Validity of visa applications by current and former Bridging R (Class WR) visa holders
reg-2.08H — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

2.08H Validity of visa applications by current and former Bridging R (Class
          WR) visa holders
          (1) For the purposes of subsection 46(3) of the Act, the following criteria must be
              satisfied for an application for a visa of the class of visas specified by
              subregulation (2) to be a valid application:
                (a) the person in respect of whom the application is made does not hold a
                     Bridging R (Class WR) visa at the time of application;
                (b) the person in respect of whom the application is made is not, at the time of
                     application, an unlawful non-citizen:
                      (i) whose most recently held visa was a Bridging R (Class WR) visa; and









                         (ii) who has been, or is taken to have been, continuously in the migration
                              zone since that visa ceased to be in effect.
          (2) For the purposes of subregulation (1), this subregulation specifies:
                (a) all prescribed classes of visa; and
               (b) to the extent a visa is not covered by paragraph (a)—a visa mentioned in
                    subsection 31(2) of the Act for which an application may be made;
              except the following classes of visa:
                (c) a protection visa;
               (d) a Bridging R (Class WR) visa.
               Note 1:      For paragraph (2)(a), subsection 31(1) of the Act provides that there are to be
                            prescribed classes of visas, and subregulation 2.01(1) of these regulations prescribes
                            those classes of visas.
               Note 2:      A person may be prevented from applying for a protection visa because of section 48A
                            of the Act.