Bridging Visa C
When is Bridging visa C necessary?
- Overstayed Visa: Helps stay lawfully in Australia while applying for a new visa or resolving immigration status issues.
- Visa Refusal or Cancellation: Allows time to appeal a refusal or cancellation of a visa application.
- Without a Visa: Enables legal stay in Australia while resolving immigration status issues.
What are the key conditioin of Bridging Visa C?
- Allows lawful stay in Australia.
- Does not automatically grant work rights- Can apply for work rigihts separately if financial hardship and genuine need support is demonstrated.
- Travel restrictions: Cannot leave Australia and return.
- Temporary solution: Designed for short-term stay while resolving immigration issues.
- Limited rights: Cannot travel or work unless approved.
- Generally intended to provide legal status while visa situation is sorted out.
Consideration while applying for a Bridging Visa C in Australia:
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Applicants must be in Australia at the time of application.
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Application can be done online through the Department of Home Affairs website.
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Information about immigration situation and previous visas must be provided.
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The application should be submitted before resolving status or leaving the country.
Keith James
Keith is a graduate of Monash Law School. He moved to Melbourne, Australia in 2014 and has a passion for working with migrants, who aspire to call Australia their dream home. Being a migrant himself, he has a tremendous capacity to empathise with the problems his clients face and focuses on providing them with outcomes that leads to Permanent Residency in the shortest possible time.
Keith practices in all aspects of Migration law, with a particular focus on Skilled Migration and Family visas. He stays abreast on the latest updates in state nomination criteria and has a wide range of options available to assist his clients navigate their migration aspirations.
- LLB (Monash University, Australia)
- Member (Law Institute of Victoria)
- Member (Migration Institute of Australia)
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