Australia entry requirements, by passport
What you need to get into Australia depends on the passport in your hand. Find yours below: the visa or e-authorisation, how long you can stay, the official fee and the government page to apply on.
17 of 32 passports verified on official pages.
What each passport needs
| Passport | To get in | Stay | Document and fee | Apply | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | Travel authorisation before you fly | 3 months per visit | Electronic Travel Authority (ETA, subclass 601)Official fee: AUD 20 (app service fee; no visa application charge)Apply: Before travel, while outside Australia; usually quick but allow several days | Official page | Verified |
| Canada | Travel authorisation before you fly | 3 months per visit | Electronic Travel Authority (ETA, subclass 601)Official fee: AUD 20 (app service fee; no visa application charge)Apply: Before travel, while outside Australia; usually quick but allow several days | Official page | Verified |
| Mexico | e-Visa before you fly | up to 3, 6 or 12 months as granted | Visitor visa (subclass 600), Tourist stream, lodged online (ImmiAccount); granted electronicallyOfficial fee: AUD 250 base charge when lodged outside Australia (from 1 July 2026; was AUD 200)Apply: Several weeks; processing times vary by country and season | Official page | Likely |
| Brazil | e-Visa before you fly | up to 3, 6 or 12 months as granted | Visitor visa (subclass 600), Tourist stream, lodged online (ImmiAccount); granted electronicallyOfficial fee: AUD 250 base charge when lodged outside Australia (from 1 July 2026; was AUD 200)Apply: Several weeks; processing times vary by country and season | Official page | Likely |
| United Kingdom | Travel authorisation before you fly | 3 months per visit | eVisitor (subclass 651), or ETA (subclass 601) via the Australian ETA appOfficial fee: Free (eVisitor); AUD 20 app service fee if using the ETA insteadApply: Before travel, while outside Australia; allow several days | Official page | Verified |
| Ireland | Travel authorisation before you fly | 3 months per visit | eVisitor (subclass 651), or ETA (subclass 601) via the Australian ETA appOfficial fee: Free (eVisitor); AUD 20 app service fee if using the ETA insteadApply: Before travel, while outside Australia; allow several days | Official page | Verified |
| Germany | Travel authorisation before you fly | 3 months per visit | eVisitor (subclass 651), or ETA (subclass 601) via the Australian ETA appOfficial fee: Free (eVisitor); AUD 20 app service fee if using the ETA insteadApply: Before travel, while outside Australia; allow several days | Official page | Verified |
| France | Travel authorisation before you fly | 3 months per visit | eVisitor (subclass 651), or ETA (subclass 601) via the Australian ETA appOfficial fee: Free (eVisitor); AUD 20 app service fee if using the ETA insteadApply: Before travel, while outside Australia; allow several days | Official page | Verified |
| Italy | Travel authorisation before you fly | 3 months per visit | eVisitor (subclass 651), or ETA (subclass 601) via the Australian ETA appOfficial fee: Free (eVisitor); AUD 20 app service fee if using the ETA insteadApply: Before travel, while outside Australia; allow several days | Official page | Verified |
| Spain | Travel authorisation before you fly | 3 months per visit | eVisitor (subclass 651), or ETA (subclass 601) via the Australian ETA appOfficial fee: Free (eVisitor); AUD 20 app service fee if using the ETA insteadApply: Before travel, while outside Australia; allow several days | Official page | Verified |
| Netherlands | Travel authorisation before you fly | 3 months per visit | eVisitor (subclass 651), or ETA (subclass 601) via the Australian ETA appOfficial fee: Free (eVisitor); AUD 20 app service fee if using the ETA insteadApply: Before travel, while outside Australia; allow several days | Official page | Verified |
| Switzerland | Travel authorisation before you fly | 3 months per visit | eVisitor (subclass 651), or ETA (subclass 601) via the Australian ETA appOfficial fee: Free (eVisitor); AUD 20 app service fee if using the ETA insteadApply: Before travel, while outside Australia; allow several days | Official page | Verified |
| Russia | e-Visa before you fly | up to 3, 6 or 12 months as granted | Visitor visa (subclass 600), Tourist stream, lodged online (ImmiAccount); granted electronicallyOfficial fee: AUD 250 base charge when lodged outside Australia (from 1 July 2026; was AUD 200)Apply: Several weeks; processing times vary by country and season | Official page | Likely |
