Travel Authorisation Tracker
ETIAS, ESTA, the UK ETA, Canada's eTA, NZeTA, K-ETA and more: who needs each one, the fee, how long it lasts and whether it is running, each row checked on the official site.
13 travel authorisations and entry schemes side by side: who needs each one, what it costs in the currency you pay, how long it lasts, how long you can stay, and whether it is running yet. Every row links to the official site and shows the day we checked it.
- eVisitor (subclass 651)Australia · Online visaFree
- Valid for
- 12 months
- Stay per visit
- 3 months
- Status
- Running
- Apply at
- immi.homeaffairs.gov.auwebsite
Who needs it: Holders of an eligible European passport visiting for a holiday, family, or business visitor activities.
Free. Visit as often as you like within 12 months and stay up to 3 months each time. Technically a visa rather than an authorisation, but it does the same job for European passports. Check your passport against the eligible list before you apply.
Gov. sourceVerified Nov 6, 2026
- TDACThailand · Arrival cardFree
- Valid for
- One per trip
- Stay per visit
- Does not set your stay
- Status
- Running
- Apply at
- tdac.immigration.go.thwebsite
Who needs it: All foreign passengers arriving in Thailand.
A free online arrival card, not a travel authorisation: it does not decide whether you can enter. Fill it in during the 3 days before you arrive, once per trip. The official site charges nothing, so any site asking for money is a middleman.
Gov. sourceVerified Nov 6, 2026
- eTACanada · Travel authorisationCAD 7≈ €4
- Valid for
- 5 yearsor until your passport expires
- Stay per visit
- 6 months
- Status
- Running
- Apply at
- canada.cawebsite
Who needs it: Visa-exempt travellers flying to or through a Canadian airport. US citizens and US permanent residents are exempt.
CAD 7, not refunded, and most applications are approved within minutes. It only covers air travel: arrive by car, bus, train or boat (cruise ships included) and you need no eTA. A new passport means a new eTA. Stays are normally up to six months at a time.
Gov. source+1Verified Nov 6, 2026
- ETA-ILIsrael · Travel authorisationILS 25≈ €6
- Valid for
- 2 yearsor until your passport expires
- Stay per visit
- 90 days
- Status
- Runningsince January 1, 2025
- Apply at
- israel-entry.piba.gov.ilwebsite
Who needs it: Citizens of countries that can visit Israel without a visa.
ILS 25, not refunded. Required before you travel since 1 January 2025. Valid up to 2 years or until your passport expires, with up to 90 days per visit. A new passport, or a change of name, gender or citizenship, means a new application.
Gov. source+1Verified Nov 6, 2026
- K-ETASouth Korea · Travel authorisationKRW 10,000≈ €6
- Valid for
- 3 yearsor until your passport expires
- Stay per visit
- Set by nationality
- Status
- Running
- Apply at
- k-eta.go.krwebsite or app
Who needs it: Nationals who can enter South Korea visa-free. Some countries and territories are temporarily exempt until 31 December 2026; the site tells you when you scan your passport.
KRW 10,000 plus an online payment fee, not refunded even if you are refused. Usually decided within 72 hours. Valid 3 years or until your passport expires, but each stay is capped by your nationality's visa-free period. Exempt travellers can still apply: an approved K-ETA spares you the arrival card.
Gov. source+1Verified Nov 6, 2026
- ETA (subclass 601)Australia · Travel authorisationAUD 20≈ €11
- Valid for
- 12 monthsor until your passport expires
- Stay per visit
- 3 months
- Status
- Running
- Apply at
- immi.homeaffairs.gov.auapp only
Who needs it: Holders of an ETA-eligible passport visiting for tourism or business. Home Affairs lists which passports qualify; many European passports use the free eVisitor instead.
Only through the Australian ETA app: a AUD 20 service charge and no other charge. Come and go as often as you like for 12 months, or until your passport expires, staying up to 3 months each time. Most results come back straight away.
