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{{short description|Policy on permits required to enter Australia and its external territories}}
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The '''visa policy of Australia''' deals with the requirements that a foreign national wishing to enter [[Australia]] must meet to obtain a [[visa (document)|visa]], which is a permit to travel, to enter and remain in the country.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ma1958118/s29.html | title=MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 29 Visas | website=www.austlii.edu.au | access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref> A visa may also entitle the visa holder to other privileges, such as a right to work, study, etc. and may be subject to conditions.

Since 1994, Australia has maintained a universal visa regime, meaning that every non-citizen in Australia must have a visa, either as a result of an application, or one granted automatically by law.<ref name=Visiting_Australia_Gov>{{cite web | url= https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/trav/visi | title= Visiting Australia | author= Australian Government – Department of Home Affairs | date= 20 March 2018 | website= www.homeaffairs.gov.au | access-date= 24 June 2018}}</ref> Australia does not issue visas on arrival except for New Zealand citizens.<ref name=Special_Category_Visa>{{cite web |url= https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/special-category-visa-subclass-444 |title= Special Category Visa |author= Australian Government – Department of Home Affairs | date= 7 July 2021 | website= www.homeaffairs.gov.au | access-date= 7 July 2021}}</ref> As of 2015 there was no intention to provide visa free entry for any country.<ref>{{cite web |last=Rompies | first=Karuni | last2=Topsfield | first2=Jewel | date=2 September 2015 | title=Doubts over Indonesia's plans to scrap tourist visa for Australians | url=https://www.smh.com.au/world/doubts-over-indonesias-plans-to-scrap-tourist-visa-for-australians-20150902-gjdoxp.html | access-date=31 March 2018 | website=The Sydney Morning Herald}}</ref>

Visitors holding passports from certain countries may apply for a visa using a truncated process:

* citizens of [[New Zealand]] using a New Zealand passport may apply for a [[Special Category Visa]] (subclass 444) on arrival pursuant to the [[Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement]].<ref name=MR1994-5.15A>{{Cite Legislation AU|Cth|reg|mr1994227|Migration Regulations 1994|5.15A}}</ref> There is no application form or fee payable.
* nationals of 36 countries (the 27 [[EU member states]], the four [[EFTA]] member states, the [[United Kingdom]], and four [[European microstates]])<ref name=AUeVisitor>{{cite web | url=https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/evisitor-651#Eligibility | title=Subclass 651 eVisitor - Eligibility | website=[[Australian Department of Home Affairs]] | access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref> may apply for a eVisitor visa (subclass 651) online without fee
* nationals from 34 countries and territories (more globally distributed than eVisitor countries) may apply for Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601) using a mobile app on payment of a nominal fee<ref name=AUETA>{{cite web | url=https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/electronic-travel-authority-601#Eligibility | title=Subclass 601 Electronic Travel Authority - Eligibility | website=[[Australian Department of Home Affairs]] | access-date=17 January 2019}}</ref>

Under the Migration Regulations 1994, certain persons are defined as holding a valid visa, without having pursued the standard Australian visa process, including <ref name=MR1994>{{cite Legislation AU|Cth|reg|mr1994227|Migration Regulations 1994}}</ref> certain visitors, mostly linked to foreign militaries and governments, eligible for entry under the [[special purpose visa]], pursuant to a variety of Australian laws and international agreements.<ref name=MR1994-2.40>{{cite Legislation AU|Cth|reg|mr1994227|Migration Regulations 1994|2.40}}</ref>

Nationals of all other countries will need to apply for the Visitor visa online.

Since 1 September 2015, Australia ceased to issue visa labels on visa holders' passports, and all visas are issued and recorded on a central database.<ref name="label">{{cite web | url=https://www.border.gov.au/aboutyourvisa | title=Electronic visa record | website=www.border.gov.au | access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref> Visa records can only be accessed through Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO), a [[Digital identity in Australia#Digital identity verification services|digital verification service]] provided by the Department of Home Affairs.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.border.gov.au/Busi/Visa | title=Check visa conditions online (VEVO)}}</ref>

==Visa policy map==
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==History==
Visa formats in Australia have changed over the years. Australia was possibly one of the first countries to replace ink-based stamps with more secure stick-on labels in the 1970s.<ref name="his">{{cite web | url=https://www.border.gov.au/CorporateInformation/Documents/immigration-history.pdf | title=A HISTORY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF IMMIGRATION: Managing Migration to Australia | access-date=2017-04-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170226115334/https://www.border.gov.au/CorporateInformation/Documents/immigration-history.pdf | archive-date=2017-02-26 | url-status=dead}}</ref>

In 1987, the then-[[Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs (1975–87)|Department of Immigration and Ethnic Affairs]] initiated a scheme which saw the utilization of computers to process visitor visa applications in overseas Australian missions for the first time.<ref name="his" />

In 1990, a second generation of the Immigration Records and Information System (IRIS II) was introduced as a replacement of the original 1987 scheme. At the time, IRIS II was the most advanced visa processing system in the world, simplifying immigration clearance processes at airports and enabling across-the-counter visa issue at the Australian diplomatic missions.<ref name="his" />

In 1996, the Electronic Travel Authority system (ETA) was launched. The system allows visas to be issued electronically and linked to the applicant's passport, eliminating paper application forms.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/cth/num_reg_es/mr1996n75334.html|title=MIGRATION REGULATIONS (AMENDMENT) 1996 NO. 75 | website=www.austlii.edu.au | access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref> Australia was the first country in the world to launch electronic visas.<ref name="his" />

Australia officially ceased the issuance of visa stickers on 1 September 2015, and all visas are issued and recorded electronically.<ref name="label" />

From July 2017, the use of outgoing [[departure card]]s ceased. Passengers were previously required to complete paper declarations upon departing [[Australia]]. Instead, the same information is now sourced automatically through electronic systems.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Outgoing Passenger Cards Are Out|url=https://www.travelonline.com/news/outgoing-passenger-cards-are-out.html|access-date=2021-04-30|website=www.travelonline.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Airport departure & arrivals passenger cards to be axed?|url=https://www.executivetraveller.com/australian-government-considers-axing-airport-departure-cards|access-date=2021-04-30|website=Executive Traveller|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite press release|url=https://minister.homeaffairs.gov.au/peterdutton/Pages/removal-of-the-outgoing-passenger-card-jun17.aspx|access-date=30 April 2021|location=Canberra, ACT|publisher=Australian Government (Minister for Immigration and Border Protection)|date=25 June 2017|author=<!--Not stated-->|language=en|title=Removal of the outgoing passenger card}}</ref>

[[Image:DefunctOutgoingPassengerCardAU.jpg|600px|none|The Departure card - used from the 1960s until July 2017]]

By the end of 2017, all wet-ink passport stamping had ceased as a matter of course at the primary line for arrivals and departures at manned counters. Evidence of travel stamps can still be requested at a secondary manned counter typically immediately after the primary line (including if you have used [[SmartGate]] for automated passport processing).<ref>{{cite web | title=Passport Stamping | url=https://www.abf.gov.au/entering-and-leaving-australia/crossing-the-border/at-the-border | access-date=2023-09-04 | website=www.abf.gov.au}}</ref>

Physical [[arrival card]]s were replaced with a '''Digital Passenger Declaration''' mobile phone [[mobile app|app]] in February 2022. In July 2022 physical paper cards were brought back and the app was scrapped due to poor user experience and difficulties it created for the travellers who were unable to use a suitable electronic device.<ref>{{cite web | title=Australia to axe incoming passenger arrival card for digital app | url= https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/digital-passenger-declaration-app-shelved|access-date=2022-07-13 | website=Executive Traveller | language=en}}</ref>

==Legal authority==
Visa rules are set out in the [[Migration Act 1958]] and the Migration Regulations, which are administered by the [[Department of Home Affairs (Australia)|Department of Home Affairs]].

