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Bridging visa B – BVB – (subclass 020)

You may leave and return to Australia during a specified travel period while your application for a substantive visa is being processed.

At a Glance

Stay

Temporarily

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Conditions

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You need to

  • be in Australia when you lodge this visa application
  • be the holder of a BVA or a BVB
  • have applied in Australia for a substantive visa that can be granted while you are in Australia
  • if you meet all eligibility requirements, be in Australia at the time of grant

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With this visa, you may

  • stay lawfully in Australia until your substantive visa application is finally determined, or where granted in association with judicial review, until those proceedings are completed
  • leave and return to Australia within the defined travel period while your application for a substantive visa is being processed
  • work, if your BVB permits

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