Gov. source+1Verified Nov 6, 2026
- ETIASEurope (EU and Schengen) · Travel authorisationEUR 20free for someonce it starts
- Valid for
- 3 yearsor until your passport expires
- Stay per visit
- 90 daysin any 180 days
- Status
- Not running yetno start date
- Apply at
- Not open yet
Who needs it: Non-EU travellers who can visit visa-free, for short stays in 30 European countries.
Not running yet, so nobody can apply. The EU says it will give the start date several months before launch. The fee is set at EUR 20, free under 18 and over 70, and is charged only once the system opens. The planned approval lasts 3 years or until your passport expires. Any site taking ETIAS money today is not the EU.
Gov. source+1+2Verified Nov 6, 2026
- ETAUnited Kingdom · Travel authorisationGBP 20≈ €23
- Valid for
- 2 yearsor until your passport expires
- Stay per visit
- 6 months
- Status
- Runningsince February 25, 2026
- Apply at
- gov.ukwebsite or app
Who needs it: Visitors who do not need a UK visa, such as Europeans, Americans, Australians and Canadians. Every traveller needs one, babies included. British and Irish citizens do not.
GBP 20 on GOV.UK or in the UK ETA app, not refunded. You usually hear within a day; allow up to 3 working days. It cost GBP 16 when the UK began enforcing it on 25 February 2026. Changing planes in the UK? You need one if your connection takes you through border control.
Gov. source+1+2Verified Nov 6, 2026
- ESTAUnited States · Travel authorisationUSD 40.62≈ €35
- Valid for
- 2 yearsor until your passport expires
- Stay per visit
- 90 days
- Status
- Running
- Apply at
- esta.cbp.dhs.govwebsite
Who needs it: Citizens of Visa Waiver Program countries visiting for tourism or business for 90 days or less.
USD 40.62 since 16 October 2026, or USD 10.62 if you are refused. The fee is now tied to inflation and moves every US fiscal year: it was USD 40.27 from 1 January 2026. Approval lasts 2 years or until your passport expires.
Gov. source+1+2+3Verified Nov 6, 2026
- ETA (tourist visa)Sri Lanka · Online visaUSD 50free for some≈ €43
- Valid for
- 30 days
- Stay per visit
- 30 days
- Status
- Running
- Apply at
- eta.gov.lkwebsite
Who needs it: Every foreign visitor, including those whose ETA is free.
Since 25 May 2026 the 30-day tourist ETA is free for nationals of 40 countries, among them the UK, the US, Canada, Australia, India, China and many European countries, and free for any child under 12. Everyone else pays USD 50 online (USD 20 for South Asian countries). Two entries within the 30 days; staying longer means an extension once you are there.
Gov. sourceVerified Nov 6, 2026
- NZeTANew Zealand · Travel authorisationNZD 17+ NZD 100 levy≈ €61
- Valid for
- 2 years
- Stay per visit
- 3 months
- Status
- Running
- Apply at
- immigration.govt.nzwebsite or app
Who needs it: Citizens of visa waiver countries, cruise and cargo ship passengers, and transit passengers through Auckland. Australian citizens need neither a visa nor an NZeTA.
NZD 17 in the app or NZD 23 on the website, plus the NZD 100 International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy (IVL) per person: NZD 117 in the app, NZD 123 online. A transit NZeTA carries no IVL. Valid 2 years, with stays of up to 3 months a visit (6 for UK citizens). Allow 72 hours.
Gov. source+1Verified Nov 6, 2026
- EESEurope (EU and Schengen) · Border registerNothing to pay
- Valid for
- Not applicable
- Stay per visit
- 90 daysin any 180 days
- Status
- Runningsince April 10, 2026
- Apply at
- At the border
Who needs it: Non-EU nationals on a short stay, each time they cross the external border of 29 European countries.
