Eligibility
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General requirements
To be eligible to apply for this visa you must:
- be outside Australia at time of application
- provide details of your valid national passport (a seafarer’s identity document is not acceptable)
- be a crew member employed on a non-military ship or under offer of employment on a non-military ship
or - be the spouse or dependent child of one of the above who will accompany that crew person on their ship, and the crew person has already either been granted a Maritime Crew visa or has applied for one.
Note: Crew who are employed or under offer of employment includes supernumerary crew who may be under contract or subcontract to provide services, maintenance or warranty work on a ship while it is at sea. Crew also includes scientific research personnel on a scientific research ship owned by a foreign government.
Character requirements
All applicants must meet character requirements.See: Character Requirements