result comes out? How long can I stay with this visa? many thanks
I got bvb and my newborn got bVE because she did not have any substensive visa. Immigration said we usually do not put ban on children. So what does that mean now she got BVE and it says she can not come back if she leaveas australia. My question is does she have ban for 3 years? Can she apply for another visa if she leaves australia?
What bridging visa will be granted to me after applying for 838 visa does this visa come with any condtions do I get working rights
Hi Nilesh,
I have completed my studies earlier than the given duration. Then I applied for subclass 485 in the meanwhile I got a nomination for 491 so I withdraw my 485 application. Now I have Bridging A for 491 and a student visa in effect. Here my question is do I need another COE as my student visa is going to expire after 6 months more.
Thanks
Hi Nilesh,
I finished my studies earlier than the given time on COE, then I applied for subclass 485, in the meanwhile I got 491 and then I withdraw by 485 visa. Now, I have Bridging A of 491 and student visa in effect. Here my question is do I need another COE to stay on my student visa as it is expiring after 6 months.
Hello Sir,
I am on a bridging visa A at the moment and waiting for processing of my subclass 500 visa.
What will happen if I travel overseas on BVB and immigrants decides to refuse my subclass 500 application?
Will I be able to travel back?
Could you please let me know.
Thanks
Hi Nilesh,
Before my TR visa expire, I applied for student visa since 2020. Currently, I am residing in Northern Territory and studying my 2nd master degree in here and it’s my last semester. My graduation will be completed at 15 th of November, 2021 but still I am holding my BVA which has unlimited work and study permission. As soon as I finish my study, I am planning to apply 190 but I haven’t got my student visa yet since I applied and also medical done. During BVA, can I apply for 190? Looking forward to hearing from you. Thanks
Hi,
Im currently applying for covid 408 visa, my visa is expiring on 19th Oct 21. Once i apply for covid visa, i will get a Bridging visa , what if due to border opening, they refuse my covid visa? Will i get a bridging E then? If so can you apply for Student visa while being on bridging visa E?
Hi Nilesh,
My husband is here on Visiting Visa 600. He has condition must leave before visa expires. We have applied for onshore partner visa and have BVB until september 2022. But BVB will get activated after current visa expires on 17Oct. Can he leave the country before his visa expires? And does BVB gets activated if he leaves before it is active. Please advise.
Thanks,
Vrushita
I am on BVC at the moment and about get refusal on 189
In the mean time I received 491 nomination and hopping to get invitation soon.
Now my query is that once I receive invitation and pay fees and lodge the application then what bridging visa will get?
Because I need to withdraw my 189 visa
Also will my bridging visa C will be continuing or will they give me another bridging visa?
My husband is on visitor 600 visa and has must leave before visa expires. We have BVB which will get active after visiting visa expires. Can he leave before BVB is activated and does the visa gets active once he leave?
Hi Nilesh,
I submitted my application for partner visa 820 on 01/10/2021 and received a confirmation email from home affairs saying they had received my application. However, I still have not been granted BVA. And my 485 visa expired yesterday (2/10/2021). I don’t know what to do, I thought BVA would be automatically granted once I submitted my application. I cannot contact home affairs either as it is Sunday today and public holiday this coming Monday.
Hello can you please clear the confusion, my wife has applied for 485 subsequent entrant (onshore) on my 485 visa which is expiring in nov 21 and she has got bridging visa c since she was already on bridging A for her own student visa( Withdrwan now). Now the thing is if her visa is not granted till nov 21, then she will still be on bridging C, whereas I have to apply for 408 visa to gain some time for the nomination. Can anyone please tell what will be her visa outcome once my 485 expired, since the lawyer has told us we can’t apply her 408 along with me as she is not on any substansive visa. Another thing is my 6 months working is tasmania is going to finish in nov 21 as well so I am hoping to apply for state nomination in nov 21. My occupation is motor mechanic. Also if we can not apply her 408 visa, can I include her along with me in the nomination application to the state and eventually apply for 190 visa along with me while on bridging visa c?
Hi Nilesh,
I’m on Bridging A visa from a previous 485 visa application. I have now applied for 190 visa but I have not been granted a bridging visa for my 190 application.
I am living with my son in Australia since 2019 I am divorced and 72 years of age I depend on my son for everything am I eligible for for 838 visa which form is required to apply and how r your fees for this visa thank you
I would like to apply for 838 visa I am living with my son since 2019 in Melbourne I am single and depend on him for food clothing and shelter and medicines am I eligible for this visa and form is required to apply how much r your fees for this please help thank you
Hi,
I am currently on 485 PGWP stuck offshore i have also applied for 491 visa being offshore under stream 2 for NSW. I want to ask can i apply bridging visa A when i return to Australia???
Please help
Hi Nilesh
I wanted to enquire that I’m currently on Bridging visa A for 190 QLD state sponsorship visa from June 2021 .I am waiting for my visa grant since Jan 2021(application submitted). I plan to travel to India in October , so usually the bridging visa B is issued for how many months and can i pursue them to give me BVB for a year so that I don’t have to worry about visitor visa when i have to travel back once the borders open?Also, is it a right decision to travel or should i wait as I’m very confused.
Also, are you aware how much time the department is taking nowdays to issue 190 visa grant?
Thanks in advance
Hi I applied for Contributory Aged Parent Visa and on BVA. Planning to travel overseas for holiday and business. How often can I apply BVB in one year and what is the normal length of time for BVB. Thanks.
Hey,
I applied for a student visa extension on 14 march 2021, got a bridging visa A in the mean time as my medical was due, because of the lockdown the medical kept on getting extended and I still did not get a new date for the medical.
My course got completed in august and I have all the documents required to apply for 485 temporary graduate visa. I want to know I am eligible to apply for 485 while being on bridging visa A and if I do apply what interim visa will I be granted after applying for the 485. Hoping it will still be Bridging visa A and not C as one of the migration agency I approached suggested that I might get a Bridging visa C
Hi Nilesh!
I am currently on a BVA, as I wait for my 2nd 417 WHM visa to be approved.
However, my 2nd WHV (once approved) will expire Jan 2022. So far I am waiting over 7 months for this visa to be approved (it’s in further assessment, one of the unlucky ones!!). My issue here is; I am afraid that I will still be on a BVA, and I will not have time to put in an application for my 3rd WHV by Jan 2022.
Can you please offer some advice here on my situation.
