Australian Tourist Visa - ETA Short Stay

Visa Bureau is not affiliated with the Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection (DIBP) and is a website specialising in visa and immigration information to Australia. Visas are available from the Australian Government at a lower cost when you apply with them directly as we charge a professional fee for the service we provide as migration agents.

Instant Australian Tourist Visa

Tourists to Australia can apply online for an instant tourist visa (also known as the Electronic Travel Authority or ETA visa), before starting the journey to Australia. All tourists need an Australian visa, and ETA Visas are processed instantly and electronically linked to your passport.

Click Here to apply online for an Instant Australian Tourist Visa

ETA visas are processed instantly and linked electronically to your passport.

Through applying and paying for your ETA visa through the Australian Visa Bureau, your application will be managed through to completion by our Visa Processing Department.

Your details will be checked and confirmed as accurate by an experienced visa consultancy before your application is lodged to the Australian Government's processing system, to provide you with complete assurance that your visa will be approved without any issue.

The service also entitles you to access our 24 hour helpdesk to ensure that your tourist visa application is a seamless, simple process.

You will receive reminder emails for each ETA purchased prior to expiry ensuring you dont get caught short on a planned trip and you have full access to your ETA's details, terms and conditions via the client visa area on our website.

The Electronic Travel Authority for Australian Tourist Visas is the most advanced and streamlined visa authorisation system in the world. The ETA replaces visa labels or stamps and removes the need for application forms. The Australian ETA is an electronically stored authorisation for travel to Australia, meaning you don't need paper documentation or a stamp in your passport.

Tourist Visa Electronic Travel Authority (ETA)

An ETA Tourist Visa allows you to stay in Australia for up to 3 months on each arrival within 12 months from the date the visa was granted.

The ETA differs from traditional visas in that there are no application forms to fill in and no visa label or stamp in the passport.
The ETA is available to passport holders from Australian Government specified countries and regions. To apply for an ETA (Visitor), you must be outside Australia and hold a passport issued by an ETA-eligible country or region (see below for the full list).
You must apply for your ETA with the passport and passport number you will be travelling to Australia with; the visa is linked to this number. If your passport is lost/stolen or replaced before you travel to Australia, you will be required to re-apply for an ETA visa.

ETA Eligible Countries

The following passport holders are able to access Australia's Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) issuing system online.

ETA Eligible Countries
The following passport holders can be issued an ETA Visa online:
Andorra	Austria	Belgium	Brunei	Canada
Denmark	Finland	France	Germany	Greece
Hong Kong (SAR)	Iceland	Ireland	Italy	Japan
Liechtenstein	Luxembourg	Malaysia	Malta	Monaco
The Netherlands	Norway	Portugal	Republic of San Marino	Singapore
South Korea	Spain	Sweden	Switzerland	Taiwan*
United Kingdom (British Citizen)	United Kingdom (Overseas)**	United States of America	Vatican City
Holders of Taiwan passports can only be processed for an ETA if resident in and applying in Taiwan. We regret that we are unable to offer the online ETA application service for Taiwanese passport holders on this website. Applications can be lodged with an approved ETA Travel Agent in Taiwan or Australian Visa Services office in Taipei. * Holders of UK passports which indicate their nationality to be British National (Overseas) can only be processed for an ETA if resident in and applying in Hong Kong.

Visa Conditions

Visitors to Australia must be willing and able to abide by the visa validity and conditions while in Australia. If you do not abide by these conditions, your visa may be cancelled or you may be subject to other penalties.

You must not work whilst in Australia. Limited volunteer work may be acceptable;
You must not engage in any studies or training for more than three months;
If you are at least 11 years of age and you intend to study in a class-room environment for a period greater than 4 weeks, you may be required to pass a chest x-ray examination before commencing your studies;
You must be free from tuberculosis at the time of travel to, and entry into, Australia;
The holder must depart within the validity of the Visitor Visa (ETA); AND
If arriving on an ETA with criminal convictions, you could be refused entry into Australia.

Note: If you have had any criminal convictions in any country, you may wish to consider applying for a Tourist visa (subclass 676), rather than an ETA.

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