Does a New Zealander need a transit visa if in Australia for over 8 hours transit on the return trip back to NZ?

10/8/2017 10:01:50 AM

No. Under the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement you will be issued a Special Category visa (subclass 444), which is valid for your entire length of stay in Australia, however long that is so long as you remain a New Zealand citizen, and so long as you meet the health and character considerations.

10/8/2017 10:01:09 AM

Nope, not at all. You’re a Kiwi, and we can waltz in without even speaking to a border guard, if you have a smart passport (chip in it).

Example: Yesterday I came back from Japan to Sydney. 20 min after landing I was walking to the train. All I had to do was swipe my passport and declare some medicines.

When I moved here, I actually asked if there was anything else I had to do to ‘immigrate’. Nope. Walk in, get a tax number and start working.

On other occasions enroute to NZ from say, London or Hong Kong, I’ve had the day in Sydney and gone into town to meet friends, before returning to the airport. No problems.

footnote – if you have a criminal record or have previously required a visa (some old laws require NZers arriving by sea to get a visa(!) then different rules may apply.

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