==Visa exemption==
===Special purpose visa===
A [[special purpose visa]] is a visa exemption given by operation of law to certain foreign nationals in Australia to whom standard visa and immigration clearance arrangements do not apply. It effectively exempts certain persons from the normal processes for entry into Australia. These include members of the Royal Family and the members of the Royal party, guests of Government, [[Status of forces agreement|SOFA]] forces members including civilian component members, Asia‑Pacific forces members, Commonwealth forces members, foreign armed forces dependents, foreign naval forces members, airline positioning crew members and airline crew members, eligible transit passengers, persons visiting [[Macquarie Island]], eligible children born in Australia and Indonesian traditional fishermen visiting the [[Ashmore and Cartier Islands|Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands]].<ref>{{cite web | title=Migration Act 1958, taking into account amendments up to Migration Amendment (Temporary Sponsored Visas) Act 2013 | url=http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/C2013C00458 | publisher=Australian Government - ComLaw | access-date=25 September 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Migration Regulations 1994, taking into account amendments up to Migration Amendment (Visa Application Charge) Regulation 2013 | url=http://www.comlaw.gov.au/Details/F2013C00810 | publisher=Australian Government - ComLaw | access-date=25 September 2013}}</ref>

===Transit without a visa===
Some travelers do not need a Transit visa (subclass 771) if they depart Australia by air within 8 hours of the scheduled time of their arrival, hold confirmed onward booking and documentation necessary to enter the country of their destination and remain in the transit lounge at an airport (i.e. they do not need to clear immigration in order to re-check their luggage).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.border.gov.au/Lega/Lega/Form/Immi-FAQs/do-i-need-a-visa-to-transit-through-australia|title=Do I need a visa to transit through Australia?|website=www.border.gov.au|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref>

Holders of passports of the following countries can transit without a visa:<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/transit-771/travellers-eligible-to-transit-without-visa|title=Travellers eligible to transit without a visa}}</ref>

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* Holders of diplomatic passports, except nationals of [[Afghanistan]], [[Algeria]], [[Angola]], [[Bahrain]], [[Comoros]], [[Egypt]], [[Iran]], [[Iraq]], [[Jordan]], [[Kuwait]], [[Lebanon]], [[Libya]], [[Madagascar]], [[Mauritania]], [[Morocco]], [[North Korea]], [[Pakistan]], [[Russia]], [[Saudi Arabia]], [[Sierra Leone]], [[Somalia]], [[Sudan]], [[Syria]], [[Taiwan]], [[Tunisia]], [[Yemen]], [[Zimbabwe]], and Arab Non-National Passport Holders (ANNPH).

A Transit visa is required for [[Gold Coast, Queensland|Gold Coast]] airport, and for [[Cairns]] airport and [[Sydney]] airport if staying overnight. Transit without a visa through [[Adelaide]] applies only to passengers departing on the same aircraft unless advance notice is given by the airline.<ref>[https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=AU&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=AI&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C KLM - Visa Information]</ref> In addition, those who need to leave the transit lounge for any reason must hold a valid Australian visa.

===Torres Strait===
Residents of thirteen coastal villages in [[Papua New Guinea]] are permitted to enter the 'Protected Zone' of the [[Torres Strait]]  (part of [[Queensland]]) for traditional purposes. This exemption from passport control is part of a treaty between Australia and Papua New Guinea negotiated when PNG became independent from Australia in 1975. Full list was determined in 2000 and includes the following 13 villages – Bula, Mari, Jarai, Tais, Buji/Ber, Sigabadaru, Mabadauan, Old Mawatta, Ture Ture, Kadawa, Katatai, Parama and Sui. They can make traditional visits (free movement without passports) as far as 10 degrees 30 minutes South latitude (near Number One Reef). Australian traditional inhabitants come from the following villages – Badu, Boigu, Poruma (Coconut Island), Erub (Darnley Island), Dauan, Kubin, St Pauls, Mabuiag, Mer (Murray Island), Saibai, Ugar (Stephen Island), Warraber (Sue Island), Iama (Yam Island) and Masig (Yorke Island). They can make traditional visits to the Papua New Guinea Treaty Villages and travel north as far as the 9 degrees South latitude (just north of Daru).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dfat.gov.au/geo/torres_strait/index.html|title=Torres Strait Treaty and You - What is free movement for traditional activities?|publisher=Australian Government = Dept. of Foreign Affairs and Trade|access-date=3 March 2010}}</ref> Vessels from other parts of Papua New Guinea and other countries attempting to cross into Australia or Australian waters are stopped by the [[Australian Border Force]] (ABF) or the [[Royal Australian Navy]].

==Electronic visa==
All Australian visas are [[electronic visa]]s since 2015, with details stored only in the Australian immigration database. Visa details are electronically linked to passport details. Physical labels or [[Passport stamp|stamps]] are no longer needed.<ref>{{cite report|title=Planned cessation of Australian visa labels in 2015|date=March 2015|publisher=Australian Government (Department of Immigration and Border Protection)|url=https://www.mia.org.au/documents/item/609|language=en|format=pdf}}</ref><ref name="label" /> Nearly all Australian visas can be applied for online.<ref name="factsheet" />

Short-term travelers with certain [[passport]]s benefit from reciprocal [[Travel visa#Visa exemption agreements|visa waiver agreements]] with [[Australia]]. These travelers still technically require a visa but obtain them through a streamlined online process, when staying for 3 months or less. Eligible visitors apply online for an [[Visa policy of Australia#Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) (subclass 601)|'''Electronic Travel Authority''' (ETA)]] or [[Visa policy of Australia#eVisitor (subclass 651)|'''eVisitor''']] visa depending on their nationality. Visitors eligible for an ETA may also apply through some [[travel agent]]s, [[airline]]s and specialist service providers. Many applications are granted in minutes, whereas others require further checking of information.<ref name="factsheet" />

===eVisitor (subclass 651)===
The '''eVisitor''' was introduced on 27 October 2008, replacing an older eVisa system, to create a reciprocal short stay travel arrangement for nationals of Australia and the European Union, while still maintaining the universal visa system. On 23 March 2013 the business and tourist purpose {{proper name|eVisitors}} visas were merged into a single application.<ref name=evisitor>{{cite web | title=Subclass 651 eVisitor | url=https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/evisitor-651 | access-date=1 January 2023 | publisher=Australian Department of Home Affairs}}</ref>

The eVisitor is issued free of charge and allows the holder to visit Australia for unlimited times, up to 3 months per visit, in a 12-month period for tourism or business purposes. Applicants must also satisfy the health and character requirements as for other visas.<ref name=evisitor/>

Holders of passports of the following countries may apply for eVisitor:<ref name=evisitor/>

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The grant rate of eVisitor has been consistently high over the years, never dropping below 97.7%. In the second quarter of 2018 the lowest approval rates for tourism applications were for the nationals of [[Romania]] (75%), [[Bulgaria]] (84.8%), [[Latvia]] (86.8%), [[Lithuania]] (88.5%) and [[Croatia]] (88.9%) with all other countries having a grant rate above 95%.<ref name=ReportJun2018>{{cite web | title=Report | url=https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/research-and-stats/files/visitor-visa-june-2018.pdf | publisher=Department of Immigration and Border Protection | access-date=31 July 2019}}</ref>

The eVisitor in the last quarter of 2013 was granted automatically to 85.8% of applicants but the rates differed significantly among countries. The lowest automatically granted rates in the 4th quarter were for nationals of Bulgaria (16.2%), Romania (18.3%), [[Czech Republic]] (58.6%), Lithuania (59.3%), Latvia (62.4%) and [[Slovakia]] (66.3%) with all other countries having an automatic grant rate above 70%.<ref name=Report2013>{{cite web | title=Report | url=https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/research-and-stats/files/visitor-visa-june-2018.pdf | publisher=Department of Immigration and Border Protection | access-date=20 November 2019}}</ref>

In 2014, [[Bulgaria]], [[Cyprus]] and [[Romania]] notified the [[European Commission]] that they considered that Australia required a visa for their nationals.<ref name="Notifications">{{cite web | url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/?uri=uriserv:OJ.C_.2014.111.01.0001.01.ENG | title=Information from the Commission about notifications by the Member States of cases of non-reciprocity in accordance with Article 1(4)(a) of Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001 as amended by Regulation (EU) No 1289/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council | date=12 April 2014 | access-date=14 April 2014 | publisher=[[European Commission]]}}</ref> The notification was dismissed in 2015 after Australia lifted a transit visa requirement for Bulgarians, Cypriots and Romanians and made some clarifications.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://ec.europa.eu/home-affairs/sites/homeaffairs/files/e-library/documents/policies/borders-and-visas/visa-policy/docs/visa_policy_report_on_situation_of_non-reciprocity_en.pdf | title=Report from the Commission of 22.4.2015 assessing the situation of non-reciprocity with certain third countries in the area of visa policy}}</ref>

