An ETA allows travellers from ETA eligible countries to visit Australia for tourism purposes for up to three months within a twelve month period.
A tourist visa to Australia entitles visitors to enter Australia multiple times for up to 3 months at a time for tourism, to visit family & friends, or for a business trip.
AUSTRALIAN EMBASSIES IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES
| United Arab Emirates (Dubai) | |
|---|---|
| Responsible Mission: | Australian Consulate-General |
| DIMIA Representation: | Manager, Visa Office |
| Street Address: | Level 25 Burjuman Business Tower (Trade Centre Road) Dubai United Arab Emirates |
| Postal Address: | PO Box 124400 Dubai United Arab Emirates |
| Telephone: | 971 4 508 7200 (Visa Office) |
| Fax: | 971 4 355 0708 (Visa Office) |
| URL: | http://www.uae.embassy.gov.au/ |
| Email: | immigration.dubai@dfat.gov.au |
| Telephone Hours: | 08:00-13:00 and 13:30-16:30 Sun-Thurs |
| Permanent Entry Visas: | Permanent entry visa applications from Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen (the Gulf States) should be lodged direct with Beirut where they are processed and decided. If they are lodged with Dubai they will be forwarded to Beirut but this will take some time. |
| Temporary Entry Visas: | Temporary entry visa applications from United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Yemen are lodged, processed and decided in Dubai, except long stay business visitor visas (subclass 457) which are transferred to Beirut for decision. |
| Special Procedures: | A migration officer from Beirut visits Dubai regularly to conduct interviews.
An Australian Embassy was opened in Abu Dhabi, UAE, in September 1999 but it has no visa function. |
