Regulation 2.20A — Applications for Bridging R (Class WR) visas

2.20A Applications for Bridging R (Class WR) visas

(1) For subsection 46(2) of the Act, a Bridging R (Class WR) visa is a prescribed class of visa.

(2) An application for a Bridging R (Class WR) visa is taken to have been validly made by a person if:

(a) the person has been given an invitation in writing by the Minister, by one of the methods specified in section 494B of the Act, to apply for the visa; and

(b) the person indicates in writing to Immigration, not later than 7 days after the person is taken to have received that invitation, that he or she accepts the invitation.

Note 1: See section 494C of the Act for when a person is taken to have received a document given by one of the methods specified in section 494B of the Act. Note 2: The Minister must not give a person an invitation, for the purposes of paragraph (a) of this subregulation, while a community safety order made in relation to the person is in force (see paragraph 76AA(7)(a) of the Act).