These visas are primarily issued for tourism or to visit family and relatives. Applicants from a number of countries may apply online for an Electronic Travel Authority, where as others are not eligible for an ETA, and may even have to be sponsored by the relative being visited in Australia.

Tourist

This visa is given for the purpose of tourism in Australia or for visiting family members. It does not give any work rights, and the applicant has to have enough money for his/her own support for the duration of the stays.

Sponsored Family Visitor

For the purpose of visiting relatives in Australia, with a validity of up to one year. The visitor must be sponsored by a relative. This maybe the only visitor visa available to visitors from certain countries that are deemed to be "high risk" by the Australian Immigration Department.

Electronic Travel Authority

An ETA can be obtained for the purpose of short stay visits for passport holders of a number of countries*for tourism and short business stays in Australia. ETAs are applied for online, and there is no visa stamped into the holder's passport, but the details of the visa are held electronically by Australian Immigration and are accessed on arrival of the visa holder in Australia.

* Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong (SAR) and UK passport holder in Hong Kong, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland , USA, Vatican City, Taiwan if resident in Taiwan