EasyETA.com
When I apply for visa to visit Australia, I usually apply for it at the Australia government website www.eta.immi.gov.au. However, for my recent trip, I came across EasyETA which charged 50% less.
At first, I was skeptical about its authenticity. There were a few people who believed it to be fraudulent but without offering any proof.
In the end, I applied for it based on the following reasons:
(1) There were a few people who confirmed that it worked. I also came across a couple of blog posts, such as this, affirming this.
(2) On the government website www.immi.gov.au, they did mention the availability of visa via other service providers.
(3) After I obtained the visa from EasyETA, I tried 'applying' for one via the government website which then informed me that I already had an existing visa.
The proof is in the pudding: I managed to arrive at and depart from Australia without any problem concerning my visa. In fact, I didn't have problem checking in Air Asia when flying to Australia as airlines are required to check for the existence of valid visa before accepting the passenger.
At first, I was skeptical about its authenticity. There were a few people who believed it to be fraudulent but without offering any proof.
In the end, I applied for it based on the following reasons:
(1) There were a few people who confirmed that it worked. I also came across a couple of blog posts, such as this, affirming this.
(2) On the government website www.immi.gov.au, they did mention the availability of visa via other service providers.
(3) After I obtained the visa from EasyETA, I tried 'applying' for one via the government website which then informed me that I already had an existing visa.
The proof is in the pudding: I managed to arrive at and depart from Australia without any problem concerning my visa. In fact, I didn't have problem checking in Air Asia when flying to Australia as airlines are required to check for the existence of valid visa before accepting the passenger.
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Thank you for this post. How do I check the validity of the ETA bought from easyETA website? They didn't provide me with any refference number and I can't check at the government's website.
Thanks.
Have you tried (3) above? Go to the official Australian govt website i.e. https://www.eta.immi.gov.au/ETAS3/etas and just pretend to apply. Towards the end, it will tell you whether you already have an existing visa or not. That was what happened to me. Hope this helps.
Then you can now verify with reference number
Oh, they also give reference number? I know they'll tell me that I already have an existing visa. I'll observe carefully next time. Thanks for the tip!
Yes, exactly that website address. Hope your trip goes well.
Glad it helped!
Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea,and the United States of America. Obviously you can apply directly on the government website www.eta.immi.gov.au/ETAS3/etas or you can opt to apply on third party sites like this one www.traveleta.com.au just like what I did. You can also check your ETA status on their free tool here: www.traveleta.com.au/eta-status-check.
I have tried both of these:
(1) https://www.eta.immi.gov.au/ETAS3/etas
This is the Australian govt website. It costs AUD 20
(2) https://easyeta.com/
This is the one I blogged about. It costs AUD 9.95
These websites have clear instructions.
I have no idea.
So you will get a PDF with your visa details?
Thanks in advance.
Gosh, so sorry for the extremely late reply. There was no PDF. Just an email confirmation. In any case, currently all ETA has to be made via the Australia government official app i.e. Australian ETA.