The type of visa you will need depends on how long you wish to stay in Australia and what you want to do during your stay. For example, you may want to make a visit as a tourist, or business person, or you may want to live temporarily in Australia to play sport, train or work. An ETA is an electronically stored authority to travel to Australia for a short stay. ETAs are generally available to passport holders from 31 countries in Europe, Asia and North America, through participating airlines and travel agents. The Australian Government does not charge external service providers to offer this service to travellers.
ETAs are available for tourism and business purposes.
Tourist ETAs are free of any Government charge, but credit card payments are required for long validity business entry ETAs. For more information, see the ETA website. Tourist visas Normally valid for 12 months, during which time you may make as many visits as you like for up to 3 months stay at a time. It is possible to obtain tourist visas which allow you to stay for more than 3 months at a time, or which are valid for travel longer than 12 months. Note that a fee is charged for tourist visas.