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Application for a Bridging visa B
To seek permission to travel
Form
1006
Department of Home Affairs
Important – Please read this information and the information
about bridging visas on the Department of Home Affairs (the
Department) website https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/
getting-a-visa/visa-listing/bridging-visa-b-020/ before you
complete your application. Once you have completed your
application we strongly advise that you keep a copy for your
records.
How to apply
Please complete your application in English.
Answer all questions in full. If you need more space to answer
any question, write the details on a separate sheet, sign it and
attach it to the application form. You may also be asked to
provide documentary evidence of some of your details.
This application will not be valid until you pay the charge.
If your circumstances change in any way after you lodge your
application you must inform the Department of the new
circumstances.
Please return the completed form to the Postal address for the
relevant processing centre or the office that is currently
responsible for your matter.
If you are unsure which office to send the form to, please send
the form to the Postal address listed on our website for your
nearest office.
For further information on visa applications and contacting the
Department, see information form 1025i Making and processing
visa applications. This form is available from the Department’s
website www.homeaffairs.gov.au
You may also be eligible to apply electronically over the internet.
To check your eligibility, refer to the Department’s website
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-
listing/bridging-visa-b-020
Integrity of application
The Department is committed to maintaining the integrity of the
visa and citizenship programmes. Please be aware that if you
provide us with fraudulent documents or claims, this may result
in processing delays and possibly your application being refused.
Residential address
You must provide the address of where you intend to live while
your application is being dealt with. Failure to give a residential
address will result in your application being invalid. A post office
box address will not be accepted as your residential address.
Charges
To check the Visa Application Charge, refer to the Department’s
website https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/visa-pricing-
estimator
Fees may be subject to adjustment at any time. Visa Application
Charges may be subject to adjustment on 1 July each year. This
may increase the cost of a visa.
Method of payment
Make your payment electronically through the ‘My Payments’
section of ImmiAccount. Sign into, or create, your ImmiAccount
and select My Payments>Manage Payments>Pre-Pay Paper Service,
at www.homeaffairs.gov.au/immiaccount
Requirements for grant of the Bridging visa B
The requirements to be satisfied in order to be granted a
Bridging visa B include that:
you must be the holder of a bridging visa A or B
you must have substantial reasons for wishing to leave and
re-enter Australia; and
your return to Australia would not be contrary to the public
interest.
Including family members in your application
Information about which family members are considered to be a
‘member of the family unit’ for travel purposes is available by
referring to form 1496i Including family members in your
application. Form 1496i is available from the Department’s
website www.homeaffairs.gov.au/allforms/
All secondary applicants must be included at Part E.
Important information about privacy
The Privacy Act 1988 contains 13 Australian Privacy Principles
which regulate the way that the Department collects and handles
personal information. Information about how the Department
collects, uses and discloses personal information for its key
functions can be found in form 1442i Privacy notice. More
information about the Department’s general information handling
practices (including form 1442i) can be found in the Department’s
Privacy policy at https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/access-and-
accountability/our-commitments/privacy
What is immigration assistance?
A person gives immigration assistance if he or she uses, or
purports to use, his or her knowledge or experience in migration
procedure to assist a person with matters related under the
Migration Act 1958.
The most common times assistance is provided is during visa
application processes, visa cancellation processes or sponsorship
processes (including monitoring or sanctions).
Note: Immigration assistance does not include simply filling in
an application form, translating or interpreting or passing on
information about an application without comment or
explanation.
Registered migration agents
A registered migration agent is a person who is registered with
the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority
(OMARA) to provide immigration assistance.
If operating in Australia, migration agents must be registered with
the OMARA.
Information on registered migration agents, including how to
find one, is available on the OMARA website www.mara.gov.au
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Legal practitioners
A legal practitioner is a lawyer who holds an Australian legal
practising certificate (whether restricted or unrestricted) granted
under a law of an Australian state or territory.
Legal practitioners can provide immigration assistance in
connection with legal practice.
Information on legal practitioners, including how to find one, is
available on the Law Council of Australia website.
Information on legal practitioners can also be sought from the
relevant state or territory legal professional bodies.
Exempt persons
The following people do not have to be a registered migration
agent or legal practitioner in order to provide immigration
assistance:
a close family member (spouse, child, adopted child, parent,
brother or sister of a visa applicant)
a sponsor or nominator for a visa applicant
a member of parliament or their staff
a member of a diplomatic mission, consular post or
international organisation.
An exempt person must not charge a fee for their assistance.
In Australia, if they do charge a fee they are committing an
offence and penalties of up to 10 years jail can apply.