Thank you!
Julie
Hi Nilesh,
I am an international student who applied for an extension of student visa before my current visa got expired. But after few days I got an email from IMMI saying that my application for visa is INVALID because it did not meet the criteria for form 1545 COVID-19 Impacted student eligibility. And the email also said that I will need to lodge a new student visa application through immiaccount.
But the problem is that my visa got expired on Aug 30 and I got the email from Immi on Sep 3rd. I have submitted a new application on Sep 8th. Now I haven’t got a bridging visa. I saw an option to apply for bridging visa separately in the application home of my Immi account, so I have applied for bridging visa A seeking permission to work. Is my approach correct?
If you could please get back to me on this, it would be really helpful to me.
Thank You.
Regards,
Surya.
Good morning sir
My partner got BVE. Is there any chance to get student visa again.
Hi , I have been on a bridging visa for now 15 monts waiting for my second WHV to be granted .
My current employer would be ready to sponsor me , is it possible to apply for a sponsorship visa in my situation ?
Hi,
I am currently the holder of a bridging visa a, and my bridging visa is soon going to expire. When do I apply for a bridging visa, right nor or after it expires?
Please tell me soon.
Dear Sir Nilesh,
I’m holding Bridging Visa C 030 with working permit, just granted this year. Is there any way that I can apply another visa to can still stay in Australia and travel?
Thank you so much Sir
Dear Sir, Greetings of the day, we found very unorthodox situation. We are a consultancy, we lodged a file of our student, but erroneously she got bridging visa. We dropped a mail to Home Affairs. Its been around 40 days since she received that visa. Normal processing time for Student visa from Offshore is around 25 days. So Kindly put some light on the same. Thanks and Regards,
Hi Nilesh good day, I have a question. I’m currently on Bridging Visa A my Subclass 500 visa don’t have yet a result due to I was not able to do my medical because of lockdown . I’m planning to go back home this November and planning to apply for BVB, is there any issues if i will go back home and return to AU once borders lifted and do my medical? And when is the possible time to apply for BVB if i will go back this coming November? I’m a bit confused of what to do , hope you can help me. Thank you, Will appreciate your response.
Hi Nilesh,
I have applied 190 Visa for NSW and holding BVA.
Planning to apply BVB to leave Australia in a couple of months. In case if I could not return back with in the defined BVB period, will the 190 application be refused and the department will not process further?
No.
The processing will continue and subclass 190 visa is able to be granted while you are overseas.
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Does this work the same with 485 visa? I have lodged it onshore, but may not be able to come back on BVB in the defined travel period.
Will my 485 be granted while overseas?
Hi
I Came in Australia 2013 with both. Now I have bridging visa E
WE / 050. My case has been refused now but I am waiting for final court. I was wondering if I can apply for any other visa. Also I wanted to add I am student in labor university do you think I can apply for student visa?
If you have already lodged a protection visa in Australia and that application has been finally decided then he did not possible for you to lodge any further protection visa in Australia.
If you have an Australian partner then there might be scope for lodging a partner visa however the scope for you lodging any student visa is non-existent.
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Dear Sir,
I applied 485 visa with dependent. I received the acknowledgment letter and my bridging visa A. But my partner have not received bridging visa yet. We still have 3 days my partner visa will be expired. I tried to call to DHA but they are so busy. What should we do now.
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Hi Nilesh.
I understand that 485 post-study visa varies from 2 to 4 years depending on the program studied. I have recently finished a program that allows me to opt for the 485 post-study visa for 2 years. I currently have got a Bridging visa A. Does the time that I will spend under bridging visa A count towards this visa grant? I mean, if I spend 6 months under BVA before the 485 (positive) visa answer, will that be for the remaining time to complete the time granted? Or, does the (2 years) visa grant count since the moment of 485 visa approval?
Thank you very much.
Hi Nilesh,
I have finished my degree last year ( November 2020) and had a student visa till Feb 2021. I applied for a 485 visa in Feb and currently, I am on a bridging visa. Is it possible to withdraw my application and apply for a student visa (subclass 500) again? If so what would be the process.
Hi Jasdeep
I will simply stay patient and wait for the decision in relation to the 485 visa.
This is because when you lodge a fresh application whilst the holder of a bridging visa A class, you will be subjected to additional schedule 3 criteria and this may result in a refusal of the student visa you propose to apply for.
If you do withdraw your present application you should be aware that your bridging visa a class granted in association with that 485 visa application will cease after 35 days of the withdrawal being processed by the department of home affairs.
Additionally you should know that if you do lodge an application for a student visa whilst holding a bridging visa a class then you will be granted a Bridging Visa C class in association with that you visa application.
Note that a bridging C class does not have any exit and return facility.
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Hi Nilesh,
My partner and I are currently on 482 visas (TSS – Short Term Stream). We’ve already renewed these once onshore, and have been advised that it might be possible to renew once more offshore. My question is: If we leave Australia before our current visas expire and apply for renewed 482 visas, will a Bridging visa be granted to cover the period from current visa expiry until a decision is reached on the new application? I was under the impression that a Bridging visa could only be granted while the applicant is onshore.
John
Yes unfortunately if you make an application when you are physically outside of Australia at the time, Then you will not be great if any bridging visa at all.
This means you’ll need to remain overseas until such time as the decision is made in relation to the application allowing you a 482 visa to enter Australia.
Subject to covid travel restrictions you might be able to enter Australia on an electronic travel authority depending on your passport country.
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Hi there, I have submitted in july 2021 an application for a partner visa 820. I have just been granted a bridging visa B allowing me to return to Canada from 1 November 2021 until it ends on 15 November 2022. I will re enter australia before the bvb expiry date. Can you please tell me, if I am outside of Australia when my partner visa is approved, is this an issue? Is my partner visa application at risk?
Alex
This is a great question.
Regulation 820.411 of schedule 2 of the Migration Act states that the applicant must be in Australia when the visa is granted.
What is likely to happen is that the case officer will contact you and advise you the day looking to Grant the 820 Visa application however they know that you are offside and typically they will wait until you are back on sure until such time as they grant the application – but this is subject to any concessions that apply in relation to granting a visa that is ordinarily one where the applicant must be inside Australia because of covid considerations.
I would not stress too much about it because I cannot see a situation where a case officer will refuse the visa because you are caught offshore.
I love the fact that you have secured a bridging visa B for a 12-month period allowing you quite a lot of breathing space.
