Bridging visa not affect visa applications
(1) The fact that a non‑citizen holds a bridging visa does not prevent or affect: (a) an application by the non‑citizen for a visa of another class; or (b) the grant of such a visa. (2) To avoid doubt, the holding by a non‑citizen of a bridging visa is not to be taken to be, for the purposes of an application for a visa of another class, the holding of a visa.
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