| Türkiye | e-Visa before you fly | up to 3, 6 or 12 months as granted | Visitor visa (subclass 600), Tourist stream, lodged online (ImmiAccount); granted electronicallyOfficial fee: AUD 250 base charge when lodged outside Australia (from 1 July 2026; was AUD 200)Apply: Several weeks; processing times vary by country and season | Official page | Likely |
| Israel | e-Visa before you fly | up to 3, 6 or 12 months as granted | Visitor visa (subclass 600), Tourist stream, lodged online (ImmiAccount); granted electronicallyOfficial fee: AUD 250 base charge when lodged outside Australia (from 1 July 2026; was AUD 200)Apply: Several weeks; processing times vary by country and season | Official page | Likely |
| United Arab Emirates | e-Visa before you fly | up to 3, 6 or 12 months as granted | Visitor visa (subclass 600), Tourist stream, lodged online (ImmiAccount); granted electronicallyOfficial fee: AUD 250 base charge when lodged outside Australia (from 1 July 2026; was AUD 200)Apply: Several weeks; processing times vary by country and season | Official page | Likely |
| Saudi Arabia | e-Visa before you fly | up to 3, 6 or 12 months as granted | Visitor visa (subclass 600), Tourist stream, lodged online (ImmiAccount); granted electronicallyOfficial fee: AUD 250 base charge when lodged outside Australia (from 1 July 2026; was AUD 200)Apply: Several weeks; processing times vary by country and season | Official page | Likely |
| India | e-Visa before you fly | up to 3, 6 or 12 months as granted | Visitor visa (subclass 600), Tourist stream, lodged online (ImmiAccount); granted electronicallyOfficial fee: AUD 250 base charge when lodged outside Australia (from 1 July 2026; was AUD 200)Apply: Several weeks; processing times vary by country and season | Official page | Likely |
| China (mainland) | e-Visa before you fly | up to 3, 6 or 12 months as granted | Visitor visa (subclass 600), Tourist stream, lodged online (ImmiAccount); granted electronicallyOfficial fee: AUD 250 base charge when lodged outside Australia (from 1 July 2026; was AUD 200)Apply: Several weeks; processing times vary by country and season | Official page | Likely |
| Hong Kong SAR | Travel authorisation before you fly | 3 months per visit | Electronic Travel Authority (ETA, subclass 601)Official fee: AUD 20 (app service fee; no visa application charge)Apply: Before travel, while outside Australia; usually quick but allow several days | Official page | Verified |
| Taiwan | Travel authorisation before you fly | 3 months per visit | Electronic Travel Authority (ETA, subclass 601)Official fee: AUD 20 (app service fee; no visa application charge)Apply: Before travel, while outside Australia; usually quick but allow several days | Official page | Verified |
| Japan | Travel authorisation before you fly | 3 months per visit | Electronic Travel Authority (ETA, subclass 601)Official fee: AUD 20 (app service fee; no visa application charge)Apply: Before travel, while outside Australia; usually quick but allow several days | Official page | Verified |
| South Korea | Travel authorisation before you fly | 3 months per visit | Electronic Travel Authority (ETA, subclass 601)Official fee: AUD 20 (app service fee; no visa application charge)Apply: Before travel, while outside Australia; usually quick but allow several days | Official page | Verified |
| Singapore | Travel authorisation before you fly | 3 months per visit | Electronic Travel Authority (ETA, subclass 601)Official fee: AUD 20 (app service fee; no visa application charge)Apply: Before travel, while outside Australia; usually quick but allow several days | Official page | Verified |
| Malaysia | Travel authorisation before you fly | 3 months per visit | Electronic Travel Authority (ETA, subclass 601)Official fee: AUD 20 (app service fee; no visa application charge)Apply: Before travel, while outside Australia; usually quick but allow several days | Official page | Verified |
| Thailand | e-Visa before you fly | up to 3, 6 or 12 months as granted | Visitor visa (subclass 600), Tourist stream, lodged online (ImmiAccount); granted electronicallyOfficial fee: AUD 250 base charge when lodged outside Australia (from 1 July 2026; was AUD 200)Apply: Several weeks; processing times vary by country and season | Official page | Likely |
