visa for australia 26 March 2007 at 9:52PM edited 30 November -1 at 1:00AM in Overseas Holidays & Travel Planning 5 replies 3.8K views

mr_parfect

hi guys and girls. im going aus and wanted to no where is best to get my visa from(its just a 2 week holiday) cos i didnt book it through a travel agent i have to pay £40 per passport so im asking can anybody help me please????????? thanks in advance

rallymad

Fill in the form at www.eta.immi.gov.au

AU$20 which is about £8.25.

dzug

The charges travel agents make for ETAs are a bit of a con. They pay no fees for them - OK they need a computer and some training for their staff -but there is no fee to the Australian government.

So DIY online as rallymad suggests. Unfortunately you will have to pay a fee but a small one. Note it's for applying - you have to pay even if turned down.

regularsaver1

My brother booked his likes ages ago

he has gone to oz for 6 months, but didn't get it until he got there

nightmare

GiJo

Hubby and I did ours through the https://www.eta.immi.gov.au without any problem.
You don't actually get a hard copy visa as it's an electronic one, although you do get the opportunity to print off a sort of confirmation.
I think what happens is that when you check in at the airport they are able to confirm via computer that you have this electronic one.
Worth noting I think is that when applying you have to give your passport number, so if you need to renew your passport before travelling, do this before applying for the visa as I assume a new passport means a new number.
Hope this makes sense

mbanbrook

They are £6.50 from here: http://www.visas4oz.co.uk/

...which is cheaper than the Australian Government! I think they make their money from the business visas, which are more expensive than I've seen elsewhere.