Entry rules · Marshall Islands passport

Do Marshall Islands passport holders need a visa for Australia?

Yes. Marshall Islands passport holders need an eVisa for Australia: apply online before you travel.

Checked against official sources on 30 Oct 2026. Two independent checks agreed.

The rule

Entry
eVisa. Apply for a visa online before you travel. You may still be asked to give fingerprints or attend an interview in person.
Status
Verified 30 Oct 2026
Official source
Federal Register of Legislation: LIN 21/056 Arrangements for Visitor (Class FA) visa applications (Compilation No. 6, 29 September 2026)
Applies to
A short tourist visit with an ordinary Marshall Islands passport.

What the official sources say

The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.

Entry: eVisa

(2) The application must be made using form 1419 (Internet) through ImmiAccount, indicating the application is for a Tourist stream visa only.

Federal Register of Legislation: LIN 21/056 Arrangements for Visitor (Class FA) visa applications (Compilation No. 6, 29 September 2026) · 5 Making an application in the Tourist stream · Law, retrieved 30 Oct 2026

We will digitally link your visa to your passport. You will not get a label in your passport.

Department of Home Affairs · About this visa: Visa label · Government page, retrieved 30 Oct 2026

You do not need to attend an Australian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate-General to apply for a visa or citizenship.

Department of Home Affairs · Overview · Government page, retrieved 30 Oct 2026
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If we send you a letter asking for your biometrics, you must attend the Australian Biometrics Collection Centre (ABCC) in person.

Department of Home Affairs · Biometrics · Government page, retrieved 30 Oct 2026

We will tell you if you need to provide biometrics, and which biometrics you need to provide.

Department of Home Affairs · Overview · Government page, retrieved 30 Oct 2026

We will let you know if you need to provide biometrics.

Department of Home Affairs · Step by step: After you apply · Government page, retrieved 30 Oct 2026

You need a valid passport or other travel document for this visa. If you plan to get a new passport, do this before you apply.

Australian Government — Department of Home Affairs / Australian diplomatic mission · Check your passport · Government page, retrieved 30 Oct 2026

Log in or create an ImmiAccount. Attach documents. Submit family applications together. ​Pay the application fee. We will not process your application until you pay the fee.

Australian Government — Department of Home Affairs / Australian diplomatic mission · Apply online · Government page, retrieved 30 Oct 2026

We will let you know our decision on your visa application in writing. We will tell you: your visa grant number the date your visa starts your visa conditions Keep a copy of our decision with you when in Australia. If we refuse your visa we will let you know in writing. We will tell you why we refused your visa and whether you have a right to a review of the decision.

Australian Government — Department of Home Affairs / Australian diplomatic mission · Visa outcome · Government page, retrieved 30 Oct 2026

You do not need to attend an Australian Embassy, High Commission or Consulate-General to apply for a visa or citizenship. You can apply for most Australian visas and citizenship categories online through ImmiAccount. This is the preferred and most efficient way to apply and provide additional information in your application. You can use ImmiAccount to notify us of any changes in your circumstances or to withdraw an application. The department can process visa and citizenship applications anywhere in the department’s global immigration network. If we need to speak with you, we will contact you.

Australian Government — Department of Home Affairs / Australian diplomatic mission · Overview · Government page, retrieved 30 Oct 2026

If we send you a letter asking for your biometrics, you must attend the Australian Biometrics Collection Centre (ABCC) in person. Or, if eligible, you can provide your biometrics using the Australian Immi App. See Biometrics.

Australian Government — Department of Home Affairs / Australian diplomatic mission · Biometrics · Government page, retrieved 30 Oct 2026

You can lodge most applications online through ImmiAccount. This is the preferred and most efficient way to apply.

Australian Government — Department of Home Affairs / Australian diplomatic mission · Submitting an application · Government page, retrieved 30 Oct 2026

​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​This form is only for applications relating to ​A​​​merican Samoa, Cook Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Republic of, Nauru, Republic of, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Pitcairn Islands, Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Territory of Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Australian Government — Department of Home Affairs / Australian diplomatic mission · Government page, retrieved 30 Oct 2026

Australia for other passports

Free movement
New Zealand
eVisa
Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bolivia, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czechia, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Finland, France, Gabon, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Micronesia, Monaco, Montenegro, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Panama, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, South Sudan, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vatican City, Venezuela, Zambia
eVisaPublic data
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Lebanon, Lesotho, Libya, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia, Nigeria, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Qatar, Russia, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Syria, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Yemen, Zimbabwe
Visa required
Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, Colombia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Thailand, Tonga, Türkiye, Vietnam
No admissionPublic data
Somalia

How this rule was checked

On 30 Oct 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to Australia, chiefly Federal Register of Legislation: LIN 21/056 Arrangements for Visitor (Class FA) visa applications (Compilation No. 6, 29 September 2026). Two independent checks reached the same result.

Public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said the same; the check confirmed it.

See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.

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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.

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This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Australia.