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Bridging Visa Survival Guide
A plain-language guide to bridging visas in Australia — BVA, BVB, BVC, BVD, BVE. What each is for, when it kicks in, the work rights it carries, the travel implications, and how bridging visa status changes after a refusal or cancellation.
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What's inside
- Bridging Visa A (BVA). The most common bridging visa. When it grants, what work rights it carries (from the substantive visa it bridges to), and how travel restrictions work.
- Bridging Visa B (BVB). The travel facility — when to apply, the validity period, and the practical things to know before departing Australia.
- Bridging Visa C (BVC). The lodge-onshore-after-substantive-expired pathway. Work rights, travel implications, and the eight-day rule.
- Bridging Visa D (BVD). The short-term bridging visa to allow lodgement of a substantive application.
- Bridging Visa E (BVE). The unlawful-to-resolution bridging visa. Work rights (usually none), reporting conditions, and the path back to lawful status.
- The refusal and cancellation interaction. What happens to your bridging visa when a substantive application is refused; the merits-review pathway and the bridging visa during ART proceedings.
- Practical scenarios: returning from overseas without a BVB; expired BVA between lodgement and decision; condition 8503 / 8534 / 8535; visa-hopping pitfalls.
Who this is for
- Anyone holding (or about to hold) a bridging visa who wants to understand what they can and can't do
- Family members or employers supporting someone on a bridging visa
- HR teams managing sponsored workers between visa stages
Who this is not for
- Anyone with an immediate decision or urgent compliance question. Specific bridging visa issues — particularly anyone on BVE or facing potential unlawful status — need individual advice, not a guide.
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Frequently asked questions
Is the Bridging Visa Survival Guide migration advice?
No. The Guide is general information about the bridging visa framework. Bridging visa status is highly fact-specific — when each type takes effect, the work rights it carries, the travel implications — and individual situations require individual advice.
Does it cover all bridging visa types?
Yes. BVA, BVB, BVC, BVD and BVE are covered, with the typical triggers for each, the work rights they carry, and the travel implications. A separate section explains the bridging visa interaction with visa cancellations and refusals.
Does it guarantee my bridging visa status?
No. Bridging visa status flows from the law applied to the specific facts; section 15 of the Migration Agents Code of Conduct 2022 prohibits any guarantee of outcome.
When does the first edition ship?
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Refunds?
Digital products are refundable within 14 days of purchase if the file has not yet been downloaded. Australian Consumer Law rights are unaffected.
Related
This Guide is general information about the published bridging visa framework at the date of publication. It is not migration advice for any specific person, and purchase does not create a migration agent–client relationship. Bridging visa rules and conditions change — verify current settings at immi.homeaffairs.gov.au before acting on the Guide. Outcomes cannot be guaranteed (section 15, Migration Agents Code of Conduct 2022). Migration advice provided by Keshab Chapagain (MARN 1576536) after paid initial consultation (s 43), with written service agreement (s 42). OMARA Consumer Guide provided. Refunds: 14 days if not downloaded; ACL rights unaffected. PI insurance held.