Nothing to apply for or buy. At your first crossing, border staff record your passport, face and fingerprints, then the system logs every entry and exit in place of passport stamps. Fully running since 10 April 2026, it also counts your 90 days in any 180 for you.
Gov. source+1+2Verified Nov 6, 2026
- JESTAJapan · Travel authorisationnot published
- Valid for
- not published
- Stay per visit
- not published
- Status
- Plannedbetween April 2028 and March 2029
- Apply at
- Not open yet
Who needs it: Visitors who can enter Japan without a short-stay visa, once it starts.
Law, but not live. The amended immigration law creating JESTA passed the Diet on 29 May 2026, with launch planned during Japan's fiscal year 2028 (April 2028 to March 2029). Before you fly you will send your trip purpose and where you are staying for screening. No fee, validity or application site has been published, so treat any JESTA price you see as unconfirmed.
Gov. sourceVerified Nov 6, 2026
Only the links in the "Apply at" column are the governments' own. Agency sites sell the same form for more, often dressed up to look official.
Fees are per person, in the currency the government charges; the euro figure is a rough conversion for sorting only. These schemes change with little notice, so confirm the price on the official site before you pay. An approval lets you board; the border officer still decides whether you enter. This is educational, not immigration advice.
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What this table is
A travel authorisation is not a visa. It is an online pre-check for people who can already travel without one, and it is tied to a single passport. This table lines up the schemes you are most likely to meet: who needs each one, the fee in the currency the government charges, how long it lasts, how long each visit can be, and whether it is running, announced or only planned. Two look-alikes are in it on purpose, the EU's Entry/Exit System and Thailand's arrival card, because travellers confuse them with authorisations and agency sites cash in on the confusion.
How we check each figure
Every row was read on the government's own page, and the Source column links that page with the date we read it. Where the official page does not state a figure, the cell says "not published". We never fill a gap with a news report or an estimate. That is why a scheme that is not running yet shows no price: any figure quoted elsewhere for it has no official source behind it.
Use it before you book, not as a ruling
Fees are per person and can change with a few weeks' notice. The euro figure under each fee is a rough conversion, there only so the table can be sorted. An approval gets you on the plane; the border officer still decides on arrival. Planning to work, study or stay longer than a visit? Then you need a visa, and our visa checker is the place to start.
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Which travel authorisations are running right now? +
Of the 13 schemes in the table, 11 are running today. ETIAS has its fee and rules set but no start date, so nobody can apply yet. JESTA (Japan) is law but only has a launch window. Filter by "Not running yet" to see both.
Which one is cheapest, and which costs the most? +
Sort by "Lowest fee first". eVisitor (Australia) and TDAC (Thailand) cost nothing, and ETIAS and ETA (Sri Lanka) are free for some travellers. Among the paid ones that are running, eTA (Canada) is the cheapest at CAD 7, while NZeTA (New Zealand) costs the most: NZD 117 per person once any compulsory levy is added. Fees are per person, children included unless the row says otherwise.
Is a travel authorisation the same as a visa? +
No. It is an online pre-check for people who can already travel without a visa, and it is linked to one passport: renew the passport and you apply again. It lets the airline board you, but the border officer still decides whether you enter. If you plan to work, study or stay longer than a visit, you need a visa. Two rows give you no permission to travel at all: EES and TDAC (Thailand). They are in the table because people mix them up with the real thing.
Why do some websites charge much more for the same thing? +
Search for "ESTA" or "UK ETA" and the first results are often agencies. They fill in the same government form and add their own charge, and many use flags and official-sounding names. Their approval may still be valid, but you paid more for it. The links in the "Apply at" column are the governments' own, so use those.
How current is this table? +
Each row carries its own "Verified" date, the day we read its figures on the official page, and the page's "Last verified" date is the oldest of them, so it never claims to be fresher than it is. Some of these fees now move every year (the US ties ESTA to inflation), so check the linked official site before you pay.
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