{
  "snapshot_id": "approved-static-48d32b636f07abc8",
  "page_version": "7b4f6a7187ab4693012de3cf7814cace",
  "content_date": "2026-10-16",
  "generated_at": "2026-10-25",
  "schema_version": "immigrationdb-visa-pair-answer-v1",
  "question": "Do United States citizens need a visa for Australia?",
  "route": "/visas/pair/united-states-to-australia/",
  "passport_origin": "us",
  "destination_country_code": "AU",
  "purpose": "tourism",
  "stay_profile": "short_visit",
  "verdict": "eta",
  "verdict_label": "Travel authorization (eTA)",
  "answer_sentence": "Yes, an authorisation — not a visa. American passport holders need an electronic travel authorisation (eTA), obtained before travel, for short tourism stays in Australia, per immi.homeaffairs.gov.au (checked 2026-07-14).",
  "source": {
    "url": "https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/electronic-travel-authority-601",
    "label": "immi.homeaffairs.gov.au",
    "source_title": "au passport entry rule",
    "last_checked": "2026-07-14"
  },
  "conditions": [
    "Apply from outside Australia; hold a valid passport from the specified eligible country or jurisdiction; use the Australian ETA app; intend only a temporary visit; paid work for an Australian employer is not permitted under the ETA.",
    "Multiple entry during the visa validity period: valid for travel for 12 months (or the passport-validity period if shorter), with up to 3 months after each entry."
  ],
  "allowed_stay": null,
  "selection": {
    "monthly_volume": 3190,
    "rule": "combined known volume >= 750/mo + accepted non-superseded cell + official source with checked date (pair sizing, 2026-09-18)"
  },
  "purpose_boundary": {
    "work_route": "/visas/australia/work/",
    "study_route": "/visas/study/",
    "note": "A tourism entry rule never answers a work or study question."
  }
}