List of Visa-Free Countries for Australian Passport Holders in 2025

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - Traveling abroad often requires a visa in addition to a passport. However, certain countries possess a powerful passport that enables their citizens to travel without a visa; Australia is one of them.

While Singapore’s passport takes the crown, again, for being the world’s most powerful passport in 2025, holders of Australian passports enjoy comparable benefits: access to approximately 189 travel destinations. Regardless, several others still require visa-on-arrival and Electronic Travel Authorization (eTA).

For more information, check out the full list of visa-free countries for Australian passport holders below, including visa-free, visa-on-arrival, and eTA countries, citing the Henley Passport Index and Passport Index.

1. List of Countries Requiring No Visa for Australian Passport Holders

An Australian passport allows visa-free travel to approximately 137 destinations with duration varying from 15, 30, 90, and up to 180 days.

Northern Europe

Denmark, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, Greenland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, and Sweden. 

Western Europe

Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Monaco, Netherlands, Slovenia, and Switzerland.

Southern Europe

Albania, Andorra, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Cyprus, Greece, Italy, Kosovo, Malta, Montenegro, North Macedonia, Portugal, San Marino, Serbia, Spain, and Vatican City. 

Eastern Europe

Armenia, Belarus, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Hungary, Moldova, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, and Ukraine. 

East Asia

China, Hong Kong, Japan, Macao, Mongolia, South Korea, and Taiwan.

Southeast Asia

Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand.

Central Asia

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. 

Western Asia

Georgia, Iraq, Oman, and Palestinian Territories.

North America

Mexico and Bermuda. 

Central America

Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama. 

Caribbean

Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Curacao, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Haiti, Jamaica, Montserrat, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago, Turks, and Caicos Islands, 

South America

Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela, 

Oceania

Fiji, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, Cook Islands, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Micronesia, New Zealand, Niue, and Northern Mariana Islands.

French Territories

French Guiana, French West Indies, Mayotte, and Reunion Island.

British Territories

Anguilla, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, and Gibraltar. 

Dutch Territories

Bonaire; Saint Eustatius and Saba, and St. Maarten. 

North Africa

Morocco and Tunisia. 

West Africa

Senegal and The Gambia. 

Central Africa

Angola.

East Africa

Madagascar, Mauritius, and Rwanda.

Southern Africa

Botswana, Eswatini, Lesotho, Malawi, Namibia, South Africa, and Zambia.

2. List of Countries Requiring Visa-on-Arrival for Australian Passport Holders

Visa-on-arrival are obtainable at airports or border crossing points. Citizens from Australia are eligible for this type of visa at 42 travel destinations as follows:

• Bahrain (30 days)

• Bangladesh (30 days)

• Brunei (90 days)

• Burkina Faso ( 90 days)

• Burundi (90 days)

• Cambodia (30 days)

• Cape Verde Islands (30 days)

• Comoro Islands (45 days)

• Djibouti (30 days)

• Egypt (30 days)

• Ethiopia (90 days)

• Guinea-Bissau (90 days)

• Indonesia (30 days)

• Iran (30 days)

• Jordan (30 days)

• Kuwait (90 days)

• Laos (30 days)

• Lebanon (30 days)

• Maldives (30 days)

• Marshall Islands (90 days)

• Mauritania (90 days)

• Mozambique (30 days)

• Myanmar (28 days)

• Nepal (90 days)

• Palau Island (30 days)

• Paraguay

• Qatar (30 days)

• Samoa (60 days)

• Saudi Arabia (90 days)

• Seychelles (30 days)

• Sierra Leone (30 days)

• Solomon Islands (45 days)

• Somalia

• St. Helena

• Tanzania (90 days)

• Timor-Leste (30 days)

• Tonga (31 days)

• Trinidad and Tobago

• Türkiye (90 days)

• Tuvalu (30 days)

• United Arab Emirates (30 days)

• Zimbabwe (90 days)

3. List of Countries Requiring eTA for Australian Passport Holders

Australian passport holders must obtain an eTA before traveling to the following 10 destinations:

• American Samoa

• Canada (180 days)

• Israel (90 days)

• Kenya (90 days)

• Pakistan (30 days)

• Puerto Rico

• Sri Lanka (30 days)

• United Kingdom (180 days)

• United States (90 days)

• US Virgin Islands

While an Australian passport currently ranks sixth in the Henley Passport Index, allowing the holders to travel to 189 destinations without a prior visa, Singapore passport holders enjoy more visa-free access, with a whopping 195 travel destinations. Find out about the list of visa-free countries for Singapore in 2025 here. 

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