Subclass 020 · Travel
Bridging Visa B (BVB) Subclass 020
Leave Australia and return within a set travel period while your visa application is processed. For people who already hold a BVA or BVB. AUD575.
About the Bridging Visa B (Subclass 020)
A Bridging visa B (BVB) lets you leave and return to Australia during a specified travel period while your substantive visa application, review or judicial review is being processed.
You must already hold a BVA or BVB and have a substantial reason for wanting to travel. Make sure your BVB is granted and check your travel period before you leave, because travelling without one usually ends your bridging visa.
With this visa you can
- Leave and return to Australia within the travel period on your visa
- Stay lawfully in Australia until your application or review is finally decided
You must
- Already hold a BVA or BVB
- Have a valid substantive visa application, review or judicial review under way
- Show a substantial reason to travel, with supporting documents
Based on Department of Home Affairs information (October 2026). Costs shown are the starting visa application charge for the main applicant. Always confirm current details on the Department of Home Affairs website or ask our team. This page is general information, not migration advice.
Bridging Visa B (Subclass 020): Full Details
Everything about this visa, from eligibility to what happens after grant.
About this visa
Key facts from Home Affairs, in plain English.
AUD575, except in limited circumstances. A lower cost applies to eligible Pacific Island and Timor-Leste citizens from 1 July 2026.
You must return to Australia within the travel period set on your visa.
Eligibility
What you need.
You must have held a substantive visa.
You must already hold a Bridging visa A or B.
You must have a valid substantive visa application or review that has not been finally decided, applied for within the prescribed time.
Explain why you need to leave and return, with supporting documents such as a family illness or business commitment.
You must meet the character requirement.
You should apply for your Bridging visa B no more than 3 months, and not less than 2 weeks, before the date you want to travel. Permanent and provisional visa applicants, and family members applying with them, must have health examinations with an approved panel physician. Temporary visa applicants might need them, depending on the visa and their circumstances. For the character requirement, Home Affairs may ask for police certificates and Form 80.
Step by step
How it works.
Get expert advice first
Book a consultation with Outlook Immigration. Our registered migration agent will assess your eligibility, confirm this is the right visa for you and explain your options before you apply. Book a consultation.
Gather your documents
Prepare identity documents and evidence for your circumstances.
Apply
Lodge your application, usually online in ImmiAccount.
After you apply
Respond to any requests and keep your details up to date. Home Affairs may also ask for health examinations, police certificates or biometrics (fingerprints and a facial image).
When you have this visa
What happens next.
Check your bridging visa conditions in VEVO, including any work or travel conditions, and comply with them.
Your bridging visa usually ends shortly after your substantive visa application is finally decided, or your review or judicial review ends.
Leaving Australia on most bridging visas ends the visa. Only a Bridging visa B lets you leave and return within a set travel period.
Bridging Visa B (Subclass 020) FAQs
Straight answers to the questions we hear most.
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A visa that lets you leave and return to Australia within a set travel period while your application is processed.
AUD575, except in limited circumstances.
People who already hold a BVA or BVB and have a substantial reason to travel.
You may not be able to re-enter on your bridging visa. Always check your travel period before you leave.
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