AustraliaOceania · Australia & New Zealand
1 visa-free · Data updated 2026-09-09
Entry overview
Electronic authorisation
Apply online for an electronic travel authorisation (ESTA, eTA, K-ETA…) before departure.
Permitted stay
90 days
Policy note：ETA (Subclass 601), apply via the AustralianETA app
Entry overview
Australia issues the ETA (Subclass 601) for 90 days to most developed economies via the AustralianETA app; New Zealand citizens travel under the Special Category Visa. Others need a Subclass 600 Visitor visa.
Visa categories available
Electronic travel authorisation (eTA / ESTA)
Not a visa but a pre-screening for visa-exempt travellers. Most decisions arrive within minutes to 72 hours, the authorisation is electronically linked to your passport, and it is usually valid for 2–5 years with multiple entries. Examples: US ESTA, Canada eTA, Korea K-ETA, UK ETA, New Zealand NZeTA.
Mandatory for visa-exempt travellers heading to countries that pre-screen arrivals electronically — without it you will be denied boarding.
Transit visa / transit without visa
Needed when connecting through a third country. Some places offer 24–240 hours of transit without visa (China 240 hours, Singapore 96-hour VFTF, Japan shore pass), usually requiring onward tickets and staying within a designated area.
Long layovers, airport changes, or a short stopover en route.
Work, study and residence permits
For long-term work, study or residence. Usually requires sponsorship from an employer or school, qualifications, a police clearance certificate and a medical exam, plus residence registration after arrival.
When staying longer than a visa-free or short-stay entry allows.
Standard documents
- 1Passport valid at least 6 months beyond arrival with two blank pages
- 2Recent passport photo on a white background (35×45mm or as required)
- 3Return or onward flight booking
- 4Proof of accommodation for the whole stay
- 5Proof of funds covering the trip (3–6 months of bank statements, deposit certificate or payslips)
- 6Travel medical insurance for the whole trip (Schengen requires €30,000 minimum cover)
- 7Approved authorisation confirmation
- 8A card to pay the application fee
Application process
- 1
Step 1
Fill in personal, passport and trip details on the official site or app.
- 2
Step 2
Pay the fee online and keep the application number.
- 3
Step 3
Wait for the decision (minutes to 72 hours) and check your email or the app.
- 4
Step 4
No printing needed — it is linked to your passport, but keep a screenshot.
FAQ
Do United States passport holders need a visa for Australia?+
According to our policy database, United States passport holders enter Australia under “Electronic authorisation”, normally for 90 days. Rules change — always confirm with official sources before you fly.
Are visa validity and permitted stay the same thing for Australia?+
No. Validity is the window in which you may use the visa; permitted stay is how long you may remain per entry. Multi-entry visas may also cap total days (for example 90 days in any 180).
Can I extend my stay or change my status in Australia?+
Some places allow in-country extensions or a change of status, usually with a valid reason, proof of funds and an application before your current stay expires. Check with the local immigration authority before travelling.
Do I need a transit visa to connect through Australia?+
If you stay airside and do not change terminals, most countries do not require one. If you need to enter the country, collect baggage or change airports, a transit visa or transit exemption may apply.
Can I work or study long term in Australia on this basis?+
Visa-free, VOA and tourist entries normally exclude paid work and long-term study — you need a dedicated work, study or residence permit.