The [[European Commission]] ruled that the eVisitor's 'autogrant' treatment is not an equivalent to the Schengen visa application procedures.  Applications for countries deemed high risk, i.e. not ETA, are routinely processed manually rather than via 'autogrant' and they are subject to additional documents prior to arrival, which is typical for a proper visa.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://media.hotnews.ro/media_server1/document-2014-10-11-18285326-0-raportul-pentru-reciprocitate.pdf | title=Report from the Commission assessing the situation of non-reciprocity with certain third countries in the area of visa policy | access-date=2023-12-29}}</ref>

Australia's SmartGate entry system for automatically processing through passport control can only be used for countries on ETA list, not by countries on eVisitor list.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.abf.gov.au/entering-and-leaving-australia/smartgates/arrivals|title=Smartgates | website=www.abf.gov.au}}</ref>
According to HPI (Henley Passport Index) methodology pre-departure government approval, like eVisitor manual processing is not considered as visa free.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.henleyglobal.com/passport-index | title=Passport Index | website=Henley & Partners}}</ref>

In 2018, the [[European Union]] planned to introduce their own [[Border control#Electronic Travel Authorisations|electronic travel authorisation]], called [[ETIAS]], needed for visa-exempt countries like Australia.

===Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) (subclass 601)===
{{see also|electronic travel authority}}
Development of the ETA system commenced in January 1996. It was first implemented in Singapore on a trial basis on 11 September 1996, for holders of Singapore and US passports travelling on Qantas and Singapore Airlines. Implementation of online applications began in June 2001.<ref name=factsheet>{{cite web | title=Fact Sheet 53 – Australia's Entry System for Visitors | url=http://www.border.gov.au/about/corporate/information/fact-sheets/53entry-system | publisher=Department of Immigration and Border Protection | access-date=30 August 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150817235342/http://www.border.gov.au/about/corporate/information/fact-sheets/53entry-system | archive-date=17 August 2015 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | title=Policy study on an EU Electronic System for travel Authorization (EU ESTA) - Annexes: Introduction of the ETA, eVisitor and eVisa systems | url=http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/e-library/docs/pdf/esta_annexes_en.pdf | publisher=PricewaterhouseCoopers | access-date=25 September 2013}}</ref> The current ETA came into effect on 23 March 2013 replacing older ETAs (subclass 976, 977 and 956) while offering a single authorization for both tourist and business purposes.<ref>{{cite web | title=Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) for Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601) | url=http://www.southkorea.embassy.gov.au/seol/FAQ_601.html#Q1 | publisher=Australian - Embassy Republic of Korea | access-date=25 September 2013 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927084216/http://www.southkorea.embassy.gov.au/seol/FAQ_601.html#Q1 | archive-date=27 September 2013 | url-status=dead}}</ref>

The ETA allows the holder to visit Australia for unlimited times, up to 3 months per visit, in a 12-month period for tourism or business purposes. The application requires a service charge of [[Australian dollar|A$]]20. Applicants must also satisfy the health and character requirements as for other visas.<ref name=ETA/>

Holders of passports of the following countries and territories may apply for an ETA:<ref name=ETA>{{cite web | title= Subclass 601 Electronic Travel Authority | url=https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/electronic-travel-authority-601 | publisher=Australian Department of Home Affairs | access-date=1 January 2023}}</ref>

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Holders of passports of certain countries eligible for eVisitor may also apply for an ETA:

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===Online Visitor visa (e600)===
Since November 2012, visa labels in passport have not been required, but were issued at a request for a fee. As of September 2015 the possibility to obtain a visa label is no longer available and records are accessible only online through the Visa Entitlement Verification Online (VEVO) service.

On 23 March 2013, a new Visitor visa (subclass 600) replaced the previous Tourist visa (subclass 676).<ref>{{cite web|title=Visitor visa (subclass 600)|url=https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/visitor-600|access-date=25 September 2013}}</ref>

In the 4th quarter of 2013 the automatic grant rate for electronically lodged applications outside Australia stood at 28.3%. Previously the rate ranged from 20.4% to 63.2%.<ref name="Report2013" />

==Visa types==
There is a large range of visas that may be applied for, for a variety of purposes, including:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/Visa-listing|title=Visa listing|website=www.border.gov.au|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visi/Info|title=Information for Visitors|website=www.border.gov.au|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa/Fees|title=Fees and charges for visas|website=www.border.gov.au|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref>

