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Australia Visa Requirements by Passport (2026)

47 of 207 passports can enter Australia without arranging a visa in advance: 1 visa-free and 46 with an electronic travel authorization. 159 can apply for an e-visa online.

  • Visa-free 1
  • ETA 46
  • E-visa 159
  • Special 1
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No visa in advance

47 of 207

Visa-free, ETA or on arrival

Visa-free

1

E-visa online

159

Visa required

0

How to enter Australia

What to apply for, what it costs and where to apply.

US, Canadian, Japanese, Korean, Singaporean and UK citizens apply for an ETA in the Australian ETA app (AUD 20 service fee), and EU citizens get a free eVisitor. Others, including Indian, Chinese, Brazilian and South African citizens, need a Visitor visa (subclass 600).

Travel authorizationElectronic Travel Authority (subclass 601)

Passport holders of eligible countries such as US, Canada, UK, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong

Fee
AUD 20 app service fee (no visa charge)
Stay
Up to 3 months per visit
Valid for
12 months, multiple entry
Processing
Usually fast; apply only via the Australian ETA app
Official site: immi.homeaffairs.gov.au
Travel authorizationeVisitor (subclass 651)

Passport holders of EU states and some other European countries

Fee
Free
Stay
Up to 3 months per visit
Valid for
12 months, multiple entry
Processing
Online via ImmiAccount
Official site: immi.homeaffairs.gov.au
E-visaVisitor visa (subclass 600)

Nationals not eligible for ETA or eVisitor

Fee
From AUD 200 (check estimator; charges rose 1 Jul 2026)
Stay
Up to 3, 6 or 12 months
Processing
Varies
Official site: immi.homeaffairs.gov.au

Passport validity

Valid for the whole stay

Official entry rules

immi.homeaffairs.gov.au

Checked against 3 sources on Oct 31, 2026. Rules for Australia can change quickly: confirm on the official site before you book.

Passports that can visit Australia visa-free

1 passports. No visa or online approval needed. Show your passport at immigration.

New ZealandFree movement

Passports that need an ETA for Australia

46 passports. No visa, but you need an online approval before you board.

Andorra90 daysAustria90 daysBelgium90 daysBritish National (Overseas)90 daysBrunei90 daysBulgaria90 daysCanada90 daysCroatia90 daysCyprus90 daysCzechia90 daysDenmark90 daysEstonia90 daysFinland90 daysFrance90 daysGermany90 daysGreece90 daysHong Kong90 daysHungary90 daysIceland90 daysIreland90 daysItaly90 daysJapan90 daysLatvia90 daysLiechtenstein90 daysLithuania90 daysLuxembourg90 daysMalaysia90 daysMalta90 daysMonaco90 daysNetherlands90 daysNorway90 daysPoland90 daysPortugal90 daysRomania90 daysSan Marino90 daysSingapore90 daysSlovakia90 daysSlovenia90 daysSouth Korea90 daysSpain90 daysSweden90 daysSwitzerland90 daysTaiwan90 daysUnited Kingdom90 daysUnited States90 daysVatican City90 days

Passports that need an e-visa for Australia

159 passports. Apply online and get approved before you travel.

AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaAnguillaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelizeBeninBermudaBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBritish Virgin IslandsBurkina FasoBurundiCambodiaCameroonCape VerdeCayman IslandsCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCubaDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicDR CongoEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiGabonGambiaGeorgiaGhanaGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIsraelIsraeli Travel Document (Teudat Ma'avar)Ivory CoastJamaicaJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaMacauMadagascarMalawiMaldivesMaliMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMongoliaMontenegroMontserratMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaOmanPakistanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesQatarRepublic of the CongoRussiaRwandaSaint HelenaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSouth AfricaSouth SudanSri LankaSudanSurinameSyriaTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTurkeyTurkmenistanTurks and Caicos IslandsTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe

Special permits and unconfirmed entry

1 passports. A special permit is needed, or entry on this passport isn't confirmed. Contact the destination's embassy.

Somalia

Australia visa: common questions

Do US passport holders need a visa for Australia?

No visa, but US passport holders need an electronic travel authorization (Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601), AUD 20 app service fee (no visa charge)) before they travel to Australia, for stays of up to 90 days.

Do UK passport holders need a visa for Australia?

No visa, but UK passport holders need an electronic travel authorization (Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601), AUD 20 app service fee (no visa charge)) before they travel to Australia, for stays of up to 90 days.

Do Canada passport holders need a visa for Australia?

No visa, but Canada passport holders need an electronic travel authorization (Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601), AUD 20 app service fee (no visa charge)) before they travel to Australia, for stays of up to 90 days.

Do India passport holders need a visa for Australia?

Yes. India passport holders need an e-visa (Visitor visa (subclass 600), From AUD 200 (check estimator; charges rose 1 Jul 2026)) for Australia, applied for online before travel.

Do Germany passport holders need a visa for Australia?

No visa, but Germany passport holders need an electronic travel authorization (Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601), AUD 20 app service fee (no visa charge)) before they travel to Australia, for stays of up to 90 days.

Does Australia have an ETA or e-visa?

Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601) (AUD 20 app service fee (no visa charge)): Passport holders of eligible countries such as US, Canada, UK, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong. eVisitor (subclass 651) (Free): Passport holders of EU states and some other European countries. Visitor visa (subclass 600) (From AUD 200 (check estimator; charges rose 1 Jul 2026)): Nationals not eligible for ETA or eVisitor. Apply only on the official government site.

Visa requirements for every destination

Tourist visits only. Requirements come from a dataset compiled in October 2025, with changes since then checked against official government sources on 2026-10-31. Rules change, so confirm with Australia's official site before you book and again before you fly.