Thank you again for your question Alex.
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Hi Nilesh,
My spouse applied for a partner visa (820) and paid the fee yesterday. Her minor son was also in the application. We received the Bridging visa for her son today, but not for her.
We checked in the bridging visa section in the immi account also and find the bridging visa for his son only.
We thought that it will come for both. Please advise us what to do?
Regards,
Manish
Hello Nilesh,
I am on a current student visa which is valid till 29th August 2021. Due to delays with my course I wasn’t expecting to finish the degree before this time, so I applied for a new student visa 2 weeks ago and I was issued a bridging visa A.
Now as it turns out, I have completed the course on time and hence, will not need the new student visa. I have applied for my 485 visa now as I have met all the requirements and been issued a bridging visa A for that as well. I have also uploaded form 1446 to withdraw the earlier student visa application.
My question is, at the expiry of my current visa on 29th August, which of the two bridging visas will be active?
Thank you,
Advait
I have bridging visa c my partner Newzealand citizen can I apply 461 subclass visa
Hi Nilesh,
Currently, I am on Bridging visa B and waiting for my visa 485 grant. I would like to go overseas for the period of 3 months but since travel restrictions in Australia are in place, I was thinking to apply for bridging visa B for the period from October 2021 to March 2022. So my question is:
1. will immigration provide Bridging visa B for 6months?
2. My main visa application processing time is 9months, which will be granted on November 2021, so at that time, if I am overseas on bridging visa B, does that affect my main visa application decision? will they cancel the main visa application?
Looking forward for your advice
Thank you
Hope you find this well. I applied for a 408 visa but was not granted automatic bridging visa. Do i need to worry??
Hello Nilesh,
My girlfriend and I came on a Working Holiday Visa in May 2019. When our substantive Visa expired there were no flights back to Europe due to the Corona19 pandemic. Since then we were put on a Bridging Visa E by the immigration.
My girlfriend will leave Australia next week on a Bridging Visa E – do you think this has consequences for future applications? Her profession is on the ANZEC list. Does she has any chance to apply for a 190 visa (skilled nominated NSW) from offshore?
I want to try to jump on a tourist visa subclass 600 in order to apply for a 190/189 visa onshore since my profession is on the ANZSCO list as well.
Besides the points, in regards to our current BVE visa, could this work out?
Thank you a lot!
Martin
Hello Nilesh. I have applied for a second 408 visa. My current one expires in one week and my bridging visa A kicks in. I want to know if my visa gets refused then what are my options from a refusal on bridging visa? Regards. Ibrahim
Hi Nilesh, how are you? I have a question, My husband was on a student visa Subclass500 and my son and me we were holding a Partner and Child Dependents but the department cancelled his Visa and consequently our visas, . We applied to AAT and the decision was (set aside) they said the visa not to be cancelled, but currently his student visa 500 cancelled already expired, what should we do now? how long do we need to wait until the department replace the new decision. thank you.
Hi Nilesh,
I am the holder of Bridging Visa A and waiting for my student visa decision. I started my course by Oct 2020 and my course finished by 14 Jul 2021. Can you advise what should I do now. Should I wait for my student visa decision or apply for a new course.
Thanks for your help.
Chris
I understand how frustrating this must be for you. You must have course the enrolled in a course in order for a student visa to be granted so I would certainly apply for a new confirmation of enrolment.
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Hi Nilesh, how are you? I have a question, I was on a student visa Subclass500 when we (me and my husband) arrived here last Oct. 2018 and finished my studies last Nov. 2020. Our visa expired last January 2021 but we applied again under a student visa. Now my husband is the one who’s studying but still we are on bridging visa A. I’m just wondering coz we applied our student visa last Nov 2020 but we don’t have any idea what take so long for our result. What do you think is the problem? Thank you. I hope for your response. 😊
There’s quite a degree of variability in terms of how long it takes for a student visa to be granted at the present time given the covid-19 pandemic.
Factors which affect delay include simple backlog, integrity checking in relation to your application, your original country of residence and other risk factors.
It may help you to know that I’m aware of other cases where similar delays are being encountered and assuming that you have put in a good application I would simply sit tight and ensure that you remind lawfully present in Australia by checking Vevo regularly.
Additionally you should make sure that you have a current confirmation of enrolment and that you do not finish the studies in respect to which the confirmation of enrolment was submitted with the application in November 2020.
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Hi Nilesh,
I would like to ask regarding WA 010, i was applied on 2018, but i not sure when the expired date coming? Could u know how longer can stay with WA 010 visa in australia, without do any court yet?
The subclass 010 is also known as a bridging visa a class and is typically granted for an indefinite period which expires either 28 days or 35 days after a final decision has been made in relation to whatever substantive visa you have applied for.
I would make sure that your contact details with immigration are up to date so that you are 100% sure of receiving any communication from the Department in terms of their decision-making.
Cases can be delayed in terms of processing for multiple reasons.
Some are the legitimate reasons for example relating to a resourcing issue and others can be quite bizarre, for example, relating to where immigration has somehow misplaced your application in its systems.
Another common reason for excessive delay is if your application has been flagged for integrity-checking.
This would mean that the department has reached out to other stakeholders in its network in order to confirm the authenticity of material provided.
In the case of concerns about whether or not the character requirement has been met, then you can expect considerable delays if the case officer reaches out to other stakeholders because of the criminal aspect of your case and the policy considerations which would flow from allowing a person with a criminal record to be granted a visa.
Hi, may I know how long period maximum can stay in Australia with bringing visa A (WA 010) without court yet and now still have covid19 restriction?
Thank you.
This is an excellent question. The answer is that there is no maximum period prescribed full stop the rule is that the bridging visa will continue for as long as it takes being such time as one exits Australia or 28 or 35 days after a final decision is made in respect of the substantive visa applied for and on the basis of which the bridging visa a was granted.
The reason why I say 28 days as well as 35 days is that it depends on when the applications were made. The rules have changed and are affected by the date of application for the substantive visa. It was originally 28 days and more recently 35 days after the final decision.