* Visitor visa – for people who need to come to Australia for a short duration for tourism or business purposes. They are issued for periods up to three, six or twelve months. Eligible Chinese Citizens can be issued 10-year visa as of 2017 only when applying from China. Eligible Citizens of [[Timor-Leste]] and all [[ASEAN|ASEAN Countries]] can be issued 10-year visa as of 2024.<ref name="10years">{{cite web|title=New Visitor visa options for Chinese applicants|url=http://china.embassy.gov.au/bjng/trialof10yearfrequenttravellervisa.html|access-date=1 March 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Visa products available for Chinese nationals to visit, work or study in Australia|url=http://china.embassy.gov.au/files/bjng/Options%20to%20visit%20work%20study%20in%20Australia%20-%20Feb%202017.pdf|access-date=1 March 2017}}</ref>
*Transit visa (subclass 771){{efn|name=out|Must be applied for outside Australia.}} – for people who wish to transit through Australia for less than 72 hours and who do not qualify for transit without a visa or people travelling to Australia to join a vessel as crew.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/771-|title=Transit visa (subclass 771)|website=www.border.gov.au|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref>
* Medical treatment (subclass 602){{efn|name=inout|May be applied for in or outside Australia.}} – for people to have medical treatment or medical consultations, donate an organ or support the person who is having medical treatment in Australia but not to have medical treatment for surrogate motherhood.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/602-|title=Medical Treatment visa (subclass 602)|website=www.border.gov.au|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref>
* [[Working Holidays in Australia|Working holiday visa]] (subclass 417){{efn|name=out}} – for people 18 to 30 years of age, who are interested to have an extended holiday while supplementing their funds with short-term work of up to 12 months (with a maximum of 6 months with one employer)<ref name="teddingtonlegal.com.au">{{Cite web|url=https://teddingtonlegal.com.au/the-path-to-permanent-residency-in-australia/|title = The Path to Permanent Residency in Australia – Teddington Legal}}</ref> and who come from Belgium, Canada, Cyprus, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan or the United Kingdom.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/417-|title=Working Holiday visa (subclass 417)|website=www.border.gov.au|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref>
* Work and holiday visa (subclass 462){{efn|name=out}} – for people 18 to 30 years of age, who are interested to have an extended holiday while supplementing their funds with short-term work of up to 12 months (with a maximum of 6 months with one employer)<ref name="teddingtonlegal.com.au"/> and who come from Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Indonesia, Malaysia, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Thailand, Turkey, the US, Uruguay or Vietnam.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/462-|title=Work and Holiday visa (subclass 462)}}</ref>
* Student visa (subclass 500){{efn|name=inout}} – for people to study full-time in a recognised education institution.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/500-|title=Student visa (subclass 500)}}</ref> This single type of visa replaced student visas with subclass numbers 570 to 576 on 1 July 2016.<ref name=":0">{{cite web|author=Shultz|first=Moran|date=16 May 2018|title=Partner Visa and Family Members Visa information|url=https://www.lifeinaus.com/partner-visa|access-date=16 May 2018|website=LifeinAus.com}}</ref>
* Partner, Fiancé and Family Members visa – for family members (partners, parents or children) of Australian citizens or permanent residents or of eligible New Zealand citizens. Including Provisional Partner visa (subclass 309{{efn|name=out}} and subclass 820{{efn|name=inout}}) and Migrant Partner visa (subclass 100{{efn|name=out}} and subclass 801{{efn|name=inout}}), Fiancé, Prospective Marriage visa (subclass 300). Family Member visas including Child, Parent, Aged dependant relative, Remaining relative and Carer.<ref name=":0" />
* Permanent residency visa – authorises the [[Australian permanent resident|permanent resident]] to remain in Australia indefinitely and to work, as well as many other benefits such medical health coverage under Medicare.
* [[Resident Return Visa]] (RRV) (subclasses 155 and 157) – allows current and former permanent residents to travel to another country and re-enter the [[Australian migration zone]] as a permanent resident. RRVs allow the holder to re-enter Australia as often as they wish during the validity of the visa. RRVs may be issued with five years' or three months' validity.<ref name="AUS RRV">{{cite web|title=Resident Return Visas (Subclasses 155 and 157)|url=https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/155-|publisher=Department of Immigration and Citizenship|access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref>
* [[Special Category Visa]] (subclass 444) – issued under the [[Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement]] to citizens of [[New Zealand]] who present a valid [[New Zealand passport]] and authorises the holder to enter Australia, live and work indefinitely. The visa is subject to the following conditions: no criminal convictions, no untreated [[tuberculosis]] and have not been deported, excluded or removed from any country. The visa is given on arrival at any Australian port, unless they already hold another type of Australian visa.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/444-|title=Special Category visa (subclass 444)|website=www.border.gov.au|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Fact Sheet 17 – New Zealanders in Australia|url=https://www.border.gov.au/about/corporate/information/fact-sheets/17nz|publisher=Department of Immigration and Border Protection|access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref>
* Special categories for residents of [[Norfolk Island]]:<br />On 1 July 2016, Norfolk Island became a part of the [[Australian migration zone]]. All Norfolk Island immigration permits are no longer valid. Instead, its non-citizen residents are accorded the following categories of visa depending on their previous status (except for New Zealand citizens who were automatically given the Special Category Visa):
** Provisional Resident Return visa (subclass 159) – issued to former holders of Norfolk Island immigration permits (Temporary Entry Permit (TEP) or General Entry Permit (GEP)). Holders of this visa may live and work on Norfolk Island and live in other parts of Australia only for education purposes. They may apply for the Confirmatory (Residence) visa after they meet the residence requirements on Norfolk Island.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.border.gov.au/Trav/Visa-1/159-#|title=Provisional Resident Return visa (subclass 159)|website=www.border.gov.au|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref>
** Confirmatory (Residence) visa (subclass 808) – issued to former holders of Norfolk Island immigration permits who were either holding an unrestricted entry permit (UEP) or who held a TEP or GEP and have fulfilled the residence requirements. Holders of this type of visa are Australian permanent residents and may live and work in Australia indefinitely, and they may freely leave and enter Australia within the visa's validity (same with the Resident Return visa). This type of visa replaced the UEP, and the [[Permanent Resident of Norfolk Island visa]] (PRNIV) which was issued to permanent residents of Norfolk Island at an Australian airport.<ref>{{cite web|title=Fact Sheet 59 - Immigration Arrangements for Norfolk Island|url=https://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/59norfolk.htm|archive-url=https://archive.today/20140316221451/https://www.immi.gov.au/media/fact-sheets/59norfolk.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=16 March 2014|publisher=Department of Immigration & Border Protection|access-date=30 August 2015}}</ref>
* Ex-citizen visa – issued under section 35 of the ''Migration Act 1958'' to persons whose Australian citizenship has been cancelled while physically within the [[Australian migration zone]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www8.austlii.edu.au/cgi-bin/viewdoc/au/legis/cth/consol_act/ma1958118/s35.html|title=MIGRATION ACT 1958 - SECT 35 Ex-citizen visas}}</ref><ref name=aph>{{Cite web|url=https://www.aph.gov.au/About_Parliament/Parliamentary_Departments/Parliamentary_Library/FlagPost/2015/August/Cessation_of_citizensip|title=Cessation of citizensip|website=www.aph.gov.au}}</ref> The person need not be told that they have lost Australian citizenship nor that they hold this visa, which entitles the visa holder to remain permanently in Australia. However, the visa ceases to have effect when the person leaves Australia, and to re-enter needs a [[Resident Return Visa]] or other permanent visa. When leaving the country they may not be aware that they hold this visa, and may have difficulties returning.<ref name=aph/>

==External territories==
[[File:Norfolk Island Passport Stamp.tif|thumbnail|Norfolk Island passport stamp]]

*[[Australian Antarctic Territory]] – an environmental authorisation must be obtained, based on an environmental impact assessment (EIA) submitted by the organiser of the activity. In some cases, where an activity organised in another country party to the Treaty and Protocol, Australia will recognise an authorisation provided by that country. As well as an environmental authorisation, permits are required for certain activities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antarctica.gov.au/about-antarctica/tourism/environmental-approvals-for-tour-and-expedition-organisers|title=Environmental approvals for tour and expedition organisers|website=www.antarctica.gov.au|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref>
*[[Christmas Island]] – Passports and visas are not required when travelling from the Australian mainland. However, photographic identification must be produced for clearance through Customs and Immigration. Normal Australian Customs and Immigration procedures apply when entry is made from outside Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regional.gov.au/territories/christmas/traveller_info.aspx#ci|title=Christmas Island traveller information|website=Infrastructure and Regional Development|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref>
*[[Cocos (Keeling) Islands]] – Passports and visas are not required when travelling from the Australian mainland. However, photographic identification must be produced for clearance through Customs and Immigration. Normal Australian Customs and Immigration procedures apply when entry is made from outside Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.regional.gov.au/territories/Cocos_Keeling/traveller_info.aspx#ci|title=Cocos (Keeling) Islands traveller information|first=Regional|last=Services|website=www.regional.gov.au|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref>
*[[Heard Island and McDonald Islands]] – a ''permit to enter and undertake activities in the Territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands'' is required and is issued by the [[Australian Antarctic Division]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.heardisland.aq/about/frequently-asked-questions|title=Frequently asked questions|website=www.heardisland.aq|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref>
*[[Macquarie Island]] – a written authorisation of the Director of National Parks and Wildlife is required.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=21355 |title=Guidelines for Tourist Operations and Visits  |access-date=2014-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130419110025/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/index.aspx?base=21355 |archive-date=2013-04-19 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/file.aspx?id=6562 |title=Guidelines for Tourist Visits to Macquarie Island Nature Reserve and World Heritage Area |access-date=2014-01-07 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140113235400/http://www.parks.tas.gov.au/file.aspx?id=6562 |archive-date=2014-01-13 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
*[[Norfolk Island]] – From 1 July 2016 all movements between Norfolk Island and Australian mainland are considered as domestic movements, however all passengers are still required to carry passports or, for Australian citizens, some type of photographic identification and pass Customs and Immigration.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.border.gov.au/News/Pages/norfolk-island.aspx|title=Norfolk Island|website=www.border.gov.au|access-date=31 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713234726/http://www.border.gov.au/News/Pages/norfolk-island.aspx|archive-date=13 July 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> Normal Australian Customs and Immigration procedures apply when entry is made from outside Australia.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.norfolkisland.com.au/general-info/customs-a-immigration|title=Website Error|website=www.norfolkisland.com.au|access-date=31 March 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160701132720/http://www.norfolkisland.com.au/general-info/customs-a-immigration|archive-date=2016-07-01|url-status=dead}}</ref> Passengers not carrying their passports are not eligible to purchase duty-free goods on Norfolk Island.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://regional.gov.au/territories/norfolk_island/reforms/domestic-travel.aspx|title=Factsheet: Domestic travel between Norfolk Island and mainland Australia|website=Infrastructure and Regional Development|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref>

==SmartGate==
{{main|SmartGate}}

SmartGate is an automated border processing system introduced by the [[Australian Border Force]] and [[New Zealand Customs Service]]. The SmartGate is available to eligible holders of [[electronic passport]]s of age 16 years or older issued by the following jurisdictions:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.abf.gov.au/entering-and-leaving-australia/smartgates/arrivals | title=Arrivals SmartGate|website=www.border.gov.au | access-date=1 October 2020}}</ref>