Appointing a migration agent/legal practitioner/exempt person
To appoint a migration agent/legal practitioner/exempt person you
should complete Part H – Options for receiving written
communications.
Your migration agent/
legal practitioner/
exempt person should
complete form 956 Appointment of a registered migration
agent, legal practitioner or exempt person.
Form 956 is available from the Department’s website
www.homeaffairs.gov.au/allforms/
Options for receiving written communications
If you do not appoint a migration agent/legal practitioner/exempt
person you may still authorise another person, in writing, to
receive written communications on your behalf. This person is
called the authorised recipient.
Authorised recipient information
All written communication about your application will be sent to
your authorised recipient, unless you indicate that you wish to
have health and/or character information sent directly to you.
The Department will communicate with the most recently
appointed authorised recipient as you may only appoint one
authorised recipient at any time for a particular application.
You will be taken to have received any documents sent to that
person as if they had been sent to you.
To appoint an authorised recipient you should complete:
Part H
– Options for receiving written communications; and
form 956A Appointment or withdrawal of an authorised
recipient.
Note: Migration agents/legal practitioners/exempt persons do
not need to complete form 956A.
Form 956A is available from the Department’s website
www.homeaffairs.gov.au/allforms/
Consent to communicate electronically
The Department may use a range of means to communicate with
you. However, electronic means such as fax or email will only be
used if you indicate your agreement to receiving communication
in this way.
To process your application the Department may need to
communicate with you about sensitive information, for example,
health, police checks, financial viability and personal
relationships. Electronic communications, unless adequately
encrypted, are not secure and may be viewed by others or
interfered with.
If you agree to the Department communicating with you by
electronic means, the details you provide will only be used by the
Department for the purpose for which you have provided them,
unless there is a legal obligation or necessity to use them for
another purpose, or you have consented to use for another
purpose. They will not be added to any mailing list.
The Australian Government accepts no responsibility for the
security or integrity of any information sent to the Department
over the internet or by other electronic means.
If you authorise another person to receive documents on your
behalf and they wish to be contacted electronically, their
signature is required on form 956 or 956A to indicate their
consent to this form of communication.
Note: Electronic communication is the fastest means of
communication available and the Department prefers to
communicate electronically because this results in faster
processing.
Home page
www.homeaffairs.gov.au
General
enquiry line
Telephone 131 881 during business hours
in Australia to speak to an operator (recorded
information available outside these hours).
If you are outside Australia, please contact
your nearest Australian mission.
Please keep these information pages for your reference
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Application for a Bridging visa B
To seek permission to travel
Form
1006
Department of Home Affairs
Please open this form using Adobe Acrobat Reader.
Either type (in English) in the fields provided or print this form
and complete it (in English) using a pen and BLOCK LETTERS.
Tick where applicable
3
If a question does not apply to your situation, write ‘N/A’ for not applicable.
Please initial and date any alterations you make.
Part A – Personal details
1 Receipt number (this is on the receipt you were given when you last
made an application for a visa)
2 Your family name
In English
Ethnic script
3 Your given names
In English
Ethnic script
4
Your date of birth
Day Month Year
5 Your current residential address in Australia
Note: A post office box address is not acceptable as a residential
address. Failure to give a residential address will result in your
application being invalid.
Postcode
Part B – Details from your passport
6 Details from your passport
Passport number
Country of passport
Date of issue
Day Month Year
Date of expiry
Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in your passport
Class of visa currently held or last held
Visa label number
V <
If granted a visa without a label, please provide the 13-digit visa grant
number, as shown on the letter notifying the applicant of the grant of the
visa.
Visa grant number
Part C – Contact details
7 Address for correspondence
(If the same as your residential address in Question 5, write ‘AS ABOVE’)
Postcode
If any other applicants are included in this application (see Question 15),
is this the address at which the Department may correspond with those
other applicants?
No
Give details of the address for correspondence for other
applicants separately in writing or on form 929 Change of
address and/or passport details.
Yes
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8 Your telephone numbers
Office hours
(Area code )
After hours
(Area code )
Mobile/cell
9 Do you, and the other applicants included in this application (if any),
agree to the Department communicating with you by fax, email or other
electronic means?
No
Yes
Give details
Fax number
(Area code )
Email address
Part D – Application details
10 Your substantive visa application
What type of substantive visa (ie. a visa other than a bridging visa) have
you applied for?
Where was the application lodged?
Please provide one of the following:
Substantive visa application receipt number
TRN
File number
11 Judicial review
(Please complete if you are awaiting the outcome of judicial review
proceedings relating to your substantive visa application.)
