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Important – Please read this information carefully before you What is needed with the application?
complete your application. Once you have completed your
Persons other than crew joining a vessel
application we strongly advise that you keep a copy for your
records. You must enclose with your application:
No fee is payable for an application for an Australian transit visa. a passport valid for travel to Australia issued to, or including,
each person in the application;
Who completes this form? a recent passport-type photograph of each person included
in the application (the photograph must be signed on the
You should complete this application form if you intend to back by the person to whom it refers);
remain in Australia no longer than 72 hours and if you can
establish that the principal purpose in entering Australia is: an itinerary;
• to pass through Australia in transit to another country (Where evidence of confirmed onward booking to continue your
a ‘stopover’ is intended, you should apply for the appropriate journey from Australia to a third country within 72 hours of
visa in a visitor class instead.); or arrival; and
• to pass through Australia to join a vessel as a crew member correct documentation (eg. visa) for entry to that third
(Note: Persons entering Australia to join a cruise ship as a country.
passenger should apply for a visitor visa). Persons joining as crew of a vessel
Children included in a parent’s/guardian’s passport need not Foreign members of crew employed on foreign non-military
complete a separate application form if they are under 18 years ships which are in Australia during an international voyage are
of age. Details of such children can be included on their required to hold an Australian maritime crew visa. A maritime
parent’s/guardian’s application form. crew visa may only be applied for while the applicant is outside
Children not included in a parent’s or guardian’s passport must Australia. A maritime crew visa is valid for multiple entries to
fill in a separate application however a parent/guardian must Australia for 3 years from the date it is granted and only permits
sign on behalf of the applicant if the applicant is under 16 years travel to Australia by sea. Crew who need to travel to Australia by
of age. air to join a ship may apply for a transit visa to travel to Australia
but applicants will be checked by immigration officials to
Please answer all questions fully and correctly. An incorrect ascertain if they hold a maritime crew visa. If you do not hold a
answer, or failure to provide an answer to any question, will be maritime crew visa when you apply for a transit visa, you may be
taken into account when your application is being considered refused a transit visa to travel to Australia.
and could lead to the refusal of your application.
Your application should be accompanied by:
Travel agents may complete this form for you but you must sign
the declaration. • a passport; and
For information on the making and processing of visa • documentary proof you are employed on, or are to be
applications, see the information form 1025i Making and employed on, the ship you are joining in Australia.
processing visa applications. The following details are to be supplied by the local
shipping/handling agent:
Integrity of application • the name of the person joining the vessel as crew (the
The Department of Home Affairs (the Department) is committed applicant);
to maintaining the integrity of the visa and citizenship programs. • the name of the person the applicant is replacing;
In relation to this application, if you or a member of your family • the name of the company employing the applicant;
unit: • the name of the vessel being joined;
• provide, or have provided in a previous application, fraudulent • the date of arrival in Australia of the applicant;
documents or false or misleading information (knowingly or
not); and/or • the port and date the applicant is expected to join the vessel;
and
• fail to satisfy, or have failed to satisfy in a previous application,
the Minister of your or their identity; • if the agent is not the vessel’s owner, a copy of the request for
crew from the vessel’s agent in Australia. The request should
this visa application may be refused and you, and any members contain the details of the applicant.
of your family unit, may become unable to be granted a visa for
specified periods of time, as set out in migration legislation. If Your transit visa, if granted, will permit you to travel to
documents are found to be fraudulent or information to be Australia by air and enter once only. Your maritime crew visa
incorrect after the grant of a visa, the visa may subsequently be will allow you a period of 5 days to sign onto your vessel after
cancelled. you arrive in Australia. If you fail to sign onto your vessel in that
time, your maritime crew visa will cease and you may be liable for
removal from Australia.
10 Citizenship
Date of expiry
Given names
Issuing authority/place of issue as shown in your passport
4 Other names you are, or have been, known by (including name at birth,
previous married names, aliases)
12 Country of residence
8 Place of birth
Postcode
Town
15 Telephone numbers
Country Office hours (Area code )
9 Date of birth
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16 Do you agree to the Department communicating with you by fax, email, 22 Details of other persons included in this application and in your passport
or other electronic means? Note: If the residential address for any of these persons is different to
No the address provided at Question 13, please attach a sheet showing
Yes Give details each person’s residential address. If a person has more than one
address, all addresses must be shown. A post office box address is not
Fax number (Area code ) acceptable as a residential address.
Note: If this application is refused, you will be notified by mail. Given names
Date of birth
2. Family name
18 Length of stay
Given names
Date of birth
Country of birth
20 Employer’s name
3. Family name
Country of birth
4. Family name
Given names
Date of birth
Country of birth
If you need more space, attach a sheet giving the required details
1. Arrival date
24 Contacts in Australia
City/port of
1. Name arrival
Flight/Ship
Relationship
Day Month Year
Address Departure date
City/port of
Postcode departure
Flight/Ship
Telephone (Area code )
Country of
destination
2. Name
Day Month Year
3. Arrival date
Postcode
City/port of
Telephone (Area code ) arrival
Flight/Ship
4. Name Day Month Year
Departure date
Relationship
City/port of
Address departure
Flight/Ship
Postcode Country of
destination
Telephone (Area code )
26 Have you or anyone included in this application ever previously applied
for a visa or travelled to Australia?
No
Yes Provide dates of previous visits to or residence in Australia
Day Month Year Day Month Year
from to
from to
from to
Date from to
3. Name
Country(s)
Day Month Year Day Month Year
31 Have you, or any other person included in this application, undertaken a
Date from to health examination for an Australian visa in the last 12 months?
No
28 Do you, or any other person included in this application, intend to enter Yes Give details (including HAP ID if available)
a hospital or a health care facility (including nursing homes) while in
Australia?
No
Yes Give details
36 Did you pay the person/agent and/or give a gift for this assistance? Signatures of all other persons included in this application
No aged 16 years or over.
Yes
Signature of
dependant
Part E – Options for receiving written -
communications
Day Month Year
Date
Date
Date
Signature of
dependant
-
Day Month Year
Date
Signature of
dependant
-
Day Month Year
Date