{"id":820,"date":"2025-12-10T14:35:37","date_gmt":"2025-12-10T03:35:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/?p=820"},"modified":"2025-12-10T14:35:38","modified_gmt":"2025-12-10T03:35:38","slug":"%e6%be%b3%e6%b4%b2%e6%af%95%e4%b8%9a%e5%ad%a3-485-%e5%b7%a5%e7%ad%be%e8%af%a5%e4%bb%80%e4%b9%88%e6%97%b6%e5%80%99%e9%80%92%e4%ba%a4%ef%bc%9f%e4%b8%80%e7%af%87%e5%bd%bb%e5%ba%95%e8%ae%b2%e6%98%8e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/%e6%be%b3%e6%b4%b2%e6%af%95%e4%b8%9a%e5%ad%a3-485-%e5%b7%a5%e7%ad%be%e8%af%a5%e4%bb%80%e4%b9%88%e6%97%b6%e5%80%99%e9%80%92%e4%ba%a4%ef%bc%9f%e4%b8%80%e7%af%87%e5%bd%bb%e5%ba%95%e8%ae%b2%e6%98%8e\/","title":{"rendered":"Australian Graduation Season | When Should You Lodge Your 485 Visa?\n\nA Complete, Clear Guide! (A Must-Read for December Graduates)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Every December marks the peak graduation season in Australia. Many students, right after finishing their thesis and exams, immediately start stressing about the 485 visa:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When is the best time to lodge it?<br>What should I do after receiving my Completion Letter?<br>Should I get my health check done early?<br>Can I return home if my student visa is expiring soon?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Today\u2019s article gives you a full breakdown of the optimal timing for lodging your 485.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For December graduates (example scenario)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>CoE end date: 31 Dec 2025<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student visa expiry: 15 Mar 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Then the ideal lodgement window is usually Feb 2026 \u2013 early March 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Why not lodge immediately after graduating?\n\nBecause the 485 timeline is based on the date of your Completion Letter, not your CoE end date.\n\nFrom the day your university issues the Completion Letter,\nyou must lodge your 485 within six months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Why lodge around one month before your student visa expires?\n\nVery practical reasons:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Completion Letter has a validity window<br>You need time to prepare supporting documents<br>As your student visa nears expiry \u2192 lodging &amp; transitioning to a BVA is the safest route<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Lodge too early = you waste remaining student visa time<br>Lodge too late = documents may not be ready in time<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">IMPORTANT: 485 must be lodged onshore!\n\nThis rule is crucial.\nMany people think they can graduate, go home, and lodge offshore.\nBut the policy is now clear:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Offshore lodgement = NOT allowed.\n\nYou must lodge your 485 while physically inside Australia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Once submitted, you will automatically receive a Bridging Visa A (BVA)\n(Currently, they are being granted extremely quickly.)\n\nThe BVA allows you to stay legally in Australia.\nOnce your student visa expires, the BVA kicks in automatically.\nYou may continue working while waiting for your 485.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"translation-block\">Can you return home while waiting for the visa?\n\nYes\u2014BUT only if you apply for a BVB before leaving Australia!\n\nYou must hold a Bridging Visa B (BVB) to re-enter Australia legally.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u6bcf\u5e7412\u6708\u90fd\u662f\u6fb3\u6d32\u5927\u5b66\u7684\u6bd5\u4e1a\u9ad8\u5cf0\uff0c\u4e0d\u5c11\u540c\u5b66\u521a\u5b8c\u6210\u8bba\u6587\u548c\u8003\u8bd5\uff0c\u5c31\u5f00\u59cb\u7126\u8651485\u7b7e\u8bc1\uff1a \u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019\u9012\u4ea4\u6700\u597d\uff1fComp [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":821,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_uag_custom_page_level_css":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[10,1,4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-820","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-study-and-immigration-news","category-study-abroad-consultation","category-immigration-consulting"],"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":["https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/images.jpeg",294,171,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/images-150x150.jpeg",150,150,true],"medium":["https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/images.jpeg",294,171,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/images.jpeg",294,171,false],"large":["https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/images.jpeg",294,171,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/images.jpeg",294,171,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/images.jpeg",294,171,false],"trp-custom-language-flag":["https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/images-18x10.jpeg",18,10,true]},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"EBP Immigration Consulting","author_link":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/author\/ebp-immigration-consulting\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"\u6bcf\u5e7412\u6708\u90fd\u662f\u6fb3\u6d32\u5927\u5b66\u7684\u6bd5\u4e1a\u9ad8\u5cf0\uff0c\u4e0d\u5c11\u540c\u5b66\u521a\u5b8c\u6210\u8bba\u6587\u548c\u8003\u8bd5\uff0c\u5c31\u5f00\u59cb\u7126\u8651485\u7b7e\u8bc1\uff1a \u4ec0\u4e48\u65f6\u5019\u9012\u4ea4\u6700\u597d\uff1fComp&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=820"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":822,"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/820\/revisions\/822"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/821"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ebpimmigrationconsultant.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}