About this Visa
This visa allows people to transit through Australia.
Who is this visa for?
This visa is for:
- people who wish to transit through Australia and who do not qualify for transit without
a visa
or - people travelling to Australia to join a vessel as crew.
A transit visa is required even if:
- you fly out on the same aircraft and from the same airport at which you arrived
- you stay in the transit lounge and do not leave the airport.
For more information about transit without a visa, please click on the link below.
See: Transit without visa arrangements
For more information about sea crew members, please click on the link below.
See: A Guide to Visas for Foreign Sea Crew
How much will this visa cost?
This visa is free of charge.
What does this visa let me do?
If you are granted this visa, you can:
- transit through Australia
- enter and remain in Australia for up to 72 hours.