Bridging Visa Australia - Information

A bridging visa is a provisional visa that offers a facility to non-citizen of Australia to have a legal stay in Australia under some specific situations where they do not have a substantive visa. The situations in which a bridging visa may be issued consist of where a non-citizen:

• has made a request for a substantive visa which has not been issued;
• has requested for annulment of an routine student visa termination;
• has filed an application for merits evaluation of a judgment to decline the request for a substantive visa, of a verdict to terminate a visa, or of a judgment not to withdraw a cancellation;
• has filed an application for legal appraisal of a judgment in association to a substantive visa;
• is waiting for the result of a appeal for the implementation of the Minister's interference authorities;
• is detained because of some crime; and
• is making required arrangements to leave Australia.

Bridging visa A (BVA)

A Bridging visa A (BVA) is a provisional visa. It permits you to live in Australia when your existing substantive visa expires and while your substantive visa request is under processing. It can be issued if you file a request in Australia for a substantive visa at the same time as you have a substantive visa. A BVA does not permit you to revisit Australia if you depart.

Bridging visa B (BVB)

A Bridging visa B (BVB) is also a provisional visa. It permits you to depart and revisit Australia while your substantive visa request is being processed. If you come back to Australia within the specific travel duration, a BVB will then let you to live in Australia while your substantive visa request is being handled.

Bridging visa C (BVC)

A Bridging visa C (BVC) is again a provisional visa. It permits you to live in Australia while your request for a substantive visa is being taken care of. A BVC can be issued if you file a request in Australia for a substantive visa but you don't previously possess a substantive visa.