Visas & Entry
Australia has no visa on arrival — every short-stay visitor needs an authorisation before they fly. Here is the ETA (601), the free eVisitor (651)…
By Laxman Rawal · Aug 26, 2026
If Australia is on your 2026 list — a city stopover, a beach summer, or a break between Himalayan seasons — there is one rule to understand before you book a flight: Australia has no visa on arrival. Every visitor except New Zealand citizens must hold an…
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Australia runs what is often called a universal visa regime: every non-citizen in the country must hold a valid visa or authorisation, and there is no counter at Sydney or Melbourne airport where a tourist can buy one on landing. The single exception is New…
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The distinction comes down to nationality. Passport holders from a specific set of mostly Asia-Pacific and North American countries use the ETA; European and UK passport holders use the free eVisitor; and everyone else applies for the broader Visitor visa…
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The ETA — Electronic Travel Authority — is for eligible passport holders, a group that includes the United States, Canada, Japan, South Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Brunei, among others. It is electronically linked to your passport rather…
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Travellers on European Union, EFTA and United Kingdom passports use the eVisitor instead. It covers the same kind of short tourism or business visits — up to three months at a time within a 12-month validity — and, importantly, it is free of charge . It is…
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If your passport is not eligible for either of the streamlined options, the Visitor visa (subclass 600) is the route. It is a broader visa category, applied for online through ImmiAccount, and it carries a government application charge — check the current fee…
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