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*{{flag|China}}
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*{{flag|Hong Kong}}
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*{{flag|Ireland}}
*{{flag|Italy}}
*{{flag|Japan}}
*{{flag|Luxembourg}}
*{{flag|Macao}}
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*{{flag|New Zealand}}
*{{flag|Singapore}}
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*{{flag|South Korea}}
*{{flag|Sweden}}
*{{flag|Switzerland}}
*{{flag|Taiwan}}
*{{flag|Thailand}}
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*{{flag|United Kingdom}}
*{{flag|United States}} 
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==APEC Business Travel Card==
Holders of passports issued by the following countries who possess an [[APEC Business Travel Card]] (ABTC) containing the "AUS" code on the reverse that it is valid for travel to Australia can enter visa-free for business trips for up to 90 days.<ref>https://www.timaticweb.com/cgi-bin/tim_website_client.cgi?FullText=1&COUNTRY=AU&SECTION=VI&SUBSECTION=00&user=KLMB2C&subuser=KLMB2C {{Dead link|date=March 2022 | fix-attempted=yes}}</ref>

ABTCs are issued to nationals of:<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.apec.org/docs/default-source/groups/abtc/0-abtc-economy-entry-information-table-(as-of-18-oct-2022)852440b8682b4b84b94ccbe4745b0dbc.pdf?sfvrsn=260f0b80_2 | title=ABTC Economy Entry Information}}</ref>

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==Temporary entrants statistics==
The number of temporary entrants and New Zealand citizens physically present in Australia is estimated every three months by identifying those who have entered Australia and those who have neither left nor granted permanent residency.<ref>{{cite web | title = Temporary entrants in Australia (stock data) statistics | url=https://www.border.gov.au/about/reports-publications/research-statistics/statistics/live-in-australia/temporary-entrants-in-australia | website = www.border.gov.au | access-date = 2016-01-11}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
!Temporary visa holders
!30 September 2014
!30 September 2015
!% Change
!% of Total
|-
|New Zealand (Special Category 444) visa
|657,210
|661,550
|0.7
|35.4
|-
|Student visa
|387,800
|425,740
|9.8
|22.8
|-
|Visitor visa
|226,010
|258,910
|14.6
|13.8
|-
|Temporary Skilled visa
|196,930
|186,810
| -5.1
|10.0
|-
|Working Holiday Maker visa
|151,220
|144,450
| -4.5
|7.7
|-
|Bridging visa
|94,840
|114,390
|20.6
|6.1
|-
|Other Temporary visa
|47,210
|52,190
|10.5
|2.8
|-
|Temporary Graduate visa
|21,970
|25,520
|16.2
|1.4
|-
|Total visa
|1,783,190
|1,869,550
|4.8
|100
|}

==Overstaying visa==
Foreign nationals who remain in Australia after their visa has expired are termed overstayers. Official government sources put the number of visa overstayers in Australia at approximately 50,000. This has been the official number of [[illegal immigrant]]s for about 25 years and is considered to be low. Other sources have placed it at up to 100,000, but no detailed study has been completed to quantify this number, which could be significantly higher.

