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text: Visa requirements for Australian citizens

text: Visa requirements map[edit]

text: Visa requirements[edit]

text: Each country has a multitude of visa types, each with its particular purpose and requirements. Rules for short visits by ordinary passport holders are as follows:

text:
Country
Visa requirement
Notes (excluding departure fees)

 Afghanistan
Visa required[2]
Due to safety concerns, Australian government advises its citizens not to visit Afghanistan.[3]

 Albania
Visa not required[4]
90 days

 Algeria
Visa required[5]

 Andorra
Visa not required[6]

 Angola
Visa required[7]

 Antigua and Barbuda
Visa not required[8]
1 month

 Argentina
Visa not required[9]
90 days

 Armenia
eVisa / Visa on arrival[10]
120 days. Obtainable on arrival at Zvartnots International Airport or prior to travel online.[11]

 Austria
Visa not required[12]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Azerbaijan
eVisa[13]
30 days[14]

 Bahamas
Visa not required[15]
3 months

 Bahrain
eVisa / Visa on arrival[16]
14 days

 Bangladesh
Visa on arrival[17]
30 days. Not available at all entry points.[18]

 Barbados
Visa not required[19]
6 months

 Belarus
Visa not required[20]
5 days, must arrive via Minsk International Airport;
Visas are issued on arrival at the Minsk International Airport
if the support documents were submitted not later than 3 business days before expected date of arrival.[21]

 Belgium
Visa not required[22]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Belize
Visa not required[23]
1 month[24]

 Benin
Visa required[25]

 Bhutan
Visa required[26]
Visa approved via tour operators only.

 Bolivia
Visa not required[27]
90 days

 Bosnia and Herzegovina
Visa not required[28]
90 days within any 6-month period

 Botswana
Visa not required[29]
90 days per year

 Brazil
Visa required[30]

 Brunei
Visa on arrival[31]
30 days

 Bulgaria
Visa not required[32]
90 days within any 180 day period

 Burkina Faso
Visa on arrival[33]
1 month

 Burundi
Visa required[34]
Visitors arriving at Bujumbura International Airport can obtain a visa on arrival providing they have informed their travel agency of passport number and flight details.

Due to safety concerns, Australian government advises its citizens not to visit Burundi.[35]

 Cambodia
eVisa / Visa on arrival[36]
30 days. Visa is also obtainable online.[37]

 Cameroon
Visa required[38]

 Canada
Visa not required[39]
6 months; eTA required if arriving by air.[40]

 Cape Verde
Visa on arrival[41]
Not available at all entry points.[42]

 Central African Republic
Visa required[43]
Due to safety concerns, Australian government advises its citizens not to visit Central African Republic.[44]

 Chad
Visa required[45]
Letter of invitation required.

 Chile
Visa not required[46]
90 days. Australian tourists entering Chile through Santiago International Airport are required to pay a "reciprocity fee" of US$117.

 China
Visa required[47]
72-hours visa free visit when in transit at Beijing, Changsha, Chengdu, Chongqing, Dalian, Guangzhou, Guilin, Harbin, Kunming, Qingdao, Shenyang, Tianjin, Wuhan, Xi'an and Xiamen.
144-hours visa free visit when in transit at Hangzhou, Nanjing and Shanghai's airports, Railway Station and port.

 Colombia
Visa not required[48]
90 days - extendable up to 180-days stay within a one-year period

 Comoros
Visa on arrival[49]

 Republic of the Congo
Visa required[50]

 Democratic Republic of the Congo
Visa required[51]
Visa not required for Congolese-born visitors

 Costa Rica
Visa not required[52]
90 days

Cote d'Ivoire ! Côte d'Ivoire
eVisa[53]
3 months; eVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.

 Croatia
Visa not required[54]
90 days within any 180 day period

 Cuba
Visa required !Tourist Card required[55]

 Cyprus
Visa not required[56]
90 days within any 180 day period

 Czech Republic
Visa not required[57]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Denmark
Visa not required[58]
90 days within any 180 day period regardless of previous time spent in other Schengen countries (except the other Nordic countries)

 Djibouti
Visa on arrival[59]
Not available at all entry points.[60]

 Dominica
Visa not required[61]
6 months

 Dominican Republic
Visa not required[62]
90 days (10 USD Tourist Card valid for 30 days must be purchased upon arrival)

 Ecuador
Visa not required[63]
90 days[24]

 Egypt
Visa on arrival[64]
30 days

 El Salvador
Visa not required[65]
3 months

 Equatorial Guinea
Visa required[66]
Letter of invitation required.

