# Bridging (Prospective Applicant)

> visa-040 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

Subclass 040—Bridging (Prospective Applicant)
040.1—Interpretation
               Note:     Criminal detention is defined in regulation 1.03. For eligible non-citizen see
                         regulation 2.20. No interpretation provisions specific to this Part.


040.2—Primary criteria
               Note:     All applicants must satisfy the primary criteria.

040.21—Criteria to be satisfied at time of application
               Note:     In circumstances set out in regulation 2.22, a non-citizen is taken under that regulation
                         to have applied for a Bridging D (Class WD) visa.


040.211
               The applicant is:
                (a) an unlawful non-citizen; or
                (b) the holder of a visa that will cease within the next 3 working days after the
                    day of application.

040.213
               The Minister is satisfied that the applicant:
                (a) has attempted to make, in Australia, a valid application for a substantive
                    visa of a kind that can be granted if the applicant is in Australia and is
                    unable to do so; and
                (b) will, within 5 working days, be able to make, in Australia, a valid
                    application for a substantive visa of a kind that can be granted if the
                    applicant is in Australia.

040.214
               The applicant has not previously been granted 2 bridging visas of Subclass 040
               since he or she last held a substantive visa.

040.22—Criteria to be satisfied at time of decision

040.221
               The applicant continues to satisfy the criteria set out in subdivision 040.21.

040.3—Secondary criteria: Nil.
               Note:     All applicants must satisfy the primary criteria.









040.4—Circumstances applicable to grant

040.411
               The applicant must be in Australia but not in immigration clearance.
               Note:    The applicant must be an eligible non-citizen at the time of grant: see the Act, s 73.


040.5—When visa is in effect

040.511
               Bridging visa coming into effect:
                 (a) on grant; or
                (b) when the substantive visa (if any) held by the holder ceases;
               and remaining in effect for 5 working days after date of grant.

040.6—Conditions

040.611
               Condition 8101.