Transit in Sydney

[firatuysal]

Hi all,

I am planning to go to Australia and New Zealand. I already have been granted single travel Australian visa. My question is;

Firstly, I will fly from Istanbul to Sydney. I will spend some time in Sydney and then will fly to New Zealand. Then I will fly back to Sydney in order to go back to my country. At this point, as I have no multiple entrance, can I use transit section? Do I need transit visa or something for that ?

Best Regards,

Firat Uysal

 

[markis10]

Hi, welcome to our community.

If you are catching a flight home straight away you do not need a visa, just go through security and up to the departures level at SYD. Hope you enjoy your trip.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

You do not state whether your are Turkish but I will assume that you are as that is where you say you are travelling from. If that is correct then in fact markis10 has given you incorrect information.

You will require a TRANSIT visa, please visit the immigration website here for information on how to apply:

Transiting through Australia - Visitors - Visas & Immigration

 

[firatuysal]

I am a Turkish citizen. So I need a transit visa for this issue ?

 

[Aussie_flyer]

According to the Department of Immigration, yes. Check the website. It is free to apply.

 

[markis10]

I am a Turkish citizen. So I need a transit visa for this issue ?

I am reading your post to say you have a short transit in Australia, if you have your boarding pass issued in New Zealand and/or your bags through checked to Turkey or another point outside australia you will not need to go though customs or immigration so you dont need a Visa.

Dazz81 refers to a transit as a stopover of up to 72 hours as defined by the government, that would require you to go through immigration and thus require a visa.

More info in this thread with what happens at sydney airport, it has not changed in years AFAIK.

http://www.frequentflyer.com.au/community/your-questions/transit-at-sydney-airport-14262.html

 

[Aussie_flyer]

Regardless of whether he needs to pass through customs and immigration he will STILL require a visa. Perhaps you should read the website markis10

Some travellers do not need a transit visa if they:

depart Australia by air within 8 hours of the scheduled time of their arrival
hold confirmed onward booking and documentation necessary to enter the country of their destination
and
remain in the transit lounge at an airport.

The following categories of travellers are covered under this arrangement:

Citizens of the these countries:
Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, 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, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Republic of South Africa, Republic of Marshall Islands, Samoa, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, the United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, U.S.A., Vanuatu and Vatican City.

turkey is not in this list.

He will therefore require a 771 transit visa, another quote from DIAC

A transit visa is required even if:

you fly out on the same aircraft and from the same airport at which you arrived
you stay in the transit lounge and do not leave the airport.

Referring to a previous forum thread isn't the best way to check out these things, I find it best to go by the actual instructions from the government.

 

[markis10]

Here is the page of interest to you:

Transit without visa arrangements - Transiting Australia - Visitors - Visas & Immigration

In short as a Turkish Passport holder, you will need a Visa to transit, I provided the wrong info. You wont need to go through immigration unless you are wanting to leave the airport and I assume the airline will check that you have the visa, please check with the Australian Embassy/Consulate when you get your normal visa!

 

[markis10]

Regardless of whether he needs to pass through customs and immigration he will STILL require a visa. Perhaps you should read the website markis10





turkey is not in this list.

He will therefore require a 771 transit visa, another quote from DIAC



Referring to a previous forum thread isn't the best way to check out these things, I find it best to go by the actual instructions from the government.

Your spot on with that, however I have suggested the OP check with the embassy/consulate when they get their visitors visa regardless for the most up to date info. The reference to the thread is what to do when you get to Sydney, ie no need to go through immigration etc it in transit.

 

[Aussie_flyer]

Your spot on with that, however I have suggested the OP check with the embassy/consulate when they get their visitors visa regardless for the most up to date info. The reference to the thread is what to do when you get to Sydney, ie no need to go through immigration etc it in transit.

Well he already has his visa, so will now need to apply for another one in order to get home. These rules are nothing new. Unfortunately for people of many countries travel is not as simple as we Australian's are used to.

 

[firatuysal]

Thanks all for your answers.

This will be strange that I will resend the passport to the embassy to obtain a transit visa. Anyway, I think it will worth to see Australia, especially Queensland