Parent Visa
For parent willing to migrate to Australia permanently being sponsored by eligible child satisfying Balance of Family Test
3 types/categories –
Parent Visa Subclass 103 – Permanent Visa for parent
Contributory Parent Visa (Subclass 143) – Permanent Visa for parent
Contributory Parent (Temporary) Visa (Subclass 173) – Temporary Visa for parent
Child Visa
Eligible Parent sponsoring their child
Onshore
Child Visa (Subclass 802)
Orphan Relative Visa (Subclass 837)
Dependent Child Visa (Subclass 445)
Offshore
Child Visa (Subclass 101)
Orphan Relative Visa (Subclass 117)
Adoption Visa (Subclass 102)
Protection Visa (Subclass 866)
For individual claiming Australia’s protection being a refugee as defined by the Migration Act 1958 or meeting the complementary protection criteria in the Migration Act 1958.
Bridging Visas
Bridging visas as its name suggests bridging the gap between one substantive visa and the decision of another application for substantive visa. They come into affect only when there is no substantive visa one holds.
There are primarily 5 types of Bridging Visas –
Bridging Visa A (BVA) Subclass 010
Bridging Visa B (BVB) Subclass 020
Bridging Visa C (BVC) Subclass 030
Bridging Visa D (BVD) Subclass 040
Bridging Visa E (BVE) Subclass 050
Of these Bridging Visas only Bridging Visa B allows travel right and only Bridging Visa A and Bridging Visa B can be inter-changeable and as we go down it is worse. Bridging visa works as a ladder such that one cannot move up from the lower one and higher giving more advantages over the lower ones.