Travel Permit Rules

Do you need an ETA, e-visa or arrival card?

41 travel permits and digital arrival cards: fees, who needs them and the official links, checked against government sources on 2026-10-21.

Do I need a permit? Pick your passport

A starting point only. EU covers most EU passports; some rules differ by country, so open the permit page and confirm on the official site.

Country ↕Permit ↕Your passport ↕Type ↕Fee ↕Validity ↕Status ↕Last checked ↕
United KingdomUK ETAETAGBP 20 ≈ $272 years or until passport expires…In force2026-10-21
Schengen areaEU Entry/Exit System (EES)Border registrationFreen/a (system record)In force2026-10-21
Europe (Schengen + Cyprus)ETIASETAEUR 20 ≈ $233 years or until passport expires…Delayed2026-10-21
United StatesESTA (USA)ETAUSD 40.622 years or until passport expiresIn force2026-10-21
CanadaCanada eTAETACAD 7 ≈ $5up to 5 years or until passport expiresIn force2026-10-21
AustraliaAustralia ETA (601)ETAAUD 20 app service charge ≈ $1312 months or passport validity if…In force2026-10-21
AustraliaAustralia eVisitor (651)ETAFree12 months from grant; multiple entryIn force2026-10-21
New ZealandNZeTAETANZD 17 / NZD 23 + NZD 100 IVL ≈ $68-71 incl. IVL2 years (5 for crew)In force2026-10-21
South KoreaK-ETA (South Korea)ETAKRW 10,000 ≈ $7-83 years or until passport expiresIn force2026-10-21
IsraelIsrael ETA-ILETAILS 25 ≈ $7up to 2 years or until passport expiresIn force2026-10-21
ThailandThailand TDACArrival cardFreesingle use; new TDAC each entryIn force2026-10-21
MalaysiaMalaysia MDACArrival cardFreeper tripIn force2026-10-21
SingaporeSG Arrival CardArrival cardFreeper tripIn force2026-10-21
PhilippinesPhilippines eTravelArrival cardFreeper tripIn force2026-10-21
Sri LankaSri Lanka ETAETAFree30 days, double entryIn force2026-10-21
KenyaKenya eTAETAUSD 30 standard single entryNot confirmedIn force2026-10-21
IndonesiaIndonesia e-VoAe-VisaIDR 500,000 ≈ $3090 days to enter; single entryIn force2026-10-21
IndonesiaAll Indonesia arrival cardArrival cardFreeper tripIn force2026-10-21
JapanVisit Japan WebArrival cardFreeper tripIn force2026-10-21
JapanJESTA (Japan)ETANot confirmedNot confirmedAnnounced2026-10-21
VietnamVietnam e-Visae-VisaUSD 25 single / USD 50 multipleup to 90 days, single or multiple entryIn force2026-10-21
IndiaIndia e-Visae-VisaUSD by country, e.g.…30 days / 1 year / 5 yearsIn force2026-10-21
IndiaIndia e-Arrival CardArrival cardNot confirmedper tripIn force2026-10-21
EgyptEgypt e-Visae-VisaUSD 30 single / USD 65 multipletourist e-visa valid up to 3 months…In force2026-10-21
TürkiyeTürkiye e-Visae-VisaNot confirmedvaries (30-day single to 3-month…In force2026-10-21
CambodiaCambodia e-ArrivalArrival cardFreeper tripIn force2026-10-21
CambodiaCambodia e-Visae-VisaNot confirmedNot confirmedIn force2026-10-21
BahrainBahrain eVisae-VisaBHD 13 ≈ $352 weeks single entry; visit visas up…In force2026-10-21
OmanOman eVisae-VisaNot confirmedNot confirmedIn force2026-10-21
QatarQatar Hayyae-VisaNot confirmedNot confirmedIn force2026-10-21
Saudi ArabiaSaudi ETA & eVisaETANot confirmedETA 730 days; eVisa 365 daysIn force2026-10-21
PakistanPakistan ETA / e-VisaETANot confirmedNot confirmedUnverified2026-10-21
China (mainland)China online arrival cardArrival cardFreeper tripIn force2026-10-21
TaiwanTaiwan Arrival Card (TWAC)Arrival cardFreeper tripIn force2026-10-21
BrazilBrazil e-Visae-VisaUSD 80.90Not confirmedIn force2026-10-21
TanzaniaTanzania e-Visae-VisaUSD 50 ordinaryordinary up to 90 days; multiple 12…In force2026-10-21
SeychellesSeychelles Travel AuthorisationETANot confirmedNot confirmedIn force2026-10-21
Saint LuciaSaint Lucia ED formArrival cardNot confirmedper tripIn force2026-10-21
Dominican RepublicDominican Republic E-TicketArrival cardFreeper tripIn force2026-10-21
ArubaAruba ED CardArrival cardED card free ≈ $20per trip (fee once per 365 days)In force2026-10-21
CuraçaoCuraçao DI CardArrival cardNot confirmedper tripIn force2026-10-21

Not confirmed = we could not confirm it on an official page; check the official site. 11 of 41 permits are fully verified; the rest are partly verified (each page shows which facts are confirmed). USD amounts are approximate.

Recent changes

Avoid permit scams

Governments from Thailand to the Philippines, China, Taiwan, Japan and the US warn about copycat websites that charge for free arrival cards or add big fees to ETAs. Free arrival cards (TDAC, SG Arrival Card, eTravel, Visit Japan Web, MDAC) cost nothing on the official site. Each permit page links the official site only.

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