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Australia Transit Visa (Subclass 771)

Free visa allowing Indian travellers to transit Australia for up to 72 hours on the way to another country. Also used by some maritime crew joining a ship.

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No visa is ever guaranteed — the final decision always rests with the Australia visa authority. We make sure your file is presented at its strongest.

Processing

Typically within days

Stay Duration

No longer than 72 hours

Starting Fee

FREE

Apply At

11 VFS centres

Done-for-you · End-to-end filing

Your whole Australia Transit Visa, handled for one honest price.

A strong Australia file clearly explains your travel purpose, funds, and ties to India. We structure and submit everything properly — so your case is presented clearly and professionally.

All-in · 18% GST included · no hidden charges

₹5,999all-in · GST incl.

File-ready in 3–5 working days after documents

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Everything below — included, nothing extra

  • Document checklist
  • Application form guidance
  • Document review
  • Cover letter
  • Purpose of travel structure
  • Financial proof review
  • Sponsor document guidance
  • Submission & appointment support
  • Post-submission guidance
Licensed consultant files it Govt/VFS fees paid direct — never marked up

Not sure you qualify? Start with a refundable ₹499 possibility report — an honest Yes / Maybe / No, credited to this fee.

Price is for our consultancy service only and includes 18% GST. No agency can guarantee a visa — the final decision rests with the visa authority.

Your fee, justified

₹5,999 fee — what exactly is included?

Our professional fee isn't just form-filling. It covers complete Australia visitor visa preparation, document & refusal-risk review, financial-proof structuring, submission support and post-filing guidance. Tap any item to see what's inside.

Before we prepare your Australia visitor visa file, we understand your complete profile — every applicant is different, so no two files are built the same way.

  • Purpose of travel
  • Employment or business background
  • Monthly income & savings
  • Funds available for the trip
  • Family ties in India
  • Property / assets, if any
  • Previous travel history
  • Relatives, friends or a sponsor in Australia, if any
  • Previous visa refusals, if any
  • Planned trip duration
  • Who is paying for the trip
  • Whether the trip is realistic for your profile

A visitor visa isn't approved just because documents are attached — the purpose, funds, travel plan and return ties all have to support each other.

We don't hand everyone the same checklist. After understanding your profile, we build one for your exact case type:

  • Salaried
  • Business owner
  • Self-employed
  • Farmer / agriculture income
  • Student or minor
  • Retired parent
  • Housewife / dependent
  • Family visit
  • Tourist visit
  • Business visitor
  • Previous refusal
  • Sponsor-supported
  • First-time traveller

This avoids missing key documents — and avoids piling on documents that aren't explained properly.

We review your documents before preparing and submitting, checking they're complete, readable, consistent and well-arranged:

  • Passport & photographs
  • Bank statements
  • Salary slips
  • ITR / Form 16
  • Employment & leave-approval letters
  • Business / GST / registration proof
  • Income proof
  • Property documents, if any
  • Family & marriage documents, if applicable
  • Invitation & sponsor documents, if applicable
  • Previous refusal letter, if any
  • Travel history, itinerary & stay proof

Funds are one of the most common refusal triggers. A high balance alone isn't enough if the money doesn't look genuine, stable, and tied to your income. We check:

  • Whether the balance is reasonable for the trip
  • Average balance vs trip cost
  • Sudden large deposits that need explaining
  • Salary / business income vs bank statement
  • ITR vs income profile
  • Whether you can afford the trip without leaning entirely on a sponsor
  • Whether sponsor support is properly explained
  • Whether funds look genuine and traceable

We help structure the financial side professionally so it reads as genuine, not borrowed for the application.

We help present a clear, realistic purpose — tourism, a holiday, a family/relative visit, an event, a business meeting, or parents visiting children — and make sure it lines up with your dates, funds, itinerary and documents.

A weak or vague purpose makes a file look doubtful. We keep it clear, simple and professional.

We prepare or structure the main explanation letter — a professional summary that makes your case easy for the officer to understand. It covers:

  • Who you are and why you want to visit
  • How long you'll stay and where
  • Who is paying for the trip
  • What you do in India
  • Which financial documents are attached
  • Your family ties in India
  • Why you'll return after the visit
  • If previously refused — what has changed since

This is not a guarantee letter — it's a clear, professional explanation of your case.

