Australia
Taiwan passportEdit check
Travel authorisation, 3 months
Before you travel: you need a travel authorisation.
The allowance is per visit: it starts again on your next entry.
Entry and stay only. What this covers
Entry conditions1 to check
- The ETA-eligible Taiwanese passport must not purport to be an official passport, a diplomatic passport, or a Taiwanese “compatriot” document.
Your stay
Add your arrival date to work out the stay that fits this rule.
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Official wording
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: (a)  an official passport; or (b)  a diplomatic passport; or (c)  a Taiwanese “compatriot” document.
Aevamo’s reading
The Migration Act 1958 s.42 creates the obligation at the root of this regime — a non-citizen must not travel to Australia without a visa that is in effect — and s.32 creates the special category visa for New Zealand citizens. The Migration Regulations 1994 and the ministerial instruments made under them (IMMI 18/084, LIN 23/064) then prescribe who may use the streamlined visa routes.
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.
Source details
How the documents behind this regime are dated
Migration Act 1958 compilation C2026C00232 as at 4 June 2026; Migration Regulations 1994 compilation C288 as at 1 July 2026; ETA specification compilation F2022C00287 dated 20 February 2022; eVisitor specification LIN 23/064 dated 13 September 2023
Other entry routes 1 alternatives
These routes depend on a different document or additional conditions.
Visa-free, 90 days
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.
The passport number linked to the physical or Virtual ABTC must match the passport number used to travel to Australia.
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.
What this answer covers Limits & assumptions
Work and residence rights are separate from this check. This is the entry rule and the length of stay the instrument grants. It is not a decision about you: the officer at the border decides admission, and we do not evaluate the purpose of your trip, your passport's remaining validity, an onward ticket, funds, insurance or health requirements.
Informational planning, not legal or immigration advice. The source is linked so you can check our reading.