[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":46},["ShallowReactive",2],{"layout-auth":3,"forum-topic-auth-student-500-ending-soon-and-485-timing-confusion":3,"forum-topic-thread-student-500-ending-soon-and-485-timing-confusion-1":4},null,{"topic":5,"comments":17,"pagination":42},{"_id":6,"title":7,"slug":8,"body":9,"createdAt":10,"updatedAt":11,"createdBy":12},"69edb9ed6704d31fd4c1ea09","Student 500 ending soon and 485 timing confusion","student-500-ending-soon-and-485-timing-confusion","My Student 500 expires about six weeks after my course completion date. I am trying to understand when to apply for the 485 because my completion letter may come before the official transcript. Has anyone dealt with a gap between course completion, final transcript, and the visa expiry? I don't want to lodge too early with missing documents but also don't want to run out of time.","2026-04-26T07:08:29.032Z","2026-04-26T07:08:29.128Z",{"id":13,"userType":14,"displayName":15,"visaJourney":16},"69edb9e16704d31fd4c1e9fe","visitor","priyashah_melb","500 > 485",[18,26,34],{"_id":19,"body":20,"parentComment":3,"createdAt":21,"author":22},"69edb9ed4fac698466174e9f","I waited until I had the completion letter and then uploaded the transcript later when it became available. The exact documents can depend on the stream, so check the current checklist before lodging.","2026-04-26T07:08:29.062Z",{"id":23,"userType":14,"displayName":24,"visaJourney":25},"69edb9e16704d31fd4c1e9ff","tomchen_95","485 > 189",{"_id":27,"body":28,"parentComment":3,"createdAt":29,"author":30},"69edb9ed4fac698466174ea0","Also remember the AFP check timing. A lot of people leave that until the last minute and then panic.","2026-04-26T07:08:29.100Z",{"id":31,"userType":14,"displayName":32,"visaJourney":33},"69edb9e16704d31fd4c1ea00","deepak_syd","189",{"_id":35,"body":36,"parentComment":3,"createdAt":37,"author":38},"69edb9ed4fac698466174ea1","If you lodge while holding a valid student visa, your bridging visa should usually sit in the background until the student visa ends. Just make sure you understand your work conditions.","2026-04-26T07:08:29.115Z",{"id":39,"userType":14,"displayName":40,"visaJourney":41},"69edb9e16704d31fd4c1ea01","matt_wilson","190",{"page":43,"limit":44,"total":45,"totalPages":43},1,50,3,1777196236114]