 Eritrea
Visa required[67]

 Estonia
Visa not required[68]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Ethiopia
eVisa / Visa on arrival[69]
Not available at all entry points.[70]

 Fiji
Visa not required[71]
4 months

 Finland
Visa not required[72]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 France
Visa not required[73]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area (in Regions of France)

 Gabon
eVisa / Visa on arrival[74]
Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.[75]

 Gambia
Visa not required[76]
90 days

 Georgia
Visa not required[77]
360 days[78]

 Germany
Visa not required[79]
90 days within any 180 day period regardless of previous time spent in Schengen countries

 Ghana
Visa required[80][81]

 Greece
Visa not required[82]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Grenada
Visa not required[83]
3 months[24]

 Guatemala
Visa not required[84]
90 days

 Guinea
Visa required[85]

 Guinea-Bissau
eVisa / Visa on arrival[86]
90 days

 Guyana
Visa not required[87]
3 months

 Haiti
Visa not required[88]
3 months

 Honduras
Visa not required[89]
3 months

 Hungary
Visa not required[90]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Iceland
Visa not required[91]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 India
e-Visa[92]
60 days; e-Visa holders must arrive via 24 designated airports or 3 designated seaports.[93]

 Indonesia
Visa not required[94][95]
30 days

 Iran
Visa on arrival[96]
30 days[97]

 Iraq
Visa required[98]
Due to safety concerns, Australian government advises its citizens not to visit Iraq.[99]

 Ireland
Visa not required[100]
3 months

 Israel
Visa not required[101]
3 months

 Italy
Visa not required[102]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Jamaica
Visa not required[103]

 Japan
Visa not required[104]
90 days

 Jordan
Visa on arrival[105]
Conditions apply.[106] Not available at all entry points.[107]

 Kazakhstan
Visa not required[108]
30 days

 Kenya
eVisa / Visa on arrival[109]
3 months

 Kiribati
Visa not required[110]
30 days

 North Korea
Visa required[111]

 South Korea
Visa not required[112]
90 days

 Kuwait
eVisa / Visa on arrival[113]
3 months

 Kyrgyzstan
Visa not required[114]
60 days
A single or multiple tourist or business e-visa for 90 days is also available.[115]

 Laos
Visa on arrival[116]
30 days.[24] Not available at all entry points.[117]

 Latvia
Visa not required[118]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Lebanon
Visa on arrival[119]
1 month extendible for 2 additional months; granted free of charge at Beirut International Airport or any other port of entry if there is no Israeli visa or seal, holding a telephone number, an address in Lebanon, and a non refundable return or circle trip ticket.

 Lesotho
Visa not required[120]
14 days[24]

 Liberia
Visa required[121]

 Libya
Visa required[122]
Due to safety concerns, Australian government advises its citizens not to visit Libya.[123]

 Liechtenstein
Visa not required[124]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Lithuania
Visa not required[125]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Luxembourg
Visa not required[126]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Macedonia
Visa not required[127]
90 days within any 180 day period

 Madagascar
Visa on arrival[128]
30 days free of charge

 Malawi
Visa on arrival[129]

 Malaysia
Visa not required[130]
3 months

 Maldives
Visa on arrival[131]
30 days[24]

 Mali
Visa required[132]

 Malta
Visa not required[133]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Marshall Islands
Visa on arrival[134]
90 days

 Mauritania
Visa on arrival[135]
Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport.

 Mauritius
Visa not required[136]
90 days

 Mexico
Visa not required[137]
180 days

 Micronesia
Visa not required[138]
30 days

 Moldova
Visa not required[139]
90 days within any 180 day period

 Monaco
Visa not required[140]

 Mongolia
Visa required[141]
Registration upon arrival for stays longer than 30 days is mandatory.

 Montenegro
Visa not required[142]
90 days within any 180 day period

 Morocco
Visa not required[143]
3 months

 Mozambique
Visa on arrival[144]
30 days, conditions apply[145]

 Myanmar
eVisa[146]
28 days. eVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports.

 Namibia
Visa not required[147]
3 months

 Nauru
Visa required[148]
Criminal record and medical fitness certificates are not required for Australian citizens.[149]

   Nepal
Visa on arrival[150]
90 days

 Netherlands
Visa not required[151]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen area (European Netherlands)

 New Zealand
Freedom of movement[152]
Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement

 Nicaragua
Visa not required[153]
90 days

 Niger
Visa required[154]

 Nigeria
Visa required[155]
Visa not required for Nigerian-born citizens

 Norway
Visa not required[156]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Oman
eVisa / Visa on arrival[157]
30 days[24]

 Pakistan
Visa required[158]
Visa on arrival when travelling on business valid for 30 days. Conditions apply.[159]

 Palau
Visa on arrival[160]
30 days

 Panama
Visa not required[161]
180 days

 Papua New Guinea
Free Visa on arrival[162]
30 days, available at Gurney Airport (Alotau), Mount Hagen Airport, Port Moresby Airport and Tokua Airport (Rabaul).

 Paraguay
Visa on arrival[163]
90 days, only available at Silvio Pettirossi International Airport in Luque. Reciprocity fee applies.

 Peru
Visa not required[164]
183 days

 Philippines
Visa not required[165]
30 days

 Poland
Visa not required[166]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Portugal
Visa not required[167]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Qatar
eVisa / Visa on arrival[168]
30 days, available at Hamad International Airport. eVisa is also available.