The government calculates a "Modified Non-Return Rate" of the people who arrive on a Visitor visa granted outside Australia, but do not depart before their visa expires. It is considered when assessing visa applications as an indicator of Visitor visa compliance.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://allianceau.com/pdf/MNRR.pdf | title=Modified Non-Return Rate Quarterly Report Ending at 30 June 2013 | website=allianceau.com | access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable collapsible collapsed sortable"
|-
! Nationality !! 2010–11 !! 2011–12 !! 2012–13
|-
| [[Afghanistan]] || 18.23 || 19.02 || 8.06
|-
| [[Albania]] || 5.86 || 7.14 || 3.76
|-
| [[Algeria]] || 1.03 || 0.91 || 0.82
|-
| [[Andorra]] || 6.79 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Angola]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Antigua and Barbuda]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Argentina]] || 0.66 || 0.53 || 0.47
|-
| [[Armenia]] || 3.80 || 1.63 || 4.84
|-
| [[Austria]] || 0.44 || 0.45 || 0.34
|-
| [[Azerbaijan]] || 0.00 || 0.94 || 0.81
|-
| [[Bahamas]] || 1.82 || 1.47 || 1.96
|-
| [[Bahrain]] || 4.95 || 6.19 || 5.23
|-
| [[Bangladesh]] || 1.60 || 1.15 || 2.09
|-
| [[Barbados]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Belarus]] || 0.71 || 0.25 || 0.48
|-
| [[Belgium]] || 0.45 || 0.53 || 0.34
|-
| [[Belize]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 2.86
|-
| [[Benin]] || 5.88 || 10.53 || 0.00
|-
| [[Bermuda]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 12.50
|-
| [[Bhutan]] || 0.76 || 1.50 || 2.42
|-
| [[Bolivia]] || 0.79 || 5.17 || 2.37
|-
| [[Bosnia and Herzegovina]] || 0.98 || 0.85 || 1.27
|-
| [[Botswana]] || 1.48 || 1.53 || 1.32
|-
| [[Brazil]] || 0.91 || 0.65 || 0.87
|-
| [[British protected person]] || 0.00 || N/A || 0.00
|-
| [[Brunei]] || 0.74 || 0.35 || 0.62
|-
| [[Bulgaria]] || 3.73 || 3.97 || 4.61
|-
| [[Burkina Faso]] || 4.18 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Burundi]] || 16.67 || 16.13 || 0.00
|-
| [[Cambodia]] || 1.95 || 4.95 || 2.03
|-
| [[Cameroon]] || 9.47 || 1.89 || 1.30
|-
| [[Canada]] || 0.88 || 0.92 || 0.66
|-
| [[Cape Verde]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Cayman Islands]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || N/A
|-
| [[Central African Republic]] || N/A || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Chad]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Chile]] || 1.18 || 0.81 || 0.66
|-
| [[China]] || 0.39 || 0.32 || 0.29
|-
| [[Colombia]] || 1.15 || 1.44 || 1.71
|-
| [[Comoros]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Republic of the Congo|Congo]] || 0.00 || 3.28 || 5.26
|-
| [[Costa Rica]] || 1.96 || 0.50 || 0.85
|-
| [[Croatia]] || 0.48 || 0.98 || 2.19
|-
| [[Cuba]] || 3.37 || 4.88 || 2.22
|-
| [[Cyprus]] || 1.28 || 2.00 || 2.28
|-
| [[Czech Republic]] || 0.77 || 0.85 || 0.85
|-
| [[Democratic Republic of the Congo]] || 2.99 || 5.33 || 7.27
|-
| [[Denmark]] || 0.36 || 0.47 || 0.26
|-
| [[Djibouti]] || 0.00 || 16.67 || 0.00
|-
| [[Dominica]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Dominican Republic]] || 3.85 || 1.30 || 0.85
|-
| [[East Timor]] || 0.59 || 1.53 || 2.76
|-
| [[Ecuador]] || 2.39 || 0.99 || 0.73
|-
| [[Egypt]] || 6.37 || 9.23 || 15.20
|-
| [[El Salvador]] || 6.01 || 3.67 || 1.17
|-
| [[Equatorial Guinea]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Eritrea]] || 28.89 || 10.51 || 15.91
|-
| [[Estonia]] || 2.66 || 3.89 || 3.87
|-
| [[Ethiopia]] || 9.24 || 10.92 || 12.23
|-
| [[Fiji]] || 2.34 || 2.09 || 1.60
|-
| [[Finland]] || 0.40 || 0.52 || 0.36
|-
| [[France]] || 0.52 || 0.58 || 0.43
|-
| [[Gabon]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Gambia]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Georgia (country)|Georgia]] || 4.55 || 15.89 || 10.45
|-
| [[Germany]] || 0.48 || 0.47 || 0.36
|-
| [[Ghana]] || 3.57 || 3.46 || 4.03
|-
| [[Greece]] || 3.99 || 8.40 || 7.97
|-
| [[Grenada]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Guatemala]] || 1.13 || 1.39 || 4.20
|-
| [[Guinea]] || 0.00 || 2.17|| 9.76
|-
| [[Guinea-Bissau]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Guyana]] || 4.57 || 3.05 || 4.11
|-
| [[Haiti]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Hong Kong]] || 0.57 || 0.72 || 0.65
|-
| [[Honduras]] || 1.62 || 1.82 || 1.45
|-
| [[Hungary]] || 2.09 || 2.42 || 2.50
|-
| [[Iceland]] || 1.72 || 1.23 || 1.61
|-
| [[India]] || 0.84 || 0.90 || 1.02
|-
| [[Indonesia]] || 0.70 || 0.70 || 0.46
|-
| [[Iran]] || 2.85 || 2.65 || 4.39
|-
| [[Iraq]] || 8.79|| 6.46 || 7.60
|-
| [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] || 1.39 || 1.28 || 1.27
|-
| [[Israel]] || 1.02 || 0.70 || 0.41
|-
| [[Italy]] || 0.85 || 1.12 || 1.25
|-
| [[Ivory Coast]] || 1.96 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Jamaica]] || 1.15 || 1.13 || 1.84
|-
| [[Japan]] || 0.19 || 0.23 || 0.16
|-
| [[Jordan]] || 2.45 || 3.65|| 5.44
|-
| [[Kazakhstan]] || 1.31 || 0.42 || 0.56
|-
| [[Kenya]] || 0.62 || 1.34 || 1.03
|-
| [[Kiribati]] || 1.97 || 1.60 || 1.50
|-
| [[Kosovo]] || 0.00 || 7.84 || 0.00
|-
| [[Kuwait]] || 0.21 || 0.73 || 0.87
|-
| [[Kyrgyzstan]] || 5.17 || 1.01 || 0.00
|-
| [[Laos]] || 2.15 || 2.66 || 2.48
|-
| [[Latvia]] || 5.14 || 2.65 || 3.61
|-
| [[Lebanon]] || 3.13 || 2.84 || 6.62
|-
| [[Lesotho]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Liberia]] || 22.38 || 13.75 || 4.55
|-
| [[Libya]] || 2.60 || 4.35 || 2.56
|-
| [[Liechtenstein]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Lithuania]] || 4.34 || 3.45 || 2.99
|-
| [[Luxembourg]] || 0.33 || 0.38 || 0.17
|-
| [[Macau]] || 1.03 || 1.13 || 0.29
|-
| [[Madagascar]] || 0.00 || 1.72 || 0.00
|-
| [[Malawi]] || 1.14 || 1.04 || 0.00
|-
| [[Malaysia]] || 1.05 || 1.58 || 1.01
|-
| [[Maldives]] || 2.15 || 0.00 || 0.64
|-
| [[Mali]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Malta]] || 2.09 || 1.24 || 1.61
|-
| [[Marshall Islands]] || 3.39 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Mauritania]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Mauritius]] || 1.17 || 1.56 || 1.56
|-
| [[Mexico]] || 0.85 || 0.78 || 0.77
|-
| [[Micronesia]] || 0.00 || 7.93 || 1.95
|-
| [[Moldova]] || 1.15 || 1.05 || 1.01
|-
| [[Monaco]] || 2.16 || 0.00|| 0.00
|-
| [[Mongolia]] || 2.54 || 1.44 || 3.08
|-
| [[Montenegro]] || 3.09 || 1.03 || 2.27
|-
| [[Morocco]] || 3.40 || 0.49 || 1.91
|-
| [[Mozambique]] || 0.97 || 1.42 || 0.51
|-
| [[Myanmar]] || 2.62 || 1.54 || 1.60
|-
| [[Namibia]] || 0.71 || 0.59 || 0.00
|-
| [[Nauru]] || 0.97 || 0.68 || 0.55
|-
| [[Nepal]] || 5.26 || 1.24 || 2.32
|-
| [[Netherlands]] || 0.46 || 0.49 || 0.37
|-
| [[Netherlands Antilles]] || N/A || 0.00 || N/A
|-
| [[New Zealand]] || 0.74 || 1.09 || 0.44
|-
| [[Nicaragua]] || 7.41 || 2.83 || 11.11
|-
| [[Niger]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Nigeria]] || 3.70 || 4.42 || 4.40
|-
| [[North Korea]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[North Macedonia]] || 1.93 || 1.17 || 2.97
|-
| [[Norway]] || 0.63 || 0.50 || 0.36
|-
| [[Oman]] || 1.15 || 1.10 || 0.42
|-
| [[Pakistan]] || 3.94 || 4.44 || 4.39
|-
| [[Palau]] || 0.00 || 9.74 || 0.00
|-
| [[State of Palestine|Palestine]] || 10.84 || 4.22 || 13.18
|-
| [[Panama]] || 1.34 || 0.74 || 0.00
|-
| [[Papua New Guinea]] || 1.31 || 0.86 || 0.82
|-
| [[Paraguay]] || 1.31 || 1.72 || 1.61
|-
| [[Peru]] || 1.59 || 1.80 || 1.15
|-
| [[Philippines]] || 1.50 || 1.91 || 2.00
|-
| [[Poland]] || 1.76 || 1.60 || 1.75
|-
| [[Portugal]] || 1.68 || 2.22 || 2.29
|-
| [[Qatar]] || 0.52 || 0.36 || 0.17
|-
| [[Romania]] || 4.03 || 4.01 || 4.77
|-
| [[Russia]] || 0.47 || 0.61 || 0.48
|-
| [[Rwanda]] || 2.78 || 0.00 || 8.33
|-
| [[Samoa]] || 1.97 || 2.41 || 1.99
|-
| [[San Marino]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 2.42
|-
| [[São Tomé and Príncipe]] || N/A || 0.00 || N/A
|-
| [[Saudi Arabia]] || 4.93 || 5.18 || 5.39
|-
| [[Senegal]] || 2.94 || 0.00 || 2.56
|-
| [[Serbia]] || 1.13 || 1.06 || 1.34
|-
| [[Serbia and Montenegro]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Seychelles]] || 1.38 || 1.55 || 1.34
|-
| [[Sierra Leone]] || 0.00 || 5.34 || 4.63
|-
| [[Singapore]] || 0.32 || 0.33 || 0.26
|-
| [[Slovakia]] || 0.67 || 1.01 || 0.87
|-
| [[Slovenia]] || 0.60 || 0.66 || 0.82
|-
| [[Solomon Islands]] || 1.59 || 1.63 || 1.19
|-
| [[Somalia]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[South Africa]] || 0.91 || 0.72 || 0.65
|-
| [[South Korea]] || 0.89 || 1.02 || 1.02
|-
| [[Spain]] || 0.95 || 0.94 || 1.05
|-
| [[Sri Lanka]] || 1.23 || 1.26 || 1.25
|-
| [[Statelessness|Stateless]] || 5.11 || 4.31 || 5.79
|-
| [[Saint Kitts and Nevis]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Saint Lucia]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Saint Vincent and the Grenadines]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Sudan]] || 4.06 || 2.34 || 4.96
|-
| [[Suriname]] || 0.00 || 12.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Swaziland]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Sweden]] || 0.61 || 0.61 || 0.60
|-
| [[Switzerland]] || 0.47 || 0.39 || 0.24
|-
| [[Syria]] || 2.70 || 13.23 || 20.68
|-
| [[Tajikistan]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Taiwan]] || 0.58 || 0.72 || 0.73
|-
| [[Tanzania]] || 0.69 || 0.19 || 0.79
|-
| [[Thailand]] || 0.85 || 1.02 || 0.92
|-
| [[Togo]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 8.33
|-
| [[Tonga]] || 3.54 || 5.60 || 2.88
|-
| [[Trinidad and Tobago]] || 0.95 || 0.31 || 1.04
|-
| [[Tunisia]] || 1.44 || 0.88 || 0.83
|-
| [[Turkey]] || 1.80 || 1.15 || 1.55
|-
| [[Turkmenistan]] || 6.25 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Tuvalu]] || 1.26 || 0.64 || 0.40
|-
| [[Uganda]] || 4.16 || 2.95 || 1.92
|-
| [[Ukraine]] || 1.40 || 2.08 || 1.32
|-
| [[United Arab Emirates]] || 0.31 || 0.38 || 0.34
|-
| [[United Kingdom]] || 0.68 || 0.69 || 0.58
|-
| [[United Nations laissez-passer|United Nations Agency]] || 2.78 || 1.08 || 0.00
|-
| [[Convention relating to the Status of Refugees|United Nations Convention Refugees]] || 9.19 || 4.40 || 2.63
|-
| [[United Nations laissez-passer|United Nations Organisation]] || 0.00 || 0.97 || 0.00
|-
| [[United States]] || 0.74 || 0.73 || 0.51
|-
| [[Uruguay]] || 2.97 || 0.77 || 0.37
|-
| [[Uzbekistan]] || 3.83 || 0.00 || 0.76
|-
| [[Vanuatu]] || 0.91 || 1.17 || 0.85
|-
| [[Vatican City]] || 0.00 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Venezuela]] || 1.61 || 1.24 || 0.68
|-
| [[Vietnam]] || 1.99 || 1.18 || 1.44
|-
| [[Yemen]] || 3.85 || 4.37 || 2.86
|-
| [[Yugoslavia]] || 3.77 || 0.00 || 0.00
|-
| [[Zambia]] || 1.61 || 1.77 || 0.42
|-
| [[Zimbabwe]] || 3.12|| 2.02|| 2.79
|-
| Global average || 0.74 || 0.79 || 0.69
|}

