Electronic Travel Authority
visa-601 — as in force on 2026-06-01 — F2026C00497 · Compilation No. 287 — https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2026C00497/latest/text

Subclass 601—Electronic Travel Authority
601.1—Interpretation
               Note 1:   For business visitor activity and ETA-eligible passport: see regulation 1.03.
               Note 2:   There are no interpretation provisions specific to this Part.


601.2—Primary criteria
               Note:     The primary criteria for the grant of a Subclass 601 visa must be satisfied by all
                         applicants.
                         All criteria must be satisfied at the time a decision is made on the application.

601.21—Criteria

601.211
               The applicant holds an ETA-eligible passport.

601.212
               The applicant genuinely intends to visit Australia temporarily:
                (a) as a tourist; or
                (b) to engage in a business visitor activity.

601.213
               The applicant satisfies public interest criteria 4002, 4003, 4004, 4005, 4013,
               4014 and 4020.

601.214
               The applicant satisfies special return criteria 5001 and 5002.

601.3—Secondary criteria
               Note:     There are no secondary criteria for this Part. The primary criteria must be satisfied by
                         all applicants.


601.4—Circumstances applicable to grant

601.411
               If the applicant is in immigration clearance at the time of application, the
               applicant must be in immigration clearance at time of grant.









601.412
               If the applicant is outside Australia at the time of application, the applicant must
               be outside Australia at time of grant.

601.5—When visa is in effect

601.511
               Temporary visa permitting the holder:
                (a) to travel to, and enter, Australia on multiple occasions within the shorter
                    of:
                      (i) 12 months from the date of the grant of the visa; and
                     (ii) the life of the holder’s passport; and
                (b) to remain in Australia, after each entry, for 3 months.

601.512
               Despite clause 601.511, if the applicant already holds a substantive visa (other
               than a Special Purpose visa or a Subclass 988 (Maritime Crew) visa) that is in
               effect at the time of grant, the Subclass 601 visa comes into effect when the other
               substantive visa ceases to be in effect.
               Note:     If the visa period of the Subclass 601 visa ends before the other substantive visa ceases,
                         the Subclass 601 visa never comes into effect.


601.513
               If the applicant already holds a substantive visa that is in effect at the date of
               grant and that substantive visa is cancelled, this visa is in effect for a period that
               ends when the other substantive visa is cancelled.

601.6—Conditions

601.611
               Conditions 8115, 8201, 8527 and 8528 must be imposed.