 Romania
Visa not required[169]
90 days within any 180 day period

 Russia
Visa required[170]

 Rwanda
Visa on arrival[171]
30 days

 Saint Kitts and Nevis
Visa not required[172]
3 months

 Saint Lucia
Visa not required[173]
6 weeks

 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
Visa not required[174]
1 month

 Samoa
Visa on arrival !Entry Permit on arrival[175]
60 days

 San Marino
Visa not required[176]

 São Tomé and Príncipe
eVisa[177]

 Saudi Arabia
Visa required[178]

 Senegal
Visa not required[179]

 Serbia
Visa not required[180]
90 days within any 180 day period

 Seychelles
Visa on arrival !Visitor's Permit on arrival[181]
3 months[24]

 Sierra Leone
Visa required[182]

 Singapore
Visa not required[183]
90 days

 Slovakia
Visa not required[184]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Slovenia
Visa not required[185]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Solomon Islands
Visa on arrival !Visitor's permit on arrival[186]
3 months

 Somalia
Visa required[187]
Visa may be obtained on arrival, provided an invitation letter by the sponsor had been submitted to the authorities before arrival.

Due to safety concerns, Australian government advises its citizens not to visit Somalia.[188]

 South Africa
Visa not required[189]
90 days

 South Sudan
Visa required[190]
Due to safety concerns, Australian government advises its citizens not to visit South Sudan.[191]

 Spain
Visa not required[192]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Sri Lanka
eVisa / Visa on arrival[193]
30 days

 Sudan
Visa required[194]
Visa not required for Sudanese-born citizens

 Suriname
Visa required[195]

 Swaziland
Visa not required[196]
30 days[24]

 Sweden
Visa not required[197]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

  Switzerland
Visa not required[198]
90 days within any 180 day period in the Schengen Area

 Syria
Visa required[199]
Due to safety concerns, Australian government advises its citizens not to visit Syria.[200]

 Tajikistan
Visa on arrival[201]
45 days at Dushanbe International Airport. Visa also available online. E-visa holders can enter through all border points.[202]

 Tanzania
Visa on arrival[203]

 Thailand
Visa not required[204]
30 days (maximum two visits annually if not arriving by air)

 Timor-Leste
Visa on arrival[205]
30 days. Not available at all entry points.[206]

 Togo
Visa on arrival[207]
7 days

 Tonga
Visa on arrival[208]
31 days

 Trinidad and Tobago
Visa on arrival[209]
30 days

 Tunisia
Visa not required[210][211]
3 months

 Turkey
eVisa / Visa on arrival[212]
3 months.[213] Cruise ship passengers do not require a visa for up to 72 hours.[214] eVisa can be obtained on arrival for a higher fee.

 Turkmenistan
Visa required[215]
Transit visa is required.

 Tuvalu
Visa on arrival[216]
1 month[24]

 Uganda
eVisa / Visa on arrival[217]
Determined at the port of entry. May apply online.[218]

 Ukraine
Visa on arrival[219]
15 days for business or tourism purposes, available at Kyiv Boryspil Airport, Kyiv International Airport (Zhuliany) and Odessa International Airport.[220]

 United Arab Emirates
Visa on arrival[221]
30 days

 United Kingdom and Crown dependencies
Visa not required[222]
6 months

 United States
Visa not required !Visa Waiver Program[223]
90 days on arrival from overseas; ESTA (valid for 2 years when issued) required if arriving by air or cruise ship.[224]

ESTA is not required for Guam and Northern Mariana Islands.

 Uruguay
Visa not required[225]
3 months

 Uzbekistan
Visa required[226]
Pre-arranged visa can be obtained on arrival for a maximum of 7 days.

 Vanuatu
Visa not required[227]
30 days[24]

  Vatican City
Visa not required[228]

 Venezuela
Visa not required[229]
90 days

 Vietnam
Visa required[230]
Pre-arranged visa obtained online through travel agencies available at Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City or Da Nang airports.
Phú Quốc without a visa for up to 30 days.[231]

 Yemen
Visa required[232]
Due to safety concerns, Australian government advises its citizens not to visit Yemen.[233]

 Zambia
eVisa / Visa on arrival[234]
90 days; also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zimbabwe. eVisa available.

 Zimbabwe
eVisa / Visa on arrival[235]
3 months. Strictly tourism purposes only. Also eligible for a universal visa allowing access to Zambia. eVisa available.

text: Dependent, Disputed, or Restricted territories[edit]

text:
Territory
Conditions of access
Notes

 Abkhazia
Visa required[236]

 Kosovo
Visa not required[237]
90 days

 Northern Cyprus
Visa not required[238]
3 months

 Nagorno-Karabakh
Visa required[239]
Travellers with Nagorno-Karabakh visa (expired or valid) or evidence of travel to Nagorno-Karabakh (stamps) will be permanently denied entry to Azerbaijan.[240]

 Palestine
Visa not required[241]
Arrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.[242]

 Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic

Undefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.

