Travelling While Your Visa Is Pending? Here’s Why a Bridging Visa B Is Essential

When life calls you overseas, whether for family, work commitments, or unexpected emergencies, the last thing you need is visa complications. For anyone in Australia with a visa application currently in progress, if you are on a bridging visa A, this does not allow you to travel and return to Australia.

You must obtain a Bridging Visa B (BVB) prior to departing Australia.  A isn’t just helpful; it’s essential.

If you depart Australia whilst your Bridging Visa A is in effect, it will cease the moment you depart Australia. You cannot re enter Australia unless you hold another valid visa. Obtaining another valid visa to return to Australia can be expensive and time consuming and for those employed in Australia, being unable to return could jeopardise your job and long term stability.

A BVB provides the certainty and protection you need, allowing you to manage life’s unexpected moments without putting your visa pathway at risk.

The Department of Home Affairs has significantly increased the BVB (application fee to $575. While this is a substantial increase, we are seeing that depending on the substantive visa you have in progress, the Department is generally granting longer travel facility periods on BVBs. This means your BVB can often cover multiple trips, providing greater flexibility and reducing the need for repeated applications.

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Disclaimer: The information provided herein is of a general nature only and does not constitute immigration advice. For more detailed and case-specific information or advice, please get in touch with SCA Connect.