Originally Posted by
Ballz
You are wrong that had I another ticket to leave AU would be irrelevant. If I had an onward flight on Virgin or another airline (Qantas, United, etc) I would not need to apply for AU visa as I would be seen as a transit passenger and wouldn’t have this issue.
Point of this post as I already mentioned is for it to be cautionary tale for those attempting to transit AU on two separate airlines who may not have a transit agreement in place
This is explicitly addressed at
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visa...t-without-visa, which says in part:
If you are from an eligible country (see eligible countries listed below) you can transit Australia on your way to a third country. You can do this without an Australian visa, provided you meet
all of the following criteria:
- will arrive in Australia by aircraft
- have a confirmed ticket to leave Australia to travel to a third country, by aircraft within 8 hours of arriving
- have a valid travel document to enter the country of destination
- must not need to clear immigration or leave the airport transit lounge for any reason before boarding your onwards flight. If you need to clear immigration, for example to collect baggage or to board an onwards flight, you will need an Australian visa. This includes people from eligible countries who meet all other criteria. For more information, see Transit facilities at Australian airports.
The second bullet bolding is mine, and shows that whether you have another ticket
is relevant.