ETAs & E-Visas

Before you begin your trip, check the visa requirements. All travellers to Australia need a valid passport and everyone, except travellers with Australian or New Zealand passports, require an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) or visa to enter Australia. You must hold an ETA or visa before travelling to Australia.

An ETA is equivalent to a visa, but there is no stamp or label in your passport and there is no need for you to visit an Australian Visa Office to submit an application. ETAs are issued for short stay tourists and short stay business travellers to Australia. All other travellers, including working holidaymakers, students and long stay tourists must carry a visa.

To make it easy for you the Australian Government has made it possible to arrange for an ETA and a number of e-visas via the internet - no application forms and no contact with an Australian Visa Office is necessary.

	• Short stay tourists, maximum (3) months stay, and multiple entry within 12 months • Short stay business travellers, maximum (3) months stay, and single entry within 12 months (multiple entry as of 1 November 2003) To apply for an Internet ETA you will need a current valid passport for each traveller and a valid credit card. Your application will be processed whilst you are on-line and the ETA is issued electronically within seconds. You will be informed of the result of your application before you leave the Internet ETA system.

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	• Stays longer than (3) months • Multiple visits by business travellers, longer than (3) months • Those intending to stay permanently in Australia • Those seeking to work in Australia, and students • Citizen of not ETA eligible nations You may be eligible to apply for an e-visa via the internet or alternatively you will need to apply for a visa through an Australian Visa Office, or by contacting your travel agent or any specialist service provider.

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	These offices provide visa and immigration related services including: • The issue of visas for travel and entry to Australia, • Information about the Electronic Travel Authority (ETA), • Australian Citizenship services.

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