| Vietnam | e-Visa before you fly | up to 3, 6 or 12 months as granted | Visitor visa (subclass 600), Tourist stream, lodged online (ImmiAccount); granted electronicallyOfficial fee: AUD 250 base charge when lodged outside Australia (from 1 July 2026; was AUD 200)Apply: Several weeks; processing times vary by country and season | Official page | Likely |
| Philippines | e-Visa before you fly | up to 3, 6 or 12 months as granted | Visitor visa (subclass 600), Tourist stream, lodged online (ImmiAccount); granted electronicallyOfficial fee: AUD 250 base charge when lodged outside Australia (from 1 July 2026; was AUD 200)Apply: Several weeks; processing times vary by country and season | Official page | Likely |
| Indonesia | e-Visa before you fly | up to 3, 6 or 12 months as granted | Visitor visa (subclass 600), Tourist stream, lodged online (ImmiAccount); granted electronicallyOfficial fee: AUD 250 base charge when lodged outside Australia (from 1 July 2026; was AUD 200)Apply: Several weeks; processing times vary by country and season | Official page | Likely |
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| New Zealand | Free movement | Indefinite | Nothing to apply for | Official page | Verified |
| Nigeria | e-Visa before you fly | up to 3, 6 or 12 months as granted | Visitor visa (subclass 600), Tourist stream, lodged online (ImmiAccount); granted electronicallyOfficial fee: AUD 250 base charge when lodged outside Australia (from 1 July 2026; was AUD 200)Apply: Several weeks; processing times vary by country and season | Official page | Likely |
| South Africa | e-Visa before you fly | up to 3, 6 or 12 months as granted | Visitor visa (subclass 600), Tourist stream, lodged online (ImmiAccount); granted electronicallyOfficial fee: AUD 250 base charge when lodged outside Australia (from 1 July 2026; was AUD 200)Apply: Several weeks; processing times vary by country and season | Official page | Likely |
Verified means NUM read it on a government page on 10–11 Oct 2026. Likely means a reputable source says it and one official page agreed. Not checked yet means NUM could not confirm it: use the official page. Fees are as published on that date and can change.
The rules everyone meets at the border
Passport
Passport must be valid for the whole planned stay (no fixed 6-month rule); US/Canada guidance: valid on the day of entry. Airlines may apply stricter rules. Safe standard: valid for your whole stay.
Arrival card
Incoming Passenger Card (paper), being replaced by the digital Australia Travel Declaration (ATD). On board / before arrival. ATD (digital, pilot): Qantas app passengers into Sydney, Brisbane and Melbourne can pre-fill up to 72 hours before arrival and get a QR pass; expanding to remaining capitals (incl. Perth, Adelaide) before end-2026 and a webform at all airports/seaports before end-2027. Fee: Free.
Official form · free on the official site
Border systems for every visitor
Everyone except Australian and New Zealand citizens must hold a visa or ETA before travel (no visa on arrival). ETA (AUD 20 via app) or free eVisitor for eligible passports; Visitor visa (subclass 600) for others. NZ citizens receive a Special Category Visa on arrival.
Proof of funds
No fixed amount published for ETA/eVisitor; Visitor visa (600) applicants must show they can support themselves during the stay.
Travel insurance
Not required for an ordinary tourist visit on ETA/eVisitor; strongly advisable as Medicare does not cover most visitors.
Vaccinations
No routine vaccination requirement. Yellow fever certificate required if arriving from (or having been in) a yellow fever transmission-risk country.
Cash to declare at customs
AUD 10,000 or more (or foreign-currency equivalent) in cash must be declared on arrival and departure (State Dept: 'over 10,000 AUD ... must be declared').
Taxes, levies and fees
Passenger Movement Charge (departure tax) is built into air and cruise fares, so nothing is paid at the airport (AUD 70 since 1 July 2024; amount not re-verified this session). No tourist levy on entry.
Medicines, vapes and banned items
Very strict biosecurity: declare ALL food, plant material (including wooden articles), animal products, and contact with farms, farm animals, wilderness or freshwater in the past 30 days, or bin them before inspection; bags are X-rayed and undeclared items can bring heavy fines. Carry prescription medicines in original packaging with a doctor's prescription and check they are legal in Australia.
Work, study, working holiday and nomad visas
Every official route NUM found for Australia. You apply directly with the government.