The officer must be satisfied you'll leave Australia after your authorized stay. We identify and present your reasons to return:

  • Job continuity or business ownership
  • Regular income source
  • Spouse / children / parents in India
  • Dependents and family responsibilities
  • Property or assets in India
  • Education or business commitments
  • Previous travel compliance, if any

If someone in Australia is inviting you, we guide the sponsor-side documents:

  • Invitation letter
  • Sponsor status proof (passport / PR / citizenship)
  • Sponsor employment & income proof
  • Sponsor bank statement, if needed
  • Relationship & communication proof
  • Who bears expenses & stay arrangement

A sponsor supports the case but never guarantees approval — your own purpose, funds and ties must still be strong. We also flag if a file is leaning too heavily on the sponsor.

We guide or assist with the application form and details (online portal or the VFS/embassy form, depending on Australia), and check consistency between the form and your documents:

  • Personal, passport & travel-history details
  • Employment & education history
  • Family information
  • Purpose of visit & funding details
  • Sponsor information, if applicable
  • Previous-refusal declarations
  • Background questions
  • Correct document categories

Wrong, incomplete or inconsistent information can hurt this application — and future ones too.

How a file is lodged depends on the country — some are fully online, while others (most Schengen states) need you to complete the form first, then book a VFS appointment and submit a physical file in person. We guide the exact Australia process:

  • Completing the application form first, where required, to unlock the appointment
  • Booking the VFS / embassy appointment
  • Arranging documents in the right order — for upload or the VFS counter
  • Guiding the visa-fee payment
  • Final review before submission or your VFS visit
  • What to carry to the appointment (originals, photos, forms)
  • Submitting / lodging and saving the confirmation
  • What happens after submission

After submission, if biometrics are required, we guide you through:

  • Biometrics Instruction Letter
  • VFS appointment booking
  • Documents to carry
  • What to expect at the VFS centre
  • How biometrics update in your application
  • What to do once biometrics are done

Biometrics fee is separate, paid to the authority / VFS as applicable.

Our support doesn't stop at submission. We stay connected and guide you on:

  • How to check application updates
  • What official messages mean
  • What to do if more documents are requested
  • What to do after a Passport Request
  • VFS passport submission & courier return
  • Decision-update explanation
  • Next steps after approval
  • Basic guidance if refused

What's not included (paid direct, at actual cost)

  • Government / embassy visa fee
  • Biometrics fee
  • VFS service charges
  • VFS courier & SMS charges
  • VFS premium-lounge charges
  • Travel insurance
  • Flight tickets
  • Hotel bookings
  • Translation charges
  • Notary / attestation
  • Medical exam, if ever required
  • Any other third-party charges

No agency can guarantee a visa — the final decision is always the visa officer's. Our role is to prepare, review, structure and present your file professionally from the documents and profile you provide.

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Good to know before you apply

Rules that apply to every Australia visa type — worth a quick read so nothing trips up your file.

  • 1If granted a Transit visa, it will END most other Australian visas you may hold — check VEVO carefully before applying.
  • 2TWOV (Transit Without Visa) is free and can cover Indian nationals on some airlines — check eligibility first.

Who Can Apply

  • Indian travellers transiting Australia for under 72 hours en route to a third country
  • Applicants with a confirmed onward booking + valid entry documents for the destination country
  • Maritime crew joining an eligible ship within 5 days of arrival (must also hold Maritime Crew visa 988)

Not eligible under this visa:

  • Anyone staying in Australia for leisure, business or other purposes (use Visitor 600 instead)
  • Anyone without a confirmed onward ticket and valid destination-country entry documents

Previously refused?

Same fee

We rebuild refused Australia cases the right way.

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What it costs

Government & VFS fees

Paid directly to Australia / VFS — these are not our service fee, and we never mark them up.

ItemAmount
Transit visa (771)FREE

One of Australia's few free visas.

What to gather

Documents required

Having a document isn't the same as presenting it right — that's the part we handle.

