application for transit visa form 876[1]

1、876(Designdate1211)Page1?COMMONWEALTHOFAUSTRALIA2011Imptant–Pleasereadthisinfmationcarefullybefeyoucompleteyourapplication.Onceyouhavecompletedyourapplicationwestronglyadvisethatyoukeepacopyfyourrecds.Nofeeispayablefanap

2、plicationfanAustraliantransitvisa.WhocompletesthisfmYoushouldcompletethisapplicationfmifyouintendtoremaininAustralianolongerthan72hoursifyoucanestablishthattheprincipalpurposeinenteringAustraliais:?topassthroughAustralia

3、intransittoanothercountry(wherea‘stopover’isintendedyoushouldapplyftheappropriatevisainavisitclassinstead)?topassthroughAustraliatojoinavesselasacrewmember(Note:PersonsenteringAustraliatojoinacruiseshipasapassengershould

4、applyfavisitvisa).Childrenincludedinaparent’spassptneednotcompleteaseparateapplicationfm.Detailsofsuchchildrencanbeincludedontheirparent’sguardian’sapplicationfm.Childrennotincludedinaparent’sguardian’spassptmustfillinas

5、eparateapplication.Pleaseanswerallquestionsfullycrectly.Anincrectanswerfailuretoprovideananswertoanyquestionwillbetakenintoaccountwhenyourapplicationisbeingconsideredcouldleadtotherefusalofyourapplication.Travelagentsmay

6、completethisfmfyoubutyoumustsignthedeclaration.Finfmationonthemakingprocessingofvisaapplicationsseetheinfmationfm1025iMakingprocessingvisaapplications.IntegrityofapplicationTheDepartmentofImmigrationCitizenship(thedepart

7、ment)iscommittedtomaintainingtheintegrityofthevisacitizenshipprograms.Pleasebeawarethatifyouprovideuswithfraudulentdocumentsclaimsthismayresultinprocessingdelayspossiblyyourapplicationbeingrefused.Whatisneededwiththeappl

8、icationPersonsotherthanthecrewjoiningavesselYoumustenclosewithyourapplication:apassptvalidftraveltoAustraliaissuedtoincludingeachpersonintheapplicationarecentpasspttypephotographofeachpersonincludedintheapplicationfm(the

9、photographmustbesignedonthebackbythepersontowhomitrefers)anitineraryevidenceofconfirmedonwardbookingtocontinueyourjourneyfromAustraliatoathirdcountrywithin72hoursofarrivalcrectdocumentation(eg.visa)fentrytothatthirdcount

10、ry.PersonsjoiningascrewofavesselFrom1July2007feignmembersofcrewemployedonfeignnonmilitaryshipswhichareinAustraliaduringaninternationalvoyagearerequiredtoholdanAustralianmaritimecrewvisa.Amaritimecrewvisamayonlybeappliedf

11、whiletheapplicantisoutsideAustralia.AmaritimecrewvisaisvalidfmultipleentriestoAustraliaf3yearsfromthedateitisgrantedonlypermitstraveltoAustraliabysea.CrewwhoneedtotraveltoAustraliabyairtojoinashipmayapplyfatransitvisatot

12、raveltoAustraliabutapplicantswillbecheckedbyimmigrationofficialstoertainiftheyholdamaritimecrewvisa.Ifyoudonotholdamaritimecrewvisaafter1July2007whenyouapplyfatransitvisayoumayberefusedatransitvisatotraveltoAustralia.You

13、rapplicationshouldbeaccompaniedby:?apasspt?documentaryproofthatyouareemployedonaretobeemployedontheshipyouarejoininginAustralia.Thefollowingdetailsaretobesuppliedbythelocalshippinghlingagent:?thenamesofthepersonjoiningth

14、evesselascrew?thenamesofthepersonstheyarereplacing?thenameofthecompanyemployingtheapplicant?thenameofthevesselbeingjoined?thedateofarrivalinAustraliaofthepersonstobevisaed?theptdatetheyareexpectedtojointhevessel?iftheyar

15、enotthevessel’sowneracopyoftherequestfcrewfromthevessel’sagentinAustralia.Therequestshouldcontainthedetailsofthecrewmembersapplyingfvisas.YourtransitvisaifgrantedwillpermityoutotraveltoAustraliabyairfsingleentryonly.Your

16、maritimecrewvisawillallowyouaperiodof5daystosignontoyourvesselafteryouarriveinAustralia.IfyoufailtosignontoyourvesselinthattimeyourmaritimecrewvisawillceaseyoumaybeliabletoremovalfromAustralia.Fm876ApplicationfTransitvis

17、afAustralia(subclass771)876(Designdate1211)Page3?COMMONWEALTHOFAUSTRALIA2011AuthisedrecipientinfmationAllwrittencommunicationaboutyourapplicationwillbesenttoyourauthisedrecipientunlessyouindicatethatyouwishtohavehealthac

18、terinfmationsentdirectlytoyou.Thedepartmentwillcommunicatewiththemostrecentlyappointedauthisedrecipientasyoumayonlyappointoneauthisedrecipientatanytimefaparticularapplication.Youwillbetakentohavereceivedanydocumentssentt

19、othatpersonasiftheyhadbeensenttoyou.Toappointanauthisedrecipientyoushouldcomplete:?PartCOptionsfreceivingwrittencommunications?fm956AAppointmentwithdrawalofanauthisedrecipient.Note:Migrationagentsexemptpersonsdonotneedto

