Australian student visa is about to expire & spouse visa still is in process . do i have to renew studentvisa

Question

i came on a student visa to join my husband in australia who is a PR . spouse visa in india was taking upto 1 year so i chose to come on student visa. now i have just applied my spouse visa in australia which is in process but my current student visa is about to expire in august 08 . what happens in this case.do i renew my student visa till i get the result of spouse visa or i get bridging visa in sep

Answer 1

You should apply for a bridging visa C. These are normally granted when a non-citizen has made an application for a substantive visa that has not been decided.

You should also check your recent spouse visa application. In many cases, a valid application for a substantive visa which is made IN Australia will also be an application for a bridging visa.

See: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1024... for more information. If you are at all unsure, contact DIAC and get clarification of your position - and get it in writing.