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Reservations and
Yield Management
Study Group
Australian VISA Information
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TIM/ //TIMATIC-2 / 19MAR98 / 0209 UTC
NATIONAL U.S.A. /DESTINATION AUSTRALIA
DESTINATION AUSTRALIA
VISA DESTINATION AUSTRALIA **************** UPDATED 27FEB98
PASSPORT REQUIRED OR
DOCUMENT OF IDENTITY ISSUED FOR TRAVEL PURPOSES SHOWING
PHOTOGRAPH OF BEARER AND CONTAINING RE-ENTRY AUTHORITY TO
COUNTRY OF ISSUE OR AN ENTRY AUTHORITY TO ANOTHER COUNTRY.
VISA (OR ETA) REQUIRED.
ETA (ELECTRONIC TRAVEL AUTHORITY) IS AN ELECTRONICALLY VERIFIED
VISA NOT EVIDENT IN A PASSPORT, ISSUED TO PASSENGERS TRAVELLING
FOR TOURIST OR SHORT TERM BUSINESS PURPOSES ON PARTICIPATING
AIRLINES.
FOR MORE DETAILS SEE
ITEM 2 ON ISSUANCE BELOW.
VISITOR MUST HOLD SUFFICIENT FUNDS TO COVER STAY AND ALL
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR NEXT DESTINATION. IT IS HIGHLY
RECOMMENDED TO HOLD RETURN/ONWARD TICKETS.
PASSENGER TRAVELLING ON DOMESTIC SECTORS OF INTERNATIONAL
FLIGHTS WITHIN AUSTRALIA MUST CARRY PASSPORT.
NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE ENTRY REGULATIONS WILL RESULT IN
PENALTY OF AUD 2,000.- FOR CARRIER.
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TIM/ //TIMATIC-2 / 19MAR98 / 0228 UTC / CURRENT AS OF 04MAR98
VISA FULL TEXT FOR: AUSTRALIA
WARNING: NON-COMPLIANCE WITH THE ENTRY REGULATIONS WILL
RESULT IN A PENALTY OF AUD 2,000.- FOR TRANSPORTING
AIRLINE.
VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR:
1. NATIONALS OF AUSTRALIA, PROVIDED HOLDING AUSTRALIAN
PASSPORTS:
2. NATIONALS OF NEW ZEALAND, PROVIDED HOLDING NEW ZEALAND
PASSPORTS:
3. MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES, TRAVELLING ON DUTY AND
HOLDING A MOVEMENT ORDER, OF THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES:
ANTIGUA ? BARBUDA, AUSTRALIA, BAHAMAS, BARBADOS, BELIZE,
BRUNEI, CANADA, FIJI, GRENADA, JAMAICA, MALAYSIA,
MAURITIUS, NEW ZEALAND, SOLOMON ISLANDS, ST. KITTS-NEVIS,
ST. LUCIA, ST. VINCENT ? THE GRENADINES, THAILAND, TONGA,
TUVALU AND UNITED KINGDOM:
4. MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OF PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
SINGAPORE AND U.S.A., TRAVELLING TO AUSTRALIA UNDER THE
STATUS OF FORCES AGREEMENTS, PROVIDED THEY HOLD MOVEMENT
ORDERS:
MEMBERS OF THE CIVILIAN COMPONENT OF SUCH FORCES,
PROVIDED THEY HOLD STATUS CERTIFICATES:
ACCOMPANYING OR JOINING SPOUSE OR DEPENDENT RELATIVES OF
THESE MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES OR CIVILIAN COMPONENT,
PROVIDED THEY HOLD STATUS CERTIFICATES:
5. AIR CREW TRAVELLING AS PASSENGERS IN THE COURSE OF
EMPLOYMENT, WHO WILL BE DEPARTING AUSTRALIA AS CREW OF AN
AIRCRAFT, PROVIDED IN POSSESSION OF A LETTER FROM THE
EMPLOYER REGARDING AIRCREW STATUS, PURPOSE OF TRAVEL AND
ARRANGEMENTS FOR DEPARTURE FROM AUSTRALIA (*CERTIFICATE
OF STATUS*):
6. PERMANENT RESIDENTS OF NORFOLK ISLAND, HOLDING PASSPORTS
ENDORSED WITH THE AUTHORITY TO RESIDE INDEFINITELY IN
NORFOLK ISLAND:
(TWOV)
(NOT APPLICABLE TO STATELESS PERSONS AND REFUGEES)
7. PASSENGERS PASSING THROUGH AUSTRALIA IN TRANSIT TO A
THIRD COUNTRY BY SAME OR CONNECTING AIRCRAFT WITHIN 8
HOURS OF ARRIVAL AND HOLDING TICKETS WITH CONFIRMED
ONWARD RESERVATIONS, ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR NEXT
DESTINATION AND NOT LEAVING THE TRANSIT LOUNGE AND
PROVIDED:
A. BEING NATIONALS OF: AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BRUNEI, CANADA,
DENMARK, FIJI, FINLAND, FRANCE, GERMANY, GREECE,
INDONESIA, IRELAND, ITALY, JAPAN, KIRIBATI, KOREA REP.
