jasonrt Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 My journey to become a permanent resident is almost complete. I started with a student visa, have applied for a partner visa (subclass 820) and was granted bridging visa A. I have now been able to get a Medicare card. Does this mean I am can stop my studies and work instead? I couldn't find anyone on my bridging visa A that I was required to complete my studies, or maintain the conditions of my previous visa. Could anyone give me some insight? Warm regards Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Hi Jason Your visa should list any conditions that are imposed on it. If it says you must maintain the conditions on your previous visa then you must do so. On a point of information, you are still at least two years away from permanent residency if you have applied for an 820. That is a temporary visa and you will be assessed for permanent residency no sooner than two years after you applied for the 820. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonrt Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 Thank you for your very fast response. On my bridging visa A, under visa conditions it says 'NIL'. Nowhere does it mention anything about maintaining conditions of a previous/substantive visa. How can I confirm that I no longer need to be enrolled in school as part of my visa? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Thank you for your very fast response. On my bridging visa A, under visa conditions it says 'NIL'. Nowhere does it mention anything about maintaining conditions of a previous/substantive visa. How can I confirm that I no longer need to be enrolled in school as part of my visa? A migration agent should be able to say with certainty, but if the visa makes no reference to conditions on the previous visa and says "conditions nil" then you should be free to leave your course and work without restriction. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Hold on a sec. Has your student visa EXPIRED? If not then you are still on the student visa and have to stick to those conditions. Bridging visa a only becomes active once your last visa expires. If you cancel your student visa then the bridging visa is cancelled too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonrt Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 Ahhh, student visa expires in a few months which will be well before the likely date before the PR is granted. What happens after it expires, I go onto what conditions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 You can work full time when your course is not in session. Which it won't be. :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Ahhh, student visa expires in a few months which will be well before the likely date before the PR is granted. Sorry for the earlier advice which was wrong - I had assumed from your post that your student visa had expired and you were on the bridging visa. You must see through your student visa to expiry. Once it expires, then you move onto the bridging visa. As I said earlier, you will not get PR status until your 820 is converted to the 801 more than two years after your original application. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasonrt Posted July 28, 2014 Author Share Posted July 28, 2014 Thanks for clearing it up, makes sense now. So bridging visa A becomes active on student visa expiry. Then can de-enrol in studies. Check Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted July 28, 2014 Share Posted July 28, 2014 Thanks for clearing it up, makes sense now. So bridging visa A becomes active on student visa expiry. Then can de-enrol in studies. Check Hopefully you'll have finished your studies by that time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clipper Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I'm probably no help here at all! but when I received my Visa A I was advised it was an extension of my current visa including the conditions which had a no work clause. I was advised to apply to have the clause lifted which I did. Unfortunately I (not everyone!) was refused on the grounds that my wife's earnings were sufficient. If worried...and horses mouth take a trip to your local immigration office and ask them to check! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clipper Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/migration-issues/135821-lifting-working-restricitons-bridging-visa-going-whv-partner-visa.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 I understood that Bridging Visas for partner visa applications now came automatically with work rights. I could be wrong, and if you want to check you should pay to see a migration lawyer rather than ask DIBP because DIBP may give incorrect advice and have no liability if they do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clipper Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Mine didn't but certainly follow Quinkla's advice! make sure you understand all of the visa conditions you have!..don't break any through ignorance...don't think DIAC would buy that excuse!..Again...Local immigration office always gave me good sound information regarding MY individual case! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quinkla Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Again...Local immigration office always gave me good sound information regarding MY individual case! Their advice may be correct or it may not. But they are not qualified to give advice and if they gave incorrect advice (which they have done to other people) they would deny responsibility. It would be a bit like going in to Dick Smith to ask about a TV that is not working properly. The sales assistant suggests it could be due to dust and recommends washing the set in warm soapy water. This kills the TV. Dick Smith would say that the sales assistant was not qualified to give technical advice and that you should have contacted the manufacturer as per the warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clipper Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Not sure if immigration officers sell TV's..have to check out the sales!! I used the word 'me' in the post, meaning I always had good sound advice from them, which incidentally was a godsend as it corrected the very poor advice I received after paying 2.5k to a well known legal/immigration specialist! It prompted a ' unofficial correspondence' email from my CO suggesting I look very closely at the service I had been receiving.... Look...life is, you pay your money, you make your choice (TV's again...no) service!. I always made an appointment and the guys looked at the specifics of my case and how my query related to it. I didn't ever feel, worry that the information was going to be incorrect. I trust you would be one of the 000000.2 percent of the population who would follow the advice to wash a tv in 'warm soapy water' ...ooops Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clipper Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 My apologies and sorry I was incorrect in saying the percentage thing. It's actually 0000000000.2 percent. Think I'm in trouble now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clipper Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Apologies Jasonrt for hijacking your thread with my silliness! You have a serious concern, and I will refrain from any further comment unless it is constructive. Again...Apologies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozmaniac Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 (edited) Just to clarify your situation after a few possibly misleading posts. Your Bridging visa A doesn't take effect until your Student visa expires. When it takes effect, it will automatically carry unrestricted work rights. Normally, BVAs carry the same work rights as the visa they bridge from but since 24 November 2012, BVAs granted because of a Partner visa application are an exception to that rule and have no work restrictions. http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2012L02217/Explanatory%20Statement/Text The relevant Migration Regulation Edited July 29, 2014 by Ozmaniac Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clipper Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 PHEwwwww Well found Ozmaniac! interesting read!...Mine was 2011..damn! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CollegeGirl Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 Yep, Ozmaniac is spot-on. I came here to post the same exact link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blossom Posted July 29, 2014 Share Posted July 29, 2014 It would have been full working rights at the end of a student visa anyway as 'when course is not in session' you can work full time. I worked full time for 18 months on bridging visa a after my student visa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
declanyan Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Hi, want some help I am currently holding a student which will be expired on August, however, i finished my degree earlier, that means i have not enrolled any courses this last semester. The uni reminds me the student visa might be cancelled. I am already lodge Visa187 and already got the BVA, the BVA is not effect due to my student visa is currently in effect. So i would like to know, if my student visa cancelled by the department, will it effect on the BVA??? Thank you so much for your help!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis Posted March 2, 2016 Share Posted March 2, 2016 Hi, want some helpI am currently holding a student which will be expired on August, however, i finished my degree earlier, that means i have not enrolled any courses this last semester. The uni reminds me the student visa might be cancelled. I am already lodge Visa187 and already got the BVA, the BVA is not effect due to my student visa is currently in effect. So i would like to know, if my student visa cancelled by the department, will it effect on the BVA??? Thank you so much for your help!!! How many unrelated threads (and in this case very old....) are you going to post this on?!!! I'm sure you'd be better starting your own thread..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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