# Detainee may apply for visa

> act-s195 — as in force on 2026-06-04 — C2026C00232 · Compilation No. 171 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/C2026C00232/latest/text

195 Detainee may apply for visa
          (1) A detainee may apply for a visa:
               (a) within 2 working days after the day on which section 194
                   was complied with in relation to his or her detention; or
               (b) if he or she informs an officer in writing within those
                   2 working days of his or her intention to so apply—within
                   the next 5 working days after those 2 working days.
          (2) A detainee who does not apply for a visa within the time allowed
              by subsection (1) may not apply for a visa, other than a bridging
              visa or a protection visa, after that time.