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bridging visas
Bridging visa A (BVA) - SUBCLASS 010
Bridging visa A (BVA) - SUBCLASS 010
Bridging visa A (BVA) - SUBCLASS 010
This temporary visa generally allows you to stay in Australia after your current substantive visa ceases and while your new substantive visa application is being processed.
Bridging visa B (BVB) - SUBCLASS 020
Bridging visa A (BVA) - SUBCLASS 010
Bridging visa A (BVA) - SUBCLASS 010
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You can leave and return to Australia during a specified travel period while your application for a substantive visa is being processed.
Bridging visa C (BVC) - SUBCLASS 030
Bridging visa E (BVE) - SUBCLASS 050 AND 051
Bridging visa E (BVE) - SUBCLASS 050 AND 051
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This temporary visa generally allows you to stay in Australia after your current substantive visa ceases and while your new substantive visa application is being processed.
Bridging visa E (BVE) - SUBCLASS 050 AND 051
Bridging visa E (BVE) - SUBCLASS 050 AND 051
Bridging visa E (BVE) - SUBCLASS 050 AND 051
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This visa lets you stay lawfully in Australia while you make arrangements to leave, finalise your immigration matter or wait for an immigration decision.
Skills Assessment Expired—Can I Still Accept the 189 Visa?
In Thapa v Minister for Immigration [2021] FCCA 686, the Federal Circuit Court clarified that subclass 189 visa applicants with expired skills assessments can still qualify if they obtain a new assessment within the 60-day invitation period. The Department of Home Affairs had refused the applicant’s visa because their assessment was not valid on the invitation date, but the court ruled that “at the time of invitation” includes the full 60-day period.
Key Takeaway
This decision provides flexibility, allowing expired assessments to be updated within the 60-day invitation window.