What documents are needed to enter Australia?
Australia is a sovereign country and has the right to decide who can enter and stay on its territory. Only Australian citizens have the unrestricted right to travel freely in and out of the country. All other people must have an authority, in the form of a visa, to enter and stay in Australia. With the exception of New Zealand citizens, travelling on New Zealand passports, all foreign nationals must obtain a visa or Electronic Travel Authority before travelling to Australia. • Anyone who arrives without a visa, authority for re-entry or an Australian or New Zealand passport will be refused entry to Australia or delayed until their identity and claims to enter Australia have been checked. Australian citizens, who have automatic right of entry to Australia, need only present a current Australian passport on arrival. Australian citizens, who hold dual or multiple nationalities, must use an Australian passport to enter or leave Australia, even if they use a foreign passport overseas. The o