20、completefm956A.Fm956Aisavailablefromthedepartment’swebsitewww.immi.gov.auallfmsConsenttocommunicateelectronicallyThedepartmentmayusearangeofmeanstocommunicatewithyou.Howeverelectronicmeanssuchasfaxemailwillonlybeusedifyo

21、uindicateyouragreementtoreceivingcommunicationinthisway.Toprocessyourapplicationthedepartmentmayneedtocommunicatewithyouaboutsensitiveinfmationfexamplehealthpolicechecksfinancialviabilitypersonalrelationships.Electronicc

22、ommunicationsunlessadequatelyencryptedarenotsecuremaybeviewedbyothersinterferedwith.Ifyouagreetothedepartmentcommunicatingwithyoubyelectronicmeansthedetailsyouprovidewillonlybeusedbythedepartmentfthepurposefwhichyouhavep

23、rovidedthemunlessthereisalegalobligationnecessitytousethemfanotherpurposeyouhaveconsentedtousefanotherpurpose.Theywillnotbeaddedtoanymailinglist.TheAustralianGovernmentacceptsnoresponsibilityfthesecurityintegrityofanyinf

24、mationsenttothedepartmentovertheinterbyotherelectronicmeans.Ifyouauthiseanotherpersontoreceivedocumentsonyourbehalftheywishtobecontactedelectronicallytheirsignatureisrequiredonfm956956Atoindicatetheirconsenttothisfmofcom

25、munication.Note:Electroniccommunicationisthefastestmeansofcommunicationavailablethedepartmentpreferstocommunicateelectronicallybecausethisresultsinfasterprocessing.AbouttheinfmationyougiveThedepartmentisauthisedtocollect

26、infmationprovidedonthisfmunderPart2oftheMigrationAct1958‘ControlofArrivalPresenceofNonCitizens’.TheinfmationprovidedwillbeusedfassessingyoureligibilityfavisatotraveltoenterremaininAustraliafotherpurposesrelatingtotheadmi

27、nistrationoftheMigrationAct.Theinfmationprovidedmightalsobedisclosedtoagencieswhoareauthisedtoreceiveinfmationrelatingtoadoptionbdercontrolbusinessskillscitizenshipeducationhealthassessmenthealthinsurancehealthservicesla

28、wenfcementpensionsbenefitsrefugeeservicestaxationsuperannuationreviewofdecisionsregistrationofmigrationagents.Telephone131881duringbusinesshoursinAustraliatospeaktoanoperat(recdedinfmationavailableoutsidethesehours).Ifyo

29、uareoutsideAustraliapleasecontactyournearestAustralianmission.GeneralenquirylineHomepagewww.immi.gov.auRelevantinfmationaboutyouwillbedisclosedtofederalstateterritypolicetoassistinyourlocationpossibledetentionintheeventt

30、hatyoubecomeanunlawfulnoncitizen.Youwillbecomeanunlawfulnoncitizenifyourvisaceases(bycancellationfbreachofvisaconditionfexample)expiresyoudonotholdanothervisaauthisingyoutoremaininAustralia.Theinfmationprovidedonthisfmin

31、cludinganyinfmationonyourhealthwillbeusedtoassessyourhealthfanAustralianvisamaybedisclosedtotherelevantCommonwealthstateterrityhealthagenciesexaminingdoct(s).Fm1163iHealthrequirementftemparyentrytoAustraliaprovidesadditi

32、onalinfmationonAustralia’svisahealthrequirements.Thisfmisavailableatofficesofthedepartmentfromthedepartment’swebsitewww.immi.gov.auallfmsYoushouldreadtheinfmationfm993iSafeguardingyourpersonalinfmationwhichisavailablefro

33、mofficesofthedepartmentfdetailsofagenciestowhichyourinfmationmightbedisclosed.ThedepartmentisauthisedundertheMigrationAct1958incertaincircumstancestocollectarangeofpersonalidentifiersincludingafacialimagefingerprintsasig

34、naturefromnoncitizensincludingfromvisaapplicants.Thedepartmentrequirespersonalidentifierstoassistinassessingyouridentity.Thedepartmentisauthisedtodiscloseyourpersonalidentifiersinfmationrelatingtoyournameotherrelevantbio

35、graphicaldatatoanumberofagenciesincludinglawenfcementhealthagenciestootheragencieswhomayneedtocheckyouridentitywiththisdepartment.Wherethedepartmentobtainspersonalidentifierstheywillbecomepartofyourofficialrecdwiththedep

36、artment.ThedepartmentisinvolvedininternationalinfmationexchangeswithanumberofcountriesincludingtheUnitedKingdomtheUnitedStatesofAmericaCanadaNewZeal.Theseinternationalinfmationexchangesmayinvolvethesharingofpersonalident

37、ifiersincludingfacialimagesfingerprintdatacollectedbyimmigrationagenciessuchasthisdepartment.Ifasaresultofthissharingbetweencountriesthereisamatchwithyourpersonalidentifiersthedepartmentwilldiscloseyourbiographicaldataco

38、piesoftravelotheridentitydocumentsinfmationfromsuchdocumentsyourimmigrationstatusimmigrationhisty(whichmayincludeanyimmigrationabuseoffences)anycriminalhistyinfmationrelevanttoimmigrationpurposes.Thepurposeofsuchdisclosu

39、rewouldbetohelpconfirmyouridentitydetermineifyouhavepresentedtothedepartmenttheotheragencyunderthesameidentitywithsimilarclaims.Fmedetailedinfmationyoushouldreadinfmationfm1243iYourpersonalidentifyinginfmationwhichisavai