When to apply for your visa

When to Apply for your Visa

Knowing when to apply for your visa will help you avoid major errors and problems when dealing with Immigration.

At Career Up, we usually advise clients to apply for permanent residence visas as soon as they become eligible. This is because the law and policy that Immigration use to approve or refuse visa applications changes frequently and often without warning.

However in most circumstances, it is best to apply once you have a complete document set ready to lodge, except in urgent cases where, for example, visas are about to expire, where age limits apply, where important supporting documents like skills assessments or IELTS tests are about to expire, then the best plan can be to lodge before all documents are available.

In all cases, a minimum document set MUST be provided to avoid an invalid application or an early and unhappy refusal.

Planning the timing of your application helps avoid unnecessary refusal or invalid applications and helps ensure the best bridging visa possible is granted (for on-shore applications).

If you are in Australia and your visa has expired before you apply for your next visa, this will affect you in many ways, including;
– what bridging visa you will get,
– what working rights you will get
– whether it is possible to apply for a new visa at all,
– whether you are able to apply for a waiver of Schedule 3 conditions that can prevent late applications.

Contact Career Up as early as possible, so we can plan when to apply for your next visa to ensure the best possible outcome for your visa application.

If your visa has already expired, we can advise what options are possible for you including time limits and potential waiver applications.

George Pearse
MARN 0425396

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Please note this blog post is not legal advice or visa advice.

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