Entry rules by passport
Australia · 233
(233)- 🇳🇿New ZealandVisa free
- 🇦🇽Åland IslandsElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇦🇸American SamoaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇦🇩AndorraElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇦🇷ArgentinaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇦🇼ArubaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇦🇹AustriaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇧🇸BahamasElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇧🇪BelgiumElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇧🇷BrazilElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇧🇳BruneiElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇧🇬BulgariaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇨🇦CanadaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇨🇱ChileElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇨🇽Christmas IslandElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇨🇨Cocos (Keeling) IslandsElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇨🇷Costa RicaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇭🇷CroatiaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇨🇼CuraçaoElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇨🇾CyprusElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇨🇿CzechiaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇩🇰DenmarkElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇪🇪EstoniaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇫🇮FinlandElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇫🇷FranceElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇬🇫French GuianaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇩🇪GermanyElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇬🇷GreeceElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇬🇱GreenlandElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇬🇺GuamElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇬🇬GuernseyElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇭🇰Hong KongElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇭🇺HungaryElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇮🇸IcelandElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇮🇪IrelandElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇮🇲Isle of ManElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇮🇱IsraelElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇮🇹ItalyElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇯🇵JapanElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇯🇪JerseyElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇽🇰KosovoElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇱🇻LatviaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇱🇮LiechtensteinElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇱🇹LithuaniaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇱🇺LuxembourgElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇲🇴MacaoElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇲🇾MalaysiaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇲🇹MaltaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇾🇹MayotteElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇲🇽MexicoElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇲🇨MonacoElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇳🇱NetherlandsElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇲🇵Northern Mariana IslandsElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇳🇴NorwayElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇵🇦PanamaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇵🇱PolandElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇵🇹PortugalElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇵🇷Puerto RicoElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇶🇦QatarElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇷🇴RomaniaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇵🇲Saint Pierre and MiquelonElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇸🇲San MarinoElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇸🇬SingaporeElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇸🇽Sint MaartenElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇸🇰SlovakiaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇸🇮SloveniaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇰🇷South KoreaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇪🇸SpainElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇸🇪SwedenElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇨🇭SwitzerlandElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇹🇼Taiwan, ChinaElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇻🇮U.S. Virgin IslandsElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇦🇪United Arab EmiratesElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇬🇧United KingdomElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇺🇸United StatesElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇺🇾UruguayElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇻🇦Vatican CityElectronic authorisation · 90d