Hi sir
I am on bridging visa c as my student visa was till September 2020 and my wife course was finishing in November so we had applied was extension of student visa for which we waited till December but did not get any response as the course was finished so we had to withdraw the extension application and apply for tr 485 visa so we did that than moved to bridging visa c with work Rights my wife is doing a job in her field since January now I am concerned about her experience points because we haven’t got our 485 visa yet please advice and suggest what can be done for her experience points to be counted when she is done with one year work in her field
You should have actually check your eligibility as at the time of application for a subclass 485 visa and take a look at the visa held on the day you applied in particular. You should also then look at whether or not you are likely to meet all of the criteria for the subclass 485 visa when a decision maker opens your file and considers the material for the purposes of making a decision. That is called the time of decision criteria and you should get some urgent advice as to whether you will in fact meet the time of application criteria as well as the time of decision criteria for the subclass 485 you have applied for.
I have applied in 190 permanent residency. As I hv recived NT nomination I didn’t wait for 485 grant. Currently I am in bridging visa 485. My question is am I in right tract. I also didn’t receive 190 bridging visa. I
Well I’m not sure what you are asking me here but if you met the time of application criteria applicable to the subclass 485 as well as the time of decision criteria applicable to the 485 then you would be on track for the 485 visa.
In relation to the 190 visa, the same applies. That is to say that if you met the time of application criteria for the subclass 190 visa and you will also need the time of decision criteria for the subclass 190 visa then you will be on the right track.
One thing to be careful of is that if get the 190 visa granted and then because you have failed to then withdraw the application for the 485, you get the 485 visa granted.
In this unlikely but possible circumstance, the 485 visa will extinguish the 190 permanent residence visa and this result would be very very frustrating for you!
My name is Phong and I am holding a Bridging Visa A of Subclass 820 so could I change to Student Visa (subclass 500) at this stage of time?
Thank you for your kind support so much and I love to hear back from you soon.
I think that you will find that one of the criteria required to be met at the time of application for a student visa in Australia is that you hold a substantive visa and it would appear that you will not meet this requirement because you have stated that you hold only a bridging visa a in association with a substantive subclass 820 Visa and not the subclass 820 visa itself.
Hi Nilesh,
My sister is currently in Australia with Medical Treatment Visa subclass 602 as a supporting person for her husband. This visa will expire at the end of August. She’s recently lodged an application for student visa and has been issued Bridging visa A. My questions are:
1. Can she still lodge an application for Medical Treatment Visa while waiting for the student visa’s decision?
2. If she doesn’t apply for another Medical Treatment Visa while waiting for the student visa and the student visa is refused, can she then apply for Medical Visa or lodge an application for a review or lodge an appeal to the Tribunal?
Thank you so much for your help!
1. Yes.
2. Yes.
Thanks
Nilesh
Hello,
I am on a bridging visa A after a 417 working holiday visa, and awaiting a 600 tourist visa. The estimated wait time was 7 to 8 months, however the visa was just granted much sooner.
My question is, do I have to quit my job immediately as the new visa has no work rights, or is there a validy period to complete the last couple weeks of work on a contract.
Thank you!
Brad
The Visitor Visa effectively kills the bridging visa so the only thing you have right now is a visa which has no work rights and for which you can not get work rights so you need to stop working right now. Sorry!
Hi Nilesh,
Please answer this.
My sister in law is already granted visa 600 subclass family sponsored visa for six months from arrival (and arrival is expected to be in September)
Now, we are looking at two options. Our objective is to make sure that she can stay in Australia legit.
Please suggest me which one should we go after-
Option 1. Apply for tourist visa(this time visitor stream) now and hope that it does does not come with 8503 and 8531 visa. Then when she arrives in Australia in September, she can apply for onshore partner visa.
Option 2. Apply for offshore partner visa – 309 now and hope that it is granted before March 2022 (this is when family sponsored tourist visa expires). If partner is not granted till March 2022 then we can also look at waiving 8503 and 8531 condition (of her current family sponsored visa 600) and apply for another visa such as tourist or student to make sure she can stay long enough for offshore partner visa to be granted.
Someone suggested me that sister in law should apply for offshore partner visa and when her tourist visa is about to expire then she should go for BVE (this will get her time to get offshore partner visa granted whilst she is in Australia)
The only advantage of option 1 to us is that there is no harm in applying and we would know the outcome right away ( whether she can apply for onshore visa)
What do you suggest me – option 1 or 2?
Hi Zai
Great questions. You should do both.
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My name is Pedro, Mexican citizen and working full time since 2017 , I have received a notification from the AAT that my appeal (457 employer nomination refusal)should be decided in 2 weeks, and it’s more likely to be refused again, so I was about to go to NZ to submit my offshore partner visa, as I’ve been in a defacto partnership since 2019 and we are getting married in Nov this year, I hired a lawyer in Brisbane and her advise it’s to leave Australia and avoid BVE, she reckons I dont have any compasionate circunstances to be granted a schedule 3 waiver. It is very disapointed because both (my partner and myselft) we work full time, we have already booked our wedding and we have a dog and 2 cats , so we will be forced to leave to NZ within 35 days after refusal.. I have read that schedule 3 could be tricky and because covid this might be a good excuse to get it waived.. I need more advise.. also, My application will be subjected to a health waiver, and this has been managed in australia all this time.
I’ve emailed you directly.
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Hey
Good day, I’m on a subclass 600 visiting visa which expires March 22’, but I can only stay 90 days at a time. My wife and I are planning on logging a partner visa onshore, before my current stay expires 29/09/2021. Will a bridging visa be granted on my current stay(after 29th sept) or the total length of the subclass 600(29th March 22’).
Thanks
Hello Desmond
A bridging visa is actually granted immediately after lodgment of your subclass 820 partner visa.
What is important to note is that the bridging visa does not kick in until suchtime as your current visa expires, which is 29 September 2021.
I expect after midnight on the the day of 29 September, your bridging visa will kick in and keep you lawful in this country until such time as a final decision is made in relation to the 820 application which you are proposing to lodge.
You should also be aware that a bridging visa A class will not continue if you exit Australia. So, you will need to lodge a bridging visa B class in order to return within a defined period and then continue your stay in Australia, until such time as a decision is made in relation to the 820 application.
Nilesh Nandan
Thanks, that’s what I thought but the explanation was clear and precise.
Thanks
Hey Sir,
I applied for partner visa. I got the acknowledgment but I didn’t get the bridging visa acknowledgment
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Hi I need your help!
I had applied for 485 in Jan 2021 and was holding bva at the moment. I am planning to apply for bvb and go back to Hong Kong for a period of time.
