Transit Visa

subclass 771

Transit Visa (Subclass 771)

No longer than 72 hours

Stay

Up to 3 months at a time

Cost

Free

Processing times

With this visa you can

You must

  • be outside Australia and have a confirmed booking to travel to another country within 72 hours of arriving in Australia and the correct documents to enter that country
  • if you are joining the crew of a non-military ship, be outside Australia and hold a Maritime Crew visa and the necessary crew documents

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TESTIMONIALS

Transit visa (Subclass 771)

No longer than 72 hours

Stay

Up to 3 months at a time

Cost

Free

Processing times

With this visa you can

You must

  • be outside Australia and have a confirmed booking to travel to another country within 72 hours of arriving in Australia and the correct documents to enter that country
  • if you are joining the crew of a non-military ship, be outside Australia and hold a Maritime Crew visa and the necessary crew documents

If you have an enquiry that relates to a particular visa:

TESTIMONIALS

About this visa

Before you consider your visa options for transiting through Australia, check transit facilities at Australian airports, your travel arrangements and if you are eligible to transit without a visa.
  • enter Australia and stay for no longer than 72 hours before leaving by air or sea
  • enter Australia by air to join the crew of a non-military ship as a Maritime Crew visa (subclass 988) holder
Free
No longer than 72 hours
You have 5 days from arrival by air to sign onto the ship. You will need to apply for a new Transit visa on each occasion you are seeking to enter Australia by air to join a ship. Your Maritime Crew visa will cease if you do not sign on to your ship within 5 days of arriving in Australia by air on your Transit visa.
You can’t stay in Australia longer by extending this visa. If you want to stay longer, you should apply for another visa.
You can’t include family. You must make a separate application for each person travelling. This includes babies on their parent’s passport.
You must be outside Australia when you apply and when we decide on your application.
  • 75% of applications: 20 days
  • 90% of applications: 59 days
You must meet all visa conditions and obey Australian laws. Learn more about conditions for this visa.

Eligibility

You must leave Australia within 72 hours.
You must meet our health requirement.
You must meet our character requirement.

You are personally liable for all your healthcare costs while you are in Australia. Medical insurance helps limit your financial liability.

We might make adequate health cover for the whole of your stay a requirement for grant of this visa. Your health cover should cover you for medically necessary treatment, including transport.

See what we consider adequate health insurance.

Learn more about health insurance for overseas visitors.

Reciprocal healthcare agreements

Some countries have a reciprocal healthcare agreement with Australia. Find out more from Services Australia about reciprocal healthcare agreements.

If you or any family members (including those who don’t apply for the visa with you) owe the Australian Government money, you or they must have paid it back or arranged to pay it back.
If entering by air to join the crew of a non-military ship, you must hold a Maritime Crew visa.
If you are 18 years of age or older, you must acknowledge the Australian Values Statement that confirms you will respect the Australian way of life and obey Australian laws when you apply for the visa.​
We might not grant this visa if it is not in the best interests of an applicant under 18.

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