- 🇦🇫AfghanistanVisa required
- 🇦🇱AlbaniaVisa required
- 🇩🇿AlgeriaVisa required
- 🇦🇴AngolaVisa required
- 🇦🇮AnguillaVisa required
- 🇦🇬Antigua and BarbudaVisa required
- 🇦🇲ArmeniaVisa required
- 🇦🇿AzerbaijanVisa required
- 🇧🇭BahrainVisa required
- 🇧🇩BangladeshVisa required
- 🇧🇧BarbadosVisa required
- 🇧🇾BelarusVisa required
- 🇧🇿BelizeVisa required
- 🇧🇯BeninVisa required
- 🇧🇲BermudaVisa required
- 🇧🇹BhutanVisa required
- 🇧🇴BoliviaVisa required
- 🇧🇦Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required
- 🇧🇼BotswanaVisa required
- 🇻🇬British Virgin IslandsVisa required
- 🇧🇫Burkina FasoVisa required
- 🇧🇮BurundiVisa required
- 🇨🇻Cabo VerdeVisa required
- 🇰🇭CambodiaVisa required
- 🇨🇲CameroonVisa required
- 🇰🇾Cayman IslandsVisa required
- 🇨🇫Central African RepublicVisa required
- 🇹🇩ChadVisa required
- 🇨🇳ChinaVisa required
- 🇨🇴ColombiaVisa required
- 🇰🇲ComorosVisa required
- 🇨🇬CongoVisa required
- 🇨🇰Cook IslandsVisa required
- 🇨🇺CubaVisa required
- 🇩🇯DjiboutiVisa required
- 🇩🇲DominicaVisa required
- 🇩🇴Dominican RepublicVisa required
- 🇨🇩DR CongoVisa required
- 🇪🇨EcuadorVisa required
- 🇪🇬EgyptVisa required
- 🇸🇻El SalvadorVisa required
- 🇬🇶Equatorial GuineaVisa required
- 🇪🇷EritreaVisa required
- 🇸🇿EswatiniVisa required
- 🇪🇹EthiopiaVisa required
- 🇫🇰Falkland IslandsVisa required
- 🇫🇴Faroe IslandsVisa required
- 🇫🇯FijiVisa required
- 🇵🇫French PolynesiaVisa required
- 🇬🇦GabonVisa required
- 🇬🇲GambiaVisa required
- 🇬🇪GeorgiaVisa required
- 🇬🇭GhanaVisa required
- 🇬🇮GibraltarVisa required
- 🇬🇩GrenadaVisa required
- 🇬🇹GuatemalaVisa required
- 🇬🇳GuineaVisa required
- 🇬🇼Guinea-BissauVisa required
- 🇬🇾GuyanaVisa required
- 🇭🇹HaitiVisa required
- 🇭🇳HondurasVisa required
- 🇮🇳IndiaVisa required
- 🇮🇩IndonesiaVisa required
- 🇮🇷IranVisa required
- 🇮🇶IraqVisa required
- 🇨🇮Ivory CoastVisa required
- 🇯🇲JamaicaVisa required
- 🇯🇴JordanVisa required
- 🇰🇿KazakhstanVisa required
- 🇰🇪KenyaVisa required
- 🇰🇮KiribatiVisa required
- 🇰🇼KuwaitVisa required
- 🇰🇬KyrgyzstanVisa required
- 🇱🇦LaosVisa required
- 🇱🇧LebanonVisa required
- 🇱🇸LesothoVisa required
- 🇱🇷LiberiaVisa required
- 🇱🇾LibyaVisa required
- 🇲🇬MadagascarVisa required
- 🇲🇼MalawiVisa required
- 🇲🇻MaldivesVisa required
- 🇲🇱MaliVisa required
- 🇲🇭Marshall IslandsVisa required
- 🇲🇷MauritaniaVisa required
- 🇲🇺MauritiusVisa required
- 🇫🇲MicronesiaVisa required
- 🇲🇩MoldovaVisa required
- 🇲🇳MongoliaVisa required
- 🇲🇪MontenegroVisa required
- 🇲🇸MontserratVisa required
- 🇲🇦MoroccoVisa required
- 🇲🇿MozambiqueVisa required
- 🇲🇲MyanmarVisa required
- 🇳🇦NamibiaVisa required
- 🇳🇷NauruVisa required
- 🇳🇵NepalVisa required
- 🇳🇨New CaledoniaVisa required
- 🇳🇮NicaraguaVisa required
- 🇳🇪NigerVisa required
- 🇳🇬NigeriaVisa required
- 🇳🇺NiueVisa required
- 🇰🇵North KoreaVisa required
- 🇲🇰North MacedoniaVisa required
- 🇴🇲OmanVisa required
- 🇵🇰PakistanVisa required
- 🇵🇼PalauVisa required
- 🇵🇸PalestineVisa required
- 🇵🇬Papua New GuineaVisa required
- 🇵🇾ParaguayVisa required
- 🇵🇪PeruVisa required
- 🇵🇭PhilippinesVisa required
- 🇷🇪RéunionVisa required
- 🇷🇺RussiaVisa required
- 🇷🇼RwandaVisa required
- 🇸🇭Saint HelenaVisa required
- 🇰🇳Saint Kitts and NevisVisa required
- 🇱🇨Saint LuciaVisa required
- 🇻🇨Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa required
- 🇼🇸SamoaVisa required
- 🇸🇹Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa required
- 🇸🇦Saudi ArabiaVisa required
- 🇸🇳SenegalVisa required
- 🇷🇸SerbiaVisa required
- 🇸🇨SeychellesVisa required
- 🇸🇱Sierra LeoneVisa required
- 🇸🇧Solomon IslandsVisa required
- 🇸🇴SomaliaVisa required
- 🇿🇦South AfricaVisa required
- 🇸🇸South SudanVisa required
- 🇱🇰Sri LankaVisa required
- 🇸🇩SudanVisa required
- 🇸🇷SurinameVisa required
- 🇸🇾SyriaVisa required
- 🇹🇯TajikistanVisa required
- 🇹🇿TanzaniaVisa required
- 🇹🇭ThailandVisa required
- 🇹🇱Timor-LesteVisa required
- 🇹🇬TogoVisa required
- 🇹🇴TongaVisa required
- 🇹🇹Trinidad and TobagoVisa required
- 🇹🇳TunisiaVisa required
- 🇹🇷TürkiyeVisa required
- 🇹🇲TurkmenistanVisa required
- 🇹🇨Turks and Caicos IslandsVisa required
- 🇹🇻TuvaluVisa required
- 🇺🇬UgandaVisa required
- 🇺🇦UkraineVisa required
- 🇺🇿UzbekistanVisa required
- 🇻🇺VanuatuVisa required
- 🇻🇪VenezuelaVisa required
- 🇻🇳VietnamVisa required
- 🇪🇭Western SaharaVisa required
- 🇾🇪YemenVisa required
- 🇿🇲ZambiaVisa required
- 🇿🇼ZimbabweVisa required
- 🇦🇺AustraliaHome country
Visa category guide
Visa-free entry
Visa free · Suited to short tourism, family visits, transit and informal business meetings — paid work is not allowed.
Electronic travel authorisation (eTA / ESTA)
eTA · Mandatory for visa-exempt travellers heading to countries that pre-screen arrivals electronically — without it you will be denied boarding.
Visa on arrival
Visa on arrival · A fallback for late bookings — expect queues at peak times.