Australia is a hugely popular holiday destination among Britons. As per the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO), more than 640,000 Britons board Australia bound flights, every year. One is needed to get a visa for their travel to Australia. For more details regarding the entry requirements to the country, read on.
As mentioned above, a valid visa is required by British citizens in order to enter Australian cities. One can apply and get the following types of electronic visitor visa:
eVisitor visa direct from the Department of Immigration & Citizenship. Travellers will not be required to shell out any application charge or service fee for this.
Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) can be obtained the travel agent or airline. No application charge is required but a service fee of A$20 is applicable.
In certain situations, applicants can also be asked to undertake a health examination. If you are 75 years of age or older, this may apply to you.
On arrival, Britons can be asked to furnish evidence of funds to support the stay and return or onward flights tickets.
FCO specifically warns against scam adverts that offer to assist you extend a working holiday visa for Australia. In case one has worked for 3 months in a rural area during the first year of working holiday, the second year working holiday visas could be available for them. There have been instances when British nationals have misleadingly claimed to have worked on farms making use of the information supplied by scam advertisers. A number of UK citizens have had their visas cancelled as a result.
Those who seek to book tickets and board flights arriving in Australian cities must be thorough with the country’s visa policies. Information on the same is available with the Department of Immigration & Citizenship and the Australian High Commission in London.
Australian High Commission
Strand
London WC2B 4LA
Tel: 020 7379 4334
Fax: 020 7240 5333
Website: www.uk.embassy.gov.au
British High Commission Canberra
Commonwealth Avenue, Yarralumla
Canberra ACT 2600
Australia
Telephone: +61 (0)2 6270 6666
Website: www.gov.uk/government/world/australia
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