Am I exempt from the new ETA requirement?
01/26/2017 Australia’s Electronic Travel Authority is not for everyone
Australia’s ETA is only applicable to passport holders from
Brunei-Darussalam,
Canada,
Hong Kong (SAR PRC),
Japan,
Malaysia,
Singapore,
South Korea,
and the United States of America.
If you’re not from these countries, you have to apply for a different tourist visa. The are other types of online visitor visas are the eVisitor Visa, also known as the EVV, (subclass 651) and the Visitor visa (subclass 600).
Eligible passport holders for an eVisitor Visa EVV (subclass 651) are as follows:
Andorra
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Greece
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Monaco
the Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Republic of San Marino
Slovak Republic
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden
Switzerland
United Kingdom
and Vatican City.
If your country is not on the list for an ETA or an EVV, then you are still eligible to apply for a regular Visitor visa (subclass 600).
For more details about the ETA, please visit the Travel ETA site.
For more details about the ETA, please visit the Travel ETA site.
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