RedPenguin

*substantial reason not substantive reason, sorry . I'm new to the forum and not quite sure how to edit the original post. Hope this is alright.

Hello everyone, I graduated this June and have applied for a graduate 485 visa. i'm currently on my student visa because my BVA is still in-active (student visa expires in March 2020 as I graduated earlier). Should I apply for a BVB in order to travel to Malaysia for a month or two? I'm travelling to visit my family, will this be a substantive reason even if they visited me recently in Australia? If I travel overseas, will it affect the decision on my graduate visa - will it be seen as i'm not keen on living and working in Australia? Thank you, Ana.