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Bridging visa C (BVC) (Subclass 030)

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What exactly is the official special programme/status and why does it exist?

This is the Bridging visa C (BVC), subclass 030 — a temporary bridging visa that generally lets a person stay lawfully in Australia after their current substantive visa ceases and while a new substantive visa application, or related judicial review, is being processed. It is distinct from the BVA in that it is for people who did not hold a substantive visa when they lodged that application.

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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.
  • Eligibility tab — Do not hold a substantive visa
    When you lodged your application for a substantive visa, you must not have held a substantive visa.

Which specific population, role, circumstance or historical/legal situation does it cover?

It is for people in Australia who did not hold a substantive visa when they lodged their current substantive visa application, do not hold and have not held a Bridging visa E since last holding a substantive visa, have made a valid application for a substantive visa that has not been finally determined (or is under judicial review within the prescribed timeframe, having previously held a BVC for that application). There is no age restriction, but applicants must meet the character requirement.

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What circumstance, event, relationship, nomination, invitation or status activates access?

The trigger is being in Australia with a pending substantive visa application lodged without holding a substantive visa at the time (or a pending tribunal/judicial review of a refused one), while not holding and not having held a BVE. The applicant must be in Australia when applying.

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Limits of the record
  • This page's captured content does not repeat the 'from 1 August 2022, apply online via ImmiAccount or webform only' notice shown on the BVA/BVB pages, so the exact lodgement channel for BVC specifically is not confirmed from this page alone.

What sponsor, authority, nomination, certification, evidence or other step must occur before the status can be obtained?

Before grant, the applicant must not have held a substantive visa when lodging the substantive application, must not hold or have held a BVE since last holding a substantive visa, must be in Australia at application (and at grant if all requirements are met), must have previously held a BVC for that application, and, if relying on a review, must lodge an Administrative Appeals Tribunal application or judicial review within the prescribed timeframe (35 days from the Tribunal's decision for judicial review); missing it can affect eligibility for a further bridging visa.

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What immigration status and rights result, how long do they last, can family be included, and what happens if the special qualifying circumstance ends?

The result is lawful temporary stay in Australia, free of charge, until the substantive visa application is finally determined (or, where granted in association with judicial review, until those proceedings are completed), with permission to work if the work-related requirements are met. The official source does not state whether family members can be included.

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These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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