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Most migrants on bridging visas aren't 'scammers', they're well within their rights

  • Written by Shanthi Robertson, Senior Research Fellow, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University

Recent articles in the media have raised concerns about the rapid rise in migrants living and working in Australia on bridging visas, whose numbers have more than doubled in the last four years.

A bridging visa is granted to anyone who makes a visa application from within Australia. This form of visa comes into effect if the visa someone already...

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