 Somaliland
Visa on arrival
30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.[243][244]

 South Ossetia
Visa not required[245]
Multiple entry visa to Russia and three day prior notification are required to enter South Ossetia.[246][247]

 Taiwan
Visa not required[248][249]
90 days

 Transnistria
Visa not required[250]
Registration required after 24h.[251][252]

text:
Territory
Conditions of access
Notes

China

 Hong Kong
Visa not required[253]
90 days

 Macau
Visa not required[254]
30 days

Denmark

 Faroe Islands
Visa not required[255]

 Greenland
Visa not required[256]

France

 French Guiana
Visa not required[257]
3 months

 French Polynesia
Visa not required[258]
90 days within 180 days

 French West Indies
Visa not required
Includes overseas departments of Guadeloupe and Martinique and overseas collectivities of Saint Barthélemy and Saint Martin.

 Mayotte
Visa not required[259]
3 months

 New Caledonia
Visa not required[260]
3 months

 Réunion
Visa not required[261]
3 months

 Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Visa not required[262]
3 months

 Wallis and Futuna
Visa not required[263]
3 months

Netherlands

 Aruba
Visa not required[264]
30 days, extendable to 180 days

 Caribbean Netherlands
Visa not required[265]
90 days. Includes Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba.

 Curaçao
Visa not required[266]
90 days

 Sint Maarten
Visa not required[267]
90 days

New Zealand

 Cook Islands
Visa not required[268]
31 days

 Niue
Visa not required[269]
30 days

 Tokelau
Visa required[270]

United Kingdom

 Akrotiri and Dhekelia
Visa not required[271]
Stays longer than 28 days per 12-month period require a permit.[272]

 Anguilla
Visa not required[273]
3 months

 Bermuda
Visa not required[274]
Up to 6 months, decided on arriva

 British Indian Ocean Territory
Special permit required
Special permit required.[275]

 British Virgin Islands
Visa not required[276]
30 days, extensions possible

 Cayman Islands
Visa not required[277]
6 months

 Falkland Islands
Visa not required[278]

 Gibraltar
Visa not required[279]

 Montserrat
Visa not required[280]
6 months

 Pitcairn Islands
Visa not required
14 days visa free and landing fee 35 USD or tax of 5 USD if not going ashore.[281][282][283]

 Ascension Island
Entry Permit required
Entry Permit must be obtained minimum 28 days in advance (3 months for 20/30 pounds sterling, single/double entry).[284]

 Saint Helena
Visitor's Pass required
Visitor's Pass granted on arrival valid for 4/10/21/60/90 days for 12/14/16/20/25 pound sterling.[285]

 Tristan da Cunha
Permission required
Permission to land required for 15/30 pounds sterling (yacht/ship passenger) for Tristan da Cunha Island or 20 pounds sterling for Gough Island, Inaccessible Island or Nightingale Islands.[286]

 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
Permit required
Pre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).[287][288]

 Turks and Caicos Islands
Visa required[289]
90 days

United States

 American Samoa
Entry permit required[290]

 Guam
Visa not required[291]
45 days

 Northern Mariana Islands
Visa not required[292]
45 days

 Puerto Rico
Visa not required[293]
Under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.

 U.S. Virgin Islands
Visa not required[294]
Under the Visa Waiver Program, for 90 days on arrival from overseas for 2 years. ESTA required.

Antarctica and adjacent islands

Special permits required for  Bouvet Island,  British Antarctic Territory,  French Southern and Antarctic Lands,  Argentine Antarctica,  Australian Antarctic Territory,  Chilean Antarctic Territory,  Heard Island and McDonald Islands,  Peter I Island,  Queen Maud Land,  Ross Dependency.[295][296][297][298][299][300][301][302][303][304][305][306]

text:
Territory
Conditions of access
Notes

 Belarus
Belovezhskaya Pushcha National Park
Visa not required
3 days;[307] must first obtain an electronic pass[308]

 China
Hainan
Visa on arrival[309]
15 days. Available at Haikou Meilan International Airport and Sanya Phoenix International Airport.
Visa not required for 15 days for traveling as part of a tourist group (5 or more people)[310]

 China
Tibet Autonomous Region
TTP required
Tibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).[311][312][313]

 Crimea
Visa required
Visa issued by Russia is required.[314]

 Ecuador
 Galápagos
Pre-registration required
Online pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.[315]

 Eritrea outside Asmara
Travel permit required
To travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).[316]

 Greece
 Mount Athos
Special permit required
Special permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.[317][318]

 India PAP/RAP
PAP/RAP required
Protected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh.
Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.[319][320][321][322][323][324]

 Iran
Kish Island
Visa not required
Visitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.[325]

 Iraqi Kurdistan
Visa on arrival
Visa on arrival for 15 days is available at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.[326]

 Fiji
Lau Province
Special permission required
Special permission required.[327]

 France
Clipperton Island
Special permit required
Special permit required.[328]

 Kazakhstan
Special permission required
Special permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.[329]

 North Korea outside Pyongyang
Special permit required
People are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)

 Malaysia Sabah and Sarawak
Visa not required
These states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.[330]

 Maldives outside Malé
Permission required
With the exception of the capital Malé, tourists are generally prohibited from visiting non-resort islands without the express permission of the Government of Maldives.[331]

 Norway
Jan Mayen
Permit required
Permit issued by the local police required for staying for less than 24 hours[332] and permit issued by the Norwegian police for staying for more than 24 hours.[333]

 Novorossiya
Restricted area
Crossing from Ukraine requires visit purpose to be explained to Ukrainian passport control on exit and those who entered from Russia are not allowed to proceed further into Ukraine.[334][335]

 Russia
Special authorization required
Several closed cities and regions in Russia require special authorization.[336]

 Sudan outside Khartoum
Travel permit required
All foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.