(SOUTH), LIECHTENSTEIN, LUXEMBOURG, MALAYSIA, MALTA,
NAURU, NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, PAPUA NEW GUINEA,
PHILIPPINES, PORTUGAL, SAMOA (WESTERN), SINGAPORE,
SOLOMON ISLANDS, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWEDEN,
SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, TONGA, TUVALU, VANUATU, U.S.A. AND
ZIMBABWE: OR
B. HOLDING PASSPORTS ISSUED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF THE
FEDERATED STATES OF MICRONESIA OR BY THE REPUBLIC OF THE
MARSHALL ISLANDS: OR
C. HOLDING TAIWANESE NORMAL PASSPORTS: OR
D. HOLDING BRITISH PASSPORTS ENDORSED *BRITISH CITIZEN*.
NOTE: OVERNIGHT STAY IS NOT PERMITTED IN MELBOURNE AND
SYDNEY. LIMITED TRANSIT FACILITIES ARE AVAILABLE IN DARWIN:
MOST TRAVELLERS WILL NEED TO TRANSFER TO DOMESTIC SERVICES
AND THEREFORE REQUIRE A VISA. DOMESTIC SERVICES IN THIS
CATEGORY INCLUDE QANTAS FLIGHTS NUMBERED QF400 AND ABOVE AND
ANSETT FLIGHTS NUMBERED AN799 AND BELOW.
MERCHANT SEAMEN: NO SPECIAL VISA WAIVERS ARE AVAILABLE FOR
MERCHANT SEAMEN WHO ARRIVE IN AUSTRALIA BY AIR. (NOTE:
SEAFARERS WHO ARRIVE IN AUSTRALIA BY SEA ON THE SHIP THEY
ARE WORKING, DO NOT NEED A VISA FOR TRAVEL TO AUSTRALIA.)
THE VISA REGULATIONS FOR MERCHANT SEAMEN ARE THE SAME AS FOR
HOLDERS OF NORMAL PASSPORTS.
ISSUE:
1. OF A COMMON (LABEL) VISA:
A. BY AUSTRALIAN MISSIONS OVERSEAS AND CERTAIN TRAVEL
AGENTS:
B. BY OFFICES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION AND
MULTICULTURAL AFFAIRS IN AUSTRALIA:
2. OF AN ELECTRONIC TRAVEL AUTHORITY (ETA) FOR TOURIST OR
SHORT TERM BUSINESS TRAVEL INSTEAD OF VISA, TO BE
OBTAINED BY PHONE OR IN PERSON FROM AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT
OFFICES OR FROM TRAVEL AGENTS IN COUNTRIES WHERE THE ETA
PROCEDURES HAVE BEEN INTRODUCED. ETAS CAN ALSO BE
OBTAINED FROM PARTICIPATING AIRLINES. MOST MAJOR AIRLINES
FLYING TO AUSTRALIA ARE ETA CAPABLE.
ETA WILL BE ISSUED TO NATIONALS OF ANDORRA, AUSTRIA,
BELGIUM, BRUNEI, CANADA, DENMARK, FINLAND, GERMANY,
GREECE, ICELAND, IRELAND REP., ITALY, JAPAN, KOREA REP.,
LIECHTENSTEIN, LUXEMBOURG, MALAYSIA, MALTA, MONACO,
NETHERLANDS, NORWAY, SINGAPORE, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND,
U.S.A. AND HOLDERS OF BRITISH PASSPORTS ENDORSED *BRITISH
CITIZEN*:
ETA APPLICANTS DO NOT COMPLETE A FORM AND THERE IS NO
PHYSICAL EVIDENCE OF AN ETA IN THE PASSPORT:
EXISTENCE OF AN ETA IS VERIFIED ELECTRONICALLY BY ETA
PARTICIPATING AIRLINES (SEE ABOVE) AND BY IMMIGRATION
OFFICIALS ON ARRIVAL IN AUSTRALIA.
3. OF A LONG VALIDITY SUB-CLASS 456 VISA TO HOLDERS OF AN
APEC BUSINESS TRAVEL CARD (ASIA-PACIFIC ECONOMIC
COOPERATION) PROVIDED BEING NATIONALS OF KOREA REP. OR
PHILIPPINES. THIS VISA WILL BE ISSUED ELECTRONICALLY AND
PASSENGERS ONLY NEED A VALID PASSPORT AND THEIR APEC CARD
FOR CHECK-IN. ON THE BACK OF THE CARD MUST BE STATED THAT
THE CARD IS AUTHORIZED FOR TRAVEL TO AUSTRALIA.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: VISITORS MUST HOLD SUFFICIENT FUNDS
TO COVER THEIR STAY AND ALL DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THEIR
NEXT DESTINATION.
RE-ENTRY PERMIT:
PERMANENT RESIDENTS MUST HOLD EVIDENCE OF AUTHORITY TO
RETURN IN THEIR NATIONAL PASSPORT. THIS MAY TAKE THE FORM OF
A *RESIDENT RETURN* VISA, OR, ALTERNATIVELY, AN *AUTHORITY
TO RETURN* OR A *RETURN ENDORSEMENT*. THE LATTER TWO ARE
VALID PROVIDED THE HOLDERS ARE RETURNING TO AUSTRALIA WITHIN
3 YEARS OF MOST RECENT DEPARTURE (AS EVIDENCED BY *DEPARTED
AUSTRALIA* STAMP IN PASSPORT). THEY ARE ALSO ACCEPTABLE IN
EXPIRED OR CANCELLED PASSPORTS OR OTHER VALID TRAVEL
OCUMENTS PROVIDED THE HOLDER ALSO HAS A VALID NATIONAL
PASSPORT.
Source: Apollo
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13 March 1998, by John D. Quillinan