| Congratulations! You're flying to Australia! You'll have | | | | If you already have an ETA, you don't need to secure |
| the time of your life exploring the outback and relaxing | | | | a short-term tourist visa. But, what if you're from a |
| in the beaches afterwards. But hold on a minute-have | | | | country that isn't eligible for an ETA? What if your stay |
| you secured your Australia travel visa? | | | | exceeds three months? In both cases, you will need to |
| All visitors-except for New Zealand residents-need a | | | | get a tourist visa. The standard costs $70 and allow a |
| visa to enter Australia. Yes, there is more than one | | | | single entry for a stay of up to a year. You can use it |
| type; but in this article, we will cover only one: your | | | | within 12 months of issuance. |
| Australia travel visa options as a tourist. Whether | | | | Sponsored Family Visitor (subclass 679) |
| you're visiting the Land Down Under for recreation or | | | | Planning to stay with your family for a year? The |
| to see friends and family, these are the four visa | | | | Sponsored Family Visitor visa lets you do that. To be |
| options that are open to you. | | | | eligible for one, you'll have to be formally sponsored by |
| ETA (subclass 976) | | | | a permanent resident or an Australian resident. |
| ETA is short for Electronic Travel Authority. It's an | | | | Working Holiday Maker |
| option open to the passport holders of-at the | | | | You can apply for this visa only from any Australian |
| moment-32 countries, including Canada, the U.K, the | | | | diplomatic mission overseas. This is for |
| U.S, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Malaysia, and most | | | | - visitors from certain countries only. |
| Scandinavian and European countries. If you're a | | | | - visitors from 18 to 30 years old only. |
| national of said countries, you can apply for your ETA | | | | - visitors who intend to stay up to a year. |
| from the immigration office to the cool non-refundable | | | | - visitors who intend to work part-time. |
| tune of $20, as service charge. | | | | Getting your Australian travel visa can be a breeze-if |
| Or, you can get your ETA through a travel agent, for | | | | you know what to do. Make traveling easy by getting |
| $25 on average. The ETA replaces the usual visa that | | | | this part right before you hop to the world's smallest |
| is stamped onto your passport. | | | | continent. |
| Tourist (subclass 676) | | | | |