[Jen285]

Hello. I have a question regarding to my student visa 573 which expires in May 2018. After I finished my study in March, I had a plan to go overseas from end of March - April so I applied for a partner visa 820 as soon as I finished my study as Homeaffair advised me to do so to avoid confusion on my arrival in Australia. They also told me I'm alright to go overseas because I hold student visa until May 12 and bridging visa A wouldn't kick in until student visa's expiry. However, I received an email from my uni on March 26 that they cancelled COE on March9 and I have 28 days from March9 to apply for a new visa, otherwise student visa would be cancelled. I was already in overseas on March 26 and I can't get back to Australia within 28days. I contacted Homeaffair to check if they cancel my student visa if I already applied for 820, and they told me they would cancel it because I'm not currently studying and I'm in overseas. They also advised me to apply offshore partner visa if it is cancelled because bridging A will be invalid as soon as student visa got cancelled and I'm offshore. Can you advise what I can do in this situation? Thank you in advance.

 

[Jen285]

The logical answer would be come back to the country.

Your university can't cancel your visa, it has to be done by immigration. Unless things are different with student visas they usually give you 28 days to respond to an impending cancellation if that's the case then by the time they cancel your visa will be pretty much expired making the point moot, assuming they move to cancel at all with an 820 in progress - they didn't cancel my 457 despite being unemployed for 9 months.

If your visa is cancelled so it your BVA. You've dug yourself quite a hole listening to the advice of DHA.

***note I am unsure and these are more educated thoughts as opposed to correct advice - get yourself a MARA agent***

I wish I could come back if I didn't have my wedding planned in overseas. I'm currently in overseas, so DHA told me that they would cancel my student visa without any notice nor pending period. Only thing they advise me is to check VEVO until the day I come back to Australia and I might be ok if it is not cancelled by then.

 

[Jen285]

I actually checked the same page and told it to DHA over the phone yesterday...but they said after 28days of COE got cancelled, they would probably cancel my student visa unless I'm lucky..
Thank you for your advice though