Australia Visa Online Application

In most cases, you will be informed of the result of your application within minutes. Some applications may need extra processing. If your ETA is approved, you will be given a confirmation number for your records.

Wait for a decision.

Do not make arrangements to travel to Australia until you are notified that you have been granted an ETA.

Processing usually takes 10-30 minutes.

If you are granted an ETA, any other visa that you hold could be affected. The Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601) has replaced

• Electronic Travel Authority (Visitor) (subclass 976).
• Electronic Travel Authority (Business Entrant-Short Validity) (subclass 977).
• Electronic Travel Authority (Business Entrant-Long Validity) (subclass 956).

If you hold one of these ETAs, it will still be valid until the date you were given when it was granted. If you are granted a new ETA, the earlier ETA will end and the new ETA will be valid as soon as it is granted.

Yes. If you are traveling with a new passport, you will need to apply again for a new ETA.

You might be able to get this ETA if

You are traveling to Australia as a tourist or for business visitor purposes.
You hold an eligible passport.
You can apply if you are traveling to Australia as a tourist or for business purposes. Tourist activities include holidays, recreation or seeing family and friends. Business activities do not include short-term paid work.

To apply, you must hold a passport issued by one of the countries or regions listed below. If you hold a non-citizen passport or other travel document, such as a Certificate of Identity, you are not eligible to apply for an ETA.

Eligible passports are: Brunei, Canada, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea and United States of America.

You must travel with your valid passport. Thats it. Remember to take the passport that was used to fill out the ETA application. It can be easy to get passports confused and take an old expired passport. 

There is no need to print the ETA on a paper document when traveling to Australia. It links digitally to your passport; so, all it takes is a simple scan of your passport at the airport, and all your details will come up. It is a straightforward process that saves everyone's time.

The ETA grants you multiple entries and is valid for a year. What this implies is that you can visit Australia as many times as you want within 365 days. After that one-year validity elapses, you will need to apply for another ETA to visit Australia.

You can visit Australia for business as long as they are merely business-related activities, and you do not make money. ETA does not allow you to do business and get paid in Australia. You can, however, attend business conferences and meetings. If you are attending a business training, it must not exceed 90 days.

The Australian ETA does not allow transit through Australia. The ETA is strictly for tourism purposes and business-related activities. If you need a visa for transit through Australia, you have to apply for a transit visa subclass 771.

Once you apply for the ETA and it has been processed, all application fees paid are non-refundable. Every applicant needs to know this so that they can adequately prepare their minds before applying for Australian ETA. One of the terms and conditions for applying for the ETA is that application fees are non-refundable.

If you make a mistake when applying for the Australian ETA, there is nothing you can do about it. Such a mistake cannot be amended or corrected. Instead, you should work on starting a new application immediately. This is why we usually advise all applicants to double-check the information they are submitting in their applications.

No, you cannot. The ETA is strictly for travelers who want to visit Australia for tourism or some activities related to business. If you plan on making money while in Australia, you will need another visa that allows you to work. But if you only have the ETA, you cannot work or get paid for work.

The Australian ETA allows multiple entries over a one-year validity period and a maximum stay of three months for each entry. So, you can visit Australia with the ETA as many times as you want within a year. Just make sure you do not exceed three months on each visit.

The information you submit during your application is stored in highly encrypted storage systems. Your information is very secure and safe from third parties. We do not put your information out for sale, nor do we exchange it with any third-party entity. Security is important to us and we regularly update our platforms and systems.