May I know if my bvb expired but I was still in Hong Kong, is it possible for me to wait for 485 being processed offshore (in Hong Kong)? Many thanks!!
Hi Nicole
485.411 states
(1) The applicant who satisfies the primary criteria for the grant of the visa:
(a) unless paragraph (b) or (c) applies—must be in Australia, but not in immigration clearance, when the visa is granted; or
(b) if the visa is granted during a concession period—may be in or outside Australia when the visa is granted, but not in immigration clearance; or
(c) if the applicant applied for the visa outside Australia during a concession period and the concession period has ended at the time the visa is granted—may be in or outside Australia when the visa is granted, but not in immigration clearance.
(3) In any other case, the applicant may be in or outside Australia when the visa is granted.
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Hi Nilesh – are we able to enter Australia on sub class 600 and then apply for sub class 461 and hope to receive a BVB while 461 is being processed? It’s two years are present hence wondering if this is a possibility? Also wondering what’s the processing time for sub class 600 out of New Zealand for someone who is on an Indian passport and Nz PR holder. Thanks
Hi,
My wife is on 600 visa since last year. It is due to expire in October. I have applied for 820 partner visa and as a result BVA is granted but not active yet. My wife is a registered nurse and want to start working asap. Is there anyway that her BVA can become active now and she wont have to wait until October?
Thanks
O
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Hi,
I am currently on a bridging B bisa while my 461 visa application is processed, this has been nearly 2 years.
I am now eligible to apply for perm residence.
Is there a way I can do this and cancel my current 461 application or do I have to wait?
Hi Ellie
Why not leave it and apply for PR as well?
If the PR is granted be sure to withdraw the 461!
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My daughter is currently holding a BVA visa, and she has just got an offer for my master course in Melbourne, Australia. Shall she apply for a new student visa? And how can she process it?
On 31/01/2021, my temporary graduate visa has expired and I have applied for student visa then got bridging visa A.
While I’m on BVA, I got 491 visa invitation from SA and applied 491visa yesterday.
I have received “received” mail but there was no bridging visa A grant visa.
Because I really want to withdraw my student visa after getting grant BVA mail, it is very confuse for me.
I don’t have much time right now.
If you know the answer about this case, please reply me! Thank you so much
Hi Nelish,
Please enlighten me for this.
I got a COE dated April. While my Student Visa expired May 2021 but, got my active bridging 482 Visa same day which my student visa expired. My question are, can I cancel my COE and not continue my study. Thus, cancelling COE with expired student visa affect my active bridging visa 482?
In the other story, my educational agent and my school advice me to finish my COE in order not to affect my bridging visa 482. I do not know if I will follow them because it cost money and time to continue to study.
Thanks,
John
Hi, my boyfriend is holding visa EW ( 050) so I want to sponsor him by partner visa. Is it possible to do this?
He got refuse from his visa 970 he applied and this moment he is holding visa 050. That’s why we think about this way ( partner visa)
Thanks
Hi Nilesh,
How long will it take to process the request for the cancellation of the 408 visa?
Thanks
Cath
Hi Nilesh,
Will my bridging visa A be active automatically if I cancel my current 408 visa?
And is there any risk of refusal for my future PR application if I cancel the 408 visa?
Thank you so much for your time.
Cath
Wondering if you could provide some advice… I’m aware that the bridging visa won’t come into play until the current substantive visa ceases. But if you are attempting to move from a skilled sponsorship visa to a student visa, is there any other way to do this without having to wait for the current substantive visa to cease? Appreciate your time!
Hi Nilesh,
Under Covid circumstances I’m sure lots of BVB holders are in similar situation as us:
Stuck out of Australia for close to a year (expiry of it) and not able to return due to no availability arriving.
Are you aware of any abnormal extension for this matter?
Negative Houston!
BVB is a Cinderella visa which has an expiry date, like when Cinderella’s chariot turns into a pumpkin midnight right.
If you’re not back inside Australia before midnight then you have to re-enter Australia with another visa requiring another visa application whether by way of electronic travel authority or visitor visa or something else.
It may be possible to seek another bridging visa once you have re-entered Australia.
Bridging visa a for example can be granted to you inside Australia when your substantive visa ceases. This is the case even though you had already received a bridging visa in association with a partner visa for example whilst in Australia and exit Australia on a bvb for example and that bvb expired and you remained outside of Australia at the time of expiry.
In this scenario you could technically get a visitor visa to re-enter Australia and once you have re-entered Australia, you could seek to have your BVA in association with your original partner visa application, re-instated.
How long can you stay on an WE 050 bridging visa whilst waiting for an appeal against a visa cancelation. Their visa was canceled in Jan this year and the E bridging visa granted on 23 of Feb. Will they seriously have to wait what looks like an average of two years for an appeal to be heard.
The bridging visa E (bvE) will continue until after matter has been finally determined.
Usually this means until after a decision has been made in relation to the review applicationat the AAT, which would have been lodged by the applicant to review the decision of DHA to cancel the visa.
Are you able to tell me what’s the processing time for a bringing visa B? Thank you.
Currently a couple of days to a week or so.
Hi I’m a bridging visa A holder but my passport is going to expire soon and I won’t be able to renew my passport in consulate. Can apply bvb to renew my passport in my country? Is that a substantial reason?
Not sure why you are not able to renew your passport whilst you are inside Australia.
If you are the holder of a bridging visa a class and your passport expires after lodgment of your substantive application, please note that this is unlikely to be fatal to any grant of the substantive visa you applied for.
I don’t think that heading off-shore on a bvb for the sole purpose of renewing your passport is a good enough reason.
Not only will you need to get a bvb, but you will also need to get travel exemptions to exit and re-enter Australia. These applications will be extremely problematic in the current covod-19 climate.
Hi i need advice pls
I m currently on bridging visa A which is going to expire soon
I need some visa to stay in Australia for 4 months until my separation is done
Please advise with visa
It is possible to obtain another visa to remain in Australia temporarily. At least one option would be to remain in Australia on a bridging visa E based on departure grounds. However you should get some specific immigration law advice about your circumstances, as there may be other visa pathways which are better for you.
Hi my husband holds a BVA and was waiting his AAT appeal. The appeal came back and they have refused to renew his student Visa. We’ve been married for more than 1 year and we want to put in for our partner visa, but we are afraid it might get refunded and going offshore is not an option for us. What do we do????
