If you are travelling from the UAE to Australia, you will need to get an Australia visa from Dubai unless you are an Australian citizen.
An ETA (Electronically Travel Authority) is visa equivalent in Australia and is linked to your passport number.
Before travelling to this amazing continent, you should first determine whether to apply for an Australia ETA or eVisa.
The ETA visa allows you to visit Australia for tourism or business purposes. It is a simple electronic stored authority that notifies the Australian government that you have entered the country.
You can travel as many times as you wish for up to one year or until your passport expires, whichever comes first. The ETA is valid for three months per visit as long as you are still adhering to the purpose of the visit.
An ETA Australia is for nationalities exempted from visa entry in Australia and is an authority to let the government of your visit. ETA is easy to obtain and can be processed within 4 hours.
To apply, you only need a passport and your personal details. Filling out the application form should take at most 15 minutes.
On the other hand, an Australian visa is a document linked to your passport and is usually electronic. There are several types of visas, and you apply based on your purpose of visiting Australia.
Visa requirements also depend on your nationality, as some nationalities qualify for the e-Visa, others the ETA and some for both the eVisa and ETA.
There are 33 countries eligible for the Australia ETA. These are:
| 1. All European Union Citizens | 12. France | 23. Poland |
| 2. Andorra | 13. Germany | 24. Romania |
| 3. Austria | 14. Greece | 25. San Marino |
| 4. Belgium | 15. Hungary | 26. Slovakia |
| 5. Bulgaria | 16. Ireland | 27. Slovenia |
| 6. Croatia | 17. Italy | 28. Spain |
| 7. Cyprus | 18. Latvia | 29. Sweden |
| 8. Czech Republic | 19. Lithuania | 30. United Kingdom |
| 9. Denmark | 20. Malta | 31. Vatican City |
| 10. Estonia | 21. Monaco | 32. Andorra |
| 11. Finland | 22. Netherlands | 33. Luxembourg |
To avoid the hassle of visa application, employ the services of a visa agency like Arooha, relax and wait for your visa.
Send all the required documents to the agency and then pay the visa application and service fee. The agents will review the submitted documents and type out the application for you.
After the ETA has been approved, the agency will send you the electronic visa via email or WhatsApp in PDF format.
The ideal time to apply for Australia ETA is at least four weeks before your intended travel date. This is to allow time for processing, as some applications may take more time.
You may be asked to provide additional information, which should be submitted the soonest time possible. Do not finalize travel plans until you get visa approval.
Australian immigration may not be able to provide processing updates when ETA applications have been submitted with insufficient time for processing.
Processing time cannot be sped up unless for convincing emergency reasons. Pre-arranged travel is not a convincing reason to hasten the ETA processing.
Below are the requirements to apply for an ETA visa in Australia:
To apply for the ETA, you must also fulfil Australian health requirements such as vaccines, mental health and physical health. You also should have no criminal record or debt to the Australian government.
ETA application may be denied if you do not include sufficient documents to show your genuine intent to visit Australia temporarily.
You may receive a notification from the Department of Home Affairs requiring more information to process your ETA application. Use the link attached to the email to send the additional information requested.
If your ETA Australia application is rejected, you can submit a new application and provide further concerns.
