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Article: Bridging visas and Bridging Visa Es.(Australia. Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs)
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- People and Place
- Article date:
- June 1, 2006
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The conditions under which the Bridging Visa E have been issued to persons seeking a Protection Visa in Australia have been criticised by some community groups. This article provides further information on these conditions and the number of persons holding such visas.
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The Department of Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA) welcomes the invitation to provide a response to the article by Andrew Markus and Jessie Taylor entitled 'No Work, No Income, No Medicare--The Bridging Visa E Regime', which appeared in the April 2006 edition of People and Place.
Our response seeks to clarify and update certain information in relation to ...