Visa Requirements
Do Singaporean citizens need a visa for Australia?
Official Requirement
eTA required
for Singapore citizens travelling to Australia
Eligible passport holders must obtain an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA, subclass 601) before travelling to Australia. The ETA can be applied for via the Australian ETA app and permits stays of up to three months per visit within a 12-month validity period.
Checked 26 September 2026
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The short answer
Singaporean citizens need an approved electronic travel authorisation to enter Australia for stays of up to 90 days. An electronic travel authorisation has to be approved before boarding for Australia. Processing takes in most cases the result is given immediately. An application may take longer if it is not completed correctly or if further information is required. The fee is a service charge of AUD 20 to use the Australian ETA app. There is no other charge payable for an ETA. Bring an eligible passport. Conditions: visit family or friends, cruise or have a holiday, or undertake some business visitor activities. You must apply from outside Australia. Stay up to three months at a time, and visit as often as you wish in a 12-month period. This was last checked on 26 September 2026.
At a glance
Key facts for Singaporean citizens visiting Australia
- Requirement
- eTA required
- Maximum stay
- Up to 90 days
- Fee
- A service charge of AUD 20 to use the Australian ETA app. There is no other charge payable for an ETA.
- Processing time
- In most cases the result is given immediately. An application may take longer if it is not completed correctly or if further information is required.
- Documents
- An eligible passport
- Conditions
- Visit family or friends, cruise or have a holiday, or undertake some business visitor activities. You must apply from outside Australia. Stay up to three months at a time, and visit as often as you wish in a 12-month period.
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Step by step
How Singaporean citizens enter Australia
Check you have an eligible passport and are outside Australia. Both are required to apply.
Apply through the Australian ETA app. There is a service charge of AUD 20 to use the app and no other charge for an ETA.
Expect the result immediately in most cases. It can take longer if the application is incomplete or further information is required.
Do not make travel arrangements until the ETA is granted. Home Affairs advises this.
Stay up to three months each time you enter, and enter as often as you wish within the 12-month period.
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Questions
What Singaporean citizens ask about entering Australia
Not a visa, but Singaporean citizens do need an approved electronic travel authorisation before boarding a flight to Australia. This was last checked on 26 September 2026.
Up to 90 days on this entry route. A longer trip needs a different permission, which this page does not cover. A border officer decides the length granted on the day.
Through the official application page linked on this page. Yoogo does not process applications and takes no fee for them.
A passport valid for the trip, proof of onward or return travel, and proof of where you are staying. Officers can ask for evidence that you can support yourself for the visit. Entry is always the officer's decision, whatever the paperwork says.
Australia uses AUD. Check the rate before you exchange anything at the airport, where the spread is usually widest.
Safety is a judgement your own government makes, not Yoogo. This page links the official travel advice for your passport; read it before booking, because advice can change faster than entry rules.
Changes to this route
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