==Enforcement of visa restrictions==
On 1 June 2013, the ''Migration Amendment (Reform of Employer Sanctions) Act 2013'' commenced and put the onus on businesses to ensure that their employees maintain the necessary work entitlements in Australia. The new legislation enables the Department of Immigration and Border Protection to levy infringement notices against business (A$15,300) and individual (A$3,060) employers on a [[strict liability]] basis &ndash; meaning that there is no requirement to prove fault, negligence or intention.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vsure.com.au/employer-sanctions-legislation/ |title=Employer Sanctions Legislation - vSure - Visa Checks Made Easy |publisher=vSure |date=2013-06-01 |access-date=2013-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.immi.gov.au/managing-australias-borders/compliance/legalworkers/factsheet.htm |title=Fact Sheet - Employing Legal Workers |publisher=Immi.gov.au |date=2008-10-29 |access-date=2013-10-22 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023061217/http://www.immi.gov.au/managing-australias-borders/compliance/legalworkers/factsheet.htm |archive-date=2013-10-23 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

==Reciprocity issues==
Whilst nationals of all member states of the [[European Union]] and [[Schengen Agreement|Schengen]] associated countries were entitled to use the eVisitor system since 27 October 2008, the [[European Commission]] assessed whether the eVisitor visa fully satisfied reciprocity requirements. In its ''Seventh report on certain third countries' maintenance of visa requirements in breach of the principle of reciprocity'' from 2012, the European Commission found that in principle, the eVisitor provided equal treatment of the nationals of all member states and Schengen associated countries. However, while the average autogrant rate was high (86.36%), the quarterly reports on eVisitor application statistics showed that applications by nationals of some member states were mainly processed manually. Autogrant rates for Bulgaria and Romania were at just 18% and 23%, as the majority of applications were sent for additional examination. The Commission therefore engaged to continue to closely monitor the processing of eVisitor applications. The Commission would submit its assessment of whether eVisitor was equivalent to the Schengen visa application process in a separate document in parallel with the assessment of the Final Rule on ESTA.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/dgs/home-affairs/e-library/documents/policies/borders-and-visas/visa-policy/docs/com_2012_681_final_en.pdf|title=COM(2012) 681 final REPORT FROM THE COMMISSION TO THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND THE COUNCIL - Seventh report on certain third countries' maintenance of visa requirements in breach of the principle of reciprocity|publisher=European Commission|format=.pdf}}</ref> The [[Schengen Area]] does not have visa requirements in place for short-term stays of Australian nationals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ec.europa.eu/justice_home/fsj/freetravel/visa/fsj_freetravel_visa_en.htm|title=Same visa policy for all European Union Member States|publisher=EUROPA|access-date=2007-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Council Regulation (EC) No 539/2001|journal=Official Journal of the European Communities|author=Office for Official Publications of the European Communities|url=http://eur-lex.europa.eu/pri/en/oj/dat/2001/l_081/l_08120010321en00010007.pdf|date=2001-03-21|volume=44|issue=L 81|pages=1–7; Article 1(2) and Annex II|url-access=subscription }}</ref> The [[United Kingdom]] and [[Republic of Ireland|Ireland]] are exempt from this particular EU policy, but still do not impose any short-term visa requirements on Australians.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://etaaustraliaonline.com/|title=Australia Visa|publisher=UK Visas|access-date=2007-08-31}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://193.178.1.205/services/visa/01.asp|title=Do I need a visa to come to Ireland?|publisher=Department of Foreign Affairs, Government of Ireland|access-date=2007-08-31}}</ref>

In 2014, [[Bulgaria]], [[Cyprus]] and [[Romania]] notified the [[European Commission]] that they considered Australia's low rate of automatically granted eVisitor authorisations for their nationals tantamount to a normal visa requirement for their nationals.<ref name="Notifications"/> Implications were that if the notification were accepted the EU might suspend the visa exemption for certain categories of Australian nationals, and at the latest six months after publication of the regulation, the Commission might decide to suspend the visa-free access to all Australian nationals.<ref name="euractiv.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.euractiv.com/justice/eu-gives-usa-deadline-reciprocat-news-533275|title=EU gives US six months to come clean on visa policy|date=5 February 2014|website=euractiv.com|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref>

Some countries regard the ETA as being equivalent to visa-free travel when deciding whether to grant the same to Australians wishing to enter their territory. The [[United States]], for example, offers its [[Visa Waiver Program]] to Australian passport holders,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html#2|title=Visa Waiver Program (VWP)|publisher=U.S. Department of State|access-date=2007-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922151704/http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1990.html#2|archive-date=2010-09-22|url-status=dead}}</ref> and one of the conditions for joining this scheme is that "Governments provide reciprocal visa-free travel for U.S. citizens for 90 days for tourism or business purposes".<ref>{{cite web|url=https://travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1255.html|title=Visa Waiver Program - How a Country Qualifies|publisher=U.S. Department of State|access-date=2007-08-31|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071006063025/http://www.travel.state.gov/visa/temp/without/without_1255.html|archive-date=2007-10-06|url-status=dead}}</ref> However, the United States has required from January 2009 a similar ETA, called the [[Electronic System for Travel Authorization]], from nationals of Australia. As of December 1998, Japan also granted visa-free access to Australians.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/media-releases/1998/r98145.htm|title=Visa Free Entry to Japan for Short-term Visitors from Australia|publisher=Department of Immigration and Citizenship|date=1998-11-05|access-date=2007-08-31 |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070609151446/http://www.minister.immi.gov.au/media/media-releases/1998/r98145.htm <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-06-09}}</ref> Other ETA eligible countries and territories [[Canada]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Countries and territories whose citizens do not need a visa (visa exemptions)|url=http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/visit/visas-all.asp#exemptions|publisher=Citizenship and Immigration Canada|access-date=25 September 2013}}</ref> [[Hong Kong]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Visit Visa / Entry Permit Requirements for the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region|url=http://www.immd.gov.hk/en/services/hk-visas/visit-transit/visit-visa-entry-permit.html|publisher=Immigration Department of the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region|access-date=25 September 2013}}</ref> [[Malaysia]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Visa Requirement by Country|url=http://www.imi.gov.my/index.php/en/main-services/visa/visa-requirement-by-country/7-perkhidmatan-utama/286-visa-requirement-by-country|publisher=Immigration Department of Malaysia|access-date=25 September 2013|archive-date=28 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928081330/http://www.imi.gov.my/index.php/en/main-services/visa/visa-requirement-by-country/7-perkhidmatan-utama/286-visa-requirement-by-country|url-status=dead}}</ref> [[Singapore]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Visa Requirements for Entry into Singapore|url=http://www.mfa.gov.sg/content/mfa/overseasmission/london/visa_information/entryvisa_requirements.html|publisher=High Commission of The Republic of Singapore - London|access-date=25 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928003324/http://www.mfa.gov.sg/content/mfa/overseasmission/london/visa_information/entryvisa_requirements.html|archive-date=28 September 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> [[South Korea]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Nationals of countries or regions allowed for visa-free entry|url=http://www.mofat.go.kr/ENG/visa/application/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130627050918/http://www.mofat.go.kr/ENG/visa/application/|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 June 2013|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs|access-date=25 September 2013}}</ref> and [[Taiwan]]<ref>{{cite web|title=Visa-Exempt Entry|url=http://www.boca.gov.tw/ct.asp?xItem=1443&ctNode=536&mp=2|publisher=Bureau of Consular Affairs|access-date=25 September 2013}}</ref> also grant visa-free access to Australians while [[Brunei]] grants Australians a 30-day visa on arrival.<ref>{{cite web|title=Visa Information|url=http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/visa-information|publisher=Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade|access-date=25 September 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130927063447/http://www.mofat.gov.bn/index.php/visa-information|archive-date=27 September 2013|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