Work permits
Workers sponsored by an approved Australian employer (Specialist Skills, Core Skills, Labour Agreement streams); replaced the TSS visa on 7 Dec 2024
Stay: Up to 4 years
Employer sponsorship and nomination; salary at least the core skills income threshold (TSMIT AUD 79,423 from 1 July 2026); skills and English
Official fee: AUD 4,015 (from 1 July 2026, secondary sources)
Internationally recognised high achievers in a profession, sport, arts or research; replaced the Global Talent visa in Dec 2024
Stay: Permanent
Expression of interest and invitation; nominator with national reputation
Official fee: AUD 6,235 base (from 1 July 2026)
Study
Enrolled full-time students at a registered (CRICOS) provider
Stay: Length of course
Confirmation of Enrolment, Genuine Student requirement, OSHC health cover, funds, English
Official fee: AUD 2,500 base from 1 July 2026 (AUD 2,050 for passports of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, Pacific-regional passports, and ELICOS/non-award courses); was AUD 2,000
Working holiday
417 (among our passports): CA, DE, FR, GB, HK, IE, IT, JP, KR, NL, TW. 462: US (no cap), ES, CH, IL, MY, SG, TH, TR; CN, IN, VN by pre-application ballot; ID moving to a ballot later in 2026; BR cap currently paused. Not available: MX, RU, AE, SA, PH (pending start), NG, ZA
Stay: 12 months (second/third visa possible with specified work)
Age 18-30 (18-35 for some passports, e.g. CA, FR, IE, GB, and DE/KR from 1 July 2026); 462 also needs education level and functional English; funds
Official fee: AUD 840 first visa (from 1 July 2026, secondary sources)
Digital nomad
Australia has no remote-work visa; visitor visas/ETA do not authorise work for Australian clients
Family
Spouses/de facto partners of Australian citizens, PRs or eligible NZ citizens
Stay: Temporary then permanent
Genuine and continuing relationship, sponsorship, health and character
Official fee: AUD 11,710 base (from 1 July 2026; was AUD 9,365)
Investor
The Business Innovation and Investment program (subclass 188) and Significant Investor stream closed to new applicants in 2024 (not re-verified); the National Innovation visa (858) is the main route for exceptional entrepreneurs/investors
Business
Business visitors not using ETA/eVisitor
Stay: Up to 3 months
Meetings, conferences, negotiations; no work for an Australian employer
Tourist
ETA-eligible passports (incl. US, CA, GB, IE, EU states listed, CH, HK, TW, JP, KR, SG, MY, BN)
Stay: 3 months per visit; 12 months validity, multiple entry
Apply via the Australian ETA app while outside Australia; tourism or business-visitor activities only; no work
Official fee: AUD 20 service fee
Passport holders of EU member states, UK, Andorra, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, Norway, San Marino, Switzerland, Vatican City
Stay: 3 months per visit; 12 months validity, multiple entry
Apply online (ImmiAccount) while outside Australia; tourism/business visits only; no work
Official fee: Free
Nationalities not eligible for ETA/eVisitor, or anyone wanting a longer stay
Stay: Up to 3, 6 or 12 months
Genuine temporary visit, sufficient funds, health and character; lodged online
Official fee: AUD 250 offshore (from 1 July 2026)
What changed, and what is coming
- TBC · Announced Philippines Work and Holiday (462) arrangement (MoU signed 2023) awaiting a start date. Source
- later in 2026 · Announced Indonesian first-time Work and Holiday (462) applicants move to a ballot; registration date to be published. Source
- before end of 2027 · Announced Australia Travel Declaration available as a mobile-friendly webform at all international airports and seaports; paper card phased out (paper available meanwhile). Source
- before end of 2026 · Confirmed Australia Travel Declaration (digital arrival card) pilot extends to inbound Qantas flights at the remaining capital cities, including Perth and Adelaide. Source
- 2026-07-13 · In force ABF announced the digital Australia Travel Declaration will replace the paper Incoming Passenger Card nationally (all airports/seaports before end-2027); Qantas app pilot running since Oct 2024. Source
- 2026-07-01 · In force Visa application charges rose about 25% for most visas (Home Affairs Legislation Amendment (2026 Measures No. 1) Regulations 2026): Visitor 600 lodged offshore AUD 200 -> 250 (secondary sources); Student 500 AUD 2,000 -> 2,500 (AUD 2,050 for ASEAN-10 and Pacific passports and ELICOS/non-award study); Partner 309/100 and 820/801 AUD 11,710; Working Holiday 417/462 AUD 840 first visa (secondary sources); National Innovation 858 AUD 6,235; Skills in Demand 482 AUD 4,015 (secondary). Temporary skilled migration income threshold set at AUD 79,423. Source
- 2026-07-01 · In force Working Holiday (417) upper age raised to 35 for Cyprus, Finland, Germany and Republic of Korea passport holders. Source
- 2026-06-25 · In force Registration closed for the 2026-27 subclass 462 ballot for China, India and Vietnam passport holders. Source
Your checklist, with the dates it is due
NUM builds it for your passport and your travel dates: the authorisation and when to apply, the arrival card and the day it opens, what to carry at the border, your own country's exit rules, and a calendar file for every deadline.
Every document here is issued by a government, and the official link is the only place to get it. Most arrival cards and many authorisations are free. NUM is not a visa service and cannot apply for anything. Rules change without notice: the official page always has the final word.