In your circumstances, I think you would be super-crazy not to lodge a partner visa now and seek to meet schedule 3 criteria.
Book in a chat with me to discuss schedule 3 issues.
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My wife and I have 858 permanent visas and we need to attend my only son’s wedding in the UK in July. I know I need to apply for an exemption to depart Australia, but the Home Affairs website only mentions a funeral as an example of a compelling compassionate reason for considering granting an exemption. When I call them they say that the only way I can find out whether a wedding will meet the criteria is to file an application. I don’t want to do this unless I’m sure it will meet the criteria. Can you help?
In my experience, a wedding will not cut it!
Hello sir , as I failed to apply for student visa extension in time I got my bridging visa E for 3months until august 9 . will my visa extension get effected by PIC 4104 if I apply offshore for student visa extension as I still have 2 more semesters to complete my masters . And Is there any alternative that I can appeal to get my visa extension here itself onshore explaining current situation to unable to go back to my home country ( INDIA) or else any alternative visa that I can get while on bridging visa E. Please help me with the possibilities to get my visa extension.
If you have a bridging visa e and you are making an application inside Australia for a student visa you’ll find it extremely difficult to obtain any students visa.
You need to get immigration law advice as soon as you have become unlawfully present in australia .
It can be fatal if you immediately apply for a bve because that may not be your only option at the time of finding out that you have mmissed a deadline for lodging a further visa application while still holding a substantive visa.
Hello, I submitted an application for my 2nd WHV in Dec 2020 (while holding my 1st working holiday visa). The 2nd WHV application is still processing and I’m currently on a BVA. 2 issues: (1) My skills assessment is now complete and I’m able to lodge a 186 but worried as I’m on a BVA – will is stay on this bridging visa? (2) My 6 months with my employer (also sponsoring me for the 186) is almost up – can I apply for some kind of extension?
Help! Thank you.
Hi Nilesh,
I have received my mum’s age dependent relative visa (subclass 838) refusal on 12/05/21 due to not meet the age 66 year 6 months at the time to lodge visa application.
I would like to keep my mum with me in Australian forever as no one there in my country to look after her. I’ve two sister in my country. They are fighting for their life due to cancer.
What option is available for my mum please …? And how could I meet you ASAP as I have limited time left.
Please advise
Thanks
Jewel
hi sir, currently i’m on bridging visa E, is it possible to apply for a visitor visa?
Hi Nilesh,
my orginal visa 489 and and so if I apply for visa 887 when 489 is still valid, do I still need to apply for BVA or BVB while the visa 887 is not grant and 489 was expired?
When you lodge a subclass 887 visa application on a subclass 489, you are taken to have also applied for a BVA. It is likely that the Department will grant you a BVA without any separate application.
Hello sir my name is swikriti shrestha I am in dependent visa .. I am in bridging visa in dependent .. I had suffered from domestic violent case .. so I don’t want to leave in his visa .. his visa hasn’t arrived yet . So, will I be illegebal to apply protection visa .. may11 my husband has to go court . I have case running . Can you reply me soon . Only 2 days left
Being a victim of domestic violence is not, by itself, a valid ground for applying for a protection visa. You are not applying for a partner visa. You will ordinarily not be eligible to be granted any visa as a dependent if you are not in any genuine and continuing relationship with the primary applicant.
Hi Nilesh,
My previous 482 got expired on 30/Apr and I am currently on BVA as my employer initiated new 482 extension on early Apr. However, I have received another BVA after i submitted my 190 visa application, but it is not active, probably because 482 was submitted first. Upon my request, recently my employer has withdrawn the 482 application. How long does it take for my PR BVA to become active? or would i be receiving BVC? and am I allowed to change employer now? Your thoughts?
Thanks
Hi Nilesh,
Can i apply for a bridging visa B, giving travel reason as “grounds to overcoming a section 48 bar in other to apply for a prospective visa” since New Zealand is the only country Australian residents can travel to at the moment?
at the moment i am on a bridging visa A (8101) no work. Can I apply for a bridging visa to allow me to work here in Australia.
hi Mr Nilesh
may i know when likely the borders will be opening for the foreigner into Australia
and
Hi Nilesh,
I am on graduate 485 via and about to expire on 15 May. I was working as a software engineer. So, I was thinking I need to change my visa. But Yesterday only, my manager called me and said they are ready to apply for the 482 visa but it might take more time. I only have a month’s visa.
1. Can I apply for a covid -19 408 visa during that time being a IT professional?
2. Suppose I will apply for a student visa or covid-19 visa and will have a bridging visa, Can I apply for 482 visa when I will be in any briding visa but my previous 485 visa has been expired without the need to leave Australia? If yes, what could be the working rights, if no right can I apply to have work rights?
Can you suggest so that I can have a clue.
Hi Good day! I’m currently holding BVA waiting for grant for Student Visa. But I just received my nomination for PR. Can I cancel my BVA for Student Visa after I lodge an application for PR?
Thank you
Hi Nilesh
My brother has applied a Student visa on 19 March 2020 from tourist visa, however, he did not hear back from department regarding his application. Is it a normal situation that department is taking a more than a year to process student visa application? Is there any way to find the reason behind such delay and request department to process his application. Is there anyway he can apply for working right while he is on bridging visa until current application is processed.
Hi nilesh
I have been to jail for 45 days only. I’ve put a partner visa in as been with partner 5 years
Will I be 501
Hi Nilesh
I recently got my application for a protection visa refused, I’m currently on a bridging visa having appealed the decision. I also currently started a job as a Resident Medical Officer in a regional city, do I have other visa options and I if I do, can I still apply onshore even after the initial refusal?
Hi Nilash,
My mother received tourist visa extention refusal while she is in Australia and has given 35 days to appeal or leave the country. Under current circumstances i dont want her to go back to my country and wanted to apply for bve. Her 35 days notice finishes on 02 April. I have impression that i can only apply for bve after 02 april. Is that right ? Also considering this pandemic situation will bve affects her future visa application?
Thank you
I don’t think that I would ever let my mother get onto a bridging visa E class if I could avoid it.
If funds permit then I would strongly suggest that you lodge an application to the Tribunal for an appeal against the refusal decision in respect of the visitor visa refusal for your mum. This will then allow you to extend the existing bridging visa.
You should note that there is a limited time period of 21 days from after the date of the visa refusal decision in which to make application for the Tribunal, so please check dates carefully now and make an application immediately if it is at all possible within the 21 day window sand if funds permit.
