Country
Passport Required?
Visa Required?
Return Ticket Required?
Valid passport required by all.
Australian visa regulations (including visa application
charges) change from time to time. The information provided
below is valid at the time of publication, but visitors should
check that this information is still current by visiting the
Australian High Commission’s website (www.australia.org.uk/visas)
or by calling the Australian Immigration and Citizenship
Information Line (tel: (09065) 508 900; calls cost �1 per
minute).
Required by all except the following:
(a) nationals of
New Zealand;
(b) nationals of the following countries do
not need to obtain a transit visa before travel if they are
continuing their journey to a third country within 8 hours of
arriving in Australia: EU countries, Andorra, Argentina,
Brunei, Canada, Iceland, Indonesia, Japan, Kiribati, Korea
(Rep. of), Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Malta, Marshall Islands,
Micronesia (Federated States of), Monaco, Nauru, Norway, Papua
New Guinea, Philippines, Samoa, Singapore, Solomon Islands,
South Africa, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, USA,
Vanuatu, Vatican City, and Zimbabwe. All other nationals must
obtain a transit visa before travel, irrespective of the
period of transit in Australia. Transit visas are free of
charge.
Not all airports remain open all night; travellers should
check with the airline.
The ETA is an electronically stored authority for travel to
Australia that allows people from certain countries to visit
Australia temporarily for tourism or business purposes. An ETA
is invisible and therefore will not show up in your
passport.
ETAs (Visitor and Business – Short Validity ETAs
only) can be obtained online from the main Department of
Immigration and Multicultural Affairs (DIMA) website at http://www.eta.immi.gov.au/
or from over 10,000 travel agents and airline offices
throughout the UK. Please note, the Australian High
Commission, London, no longer offers an automatic ETA
service.
Only nationals of the following countries are eligible for
an ETA: EU countries, Andorra, Brunei, Canada, Hong Kong
(SAR), Iceland, Japan, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco,
Norway, Singapore, South Korea, Switzerland, Taiwan*, British
Overseas Territories**, USA and Vatican City
* Nationals of
Taiwan are only eligible for an ETA if resident in and
applying in Taiwan.
** Holders of UK passports which
indicate their nationality to be British National (Overseas)
passports can only be processed for an ETA by external service
providers if resident in and applying in Hong Kong.
Tourist Visit: Free of charge. Business
Visit (long-term): A$60; Business Visit
(short-term): free of charge.
A service fee is charged when applying for an ETA online
through the DIMA ETA website. Some travel agents and airlines
issuing ETAs also charge a processing fee.
Tourist Visit ETAs are valid for 12 months from date
of issue (or until the passport expires, whichever comes
first) and permit multiple entries into Australia for a stay
of up to 3 months on each visit. Long-term Business
Visit ETAs are valid for the life of the passport, and
permit multiple entries for a stay of up to 3 months for each
visit. Short-term Business Visit ETAs are valid for 12
months from date of issue (or until the passport expires,
whichever comes first) for a single entry of up to 3 months.
Visitors not eligible for an ETA, or seeking a longer stay
than an ETA offers, may apply for Tourist Visit (Non
ETA) and Business Short-stay and Business
Long-stay (Non ETA) visas. Tourist Visit and
Business Short-stay visas cost �25. Business Long-stay visas
cost �60.
For non-ETA visas, the validity varies according to the
type of visa, the purpose of the trip and the validity of the
passport. The validity will be stated on the visa label in
your passport.
ETA: Authorised travel agents or airlines, by
telephone or online through Australian Visas Ltd (see above).
Non-ETA: Australian Embassies, High Commissions and
Consulates.
ETA: (a) Valid passport. (b) Fee (if applicable).
(c) Completed application form giving details of passport
number and expiry date, airline, names of travellers etc (if
applying by post). Tourist and Business Visitor (Non
ETA): (a) Completed application form. Application forms
for tourist and business visitor visas can be downloaded from
the High Commission’s website at www.australia.org.uk/visas.
Business visa forms are also available from Australian
Outlook, 3 Buckhurst Road, Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex, TN40
1QF. An A4 stamped, self-addressed envelope with a 66p stamp
must be enclosed to cover postage. (b) Valid passport with two
unused visa pages. (c) Fee (payable by cheque or postal order
and made out to the Australian High Commission). (d) One or
more recent passport photographs as required.