 Sudan
Darfur
Travel permit required
Separate travel permit is required.[337]

 Tajikistan
Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Province
OIVR permit required
OIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.[338][339][340]

 UN Buffer Zone in Cyprus
Access Permit required[341]
Access Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.

 Korean Demilitarized Zone
Restricted zone.

 UNDOF Zone and Ghajar
Restricted zone.

 United States Minor Outlying Islands
Special permits required
Special permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.[342][343][344][345][346][347][348]

 Venezuela
Margarita Island
Visa not required
All visitors are fingerprinted.[349]

 Vietnam
Phú Quốc
Visa not required
30 days[350]

 Yemen outside Sana’a or Aden
Special permission required
Special permission needed for travel outside Sana’a or Aden.[351]

text: Reciprocity issues[edit]

text: In 2014 Bulgaria, Cyprus and Romania notified the European Commission that they consider Australia requires a visa for their citizens.[352] Implications are that if the notification is accepted the EU may suspend the visa exemption for certain categories of Australian nationals and at the latest six months after publication of the regulation, the Commission may decide to suspend the visa-free access to all Australian citizens.[353]

text: 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 their Visa Waiver Program to Australian passport-holders,[354] 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".[355] However, United States require from January 2009 similar ETA from citizens of Australia and some more countries. This system is not called visa, but Electronic System for Travel Authorization, therefore the USA still allows visa-free travel for Australians. As of December 1998, Japan has also granted visa-free access to Australians.[356] Other ETA eligible countries and territories Canada,[357] Hong Kong,[358] Malaysia,[359] Singapore,[360] South Korea (90 days)[361] and Taiwan (90 days)[362] also grant visa-free access to Australians while Brunei grants Australians a 30-day visa on arrival.[363]

text: Additional rules[edit]

text: Visa exemptions for Schengen states[edit]

text: A stay in the Schengen Area as a whole of more than three months (but no more than three months in any individual member state)[edit]

text: The Australian Government has signed bilateral visa waiver agreements with a number of the individual countries who are Schengen signatories, which allow Australian citizens to spend up to three months in the relevant country, without reference to time spent in other Schengen signatory states. Since these agreements continue to remain valid despite the implementation of the Schengen agreement, the European Commission has confirmed that in practice if Australians visit Schengen countries which have signed these types of bilateral agreements with Australia, then the terms of these agreements override the conditions normally imposed as a result of the Schengen visa exemption agreement.[364] However, amendments are under consideration to restrict exit from the Schengen area only through the territory of the Member State which is a Contracting Party to the bilateral agreement and the authorities of which have extended the stay. [365]

text: Australia has individual bilateral visa waiver agreements with the following Schengen signatories:

text:
Austria[366]
 Belgium[367]
 Denmark[368][369]
 Finland[370]
 France[371]
 Germany[372][373]

 Iceland[374]
 Italy[375]
 Luxembourg[376]
 Netherlands[377][378]
 Norway[379]
 Sweden[380]

text: Consequently, Australian citizens can visit the above Schengen member states visa-free for periods of up to three months in each country. If, however, an Australian citizen then visits another Schengen state not included in the list above, the restriction of no more than three months out of a six-month period in the Schengen area as a whole applies. Therefore, if an Australian citizen has already spent three months in one or more of the above Schengen countries, any visits to another Schengen country without a bilateral visa waiver agreement with Australia may lead to difficulties with local law enforcement agencies (e.g. being accused of having overstayed upon leaving a Schengen country which is not in the list above).

text: A stay in the Schengen Area as a whole of up to three months[edit]

text: Australian citizens are classified as 'Annex II' foreign nationals, and so are permitted to stay visa-free in the 26 member states of the Schengen Area as a whole — rather than each country individually — for a period not exceeding 3 months every 6 months.

text: During the visa exemption period, Australian citizens are permitted to work in Belgium, Bulgaria, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Iceland, Lithuania, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Slovenia and Sweden.[381] In addition, Australian citizens intending to stay and work in Estonia for up to 90 days can do so without a visa as long as the employer has completed a 'registration of short-term employment'.[382]

text: A stay in the Schengen Area as a whole of more than 3 months (and more than 3 months in an individual member state)[edit]

text: In general, any person who is not a European Union, European Economic Area or Swiss citizen and who wishes to stay in a Schengen member state for more than 3 months is required to obtain a national long-stay 'D' visa and/or a residence permit. Australian citizens aged 18–30 (or 18-35 in some cases) are able to obtain a national long-stay 'D' visa and/or a residence permit from some Schengen member states on the basis of a working holiday (see below). Schengen member states also issue national long-stay 'D' visas and residence permits for other reasons to those fulfilling criteria laid out in their national immigration policies (e.g. skilled workers, students, au pair).

