United States visa for Australian citizens
eTA (travel authorization)
🇦🇺 Australian passport → 🇺🇸 United States: no visa, but an eta (online authorisation) is required.
How it works
Register online before you fly (minutes, small fee). It links to your passport electronically — airlines check it at check-in, so don't leave it to the airport.
Heads-up: United States commonly asks for proof of onward travel (airline check-in (Visa Waiver / ESTA)).
Before the airport: run the "Will I board?" checklist for this route →
Beyond United States: the Australia passport
The 🇦🇺 Australia passport ranks #24 of 199 worldwide, entering 161 destinations without a visa arranged in advance (see the world ranking).
Also visa-free on the Australia passport: 🇲🇽 Mexico (180 days), 🇧🇷 Brazil (90 days), 🇦🇬 Antigua and Barbuda (180 days) — all 161 open destinations.
Going the other way? American citizens visiting Australia need no visa, but an eTA (online authorisation) is required.
Never get caught out
Visa rules change with little notice. Get one email when United States changes its entry rules for Australian passports.
Capital Washington D.C. · Currency United States dollar ($) · Dialling +1
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