rhsjr Posted January 28, 2018 #1 Share Posted January 28, 2018 I just read that U.S. citizens need a Visa for Australia, but not New Zealand. Is that really true if staying less than 3 months? Sent from my SM-G955U using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scluvsrain Posted January 28, 2018 #2 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Yep. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scluvsrain Posted January 28, 2018 #3 Share Posted January 28, 2018 You can get it online. Cheap and fast. Easy peasy. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rhsjr Posted January 28, 2018 Author #4 Share Posted January 28, 2018 Thx Sent from my SM-G955U using Forums mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradUT Posted January 30, 2018 #5 Share Posted January 30, 2018 U.S. citizens are required to obtain a "visa" called an Electronic Travel Authority (or ETA) in order to enter Australia for tourism purposes. You can apply online for the ETA and it is usually granted within a matter of minutes. It is electronically attached to your passport and you will not have any actual stamp in your passport showing you have the ETA. The ETA itself is free, but there is a processing charge of AUD 20.00. (about US$ 16). Apply for your ETA through the official Australian government site, not a 3rd party site--even if they claim to be able to get the ETA for less money. The official Australian government site will protect your private information--the other sites are under no compunction to do so. See: https://www.eta.immi.gov.au/ETAS3/etas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted January 30, 2018 #6 Share Posted January 30, 2018 As mentioned it is an ETA. It's been in place as long as we have been sailing Australia. Just have your passport in front of you when you visit the site and your credit card. Although the site says it might take a day or two to get the ETA it normally is instantaneously shortly after you push the purchase the ETA button. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Markanddonna Posted February 6, 2018 #7 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Spread the word as it seems 800 Americans onboard our TP didn't know they needed a Visa for Australia. So many experienced cruisers, yet they didn't know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sellwingri Posted February 7, 2018 #8 Share Posted February 7, 2018 It literally took us 5 minutes to apply and be approved for the Visa. The confirmation we received said that the information is now attached to our passports; no paper document needed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted February 7, 2018 #9 Share Posted February 7, 2018 The confirmation we received said that the information is now attached to our passports; no paper document needed.That's the "E" in ETA - and part of the point of the exercise, dating back to its introduction (in about 2001 I think?). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Packed Posted March 18, 2018 #10 Share Posted March 18, 2018 And in case you are turned down for your ETA, you must then jump through hoops to get a visa to enter AU. Don't wait till the last minute. Start early. I almost waited too long and then when my ETA was denied, I began my frantic hoop jumping. I eventually received my Visa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diane.in.ny Posted March 18, 2018 #11 Share Posted March 18, 2018 And in case you are turned down for your ETA, you must then jump through hoops to get a visa to enter AU. Don't wait till the last minute. Start early. I almost waited too long and then when my ETA was denied, I began my frantic hoop jumping. I eventually received my Visa. Were you given a reason why it was denied? What did you have to do? Use a visa service? Contact a consulate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare Keith1010 Posted March 18, 2018 #12 Share Posted March 18, 2018 ETA is good for a year from issuance. Keith Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expat Cruise Posted March 18, 2018 #13 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Australia does not play games, if you fly in and don't have the required paperwork or they make the decision that you should not be allowed in you will not be. No show up in court or later hearing. You are held in jail until you are shipped home. It is nothing like the United States when it comes to the rules and following them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globaliser Posted March 18, 2018 #14 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Australia does not play games, if you fly in and don't have the required paperwork or they make the decision that you should not be allowed in you will not be.But of course, if you don't have the required visa (ETA, eVisitor or more conventional visa), you won't even fly in as the airline will have to deny you boarding. This is checked during the airline check-in process, electronically for electronic visas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expat Cruise Posted March 18, 2018 #15 Share Posted March 18, 2018 But of course, if you don't have the required visa (ETA, eVisitor or more conventional visa), you won't even fly in as the airline will have to deny you boarding. This is checked during