{"question":{"passport":"TWN","destination":"AUS","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Travel authorisation, 3 months","requirement":{"kind":"eta","message":"Before you travel: you need a travel authorisation."},"stay":{"kind":"MONTHS","maxMonths":3,"phrasing":"You may stay up to 3 months."},"conditions":[{"kind":"DOCUMENT_CLASS","text":"The ETA-eligible Taiwanese passport must not purport to be an official passport, a diplomatic passport, or a Taiwanese “compatriot” document."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"eta-passports","url":"https://www.legislation.gov.au/F2018L01110/2022-02-20/2022-02-20/text/original/epub/OEBPS/document_1/document_1.html","passage":"For the purposes of subregulation 1.11B(1) of the Regulations, a passport is an ETA-eligible passport in relation to an application for a visa if in the table in Schedule 1: … Passport issued by the authorities of Taiwan … Passport must not purport to be:\n(a)  an official passport; or \n(b)  a diplomatic passport; or \n(c)  a Taiwanese “compatriot” document. ","explanation":"The instrument lists passports issued by the authorities of Taiwan as ETA-eligible subject to the stated condition; a holder of an ordinary (non-official, non-diplomatic, non-compatriot) Taiwanese passport may therefore apply online for the Subclass 601 ETA, with the 3-month stay set by clause 601.511.","publisher":"This compilation was prepared by the Department of Home Affairs on 20 February 2022 taking into account amendments up to Migration (Specification of ETA-Eligible Passports) Amendment Instrument (LIN 22/040) 2022."},"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"}}