The Department of Home Affairs has specified arrangements for bridging visa applications vide the Migration (LIN 20/068: Arrangements for Bridging Visa Applications) Instrument 2020 [“the Instrument”] dated 21 May 2020.
The Instrument re-approves Form 1008 (Internet) for making a valid Bridging E (Class WE) visa application which was removed by a drafting error in the erstwhile instrument, i.e., the Migration (LIN 19/186: Arrangements for Applications for Bridging Visas) Instrument 2019 dated 25 June 2019.
The Instrument is registered on the Federal Register of Legislation on 25 May 2020 and according to Clause 2 of the Instrument it “commences the day after registration on the Federal Register of Legislation”. Thus, the Instrument is currently in force, commencing 26 May 2020 and accordingly, Form 1008 (Internet) can now be used for making a valid Bridging Visa E (BVE) application.