text: In general, the national long-stay 'D' visa/residence permit needs to be obtained in advance through the member state's embassy/consulate. However, some Schengen member states offer exceptions for Australian citizens.

text: Austria allows Australian citizens to enter the country without a visa and to apply for a temporary residence permit or a 'Red-White-Red Card' (issued to permanent immigrants) after arrival, rather than in advance through an Austrian embassy/consulate.[383][384]

text: The  Czech Republic allows Australian citizens to apply for a work visa under a special scheme known as a 'Green Card' (rather than a 'Blue Card' or work permit which is required by most non-EU citizens). The application for a Green Card can be lodged at any Czech embassy/consulate (or, in some circumstances, within the Czech Republic if the applicant is already resident there) and is usually processed within 60 days.[385] Note that 'Green Cards' are no longer issued after 24 June 2014.[386]

text: Germany permits Australian citizens intending to stay in the country for over 3 months to enter without a visa and to apply for a residence permit after arrival (whilst for many other non-EEA and Swiss citizens, a residence permit and visa for a stay over 3 months must be applied for in advance at a German foreign mission).[387][388]

text: Estonia permits Australian citizens to stay and work in Estonia for more than 90 days but less than 6 months as long as they obtain a category 'D' long-stay visa at a cost of €80 in advance at an Estonian foreign mission after the employer has completed a 'registration of short-term employment'.[389] Australian citizens intending to stay and work in Estonia for more than 6 months can apply for a temporary residence permit for employment after arrival in the country.[390]

text: Hungary allows Australian citizens who wish to stay for more than 90 days in the country to apply for a residence card from the regional directorate of the Office of Immigration and Nationality within 90 days of arrival and do not need to obtain a residence permit prior to arrival in Hungary (unlike most other non-EEA and Swiss foreign nationals).[391]

text: Latvia permits Australian citizens intending to stay in the country for over 3 months as self-employed persons or as businesspersons to enter Latvia without a visa and to apply for a residence permit after arrival (whilst for many non-EEA and Swiss citizens, an application for a residence permit must be lodged in advance at a Latvian foreign mission).[392]

text: Netherlands exempts Australian citizens from the requirement to obtain a Schengen category "D" visa (the visa issued for long term stays in The Netherlands of over 90 days, known in Dutch as the "MVV" visa) - an exemption which goes beyond the visa waiver afforded to most other non-EEA and non-Swiss foreign nationals who are usually only given a visa waiver of up to 90 days in a 180-day period.[393]

text: Norway permits Australian citizens who have qualifications as a skilled worker to stay in the country without a visa for up to 6 months to seek employment as a skilled worker or a specialist (except as a religious leader/teacher or an ethnic cook), as long as they register with the police within 3 months of arriving in Norway.[394]

text: Visa exemptions and requirements for the United Kingdom[edit]

text: Australian citizens are able to visit the United Kingdom for up to 6 months (or 3 months if they enter from the Republic of Ireland) without the need to apply for a visa as long as they fulfil all of the following criteria:

text:
they do not work during their stay in the UK
they must not register a marriage or register a civil partnership during their stay in the UK
they can present evidence of sufficient money to fund their stay in the UK (if requested by the border inspection officer)
they intend to leave the UK at the end of their visit and can meet the cost of the return/onward journey
they have completed a landing card and submitted it at passport control unless in direct transit to a destination outside the Common Travel Area[395]
if under the age of 18, they can demonstrate evidence of suitable care arrangements and parental (or guardian's) consent for their stay in the UK[396]

text: However, even though, strictly speaking, he or she is not required to apply for a visa if he or she satisfies all of the above criteria, an Australian citizen who falls into any of the following categories has been strongly advised by the UK Border Agency (replaced by UK Visas and Immigration) to apply for a visa prior to travelling to the UK:

text:
he/she has any unspent criminal convictions in any country
he/she has previously been refused or breached the terms of any entry to the UK, or been deported or otherwise removed from the UK
he/she has previously applied for a visa and been refused one
he/she has been warned by a UK official that he/she should obtain a visa before travelling to the UK

text: Australian citizens who were born before 1983[citation needed] and qualify for the right of abode are able to live and work in the United Kingdom indefinitely.

text: Australian citizens with a grandparent born either in the United Kingdom, Channel Islands or Isle of Man at any time or in the Republic of Ireland on or before 31 March 1922 can apply for UK Ancestry Entry Clearance, which enables them to work in the UK for five years, after which they can apply to settle indefinitely.

text: Australian citizens aged 18 to 30 can apply for a Youth Mobility Scheme visa which allows them to pursue a working holiday in the UK for two years.