By way of answer to your question specifically, I can’t see any technical reason why you cannot make an application now for a bridging visa E based on departure grounds if that is the approach you wish to take.
If you do not intend to appeal the visa refusal decision to the AAT then I see no reason why you cannot lodge the bridging visa application now as there is no application fee and you have nothing to lose by doing it sooner rather than waiting until she becomes unlawful, after the expiration of the 35 day period.
I trust that I have made myself clear.
Regards
Nilesh Nandan
hi
just like to ask if im a BVA holder am i eligible to bring my family in
No. Highly unlikely. They will need to make their own independent applications and aside from travel restrictions now existing, they will find it hard to meet the genuine temporary entrant requirements.
Regards
Nilesh Nandan
Immigration Lawyer
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Hi Nilesh,
I’m concerned that my 485 Graduate Work stream visa will be refused, because of the close relationship between my skill and the courses taken in Australia. Is it possible to apply for another visa while I’m on my bridging visa? I still have a few days before my current visa will be expired, but I’m not sure if I’ll be able to get the sponsor by then.
Kindly,
Giovanny
I would need to know a lot more about your circumstances but I’m afraid that unless you have an Australian partner your options are very limited given that you are the holder of a bridging visa.
I would suspect, without knowing more about your case then it might be strategically a better option (if you intend to stay in Australia) to seek advice in relation to an appeal to the tribunal (and associated Bridging visa) after your best efforts are made in terms of securing a grant of the 485 that is currently awaiting approval.
Best regards
Nilesh Nandan
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Hi Nilesh,
My daughter’s visitor visa 600 is due to expire tomorrow and I am in the process of applying for her Australian Citizenship as her father is an Australian citizen.
In order to remain lawful, would the best option to be to apply for a BVE after tomorrow whilst I apply for the citizenship? Or to apply for another visitor visa 600 asap tonight?! she is 1 yr old.
I have a partner visa application underway.
Many thanks,
Lucy
You be crazy not to apply tonight!!!
I’ll try to email you too.
There may be a need for her to travel (with you) and re-enter (think emergency) and being the holder of a bridging visa E class will cause problems.
Also being unlawful may cause issues in relation to entry into other countries down the track.
Best regards
Nilesh Nandan
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Hi Nilesh,
My Mom was here on the visitor visa 600 which was expiring on 7th March 2021 with 8503. We applied for waiver to apply for the Visitor Visa. On applying for the 600 Visitor Visa she has been granted the BVA (without conditions though unsure if the conditions are parented by the substantive one). Is there a way for us to apply for Aged parent visa onshore at this juncture. With my Dad passing away last year, it is impossible for my Mom to live in India all by herself at her age and with the current psyche. We will take her there from time to time for three to six weeks on a trot. What do you think is the possible recourse to remedy the situation?
Appreciate your response please!
Regards
This is a great question.
You have done well to get the waiver of the condition 8503 no further stay limitation on your mum’s visa. Well done!
If you meet the general requirements of any onshore visa application including the aged parent visa and in particular the balance of family test, then I would most certainly seek to make an onshore application at the earliest opportunity.
Please book in a consultation with me if you would like me to provide you with a quotation in relation to preparing mum’s application and lodging it.
Hi Nilesh
I am unable to book the chat from the embedded link. How do I? I am just wondering if we apply for the Aged Parent visa simultaneously (with the application already sent for the 600 visitor visa) are we not likely to be rejected straight away because we had sought waiver for 600 visa only thereby not only wasting money but also getting a blemish on the visa record.
Regards,
If I am granted a visitor visa with 3 months stay multiple entry valid for 1 year, and would like to apply on shore for a de-facto partner visa, how soon will the bridging visa kick in? Thank you
Your bridging visa would check in at midnight on the last day of your 3 months in Australia after entry into Australia. I hope this that is your question.
Hi Nilesh
I have applied onshore aged parent visa (subclass 804) a while ago and they are on Bridging Visa B which expires in Oct 2021. They want to travel back to India and intending to come back later next year (2022).
So I have applied for a new bridging visa B providing the duration of travel to 18 months, however, they only got a briding Visa for 12 months expiring Feb 2022. Now I am really concerned that this visa will expire when they go back to India and I won’t be able to apply for a bridging visa when they are overseas.
I know I can apply for a tourist visa for them when they want to come back again, but just want to know if I have any other recourse available while they are here.
Thanks a lot in advance
This is a great question Amit.
I think you are fortunate to get a bridging visa B for a period of 12 months.
One option is to apply again for a bridging visa closer to the time when your parents intends to exit Australia so that there is a greater chance that they will return within the 12 months granted.
Another option which is a little scarier I admit is to simply let them travel overseas and after they are able to return on a normal visitor visa, request a bridging visa in association with the aged parent visa again.
The major concern about this latter option is that if a visitor visa is applied for in India there is a risk that the visitor visa will carry with it and 8503 no further stay condition which we prohibited them from lodging an onshore bridging visa A (in association with the previously lodged onshore partner visa) application after arrival.
Contact me if you require further assistance.
As you are aware a PR application under sub class 888b is a two stage process. First you apply for state nomination and after that you are apply on line . During the covid 19 the PR period was shortened to two years instead of four years.However on 3/2/21 the legislation was repealed whilst the application for state nomination was under process.what is the effect of the repealing the act whilst statement nomination is being considered .
Thank you
Dear Sir
Mr Nandan has asked me to respond to your question.
Thank you for contacting MyVisa®.
The Migration Amendment (COVID-19 Concessions) Regulations 2020 (hereinafter referred as “the Instrument”) has been repealed by Division 1 of Part 3 of Chapter 3 of the Legislation Act 2003.
The relevant Division states that: “the repeal of the instrument by this section does not affect any amendment or repeal made by the instrument”.
The relevant regulation (Clause 888.232 of Schedule 2 of the Migration Regulation 1994 (hereinafter referred as “the Regulation”)) has already been amended accordingly to the effect that, among other criterias, an applicant can be granted a subclass 888B visa if the applicant was resident in Australia for a period of at least 2 years immediately before the applicant first withdrew funds from, or cancelled, the designated investment.
This means the repeal of the Instrument does not affect the effect of the amended Regulations.
Therefore, you can expect your application to be assessed against the same criterias as immediately before the repeal of the Instrument unless the Regulation is further amended before your visa application date.
