Fill Out Home Affairs Form 1005 Online

When to use Form 1005

The form's information pages describe four broad situations where it applies.

• You applied for a substantive visa electronically while outside Australia, you are now in Australia, and the visa is one that can be granted onshore, so you need an associated bridging visa.
• Your previous bridging visa ceased, for example because you departed Australia and returned while your substantive application is still undecided, or your cancellation review succeeded.
• You hold a Bridging visa A, B or C and want a new one with different or nil conditions, most often to remove work restrictions.
• You are awaiting the outcome of judicial review, in which case you attach evidence such as the stamped application for review or notice of appeal showing the court registration number.

Work rights and conditions

If you are seeking a bridging visa without work restrictions, you generally need to show a compelling need to work, either financial hardship or sponsorship or nomination for employment in an approved appointment linked to an outstanding substantive application. Bridging visa C holders seeking permission to work must evidence financial hardship.

Two quirks are worth noting. If you hold a Bridging visa B and want work rights, the form explains that you apply for a Bridging visa A with nil conditions and then apply for a further Bridging visa B. And if you need to travel overseas while waiting, a Bridging visa B is the travel option, applied for on form 1006 rather than this form.

How to fill out Form 1005

Complete the application in English and answer every question in full, attaching a signed separate sheet for any answer that needs more space. If your circumstances change after lodgement, you must tell the department.

• Part A: why you are applying, and the class of bridging visa you are applying for. Where a previous bridging visa ceased, the new application must be for the same class.
• Quote your substantive visa application receipt number (TRN) and file number where known.
• Give the residential address where you intend to live during processing. A post office box is not accepted, and no residential address makes the application invalid.
• Include all secondary applicants at Question 13, using form 1496i to confirm who counts as a member of the family unit.
• Attach evidence for work rights claims, such as proof of financial hardship, or court documents for judicial review cases.
• Complete Part H if you appoint a migration agent, legal practitioner, exempt person or authorised recipient, supported by form 956 or 956A.

Getting help with the application

Anyone who provides immigration assistance in Australia must be a registered migration agent, a legal practitioner or an exempt person such as a close family member or sponsor, and exempt persons must not charge a fee. You can find and verify registered agents through the Office of the Migration Agents Registration Authority at mara.gov.au.

If you appoint an authorised recipient, all written communication about the application goes to that person, so choose someone reliable and keep their details current with form 956A.