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Visa requirements for Australia

Holders of 1 of 198 passports can enter without applying for a visa in advance.

63 of 198 rules verified in the last 90 days · the rest not recently verified (public visa data as of 17 Feb 2026)

Government travel advice for Australia

United States
Level 1: Exercise Normal Precautions
United Kingdom
No advice against travel
Canada
Exercise normal security precautions

What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Australia as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.

Who needs a visa for Australia

World map of what each country's passport holders need to enter Australia. The full list is in the table below.

  • Freedom of movement
  • eVisa
  • Visa required
  • No admission
  • Australia
  • No data

Each country is coloured by what its passport holders need to enter Australia. Select a country to see its passport page.

Entry requirements by passport

What holders of each passport need for a short visit to Australia — tourism or business — grouped from the easiest entry to the hardest.

Free movement1 passport

Live, work and travel without a visa.

Freedom of movement to enter Australia
PassportStayStatusSource
New Zealand—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)

eVisa185 passports

Apply for a visa online before you travel. You may still be asked to give fingerprints or attend an interview in person.

eVisa to enter Australia
PassportStayStatusSource
Afghanistan—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Albania—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Algeria—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Andorra—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Angola—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Antigua and Barbuda—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Argentina—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Armenia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Austria—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Azerbaijan—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bahamas—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bahrain—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Barbados—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Belarus—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Belgium—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Belize—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Benin—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Bolivia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Bosnia and Herzegovina—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Botswana—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Brazil—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Brunei—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Bulgaria—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Burkina Faso—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Burundi—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cameroon—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Canada—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Cape Verde—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Central African Republic—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Chad—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Chile—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
China—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Colombia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Comoros—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Costa Rica—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Côte d'Ivoire—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Croatia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Cuba—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Cyprus—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Czechia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Democratic Republic of the Congo—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Denmark—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Djibouti—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Dominica—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Dominican Republic—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ecuador—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Egypt—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
El Salvador—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Equatorial Guinea—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Eritrea—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Estonia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Eswatini—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ethiopia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Fiji—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Finland—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
France—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Gabon—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Gambia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Georgia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Germany—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Ghana—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Greece—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Grenada—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guatemala—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guinea—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guinea-Bissau—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Guyana—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Haiti—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Honduras—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Hong Kong—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Hungary—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Iceland—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
India—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Indonesia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Iran—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Iraq—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ireland—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Israel—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Italy—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Jamaica—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Japan—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Jordan—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kazakhstan—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kenya—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kiribati—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kosovo—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kuwait—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Kyrgyzstan—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Laos—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Latvia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Lebanon—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Lesotho—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Liberia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Libya—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Liechtenstein—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Lithuania—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Luxembourg—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Macao—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Madagascar—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Malawi—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Malaysia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Maldives—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mali—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Malta—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Marshall Islands—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mauritania—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mauritius—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mexico—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Micronesia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Moldova—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Monaco—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Mongolia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Montenegro—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Morocco—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Mozambique—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Namibia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nauru—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Netherlands—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Nicaragua—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Niger—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Nigeria—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
North Korea—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
North Macedonia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Norway—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Oman—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Pakistan—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Palau—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Palestine—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Panama—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Paraguay—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Poland—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Portugal—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Qatar—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Republic of the Congo—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Romania—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Russia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Rwanda—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saint Kitts and Nevis—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saint Lucia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Samoa—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
San Marino—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
São Tomé and Príncipe—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Saudi Arabia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Senegal—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Serbia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Seychelles—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Sierra Leone—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Singapore—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Slovakia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Slovenia—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Solomon Islands—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
South Africa—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
South Korea—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
South Sudan—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Spain—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Sri Lanka—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Sudan—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Suriname—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Sweden—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Switzerland—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Syria—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Taiwan—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Tajikistan—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tanzania—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Timor-Leste—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Togo—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tonga—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Trinidad and Tobago—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tunisia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Turkmenistan—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Tuvalu—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Uganda—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Ukraine—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
United Arab Emirates—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
United Kingdom—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
United States—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Uruguay—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Uzbekistan—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Vanuatu—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Vatican City—Verified 10 Oct 2026Federal Register of Legislation (Australian Government, Office of Parliamentary Counsel)
Venezuela—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Yemen—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Zambia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026
Zimbabwe—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026

Visa required11 passports

Apply for a visa before you travel, with a visit in person: to a consulate or visa centre, or to give fingerprints.

No admission1 passport

Short visits are currently suspended or refused, apart from narrow exceptions.

No admission to enter Australia
PassportStayStatusSource
Somalia—Public dataPublic visa data · 17 Feb 2026