Australian Embassy

Indonesia

Address: Jalan H.R. Rasuna Said Kav C 15-16, Jakarta Selatan 12940 - Tel: 2550 5555 - Fax: 2550 5467

Applying for a Transit Visa to Australia

Who should apply for a Transit visa?

If you are an Indonesian passport holder, no transit visa is required if you depart Australia within 8 hours of your arrival. This also applies to passport holders of some other countries – see the other website links below.

You should apply for this visa if:
• You will be in Australia for more than 8 hours and less than 72 hours (if you want to stay in Australia for more than 72 hours, you should apply for another type of visa instead - see the main checklist page).
• Your main purpose in entering Australia is because:
♦ you are on your way to another country (are in transit); OR
♦ you are going to join a non-military ship as a crew member.

What are the details of the Transit visa?

• There is no visa application charge for this type of visa
• This visa must be applied for before you travel to Australia
• The transit visa allows you to exit the airport area. However, a transit visa is still required even if you do not leave the airport area and want to stay only in the transit lounge.

Checklist - The following documents should be included with your application

   Application form (Form 876). Completed and signed. There is no fee for this visa
   You will need to provide a certified true copy by our Service Delivery Partner (Australian Visa Application Centre (AVAC)) of the biodata and visa pages of your passport with your application
   One recent passport-sized photo of yourself and family members included in the application
   For Indonesian Nationals, copies of your Identification Card (KTP) & Family Card (Kartu Keluarga)
   If your family members (spouse, children under 18 years of age) are included in the application or are travelling with you, evidence of their relationship to you (for example - birth certificate, marriage certificate, family card, etc)
   Evidence of travel tickets or documentation which shows what your travel arrangments are, after you leave Australia
   If you are a person joining the crew of a ship, provide the information required in the section below.

People joining the crew of a ship (in addition to the information provided above)

People who are joining the crew of a ship will also need to provide a statement from the local shipping/handling agent, which states:
• The names of the person(s) joining the ship as crew;
• The names of the person(s) they are replacing;
• The name of the ship;
• The expected date of arrival in Australia of all the people needing a visa;
• The port and date they are expected to join the ship;
• If the are not the ship’s owner, a copy of the request for crew from the ship’s agent in Australia. The request should contain the details of the crew members applying for visas.

Links

Application map:

Before you apply ► Applying ► After you apply ► Further help / links

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Applying for a Transit Visa to Australia

Checklist - The following documents should be included with your application

(subclass 771)