船型：各种船 航行区域：澳大利亚

在澳大利亚，海员签证将取代现行的、于持有有效护照的外籍船员抵港，并能提供
相关档证明其与船舶的雇佣关系时授予的特别用途签证。
海员签证对于外籍船员和陪同的配偶以及未成年子女（随船航行）的签证要求在很
大程度上与现行的特别签证的规定保持一致。但是，根据海员签证的要求，外籍船员需
要在澳大利亚境外提交正式的签证申请，以便当局进行保安审查并将其列入临时进入澳
大利亚境内的人员名单中。
1．过渡期—2007 年7 月1 日至12 月31 日
海员签证的新规定将于2007 年7 月1 日起生效。此后至2007 年12 月31 日为6 个
月的过渡期，以便界业利用该期间调整原来的做法来适应新规定。在过渡期间，原有的
特别用途签证仍然有效，以确保未取得海员签证的外籍船员仍然可以合法地进入澳大利
亚境内。
2．2008 年1 月1 日起适用的强制要求
自2008 年1 月1 日起，外籍船员必须遵守以下规定才可以合法入境：
● 船员必须持有由所属国颁发的有效护照
● 船员必须持有在该本护照上授予的海员签证
● 必须有证明该名船员与船舶的雇佣关系的其它档（例如，船员名录、雇佣合同、
海员手册或者劳动合同）
未遵守上述要求的外籍船员可能会在船上受到限制措施。船舶经营人、船长、承租
人和代理也可能因船员被拒绝入境而按每一名被拒船员处以5,000 澳元的罚款。
3．海员签证要求的主要特点
● 外籍海员（持新西兰以及澳大利亚永久签证者除外）如需进入澳大利亚境内并停
留的，须持有海员签证
● 海员签证只适用于乘载船舶抵达澳大利亚，而不适用于搭乘飞机的方式
● 申请海员签证免费，可以通过互联网申请，也可以邮寄或者快递提交申请书
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● 持海员签证的船员必须先办妥移民手续（凭海关通知）才可以离船，否则，其海
员签证将失效
● 海员签证自颁发之日起三年内有效。在有效期间，可以经由海轮以海员的身份多
次入境
协会驻澳大利亚布里斯班的通讯代理告知，根据他们的经验，澳大利亚移民及公民
事务部往往严格执行签证方面的法律规定。如果船员抵达澳大利亚时取未得签证或者适
当的旅行档，则属于违规（即使受雇于船上），移民及公民事务部则常常会对被拒绝入
境的船员每人处以5,000 澳元的罚款。上述违规行为属于严格责任，即使有特别的情形，
移民及公民事务部也不大可能会撤销或者放弃此种处罚。

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- Using this website
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- Privacy Act
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