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On 26/08/2021 at 23:41, Marisawright said:

You should be grateful that it's possible to get a BVA at all.  Your parents have no right to live in Australia because they do not have a proper visa yet, and yet they are allowed to stay in the country indefinitely on the BVA.  Yes, there are restrictions.  If having a BVA gave you as much freedom and rights as a proper visa, Australia would be swamped. 

If the restrictions are too annoying for them, maybe they should go back to their home country and wait there instead.

Thank you.

With all due respect, they are not asylum seekers which is what the tone of your response is, so if they are allowing onshore application and then allowing options to travel out, then all that is required is to make it more flexible in terms of BVB expiry date.

Infact, I actually think offshore application might be better off for us as long the processing time are not massively different.

Once again thank you for your time.

On 26/08/2021 at 18:48, paulhand said:

If this is still unclear, I suggest you have a consultation with an RMA who can address all your specific circumstances and concerns. 

Thank you

Hi

Can parents who have an active 143 application travel to australia on visitor visas frequently until their 143 is processed or the case officer might consider them as risk of overstayers ? Any other consideration ?

On 25/08/2021 at 15:25, paulhand said:

I have to disagree here. Allowing a bridging visa to expire is not breaking any rules or the visa conditions, it is just allowing a visa (like any other) to expire. The issue is that, if still offshore, the holder will need to apply for a new visa in order to allow them to return to Australia. 

Thank you, they couldn’t have made it more complex, if BVA expire and holder is offshore , which visa can they apply to turn back ? Does this scenario mentioned on immi website ?

23 minutes ago, Marisawright said:

When they apply for the Bridging Visa B, they must state the reason for their travel and how much time they would like.   However the department decides how much time to give them.  

If they do not return within the expiry date, then they are in breach of their visa conditions.  They have no right to return to Australia. 

Thank you, so what does it mean for the future. Will they need to apply for another ‘type’ of visa OR are you suggesting they cannot ever return ?

Sorry dont know why 5th question got cut out

5. Highly unlikely but thought to ask, if person will not be allowed to return back to Australia then what happens to application for 864 ? They cancel or process as normal and person will have to stamp offshore?

Hi All