Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601)
Features
This visa lets you visit Australia:
- To visit or for business visitor purposes
- As many times as you want, for up to a year
- And stay up to three months for each visit.
You must not work in Australia on this visa.
If eligible to apply for online applications, you will need to pay a service fee of AUD20.
Requirements
You might be able to get an Electronic Travel Authority if you are:
- outside Australia
- a passport holder of a certain country.
What are the conditions of the ETA?
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 classroom 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.
Visitor/Tourist
There are three visas that you can apply for online to visit Australia for tourism or business visitor activities:
Tourism includes holidays, recreation and seeing family and or friends.
Business visitor activities may include attending a conference, negotiation or an exploratory business visit.
Note: If you intend to visit for medical treatment or to transit through Australia, you should not apply for a Visitor visa.
If you intend to visit for medical treatment you will need to apply for Medical Treatment visa (subclass 602).
To transit through Australia you will need to apply for a Transit visa (subclass 771).
eVisitor (subclass 651)
Features
This visa lets you visit Australia:
- To visit or for business visitor purposes
- For up to three months at a time within a 12-month period.
- This is a free visa.
Requirements
You might be able to get an eVisitor if you are:
- Outside Australia
- A passport holder of a certain country.
Visitor visa (subclass 600)
You must not work in Australia on this visa. Be aware of Visitor visa work scams.
Features
This visa lets you visit Australia:
- to visit or for business visitor purposes
- for up to three, six or 12 months.
The base application charge for this visa ranges from AUD140 to AUD1020.
The eVisitor (subclass 651) visa is free. You must be a passport holder of a certain country.
The Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601) visa has an AUD20 service charge. You must be a passport holder of a certain country.
Requirements
You might be able to get this visa if you are travelling to Australia:
- As a visitor
- For business visitor activities
- To visit family
- On a tour with a registered travel agent from the People’s Republic of China.
If you are in Australia you can apply for the Tourist stream of the Visitor visa online provided you currently have a valid visa that does not have condition 8503 imposed.
If you are outside Australia only certain passport holders can apply for this visa online.
If you hold a passport from the People’s Republic of China and are applying from within China you might be able to apply for the Visitor Visa (subclass 600) Frequent Traveller stream visa.