text: Visa exemption for New Zealand[edit]

text: By virtue of the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement, Australian citizens are exempt from the requirement to hold a permit on arrival in New Zealand and may reside or work for an indefinite period as long as:[397]

text:
they present a valid Australian passport OR hold a foreign passport showing their Australian Citizen Endorsement or Australian Citizen Declaratory Visa (either with a label or a confirmation letter) as evidence of their Australian citizenship
they have no criminal convictions
they have no untreated tuberculosis
they have not been deported, excluded or removed from any country

text: Travel ban[edit]

text: It is an offence for Australians to travel or remain in Declared Areas. Those are currently parts of northern Iraq and parts of northern Syria.

text: APEC Business Travel Card[edit]

text: Holders of an APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) travelling on business do not require a visa to the following countries:[398]

text:
Brunei1
 Chile1
 China2
 Hong Kong2
 Indonesia2
 Japan1
 South Korea1
 Malaysia2
 Mexico1

 New Zealand1
 Papua New Guinea2
 Peru1
 Philippines3
 Russia1
 Singapore2
 Taiwan1
 Thailand1
 Vietnam2

text:
1 – up to 90 days
2 – up to 60 days
3 – up to 59 days

text: The card must be used in conjunction with a passport and has the following advantages:[399]

text:
no need to apply for a visa or entry permit to APEC countries, as the card is treated as such (except by  Canada and  United States)
undertake legitimate business in participating economies
expedited border crossing in all member economies, including transitional members
expedited scheduling of visa interview (USA)

text: Non-visa restrictions[edit]

text: Passport validity length[edit]

text: Many countries require passports to be valid for at least 6 months upon arrival.[400] Note that some nations have bilateral agreements with other countries to shorten the passport validity cut-off period for each other's citizens.[401][402]

text: Countries requiring passports to be valid at least 6 months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain, Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq (except when arriving at Basra and Erbil or Sulaimaniyah), Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Saint Lucia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Somaliland, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen and Zimbabwe.[403]

text: Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

text: Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include European Union countries (except Denmark, Republic of Ireland and the United Kingdom, and except for EU/EEA/Swiss citizens), Albania, Belarus, Georgia, Honduras, Iceland, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, Moldova, Monaco, Nauru, Panama, Saint Barthélemy, San Marino, Switzerland and the United Arab Emirates.

text: Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

text: Countries that require a passport validity of at least 1 month on arrival include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Macao, New Zealand and South Africa.[404]

text: Other countries require either a passport valid on arrival or a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

text: Blank passport pages[edit]

text: Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages in the passport being presented, generally one or two pages.[405]

text: Vaccination[edit]

text: Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Uganda, and Zambia require all incoming passengers to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination.

text: Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area.[406]

text: Israeli stamps[edit]

text: Kuwait,[407] Lebanon,[408] Libya,[409] Saudi Arabia,[410] Sudan,[411] Syria[412] and Yemen[413] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

text: To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel. Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport, giving passengers a card instead: "Since January 2013 a pilot scheme has been introduced whereby visitors are given an entry card instead of an entry stamp on arrival. You should keep this card with your passport until you leave. This is evidence of your legal entry into Israel and may be required, particularly at any crossing points into the Occupied Palestinian Territories." [414] Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017[update]) stamped at Erez when travelling into and out of Gaza. Also, passports are still stamped (as of 22 June 2017[update]) at the Jordan Valley/Sheikh Hussein and Yitzhak Rabin/Arava land borders with Jordan.

text: Iran: Admission is refused for holders of passports containing an Israeli visa/stamp in the last 12 months[415]

text: Armenian ethnicity[edit]

text: Due to a state of war existing between the Republic of Armenia and Azerbaijan, the government of Azerbaijan not only bans entry of citizens from Armenia, but also all citizens and nationals of any other country who are of Armenian descent, to the Republic of Azerbaijan[416][417] (although there have been exceptions, notably for Armenia's participation at the 2015 European Games held in Azerbaijan).

text: Azerbaijan also strictly bans any visit by foreign citizens to the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh[418] (the de facto independent Republic of Artsakh), its surrounding territories and the Azerbaijani exclaves of Karki, Yuxarı Əskipara, Barxudarlı and Sofulu which are de jure part of Azerbaijan but under control of Armenia, without the prior consent of the government of Azerbaijan. Foreign citizens who enter these occupied territories, will be permanently banned from entering the Republic of Azerbaijan and will be included in their "list of personae non gratae".[419]

text: Upon request, the Republic of Artsakh authorities may attach their visa and/or stamps to a separate piece of paper in order to avoid detection of travel to their country.

text: Fingerprinting[edit]

text: Several countries including Argentina, Cambodia, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, United States, South Korea demand all passengers to be fingerprinted on arrival.[420][421][422][423][424][425][426]

text: Furthermore, the UAE conducts retina scanning on visitors, however, that is normally for those who have to apply for a visa.[427]

text: Consular protection of Australian citizens abroad[edit]

text:
There are currently over 100 Australian missions overseas.
See also List of diplomatic missions of Australia.

