To be eligible, you must be a permanent resident of NSW and been assessed by an ophthalmologist (or optometrist in rural and regional areas) as legally blind. The criteria requires one of the following:

• Visual acuity on the Snellen Scale less than 6/60 in both eyes while wearing glasses or contact lenses
• Field of vision is constricted to 10 degrees of arc in the better eye, irrespective of corrected visual acuity
• The combination of visual defects resulting in the same visual impairment than in the above two conditions.

Download and complete the VIP Travel Pass application. You will need to have your medical specialist complete and sign the appropriate sections and submit with 2 x passport style photos using the online portal.

If you have a VIP Travel Pass from another state or territory in Australia, you can get travel benefits in NSW, such as:
Sydney and surrounds:

• Free travel on all Sydney Trains, Sydney Metro and NSW TrainLink Intercity services. This includes non-booked NSW TrainLink Intercity services between Dungog, Scone, Goulburn, Bomaderry (Nowra) and Bathurst.
• Free travel on Sydney Ferries, Sydney and Newcastle light rail services, Sydney and Newcastle bus services, and some local bus services.

Regional NSW:

• Concession fares in First or Economy class on NSW TrainLink Regional services within NSW. (Concessions do not apply for sleeping berth charges.)
• Concession fares from the NSW border to your interstate destination when travelling on NSW TrainLink Regional services.
  Some local bus services may offer free travel. Check with the operator before you travel.

You need to be a Queensland resident and comply with one of the following:

• hold a current Services Australia Pensioner Concession Card showing the code 'DSP'
• hold a current Department of Veterans' Affairs Pensioner Concession Card showing the code "BLIND"
• be assessed by a relevant medical professional as legally blind (requires visual acuity on the Snellen Scale after correction by suitable lenses of less than 6/60 in both eyes, or a field of vision constricted to 10 degrees or less of arc around central fixation in the better eye, irrespective of corrected visual acuity).

• Download and complete the Vision Impairment Travel Pass Application form. Or
• You can request a copy of the form to be posted to you by calling 13 12 30, then post your application form and two passport photos (one of which must be certified) to: Vision Impairment Travel Pass Scheme
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To be eligible for a Vision Impaired Travel Pass you must be:

• assessed as permanently and legally blind by an ophthalmologist or optometrist
• a Victorian resident.
  

You can download the application forms below by clicking here:

• Vision Impaired Travel Pass application form

(Accessible Version) Vision Impaired Travel Pass application form

• There's information about how to apply on the form. If you would like the application form posted to you or help completing the form, call 1800 800 007 or visit a PTV Hub.

Vision Impaired Travel Passes from other states are accepted.

To be eligible you must be:

• a permanent resident of South Australia
• assessed as permanently and legally blind by an ophthalmologist, optometrist or a Medical Practitioner can provide the medical certificate.
• A person is considered legally blind if the vision in the right eye and the left eye (both eyes) is 6/60 or less when wearing glasses or contact lenses or both, or if the field of vision for both eyes together is 20 degrees or less.

• Download and complete the application for a travel pass for a person with vision impairment.
• Lodging the form:
  Return the completed application form, photograph and any other supporting documents to:
  The South Australian Transport Subsidy Scheme and Concessions Administrator
  Department for Infrastructure and Transport
  Public Transport Services
  GPO Box 1533
  Adelaide SA 5001

• Person with a vision impairment and accompanying guide
• Western Australian and Interstate Vision Impairment Travel Pass holder

WA residents can contact one of the following organisations to request a vision impairment pass:

• VisAbility
• SensesWA

To be eligible you must:

• live in Tasmania
• hold the Age Pension or Disability Support Pension on the basis of blindness and
• have been assessed by an ophthalmologist or optometrist.

• a copy of your current Age Pension or Disability Support Pension, received on the basis of blindness (endorsed with AGE BLIND or DSP BLIND), from Centrelink or the Department of Veterans’ Affairs, or

  An assessment by an ophthalmologist as having one of the following:

  • a visual acuity on the Snellen Scale less than 6/60 in both eyes whilst wearing the appropriate optical correction (i.e. glasses or contact lenses), or
  • a field of vision constricted to 10 degrees of arc in the better eye, irrespective of corrected visual acuity, or
  • a combination of visual defects resulting in the same visual impairment as in the above two conditions.

For more information and to apply for a vision impaired travel pass click here

To be eligible for a Vision Impaired Travel Pass you must be:

• assessed as permanently and legally blind, and
• a permanent resident of the ACT.

You can verify eligibility for the Vision Impaired Travel Pass by one of the following:

• Letter from optometrist, doctor, eye specialist or eye surgeon stating the applicant’s status.
• Letter from Guide Dogs Australia, Canberra Blind Society or Vision Australia, stating the applicant’s status.
• Copy of Age Pension or Disability Support Pension on the basis of blindness from the Department of Human Services.
• Copy of Vision Impaired Travel Pass from another state or territory.

Download a copy of the application form or call 13 17 10 for more information on how to apply. Vision impaired travel passes issued by another Australian State or Territory Government are also accepted.