ETA agencies for US citizen
Dec 10, 2012, 8:52 am
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ETA agencies for US citizen
I'm leaving in a few weeks for Australia, and am looking at my options for ETAs. Besides going through eta.immi.gov.au, I found several agencies. EasyETA.com offers A$9.95 ETAs. Are they reputable? Anybody have any other suggestions that would save me money? Or should I just go through the AU department of immigration?
Dec 10, 2012, 10:14 am
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Dec 10, 2012, 10:12 pm
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Originally Posted by Spicy B
... Besides going through eta.immi.gov.au, I found several agencies. ... Anybody have any other suggestions ...?
cheers,
Henry
Dec 10, 2012, 10:13 pm
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If you booked your ticket through a travel agent, they should be able to help you with the ETA, but it probably will not be free. Otherwise, I would use the official government site rather than trusting information to an unknown website.
Dec 10, 2012, 11:51 pm
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Your airline can do it for you. If you are in business class or first, they will waive the fee. Air New Zealand economy charges you $14 if you are flying on Economy. I do not know if United will charge you if you are on economy... trying that one tomorrow. The airline is cheaper than the government website.
Dec 11, 2012, 4:41 am
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ETA agencies for US citizen
I am flying VA J via DL Skymiles. Has anybody gotten a free ETA through VA or DL? Doesn't sound like something DL would pick up the tab for.
Dec 11, 2012, 11:55 am
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I've used about 5-6 online ETA services & just wanted to confirm EasyETA.com worked fine for me. One thing I dislike about all the services (including the Aussie gov't immi site) is that you don't get any sort of official confirmation with a reference number. EasyETA will send you a scan with your name, passport #, etc. and a note saying your ETA was approved but it might as well be one you did yourself.
Dec 16, 2012, 8:47 am
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I've used about 5-6 online ETA services & just wanted to confirm EasyETA.com worked fine for me. One thing I dislike about all the services (including the Aussie gov't immi site) is that you don't get any sort of official confirmation with a reference number. EasyETA will send you a scan with your name, passport #, etc. and a note saying your ETA was approved but it might as well be one you did yourself.
Dec 16, 2012, 4:34 pm
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I've used about 5-6 online ETA services & just wanted to confirm EasyETA.com worked fine for me. One thing I dislike about all the services (including the Aussie gov't immi site) is that you don't get any sort of official confirmation with a reference number. EasyETA will send you a scan with your name, passport #, etc. and a note saying your ETA was approved but it might as well be one you did yourself.