==Future==
In 2014, Australia announced that among the countries discussed for visa waiver extension were the [[Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf|Gulf Cooperation Council]] countries.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zawya.com/story/Australia_mulls_visa_waiver_for_Gulf_nationals-GN_13042014_140467/|title=Australia mulls visa waiver for Gulf nationals|website=zawya.com|access-date=31 March 2018}}</ref>
In 2022, newly elected Australian Prime Minister [[Anthony Albanese]] announced his intention to include Indonesia as eligible for the Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601).<ref>{{Cite web |last=McIlroy |first=Tom |last2=Read |first2=Michael |date=2022-06-07 |title=Home Affairs told to speed up Indonesian visas |url=https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/home-affairs-told-to-speed-up-indonesian-visas-20220607-p5arpr |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220607065741/https://www.afr.com/politics/federal/home-affairs-told-to-speed-up-indonesian-visas-20220607-p5arpr |archive-date=7 June 2022 |access-date=2023-07-22 |website=Australian Financial Review |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Lindsey | first=Tim | last2=Mann | first2=Tim | date=2022-06-06 | title=It's great Albanese is in Indonesia, but Australia needs to do a lot more to reset relations. Here are 5 ways to start | url=http://theconversation.com/its-great-albanese-is-in-indonesia-but-australia-needs-to-do-a-lot-more-to-reset-relations-here-are-5-ways-to-start-184446 | access-date=2023-07-22 |website=The Conversation | language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | last=Taylor | first=Ross | date=June 6, 2022 | title=It's Time for Australia to Take a Fresh Look at Indonesia | url=https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/its-time-for-australia-to-take-a-fresh-look-at-indonesia/ | url-access=limited | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221204160045/https://thediplomat.com/2022/06/its-time-for-australia-to-take-a-fresh-look-at-indonesia/ | archive-date=4 December 2022 | website=The Diplomat}}</ref>

==Historic stamp gallery==
<gallery caption="Visa and Passport stamps">
File:Department of Immigration Arrival Melbourne.png|Arrival stamp Melbourne Airport - 1970
File:Department of Immi Arrival Sydney.png|Arrival stamp Sydney via ship - 1968
File:Immig and Ethnic Affairs Exit Sydney.png|Departure stamp Sydney Airport - 1990
File:Immigration Australia Arrival Brisbane.png|Arrival stamp Brisbane Airport - 1990
File:Immigration Australia Arrival Melbourne.png|Arrival stamps Melbourne Airport - 1982
File:Seen at immigration Arrival Melbourne.png|Arrival stamp Melbourne Airport - 1970
</gallery>

==Visitor statistics==
According to the data with the Australian Bureau of Statistics [ABS], in 2018–19, there were approximately 9.3 million international visitors that came to Australia on short trips.[https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/products/961b6b53b87c130aca2574030010bd05 1]

By a short trip is implied a trip that is of a lesser duration than 1 year. As per the ABS, the number reflects the total number of border crossings in the duration rather than the number of people travelling to Australia from overseas.

Among the international visitors in Australia in 2018–19, the maximum number were Chinese nationals. With more than 1.4 million visitors across Australia, China was the biggest source country for international tourists in the Land Down Under in 2018–19.

The primary reason for international travelers to come to Australia was for holiday. Around 47% stated their reason as holiday.

When in Australia, the international travelers spent an average of 11 days in the country. While travelers spend more time in South Australia [17 days], those who visited Queensland stayed for around 10 days on an average.

The record high number of 9.3 million visitors in 2018-19 was around 3.8 million over than the number of international visitors 10 years ago, and 272,300 more as compared to a year previously.[https://www.abs.gov.au/ausstats/abs@.nsf/products/961b6b53b87c130aca2574030010bd05 2]

Generally, there has been an increase recorded in the number of international visitors to Australia in the recent decades.

Surveys have revealed that a significant number of Indians that traveled to Australia for recreation preferred heading to South Australia.

Most visitors arriving to Australia were from the following countries of nationality:<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tourism.australia.com/statistics/arrivals.aspx|title=Latest News - Corporate - Tourism Australia | first=Tourism | last=Australia|date=3 November 2017 | website=www.tourism.australia.com | access-date=31 March 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150905135526/http://www.tourism.australia.com/statistics/arrivals.aspx|archive-date=5 September 2015 | url-status=dead | df=dmy-all}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tourism.australia.com/content/dam/assets/document/1/7/0/a/a/2006578.pdf | title=Tourist arrivals 2017 | date=2017-12-31 | access-date=2023-12-29}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.tourism.australia.com/content/dam/assets/document/1/7/4/g/i/2011986.pdf | title=Tourist arrivals 2018 | date=2018-12-31 | access-date=2023-12-29}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
! Country/Territory || 2018 || 2017 || 2016 || 2015 || 2014 || 2013
|-
| {{flag|China}} || 1,432,100 || 1,356,800 || 1,208,300 || 1,023,600 || 839,500 || 708,900
|-style=background-color:#DDDDDD;"
| {{flag|New Zealand}} || 1,384,900 || 1,359,500 || 1,347,400 || 1,309,900 || 1,241,400 || 1,192,800
|-
| {{flag|United States}} || 789,100 || 780,400 || 716,600 || 609,900 || 553,000 || 501,100
|-style=background-color:#DDDDDD;"
| {{flag|United Kingdom}} || 733,400 || 733,000 || 715,700 || 688,400 || 652,100 || 657,600
|-
| {{flag|Japan}} || 469,200 || 434,700 || 417,900 ||  335,500 || 326,500 || 324,400
|-style=background-color:#DDDDDD;"
| {{flag|Singapore}} || 447,800 || 432,900 || 429,700 || 395,800 || 372,100 || 339,800 
|-
| {{flag|Malaysia}} || 401,100 || 396,800 || 390,000 || 338,800 || 324,500 || 278,100
|-style=background-color:#DDDDDD;"
| {{flag|India}} || 357,700 || 302,700 || 262,300 || 233,100 || 196,600 || 168,600
|-
| {{flag|Hong Kong}} || 308,700 || 281,200 || 247,900 ||  219,700 || 201,600 || 183,500
|-style=background-color:#DDDDDD;"
| {{flag|South Korea}} || 288,000 || 302,200 || 280,100 || 230,100 || 204,100 || 197,500
|-
| Total || 9,245,800 || 8,815,300 || 8,269,200 || 7,428.600 || 6,868.000 || 6,382.300
|}

==Somalia==
Entry and transit is refused to Somalia nationals using [[Somalian passport|Somali travel documents]]. Nationals of Somalia must use other documents to enter.<ref name=timatic>{{cite web | url=https://www.emirates.com/english/before-you-fly/visa-passport-information/visa-passport-information-results/?widgetheader=visa&nationality=so&destination=au | title=Country information (passport section) | work=[[Timatic]] | publisher=[[International Air Transport Association]] (IATA) through [[Emirates (airline)|Emirates]]}}</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Australia}}
{{Wikivoyage|Ashmore and Cartier Islands}}
{{Wikivoyage|Australia}}
{{Wikivoyage|Christmas Island}}
{{Wikivoyage|Cocos (Keeling) Islands}}
{{Wikivoyage|Norfolk Island}}

* [[Visa requirements for Australian citizens]]
* [[Tourism in Australia]]
* [[Australian migration zone]]
* [[Immigration to Australia]]
* [[Passenger Movement Charge]]

==Notes==
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==References==
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* [https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/ Department of Home Affairs]
* ETA:
** [https://www.eta.homeaffairs.gov.au/ETAS3/etas/ Australian Government - Electronic Travel Authority]
** [https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/electronic-travel-authority-601 Department of Home Affairs - ETA (Visitor) (Subclass 601)]
* eVisitor:
** [https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/evisitor-651 Department of Home Affairs - eVisitor]

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