the airline check-in process, electronically for electronic visas. Yes they are required to check but it does not always happen. And even if you have the Visa it does not mean the officer will let you into the country. Any visa is subject to review once you land and present yourself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Almost Packed Posted March 19, 2018 #16 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Were you given a reason why it was denied? What did you have to do? Use a visa service? Contact a consulate? I originally applied for my ETA and answered the questions. If you answer positive to any of the questions, you will be denied. I had read the list of things that would deny me entrance into AU. Since I didn't have any of those disqualifications, I didn't see it as a problem. Some of their reasons for being denied were being sentenced to jail for 12 months or longer, certain crimes etc. One of the questions on the list is do you have a criminal record. I answered honestly yes. I was arrested for vandalism...a misdemeanor 20 years ago...So that yes caused me a denial. They do not care whether the crime was a felony or a misdemeanor, yesterday or 20 years ago I was told. So then I had to run around trying to find out exactly what/who to speak to. Their messages were not very clear. I finally had to contact the AU consulate here in the U.S. to find out what to do. My $20 ETA visa then cost me an additional $140 to get my Visa subclass 600 I believe it was. Moral of the story, don't break the law lol. :halo: :evilsmile: :eek: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diane.in.ny Posted March 19, 2018 #17 Share Posted March 19, 2018 I originally applied for my ETA and answered the questions. If you answer positive to any of the questions, you will be denied. I had read the list of things that would deny me entrance into AU. Since I didn't have any of those disqualifications, I didn't see it as a problem. Some of their reasons for being denied were being sentenced to jail for 12 months or longer, certain crimes etc. One of the questions on the list is do you have a criminal record. I answered honestly yes. I was arrested for vandalism...a misdemeanor 20 years ago...So that yes caused me a denial. They do not care whether the crime was a felony or a misdemeanor, yesterday or 20 years ago I was told. So then I had to run around trying to find out exactly what/who to speak to. Their messages were not very clear. I finally had to contact the AU consulate here in the U.S. to find out what to do. My $20 ETA visa then cost me an additional $140 to get my Visa subclass 600 I believe it was. Moral of the story, don't break the law lol. :halo: :evilsmile: :eek: Yikes! Thanks for the whole story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buchhalm Posted March 19, 2018 #18 Share Posted March 19, 2018 Considering we started this country as a colony for petty criminals.... 😎 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
floatplan Posted March 24, 2018 #19 Share Posted March 24, 2018 I used the EasyETA.com website and got approval within 12 hours. It was only US $10. The site seemed very solid and I liked the way it worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diane.in.ny Posted March 24, 2018 #20 Share Posted March 24, 2018 ETA is good for a year from issuance. Keith We are traveling in September. So I can apply for it now? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradUT Posted March 24, 2018 #21 Share Posted March 24, 2018 Yes, you can apply for it now and it will be valid until March of 2019—well beyond your planned travel date of September 2018. And, on the off-chance you incur any difficulties with the application, you have plenty of time to straighten it out before September. And please use the official Australian government site which I provided in Post #5 and not some 3rd party site like the one mentioned in Post #19 . The official Australian government site is required to protect your personal information. Third party sites are not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerfectlyPerth Posted March 25, 2018 #22 Share Posted March 25, 2018 I used the EasyETA.com website and got approval within 12 hours. It was only US $10. The site seemed very solid and I liked the way it worked. And you were happy to provide all your personal data to a non government entity that is not bound by the Privacy Act ? Very silly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diane.in.ny Posted March 25, 2018 #23 Share Posted March 25, 2018 And please use the official Australian government site which I provided in Post #5 and not some 3rd party site like the one mentioned in Post #19 . The official Australian government site is required to protect your personal information. Third party sites are not. Will do. Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paradise4me Posted July 4, 2018 #24 Share Posted July 4, 2018 This was a great post. I was applying at what I thought was the goverment site until it came to $100. Thanks for the post and the link!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GradUT Posted July 4, 2018 #25 Share Posted July 4, 2018 Glad you took our advice! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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