Migrants heave a sigh of relief as the Citizenship Bill was struck down – as announced by Tony Burke in Parliament yesterday 18 October. Shadow Minister for Citizenship and Multicultural Australia Tony Burke said, “This is a great victory for every person who wants to pledge allegiance to this country and make a […]
Continue ReadingA Bridging visa is a temporary visa that lets you wait lawfully in Australia for your visa application to be decided: it acts as a bridge between your expired substantive visa and your new substantive visa while it is busy being processed. It can also be used while you make arrangements to leave Australia. Typically […]
Continue ReadingWHAT IS IT? This visa lets you leave and return to the country while your application for a substantive visa is being processed. This visa does allow you to leave Australia – as long as you return to the country within the specified travel period, you can stay in Australia while you wait for your […]
Continue ReadingWHAT IS IT? This visa let you stay in the country after your current substantive visa has expired and you are waiting for you new substantive visa application to be processed. This visa can be granted even if you hold a current substantive visa when you lodge an application for a new substantive visa. This […]
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