In March 2021, the number of Bridging visa holders in Australia mounted to a historic high of over 350,000. But what are bridging visas, and what rights and conditions do they come with?

At the end of March, Australia has recorded nearly 360,000 migrants on bridging visas – almost 100,000 more than last year at the same time. Longer processing times, migration court appeals and ...

International student arrivals surged to a new record in February, defying the Australian government's repeated pledges to ...

A young British couple who met and fell in love in Australia has been left in limbo, fearing every day they could be given just 28 days to leave the country after one of them was diagnosed with an ...

The letter stated: “[The employer] is aware that your bridging visa expired on 14 August 2024 and as such, you currently are unable to lawfully work in Australia. In light of this, I write to inform ...

Associating all bridging visas with ‘scammers’ and ‘illegal migrants’ misses the bigger picture of the role bridging visas play in our changing immigration regime.

When Sean applied for Australia's new special visa granting permanent residency to Pacific Islanders, it was a chance for a better life for his family. He hoped the Pacific Engagement Visa (PEV ...