Date of the letter from the Department notifying you of the refusal of
your substantive visa application.
Day Month Year
If you sought merits review of that refusal, please provide the date of the
letter notifying you of the decision of the review authority.
Day Month Year
Date on which your judicial review application was lodged.
Day Month Year
Please attach a copy of the application, and any notice of appeal, which
shows the court registration number and endorsement by a Registrar.
If you are unable to provide this information the Department will need to
verify your claim by internal enquiries or by contacting a solicitor acting
on your behalf.
If applicable, please provide the name and phone number of your solicitor.
Name of solicitor
Telephone number
(Area code )
12 Intended overseas travel
Destination (Country and region/town/city)
Date of expected departure
Day Month Year
Date of expected return
Purpose of intended travel
13 Notification of change of address during period of travel
If you are awaiting a decision on your substantive visa application (either
from the Department or a merits review authority) and you intend to
reside at an address overseas, for a period of 14 days or more, you
must advise of the address at which you will be and of the period that
you intend to be there.
Overseas address
Postcode
Period of intended stay
Day Month Year
to
Day Month Year
14 Address for correspondence during period of travel
(If the same as address given at Question 13, write ‘AS ABOVE’.)
Note: Unless otherwise advised this will be the address that the
Department uses to correspond with you and the other applicants
included in this application (if any) during the period of your intended
overseas travel.
If you wish another person to receive communications from the
Department during the period of your intended travel, and you have not
yet given authorisation for that person to receive communications, you
must advise the Department in writing (you may use form 956
Appointment of a registered migration agent, legal practitioner or
exempt person for this purpose).
Postcode
Phone number
(Area code )
Fax number
(Area code )
Period of using this address for correspondence
Day Month Year
to
Day Month Year
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Part E – Additional applicants
15 Give details of members of your family who are applying for a Bridging
visa B and will be travelling.
Note:
If any member of your family is travelling for different reasons, please
provide reasons below.
A post office box address is not acceptable as a residential address.
Failure to give a residential address will result in your application
being invalid.
Unless otherwise advised in writing or on form 929 Change of
address and/or passport details, the Department will communicate
with the additional applicants in the same manner, and at the same
address, as has been requested by the main applicant (see
Questions 7, 9, 14 and 22).
Applicant 2
Family name
Given names
Date of birth
Day Month Year
Current residential address in Australia
Postcode
Reason(s) for travel if different to main applicant
Details from their passport
Passport number
Country of
passport
Date of issue
Day Month Year
Date of expiry
Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in their passport
Applicant 3
Family name
Given names
Date of birth
Day Month Year
Current residential address in Australia
Postcode
Reason(s) for travel if different to main applicant
Details from their passport
Passport number
Country of
passport
Date of issue
Day Month Year
Date of expiry
Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in their passport
Applicant 4
Family name
Given names
Date of birth
Day Month Year
Current residential address in Australia
Postcode
Reason(s) for travel if different to main applicant
Details from their passport
Passport number
Country of
passport
Date of issue
Day Month Year
Date of expiry
Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in their passport
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Applicant 5
Family name
Given names
Date of birth
Day Month Year
Current residential address in Australia
Postcode
Reason(s) for travel if different to main applicant
Details from their passport
Passport number
Country of
passport
Date of issue
Day Month Year
Date of expiry
Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in their passport
Applicant 6
Family name
Given names
Date of birth
Day Month Year
Current residential address in Australia
Postcode
Reason(s) for travel if different to main applicant
Details from their passport
Passport number
Country of
passport
Date of issue
Day Month Year
Date of expiry
Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in their passport
Part F – Health and character
These questions assist in determining that your return to Australia is
not contrary to the public interest
16
Have you, or any other person included in this
application, ever:
had, or currently have, tuberculosis?
No
Yes
been in close contact with a family member
who has active tuberculosis? No Yes
had a chest x-ray which showed an
abnormality? No Yes
If you answered Yes’ to any of the questions at Question 16, you must
state who it applies to and give ALL relevant details
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Have you, or any other person included in this
application, ever:
been charged with any offence that is
currently awaiting legal action? No
Yes
been convicted of an offence in any country
(including any conviction which is now
removed from official records)? No Yes
been charged or convicted of family or
domestic violence offences or similar related
offences? No
Yes
been the subject of a domestic or family
violence order, or any other order, of a tribunal
or court or other similar authority, for the
personal protection of another person? No Yes
been the subject of an arrest warrant or
Interpol notice? No Yes
been found guilty of a sexually based offence
involving a child (including where no
conviction was recorded)? No Yes
been named on a sex offender register?
