BRIDGING VISAS

• who are in Australia but not immigration clearance and make a valid application for another substantive visa in Australia  and
• who has been immigration cleared and
• whose current visa, or the last visa held, must not have been a Temporary Protection (785) visa and
• who are not in immigration detention or criminal detention 

The Bridging B (020) visa is used primarily for persons whose visa application (either at the primary or review stages) have not been finalised, but they have a need to travel outside Australia. Those eligible to apply include those

• who holds a Bridging A or a Bridging B visa and
• who wishes to leave and re-enter Australia during the processing of their application for a substantive visa or for merits review, or during their judicial review proceedings, and

o their reasons for travelling are substantial, and

o their return to Australia would not be contrary to Australia's interests or

• who are members of the family unit of the main applicant and applying together for the substantive visa,

• who are in Australia but not immigration clearance, and who do not hold a substantive visa, and make an application for a substantive visa in Australia and
• who had been immigration cleared or
• who had bypassed immigration clearance and had not come to Immigration notice within 45 days of arrival or
• who do not hold a substantive visa or Bridging E visa, nor had they held a Bridging E visa since they last held a substantive visa and
• who are not in immigration detention or criminal detention, nor had they escaped from such detention 

Categories of eligible applicants for the Bridging C (030) visa include those

• who are making an application for a substantive visa that can be granted within Australia  or
• who have applied, or where the Minister has applied, for judicial review (except as part of a 'class action'), and had last held a Bridging C visa or
• who are members of the family unit of the main applicant and applying together for the substantive visa or
• who hold a Bridging C visa which does not permit them to work, but who are seeking permission to work, and have a compelling need to work.

• who are in Australia but not immigration clearance and make the application in Australia but not immigration clearance  and
• who had been immigration cleared, or who had bypassed immigration clearance and had not come to Immigration notice within 45 days of arrival and
• who are not in immigration detention or criminal detention.

The categories of eligible applicants for the Bridging D (040) visa include those

• who are unlawful, or whose substantive visa is due to expire within the next 3 working days and
• who had attempted to submit a substantive visa application by methods other than by personal attendance at an office of Immigration (e.g. by mail or fax), and
• whose application turned out to be invalid for a reason other than the person being subject to s.48 or 48A [Reg 2.22(1) and
• the person will be able to resubmit the application validly within 5 working days and
• who had not previously been granted more than 2 Bridging D (040) visas since the person last held a substantive visa  or
• who are members of the family unit of the main applicant and applying together for the visa

• who are in Australia but not immigration clearance and make the application in Australia but not immigration clearance  and
• who had been immigration cleared, or
• who had bypassed immigration clearance and had not come to Immigration notice within 45 days of arrival  and
• who are not in immigration detention or criminal detention 

The eligible categories of eligible applicants for the Bridging D (041) visa include those who are unlawful and

• who are unable, or do not want, to apply for a substantive visa , and
• no compliance officer is available to interview the person 
• if a compliance officer is available to interview the person, then the person would have been eligible for a Bridging E (050) visa, or
• who are members of the family unit of the main applicant and applying together for the visa.

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