Do I need a visa to transit through Australia? Yes you will need a Transit visa if you plan to travel through Australia to another country. If you are going to stay in Australia for longer than 72 hours, you cannot get a Transit visa and you will need to apply for another type of visa. When you do not need a Transit visa You do not need a Transit visa if you meet all of the following conditions: You leave Australia by air within eight hours of the scheduled time of your arrival. You hold confirmed onward bookings and documents necessary to enter the country of your destination. You stay in the transit lounge at an airport (if you need to leave the transit lounge to re-check luggage, you will need a Transit visa—check with your airline). You are one of the following: a citizen of Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, the Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kiribati, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Monaco, Nauru, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, the Republic of South Africa, the Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates, the United Kingdom, the United States, Vanuatu or Vatican City a resident of Taiwan holding a passport issued by the authorities of Taiwan (other than a passport purporting to be an official or diplomatic passport) a holder of a British passport (irrespective of the endorsement of national status in the passport) a national of the People’s Republic of China who holds a Hong Kong (SAR China) passport a holder of a diplomatic passport and not a national of Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Comoros, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, Mauritania, Morocco, Pakistan, the Republic of Yemen, the Russian Federation, Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia or Zimbabwe. You are not: the holder of an Arab Non-National passport a Taiwanese who holds a diplomatic or official passport. SYDNEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT..
Posted on: Wed, 21 May 2014 23:52:51 +0000
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