As part of our superyacht agency service, we take care of the Subclass 408 (Superyacht Crew stream) paperwork for your entire crew — completing the application forms, compiling the documents and lodging with the Department of Home Affairs — alongside your customs and quarantine clearances. One coordinated process, so your crew is cleared and your arrival isn't held up by admin.
We are a superyacht agency providing administrative and lodgement support. We are not registered migration agents and do not give migration advice or assess eligibility. For eligibility questions, your crew should consult a registered migration agent or immigration lawyer.
Give us your crew manifest and passport details. We open a file for each crew member.
We complete each Subclass 408 form from the information you provide and compile the documents the vessel supplies.
We lodge the applications with the Department on your instruction, give you a reference for each crew member, and pass on any Department requests to you.
As each grant issues, we forward the documentation and collate a complete crew pack for arrival.
When an owner decides to bring a superyacht to Australia, every foreign crew member needs a Subclass 408 visa, and it is almost always the item that has to start first. For a busy purser or chief officer, that is a stack of forms and documents per person, repeated across the whole crew, on top of everything else before arrival.
We have lodged crew applications for yachts from 30 to over 100 metres, with crews of many nationalities, as a routine part of bringing vessels into Australian waters. We keep every crew member's paperwork organised, complete and lodged on time, and we tell you plainly when a question is one for a registered migration agent or lawyer rather than for us.
Crew visas are one part of what we do. We handle arrival, customs and quarantine for the whole vessel, so the visa paperwork is coordinated with everything else, not run in isolation.
Your engagement is with us as your agent for the whole crew. One point of contact, one organised process, one consolidated pack at the end.
We handle the paperwork for crew of any passport country and keep each file's documents in order.
Our principal holds an AMSA Master Mariner certificate and has run superyacht operations in Australia. This is operational experience, not legal advice.
Applications prepared and lodged promptly. IMMI correspondence managed without delay.
From first contact to visa grant, we manage the entire process. Here is what is included for every crew member application.
We give your purser or chief officer a simple template and a secure way to send passports, employment letters and crew agreements. We check the set is complete before lodging — that everything required is present, not whether it satisfies eligibility.
We complete each Subclass 408 application form from the information you and your crew provide. Every form prepared consistently across the whole crew.
Applications lodged with the Department of Home Affairs on your instruction. A reference number provided for each crew member on lodgement.
We monitor progress and relay any Department requests to you promptly. We keep you informed at each stage without you needing to chase us.
Any requests from the Department are passed to you and your crew promptly. We coordinate responses and re-lodge on your instruction, keeping the process moving.
As each visa is granted we forward the documentation. At the end we deliver a consolidated crew visa pack and ABF arrival check-in details before you arrive in Australian waters.
What we need from you: Vessel name, flag state, approximate crew count, nationalities and target arrival date. That is all to get started.
Pricing: From AUD $285 + GST per application, plus the Department of Home Affairs visa application charge, payable by the applicant. Invoiced upfront. No hidden charges, no success fees. Current government charge (subject to change).
Documents required per crew member: Valid passport, employment confirmation, crew agreement or letter of engagement. Character and health requirements vary by nationality.
Start early. Crew visas are the long lead-time item on any Australian arrival. Many captains engage us six to nine months before arrival. We advise on expected timelines at the document review stage.
What you receive: Individual grant notices for each crew member, a consolidated crew visa summary, and ABF arrival check-in guidance.
All prices in Australian dollars. GST applies to Australian-registered vessels and management companies. International vessels invoiced ex-GST where applicable. The Department of Home Affairs visa application charge is separate and payable by the applicant.
The Department of Home Affairs visa application charge is separate and payable by the applicant. Current government charge — subject to change each July.
Superyacht Crew Visa Australia is a service of Australian Superyachts Pty Ltd, a Sydney superyacht agency with 27 years in the Australian market, handling port agency, customs, quarantine and crew logistics for visiting superyachts.
We bring superyachts into Australia end to end. Crew visas are coordinated with your customs and quarantine clearances as one arrival process.
Our principal holds an AMSA Master Mariner certificate and has operated and managed superyachts in Australian waters and globally. A maritime qualification, not a migration one — we do not give migration advice.
Founded 1999. 500+ superyachts assisted. We have handled port agency, compliance and crew operations for some of the world's largest and most recognised superyachts in Australian waters.
Based in Sydney, working across all time zones, so your crew's paperwork keeps moving wherever the vessel and its management are.
Superyacht owners make decisions at 10pm in Monaco. Captains brief crew managers at dawn in Fort Lauderdale. We are always reachable and we respond fast.
Richard handled our crew visa process efficiently and without issue. Everything was clear, timely, and well managed from start to finish.
Richard and his team provided relevant information to the yacht's Captain and Purser to apply for superyacht visas for Australia. The process was straight forward and painless thanks to Richard and his team. The visa applications were accepted in a well timely manner to allow planning for a visit to Australia.
Backed by Australian Superyachts' established agency track record. Additional references available on request.
We are developing a secure online portal where captains and crew managers can submit crew data, upload documents and track every application in real time. Register your interest below to be notified on launch.
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