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Bridging Visa D – BVD subclass 040-041: What this Bridging visa D lets you do
This Bridging visa D allows you to stay in Australia lawfully for a short time. It does not allow you to work or re-enter Australia if you leave.
You need a bridging visa to stay in Australia if your substantive visa ends before you are granted another visa or you are making arrangements to leave Australia.
If you are in Australia without a visa, you are an unlawful non-citizen. This can cause problems for you, such as:
Bridging Visa D – BVD subclass 040-041: Cost
There is no application charge for a BVD.
Bridging Visa D – BVD subclass 040-041: Who could get this Bridging visa D
You can only be granted a BVD (subclass 040) if all of the following apply to you:
You can only be granted a BVD (subclass 041) if all of the following apply to you:
Bridging Visa D – BVD subclass 040-041: How to apply
In some cases, when you make an invalid application for a substantive visa in Australia, you will also have applied for a BVD. The department of immigration and border protection will tell you if this happens. In this case, you do not need to lodge a separate application.
If you need to apply for a BVD, complete the following form:
Each family member will need to complete an application form and meet the eligibility requirements.
Lodge the application form with all necessary documents at one of the Australian offices. You can choose the processing centre that is most convenient to you. You can choose the processing centre that is most convenient to you.
You and anyone included in your application must be in Australia when the application is lodged and the visa is decided.
You must be in Australia when the application is lodged and when the visa is granted.
o an Australian National Police Check for anyone who has spent a cumulative total of 12 months or more in Australia since turning 16 years of age
o police certificates from each country in which anyone in your application has spent a cumulative total of 12 months or more in the past 10 years since turning 16 years of age.
Provide the original certificates and keep a copy for yourself.
You must have adequate health insurance unless you are covered by Medicare. You should ensure that your insurance will provide at least the level of coverage required for the purpose of your stay. Your health insurer could be in either Australia or your home country.
Attachment A in the health insurance standard template letter (138 kB RTF) is a guide to the level of health insurance the department of immigration and border protection will accept as adequate.
Tell the department of immigration and border protection if your circumstances change after you have applied for this Bridging visa D. This includes a new residential address, contact details, a new passport, or a pregnancy, birth or death in your family.
You can use the following forms:
If you do not provide the department of immigration and border protection with the details of any new passport issued to you, you could experience significant delays at the airport and may be denied permission to board your plane.
You can withdraw the application at any time before the department of immigration and border protection make a decision about it. To do this, send them a letter or email to ask for the withdrawal. Your request must include your full name and date of birth, and the date of your application. If you know it, you should also include the number the department of immigration and border protection gave you when you applied — this could be a file reference number, client ID, or a Transaction Reference Number.
Everyone included in the application who is 18 years of age or older must sign the letter of withdrawal or send a separate email.
Bridging Visa D – BVD subclass 040-041: Visa decision
The department of immigration and border protection will tell you when they make a decision about your visa application.
If the visa is granted, you will receive a letter or email with the visa grant number and any visa conditions. You will not have a visa label placed in your passport.
If the visa is not granted the department of immigration and border protection will send you a letter or email telling you:
You will not have a visa label placed in your passport.
Bridging Visa D – BVD subclass 040-041: How long your visa lasts
A BVD will end:
In this time you must either:
Bridging Visa D – BVD subclass 040-041: What this Bridging visa D lets you do
this Bridging visa D allows you to stay in Australia lawfully for a short time. It does not allow you to work in Australia or re-enter Australia if you leave. If you work, your BVD might be cancelled.
Bridging Visa D – BVD subclass 040-041: Your obligations
You must comply with all Australian laws and your visa conditions.
Bridging Visa D – BVD subclass 040-041: Report changes in circumstances
Tell the department of immigration and border protection if your circumstances change after you have applied for this Bridging visa D. This includes a new residential address, contact details, a new passport, or a pregnancy, birth or death in your family.
You can use the following forms:
Source: The Australian Department of Home Affairs (www.homeaffairs.gov.au). Please visit www.border.gov.au to get updated information.