VIC Can I Study with Bridging Visa?

[Gopi]

Hi,

I am from Malaysia. I am currently on bridging visa and applying for protection visa. My visa has been refused by the immigration and I appealed for a review at the tribunal department. My enquiry is, I would like to study here, can I study on this visa?

If I study, and I received a negative result from the tribunal, will that affect my studies and do I need to go back to my country?

Can I apply for another visa? For example, a student visa to study or any other visa and withdrawing the bridging visa?

Kindly help me through this

Thank you

 

[Victoria S]

Hi there,

It depends what type of bridging visa you have. A bridging visa C - which you would hold if you did not have a substantive visa already but were applying for one, does not have work rights attached and I would assume that would extend to study as well. The purpose of a bridging visa is purely to allow to you stay in the country until your substantive visa is approved.