Usually yes. If you apply for judicial review, a bridging visa connected to your earlier visa application does not automatically carry over.
If you apply for judicial review, you must make a bridging visa application on that basis. If you previously held a bridging visa because your substantive visa application was not finally determined, that bridging visa does not carry over into judicial review.
For Bridging A, B and C visas, the judicial review application generally needs to relate to a refusal of a substantive visa application. A Bridging B judicial review application also has a travel purpose, because the person wants to leave and re-enter Australia during the court process. A Bridging E visa may cover a wider range of judicial review situations.
Timing matters. There is generally a 35-day statutory time limit for making a judicial review application after a migration decision, with special treatment if the final day falls on a weekend or public holiday. Evidence of the court application is also needed.
Last checked 13 August 2026.