(a) Prior to lodging an application, visitors should
confirm the current visa fees by calling the High Commission.
(b) All travellers to Australia, except Australian citizens
and permanent residents, must satisfy health and character
requirements. (c) All travellers, including minors travelling
on a parent’s passport, require their own visa or ETA.
ETA: When issued through DIMA’s ETA website at
www.eta.immi.gov.au, or through travel agents or airline
offices, ETAs are usually processed and valid immediately.
Non-ETA visas: 3-5 weeks.
Applicants for temporary residence, working holidays and
long-stay business visits to Australia should contact DIMA’s
main website at http://www.immi.gov.au/ or
the High Commission’s website at http://www.australia.org.uk/
Any queries should be made to the Embassy or High Commission
(see Address section).
Postal address: PO Box 2721, Sydney, NSW 2001,
Australia
Street address: Level 4, 80 William
Street, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, NSW 2011, Australia
Tel: (2)
9360 1111. Fax: (2) 9331 6469.
Website: http://www.atc.net.au/ or
http://www.australia.com/
A yellow fever certificate is required from travellers over
one year of age arriving within six days of leaving or
transiting countries with infected areas, as listed in the
Weekly Epidemiological Record. See the Health
appendix for more information.
Standards of hygiene in food preparation are very high.
Milk is pasteurised and meat and vegetables are considered
safe to eat. Care should be taken, however, when sampling
‘bush tucker’ in outback areas as some insects and fauna are
highly poisonous unless properly cooked.
Occasional outbreaks of dengue have occurred in
rural areas in northern Australia in recent years. Corals and
Jellyfish may prove a hazard to the sea-bather and heat is a
hazard in the northern and central parts of Australia.
Insectivorous and fruit eating bats have been found to harbour
a virus related to the rabies virus and should be
avoided.
There are strict customs and health controls on entering
and leaving the country, and Australian law can inflict severe
penalties on health infringements. Australia reserves the
right to isolate any person who arrives without the required
certificates. Carriers are responsible for expenses of
isolation of all travellers arriving by air who are not in
possession of the required vaccination certificates. All
arriving aircraft are sprayed before disembarkation to prevent
the spread of disease-carrying insects.
Doctors and dentists are highly trained and hospitals are
well equipped. There is a reciprocal health agreement with the
UK, in emergencies only, which allows residents from the UK
free hospital treatment. Passport or proof of UK residence,
such as an NHS medical card or a UK driving licence, must be
shown. Prescribed medicines, ambulances and treatment at some
doctors’ surgeries must be paid for. Personal insurance for
illness and accidents is highly recommended for all visitors.
Those wishing to benefit from the agreement should enrol at a
Medicare office; this can be done after
treatment.
Dec 25-26 Christmas. Jan 1 New
Year’s Day. Jan 28 Australia Day. Mar 29 Good
Friday. Apr 1 Easter Monday. Apr 25 ANZAC Day.
Dec 25-26 Christmas and Boxing Day. Jan 1 New Year’s Day. Jan 26 Australia Day. Apr 18
Good Friday. Apr 20 Easter Monday. Apr 25 ANZAC
Day. Dec 25-26 Christmas.
Destination Guide – Australia
Passport and Visa Application
Health
Holidays
Passports
Note
Visas
Note
Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) visas
Note
Types of ETA and cost
Note
Validity of ETAs
Other types of visa and cost
Validity of non-ETA visas
Application to
Application requirements
Note
Working days required
Temporary residence
Addresses
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Other risks
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Health care
Public Holidays
Note
| British | yes | yes | no |
| Australian | n/a | n/a | n/a |
| Canadian | yes | yes | no |
| USA | yes | yes | no |
| OtherEU | yes | yes | no |
| Japanese | yes | yes | no |
| Australian Tourist Commission |
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| Health Precaution | Special Precaution | Certificate |
|---|---|---|
| Yellow Fever | no | 1 |
| Cholera | no | no |
| Typhoid and Polio | no | n/a |
| Malaria | no | n/a |
| Food and Drink | 2 | n/a |
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Nationwide holidays only. If these dates fall on a Saturday or Sunday, a day may be given in lieu. There are numerous individual State holidays. |