text: Foreign travel statistics[edit]

text: According to the statistics these are the numbers of Australian visitors to various countries per annum in 2015 (unless otherwise noted):

text:
Foreign travel statistics

Destination
Number of Australian visitors

 American Samoa[428]
860

 Angola[429]
702

 Antarctica[note 1][430]
4,237

 Antigua and Barbuda[note 1][431]
708

 Austria[note 2][note 1][432]
143,000

 Azerbaijan[note 1][433]
1,851

 Bahamas[note 3][434]
3,858

 Belgium[note 1][435]
43,276

 Bhutan[note 1][436]
1,818

 Bolivia[note 1][437]
11,044

 Bosnia and Herzegovina[note 1][438]
7,418

 Botswana[439]
15,607

 Brazil[note 1][440]
49,809

 Brunei[note 4][441]
18,845

 Cambodia[note 1][442]
146,806

 Canada[note 1][443]
352,345

 Cayman Islands[note 1][note 5][444]
1,653

 Chile[note 1][445]
50,968

 China[446]
637,300

 Colombia[447]
13,356

 Congo[note 6][448]
69

 Cook Islands[note 1][449]
23,796

 Costa Rica[note 1][450]
13,555

 Croatia[note 1][451]
149,829

 Cyprus[note 1][452]
10,930

 Dominica[453]
437

 Dominican Republic[note 1][454]
2,207

 Ecuador[note 7][455]
13,686

 Estonia[note 2][note 1][456]
6,888

 Fiji[note 1][457]
360,370

 Finland[458]
26,959

 France[459]
1,266,509

 French Polynesia[note 1][460]
9,757

 Georgia[note 1][461]
2,732

 Germany[note 1][462]
314,014

 Greece[463]
183,165

 Guatemala[note 7][464]
17,206

 Guam[note 1][note 5][465]
2,197

 Hong Kong[note 1][466]
575,812

 Hungary[note 2][note 1][467]
41,231

 Indonesia[note 1][468]
1,302,291

 India[note 1][469]
293,625

 Israel[note 1][470]
32,000

 Italy[note 1][471]
884,000

 Jamaica[note 1][472]
2,692

 Japan[note 1][473]
445,200

 Jordan[note 1][474]
21,857

 Kazakhstan[note 1][475]
3,909

 Kiribati[note 7][476]
625

 Kyrgyzstan[note 1][477]
2,300

 Laos[note 1][478]
33,077

 Latvia[note 2][note 1][479]
6,440

 Lebanon{refn|group=note|name=Y2016}}[480]
72,743

 Luxembourg[note 1][note 2][481]
3,525

 Macau[note 1][482]
93,286

 Macedonia[note 1][note 2][483]
5,557

 Madagascar[484]
1,098

 Malaysia[note 1][485]
377,727

 Malawi[note 8][486]
10,250

 Maldives[note 1][487]
23,584

 Mali[note 7][488]
860

 Mauritius[note 1][489]
18,559

 Mexico[note 1][note 5][490]
84,550

 Micronesia[491]
1,075

 Mongolia[note 1][492]
5,631

 Montenegro[note 2][493]
5,287

 Myanmar[note 1][494]
34,010

 Namibia[495]
7,888

   Nepal[496]
18,619

 Netherlands[note 7][497]
188,000

 New Caledonia[498]
20,926

 New Zealand[note 1][499]
1,409,200

 Niue[note 8][500]
461

 Oman[note 3][501]
15,616

 Pakistan[note 8][502]
13,200

 Palau[503]
1,135

 Panama[504]
4,349

 Papua New Guinea[note 1][505]
88,092

 Peru[506]
41,568

 Philippines[507]
241,187

 Romania[note 1][508]
16,978

 Russia[note 1][509]
43,940

 Samoa[510]
30,302

 Serbia[note 1][note 2][511]
11,902

 Seychelles[512]
1,661

 Singapore[note 1][513]
1,027,309

 Slovakia[note 1][note 2][514]
7,888

 Slovenia[note 1][note 2][515]
29,766

 Solomon Islands[516]
9,509

 South Africa[517]
99,205

 South Korea[note 1][518]
151,979

 Sri Lanka[note 1][519]
74,496

 Suriname[520]
188

 Swaziland[note 1][521]
3,132

 Taiwan[note 1][522]
82,361

 Tanzania[note 7][523]
16,527

 Tonga[524]
11,930

 Thailand[note 1][525]
791,631

 Timor-Leste[note 7][note 9][526]
13,429

 Turkey[note 1][527]
97,626

 Tuvalu[note 4][528]
116

 Uganda[note 3][529]
7,842

 Ukraine[note 1][530]
4,156

 United Arab Emirates[note 1][531][532][533]
335,454

 United Kingdom[note 1][534]
798,000

 United States[note 10][535][536]
1,499,354

 Vanuatu[537]
46,098

 Vietnam[note 1][538]
320,678

 Zambia[539]
12,363

 Zimbabwe[540]
22,016

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