No
Yes
been acquitted of any offence on the grounds
of unsoundness of mind or insanity? No
Yes
been found by a court not fit to plead?
No
Yes
been directly or indirectly involved in, or
associated with, activities which would
represent a risk to national security in
Australia or any other country? No Yes
been charged with, or indicted for: genocide,
war crimes, crimes against humanity, torture,
slavery, or any other crime that is otherwise of
a serious international concern? No Yes
been associated with a person, group or
organisation that has been/is involved in
criminal conduct? No Yes
been associated with an organisation engaged
in violence or engaged in acts of violence
(including war, insurgency, freedom fighting,
terrorism, protest) either overseas or in
Australia? No Yes
served in a military force, police force, state
sponsored/private militia or intelligence
agency (including secret police)? No
Yes
undergone any military/paramilitary training,
been trained in weapons/explosives or in the
manufacture of chemical/biological products? No Yes
been involved in people smuggling or people
trafficking offences? No Yes
been removed, deported or excluded from any
country (including Australia)? No Yes
overstayed a visa in any country (including
Australia)? No Yes
had any outstanding debts to the Australian
Government or any public authority in
Australia? No Yes
If you answered Yes’ to any question at Question 17, give details,
including the date of the charge, the outcome and any penalty imposed.
Also attach court documents (for example sentencing remarks or court
transcripts).
Where relevant, provide a copy of all declared orders (for example, any
domestic or family violence orders, child protection orders, or orders that
prohibit the applicant from having contact with another person for their
personal protection). You are only requested to declare an order where
the applicant is the respondent or subject of the order. You are not asked
to declare an order where the applicant is the person requiring personal
protection.
Part G – Assistance with this form
18 Did you receive assistance in completing this form?
No
Go to Part H
Yes
Please give details of the person who assisted you
Title: Mr Mrs Miss Ms Other
Family name
Given names
Address
Postcode
Telephone number or daytime contact
Office hours
( ) ( )
Country code Area code Number
Mobile/cell
19 Is the person a registered migration agent, Australian legal practitioner
or an exempt person?
No
Yes
Go to Part H
20 Did you pay the person and/or give a gift for this assistance?
No
Yes
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Part H – Options for receiving written
communications
21 All written communications about this application should be sent to:
(Tick one box only)
Myself
OR
Authorised
recipient
OR
You should complete form 956A Appointment
or withdrawal of an authorised recipient
Migration agent
OR
Legal
practitioner
OR
Exempt person
Your migration agent/legal practitioner/exempt
person should complete form 956 Appointment
of a registered migration agent, legal
practitioner or exempt person
Part I – Payment details
22 Method of payment
Make your payment electronically through the ‘My Payments’ section of
ImmiAccount. Sign into, or create, your ImmiAccount and select
My Payments>Manage Payments>Pre-Pay Paper Service, at
www.homeaffairs.gov.au/immiaccount
Do not provide credit card details on this form. Make your credit card
payment electronically through the ‘My Payments’ section of
ImmiAccount.
Payment receipt number from the ‘My Payments’ section of ImmiAccount
Attach a copy of your printed receipt.
Part J – Declaration
WARNING: Giving false or misleading information is a serious offence.
23 The following declaration must be signed and dated by all applicants
aged 18 or over included in this application
I/we, the applicant(s), declare that:
the information I/we have given in this form is complete, correct and
up-to-date in every detail.
I/we have read the information contained in form 1442i Privacy notice.
I/we understand the Department may collect, use and disclose my/
our personal information (including biometric information and other
sensitive information) as outlined in form 1442i Privacy notice.
Signature of
main applicant
-
Date
Day Month Year
Signature of
applicant 2
-
Date
Day Month Year
Signature of
applicant 3
-
Date
Day Month Year
Signature of
applicant 4
-
Date
Day Month Year
Signature of
applicant 5
-
Date
Day Month Year
Signature of
applicant 6
-
Date
Day Month Year
We strongly advise that you keep a copy of your application
and all attachments for your records.
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Office use only
Note: Each bridging visa must either relate to a specific substantive visa
application or a judicial review proceeding.
File number
Fee paid?
No Yes
Visa Grant Numbers
New BVB number
Previous BVA OR
BVB number
Associated
substantive visa
application number
Current/previous subclass 785 or 790 holder? No Yes
Expiry date of visa
Day Month Year
Expiry date of passport
Passport issued at
Date of issue
Day Month Year
Signature of
issuing officer
Date
Day Month Year
Comments
Passport
Held for collection
Returned by mail
Passport number
Signature of
returning officer
Date
Day Month Year
Signature of
applicant/authorised
representative
Date
Day Month Year