Travel authorisations and e-visas

Before some trips you apply online for permission to travel. Each guide below gives the issuing government's own website, the fee, how long it lasts and when to apply, all checked against that government's official pages. Unofficial websites often charge more for the same form.

• Australian Electronic Travel Authority (subclass 601)Australia · No visa application charge, but an AUD 20 service fee to use the Australian ETA app.
• Egypt e-VisaEgypt · US$30 single entry or US$65 multiple entry (tourism). The fee isn't refunded.
• ESTA (Electronic System for Travel Authorization)United States · US$40.62 per application. If you are refused, you pay only the US$10.62 processing part.
• Australian eVisitor (subclass 651)Australia · Free.
• India e-Tourist VisaIndia · Depends on your nationality: see the official fee table. Banks add a 3% transaction charge, and the fee isn't refunded.
• Korea Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA)South Korea · KRW 10,000 per person (about US$7–8), plus an online payment fee of about 3%.
• Kenya Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA)Kenya · From US$30 with normal processing (up to 72 hours). Expedited, immediate processing costs an extra US$100.
• Sri Lanka Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA)Sri Lanka · Free since 25 May 2026 for tourists from 40 listed countries, for 30 days. Other nationalities pay the amounts on the official fee page.
• UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA)United Kingdom · £20, online or in the UK ETA app. You can't get a refund after you apply.
• ETIASEurope's travel authorisation: launch status, fee and who will need it.

Canada's eTA, Israel's ETA-IL and New Zealand's NZeTA aren't here yet: we couldn't check their official pages. Use the government's own website.