Yes, these matters are really convoluted and serious consequences may follow.
Should you wish to get specific advice about your circumstances from Mr Nandan, you can book in a consultation with him here.
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Regards
Michael Gao
Immigration Lawyer
MyVisa®
Hi,
I am Anj. I have been in Bridging visa E and departed Australia last 2006. I want to go back and apply for skilled nominated visa this year, does my previous record will affect my visa application this time? Do I have a a re entry ban? Thank you
Hello Sir,
I have a question for you too. I had a university offer from Murdoch University but they cancelled the course 2 weeks before my visa expired (I was waiting for enrollment papers). I applied for the Covid Visa /(special event visa) instead. Now I am on a bridging visa but would like to apply for a student visa as I found an other course I can attend.
I know that a bridging visa is not considered a substantial visa but is there a way to change the visa I’ve applied for?
Hii, i applied for another student visa as my current student visa expired. I have got bridging visa subclass WA10. I am not sure wether i have rights to work or not.
Hi Amanjot
You can check whether you have work rights by looking at the conditions which are attached to your visa.
This is done quickly and easily on the department’s website.
https://online.immi.gov.au/evo/firstParty?actionType=query
Please let me know if you require any further information or assistance.
Nilesh
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I do live in Greece and i want to continue my career in Sydney. I do have two degrees and 8 years of experience in US and UK as a Financial Analyst (42 years old). I figured out that 189 visa its perfect visa for me but it takes 8 months to be approved. Can i come to Sydney on a tourist visa and apply for 189 visa and a bridgin visa A in order to have full rights to work until the 189 visa gets approved???
hi
i applies for TR S485 i am waiting for my visa
but i want to go India and want to apply for bridging visa B but bcz of travel restrictions if the borders will be closed then how can i suppose to come on specific date.
so what should i do will they grant me offshore or will they give me visa for 6 months or can i extende bridging visa B offshore.
Hi, I am currently on a bridging visa A (For Protection Visa). and I wish to apply for a 491 visa. Is it possible to apply fo the 491 visa whilst still on a Bridging Visa A? thx
Hi Nilesh can you please provide me suggestion.
My parents Bridging visa E refused and they are going back to home country in a month time. My question is in future if they want to come back to Australia they can apply ofshore application ? do they have any waiting period before new application? chance of getting visa?
Hello , Just want to know if Bridging B visas are granted more than 6 months due to current pandemic. As there are travel restrictions in place and if i want to get Briding B visa for more than 6 months is there any possibility?
Kindly let me know
Hello Sir, just a quick question.
I’m applying for visa 190, my partner (dependent) is on bridging visa E and was refused a carers visa before because he didn’t meet the criteria, not because of character problems. I went to a migration lawyer and I was advised that my partner should leave Australia and apply the visa 190 while he’s offshore. Is that the best thing to do? Is there anyway he can just stay here while waiting for the decision of my visa 190?
Your partner is very limited in making any fresh application in Australia after a visa refusal or being the holder of a bridging visa E class.
The advice if you have seems rational.
I assume that you have explored other pathways to stay lawfully in Australia. These include fully exhausting appeal rights if there are any and lodging further applications for bridging visas in limited circumstances.
I hope this helps. It is a difficult situation to be in and the idea of being separated is a problematic one. Good luck!
Hi
Me and my kid (4 years old) both have visa 485, expired in 2022. I applied partner visa including my daughter on Oct 2020. Can my daughter go back to home country during the time bridging visa for partner not actives? Can they granted visa 820 when my daughter is offshore? Can she come to Australia multiple time when we hold both 485 and bridging visa?
Many thanks
Hello sir, thank you for such an amazing post.
My wife’s partner 309/100 is pending decision and she is currently on-shore on a visitor visa. We filed her 309/100 application via a MARA agent.
Since she is on-shore, her application has an option to apply for a bridging visa. I want to apply for her bridging visa from my immi account and not via the agent this time.
Is it possible to apply for a bridging visa on her 309/100 from a different immi account (mine), than the account from which the main application was lodged (agent’s)?
Thank you!
Hi Nilesh
I am from Hong Kong, currently holding 485 bridging visa which will expire on Aug 13. Recently Australia Government announced that they will offer 5-year visa extension for people from Hong Kong effective July 9, 2020. But they have not announced how to apply. Should I apply for a bridging visa while awaiting for their announcement on how to apply the 5-year extension? What kind of bridging visa I should apply? Also, when Morrison announced the scheme, he said that this will be offered to Hong Kong citizen and residents, but in their official announcement, it said “HK passport holders”. I was born and lived in Hong Kong before I came to Australia for study 5 years ago. I hold British passport. I am eligible for applying a HK passport, but I had not applied for it before before I did not see the needs. In such case, is it possible for me to appeal if they do not offer the extension to me?
Thank you very much.
Hi Nilesh.
Please kindly give me the suggestion for below inquiry.
I have applied for my 485 post study graduate visa and currently holding bridging visa A. Due to some circumstance I had to change my Australian address. However My home country address are same as my passport and there was no change.
So should i need to change my Australian address in immiaccount or need to submit 956 form ?
You are required to notify the Department of the change of your circumstances. The form you should use is form 929, or simply update your details in your ImmiAccount application.
Hi sir, i’m on student visa ,i completd my 2 semester as a master’s student but last 2 semester i didn’t apply for enrollment due to some reasons . Now my visa is going to expire in August. Is their any other way for further stay but not on student visa. Help me out sir
Rohit
You will need to make another visa application immediately and certainly before we book current student visa expires.
If you make a valid application then you’ll be granted a bridging visa in association with that application in most instances.
If you’re not eligible for skilled migration or sponsorship by an Australian partner or an Australian employer, then your only other realistic choice is a visitor visa.
If any visitor visa application you lodge is refused then you might Lodge an application for review to the administrative appeals tribunal.
You would normally obtain a bridging visa in association with that application for review.
Hope that helps clarify things. you should get specific advice about your circumstances if you have any concerns about what to do next.
hi there’
i was on 485 visa and my visa was expiring on april 5th 2020′ due to covid-19 i couldn’t travel so i applied for student visa straight away and got the bridging visa but now there is a new subclass for 408 and i fall under the eligible criteria as I am a registered nurse in aged care. i have already lodge another application for 408 covid visa so cann i withdraw my student visa application while being on bridging visaA?