Core

4 items
  • Valid Indian passportRequired
  • Confirmed onward ticket leaving Australia within 72 hoursRequired
  • Valid visa / entry permission for the final destination countryRequired

    You must be able to enter your onward country.

  • Biometrics at VFS Global India (if requested)

Required · optional / if applicable

The journey.

4 steps from intake to approval. Curved spine on the right shows the natural pace — never as linear as government sites pretend.

  1. 01

    Check if you actually need a Transit visa

    If you'll be in Australia for under 8 hours and won't leave the airport, you likely don't need any visa — use Transit Without Visa (TWOV). Check the TWOV eligibility tool on homeaffairs.gov.au.

  2. 02

    Lodge via ImmiAccount

    Apply online at online.immi.homeaffairs.gov.au, selecting Transit visa (771).

  3. 03

    Upload passport + onward ticket + destination visa

    Keep documents ready.

  4. 04

    Wait for grant notification

    Digital visa linked to your passport.

VFS application centres

ImmiAccount online (primary for Indian applicants)VFS Global Biometrics — New DelhiVFS Global Biometrics — MumbaiVFS Global Biometrics — BengaluruVFS Global Biometrics — ChennaiVFS Global Biometrics — KolkataVFS Global Biometrics — HyderabadVFS Global Biometrics — AhmedabadVFS Global Biometrics — ChandigarhVFS Global Biometrics — JalandharAustralian High Commission — New Delhi (1/50 G, Shantipath, Chanakyapuri, 110021)

Quiz not yet available for this visa type

We're actively building per-visa quizzes. For now, the best way to assess your eligibility for Australia Transit Visa (Subclass 771) is a free 1-on-1 consultation with our team.

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Frequently asked

Questions, answered straight

Often NO — if your transit is under 8 hours and you stay airside, you're typically covered by TWOV. Check the TWOV eligibility tool on homeaffairs.gov.au first.

No. The 72-hour limit is strict. If you need longer, apply for a Visitor visa (subclass 600) instead.

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Before you apply

Two ways to file your Australia visa.

One quietly burns your fee, your trip and your record. The other gets it right the first time.

Do it yourself

The risky route

  • You guess which papers Australia actually wants — one missing or wrongly-framed document triggers a refusal.
  • You copy a cover letter off YouTube or Google — often the exact template embassies already flag as weak.
  • You apply during a known peak-rejection window without realising it.
  • Embassy & VFS fees are non-refundable — refused means your money, flights and leave are gone.
  • One refusal stamp follows you for life — every future visa, anywhere, must declare it.

The gamble

One mistake = fee, flights & record gone

Recommended

With SureshotVisa

Professionally guided

  • A licensed consultant checks your case honestly before you spend a rupee on embassy fees.
  • We build your Australia file the way the embassy approves — documents, cover letter, financials.
  • We catch the weak-ties, funding and intent issues behind most Indian refusals — and fix them first.
  • We've rescued hundreds of files that were already refused once and got them approved.
  • Govt of Punjab licensed (Licence 849/DC/PTA/PLA/LC-3/2024) · 1200+ approvals.

Typical result

1200+ approvals · refused files rescued

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Why DIY goes wrong

How a self-filed application turns into a refusal.

  1. 1

    You feel ready

    A few YouTube videos make the process look simple.

  2. 2

    You file it yourself

    You submit a sensitive Australia visa file on your own.

  3. 3

    One detail misreads

    A small framing slip looks like weak ties or unclear intent.

  4. 4

    Refusal

    Now every future visa, anywhere, must declare it.

Once you've been refused, you learn the hard way how much the small details mattered. We'd rather you never collect that first stamp.

Trusted by travellers & families

We've helped many travellers & families get their Australia visa — the easy way.

From first-time Australia visa applicants to cases that were refused elsewhere, our licensed team has guided travellers & families through Australia's exact requirements — so the file is approved the first time, without the stress, guesswork or risk of a refusal.

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Source & Disclaimer

Data on this page is sourced from the official VFS Global Australia website and Embassy of Australia. Last verified 2026-04-19. Always verify with the official embassy before applying — fees and requirements change without notice.

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