{"question":{"passport":"MEX","destination":"NFK","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"e-Visa, stay set by the visa","requirement":{"kind":"evisa","message":"Before you travel: you need an e-visa."},"stay":{"kind":"SET_BY_VISA","phrasing":"How long you may stay is set by your visa."},"conditions":[{"kind":"OTHER","text":"The note following section 42(1) records that a maritime crew visa is generally permission to travel to Australia only by sea (see section 38B); it concerns maritime crew visas and does not qualify the visa requirement for ordinary visitors."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"migration-act-text","url":"https://www.legislation.gov.au/C1958A00062/2026-06-04/2026-06-04/text/original/epub/OEBPS/document_1/document_1.html","passage":"Subject to subsections (2), (2A) and (3), a non‑citizen must not travel to Australia without a visa that is in effect. … if the travel is by a New Zealand citizen who holds and produces a New Zealand passport that is in force","explanation":"The cited provision, s.42(1) of the Migration Act, does not enumerate issuers: it imposes the visa requirement on the whole class of 'a non-citizen' collectively, exactly the collective coverage the gate describes. Because these 160 issuers are not New Zealand citizens and appear on neither the ETA nor the eVisitor specification (see residualSweep), the requirement applies to them and a visa must be arranged before travel.","publisher":"Migration Act 1958 … Compilation No. 171 Compilation date: 4 June 2026"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-30","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[{"headline":"Visa-free, 90 days","conditions":[{"kind":"DOCUMENT_CLASS","text":"Holder of a valid APEC Business Travel Card (ABTC) that carries Australia's pre-clearance — 'AUS' printed on the reverse of the physical card, or 'AUS' visible on the Virtual ABTC home screen — may enter Australia without applying for a visa."},{"kind":"PASSPORT_FEATURE","text":"The passport number linked to the physical or Virtual ABTC must match the passport number used to travel to Australia."},{"kind":"PURPOSE","text":"The card may not be used to work in Australia; paid employment, being remunerated for services to an Australian business or organisation, selling goods or services to the general public, and engaging in a working holiday are all excluded, and work requires a visa with work rights."}],"source":{"documentId":"abtc-foreign-applicants","url":"https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/entering-and-leaving-australia/business-travel-card/foreign-applicants","passage":"If you hold a valid physical ABTC with 'AUS' printed on the reverse side, or ‘AUS’ is visible on your Virtual ABTC home screen, you do not need to apply for a visa to travel to Australia for business purposes. … Your ABTC allows you to visit Australia for short-stay business purposes for a maximum stay of up to three months (or 90 days) at a time.","explanation":"The first block states the grant: a valid ABTC carrying Australia's pre-clearance ('AUS' on the card) means the holder does not need to apply for a visa to travel to Australia for business purposes, so no advance authorisation is required; the second block fixes the stay at up to three months (90 days) at a time, a per-entry duration that resets on exit.","publisher":"Business travel card for Foreign Applicants … Home Affairs Portfolio … Last updated: 23/09/2024 9:59 AM … The Department of Home Affairs acknowledges the Traditional Custodians of Country throughout Australia"}}],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}