Australia ETA and eVisitor: which one you need and what it costs
Independent site, not a government service: you apply only in the official Australian ETA app of the Department of Home Affairs.
Enter your passport: the checker reads the Home Affairs lists and tells you whether you can use the ETA, the free eVisitor, or both.
Official total, 1 traveller
AUD 20
≈ €12.55
AustraliaAUD 20
Australian ETA (subclass 601) · €12.55
Valid 1 year or until the passport expires
Apply only through the Australian ETA app.
Each family member needs a separate application.
Apply only at immi.homeaffairs.gov.au
Euro amounts: our conversion at the ECB reference rate of October 23, 2026; you pay in the official currency.
Australia offers two electronic visitor visas to travellers who do not need a full visa. The Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601) is applied for only through the official Australian ETA app, published by the Department of Home Affairs, and the only charge is a service charge of AUD 20; it is open to 33 nationalities including the United States, Canada, Japan, Singapore, the United Kingdom and most of Western Europe. The eVisitor (subclass 651) is free and open to 36 European nationalities, the whole European Union included. Both are valid for 12 months, or until the passport expires if sooner, and allow stays of up to 3 months after each entry for tourism or business visits. Each family member, children included, needs a separate application. A French, German or Dutch traveller can therefore choose: the eVisitor costs nothing, while the ETA in the app costs AUD 20. Americans and Canadians have only the ETA. Any site that charges more than these amounts is not the Australian government.
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Two schemes, two lists
The ETA page of Home Affairs lists 33 passports eligible for the ETA; the eVisitor page lists 36 European passports eligible for the eVisitor. Many European passports appear on both. Some appear on one only: ETA only, Brunei, Canada, Hong Kong SAR China, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan, United States; eVisitor only, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czechia, Estonia, Croatia, Hungary, Lithuania, Latvia, Poland, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia.
| ETA (subclass 601) | eVisitor (subclass 651) | |
|---|---|---|
| How to apply | Australian ETA app only | Online, Home Affairs |
| Charge | AUD 20 service charge | Free |
| Validity | 12 months or passport | 12 months from grant |
| Stay per entry | Up to 3 months | Up to 3 months |
Applying through the app
The Australian ETA app scans the passport chip and takes a photo of your face. Each family member needs a separate application. The AUD 20 is a service charge; Home Affairs states that there is no other charge for an ETA. Look for the app published by the Department of Home Affairs in the official app stores, and ignore other apps or sites using the word ETA.
What a family pays
For an American family, every member pays the AUD 20 of the app. For a European family eligible for the eVisitor, the total can be nil. Enter your group below to see the total in Australian dollars and euros.
Price for your group
Australia, 4 people
AUD 80
≈ €50.19 · Australian ETA (subclass 601)
| Official fee, per person | AUD 20 |
| People (children pay the same) | 4 |
| Total | AUD 80 |
Apply only at immi.homeaffairs.gov.au
What the visa allows
Both the ETA and the eVisitor cover tourism, visits to family and friends and business visitor activities such as meetings and conferences, with stays of up to 3 months after each entry, as often as you like during the 12 months. They do not allow work. A new passport means a new application. The cost page compares the totals, and the NZeTA page covers the trip on to New Zealand.