Answer by Lisa Wulfsohn, Malvern 3144 VIC

• You can continue to live in the Australian community on your bridging visa.
• You can start preparing your claim for a Temporary Protection Visa by:
  • making sure you have original and genuine documents confirming your identity, nationality and citizenship; and
  • gathering other documents that show why you should receive protection.
• You should also sign the Code of Behaviour if you have not already done so.
  • You can do so by filling out Form 1443 available at: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1443.pdf.
  • Scan and email the signed form to bvereporting@immi.gov.au or post it to IMA BE Processing Team, Department of Immigration and Border Protection, GPO Box 9984, Sydney NSW 2001.
• The Code of Behaviour explains how you are expected to behave while living in the Australian community. For example:
  • not taking part in criminal behaviour;
  • cooperating with reasonable requests from the Department of Immigration and Border Protection; and
  • not bullying or harassing another person or group of people.