Transit Visa

Transit Visa

 Non-Australian citizens transiting Australia to another country or passing through Australia to join a ship as crew must obtain a visa overseas before travelling to Australia. A transit visa is required even if a traveller remains on the same aircraft in the same airport. A transit visa allows the holder to enter and remain in Australia for 72 hours. There are no fees for transit visas.

Application Form: 876
See: Forms and Booklets 

Service standard: 20 working days

This service standard is linked to the 2007-08 Portfolio Budget Statement. We aim to process 75% of cases within this service standard. However, actual processing times may vary from this standard as the following notes explain:

-The service standard is indicative only. Individual cases may be decided in longer or shorter periods than the service standard depending on a range of factors, individual circumstances and the complexity of each case.

-The service standard applies to visa applications lodged with complete documentation. You can expect your application to take longer than the service standard if it was lodged without all the required documentation or information.

-Processing times vary by location, reflecting the differing circumstances of national and regional caseloads.

Visa requirements

- Completed and signed form 876.

- Two recent passport photographs.

- Valid passport and a passport photocopy.

- Detailed travel itinerary/route to the country of destination beyond Australia.

- A photo-copy of the visa to the country of your destination.


For further information on Transit Visas
See: Transit Visas