Australia Electronic Travel Authority from the United States
An electronic authority linked to your passport, applied for through the official government app. Allows visits of up to three months at a time over twelve months.
What is required
The passport you will travel on
RequiredThe authority is linked to one passport. Renew it and you must apply again.
The official Australian ETA app
RequiredApplications go through the government's own app, which reads your passport chip. Third-party sites charge a markup for submitting the same thing.
Tourism or business visitor activities
RequiredVisiting, tourism or business visitor activities such as meetings and conferences. It does not permit work for an Australian employer.
What the authority charges
- Service chargeCharged by the Australian Government. There is no separate visa fee for this authority.A$20
These go to Australian Department of Home Affairs, not to us. We never add anything to a government fee.
Decision time: Often granted within minutes, but it can take longer. Do not leave it to the airport.
What cannot be done for you
Nothing. There is no physical step on this route at all, and nobody needs to handle your passport.
Sources
- Australian Government — Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601)read 19 September 2026
Last checked against these pages on 19 September 2026.
Have us do it
$29Prepared, checked and submitted online. No physical step, and nobody handles your passport.
That is our fee only. Whatever Australian Department of Home Affairs charges is paid by you, directly to them, and we never touch it.
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