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Dec 5, 2018, 12:57 am

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CPMaverick

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Originally Posted by Happy

The female rep I got many hours later insisted ETA was one type of Visa - from that point I knew she was just worthless because she did not even know what an ETA was - It is NOT a Visa. I pointed out ETA stands for Electronic Travel Authorization and it definitely is not a Visa.

There is no Visa Grant Number nor Client ID for applying / being approved an ETA, because simply put, ETA is NOT a Visa.

Unfortunately, she insisted she was right and I was mistaken...

She is right, and you are mistaken. Maybe you should listen. The ETA is a Visa (subclass 601).

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visa...a/visa-listing
https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visa...-authority-601

It is not travel-without-visa. It is a Visa. There is no ambiguity about it. A US Citizen (or HKG citizen) cannot enter Australia without a visa.

Last edited by CPMaverick; Dec 5, 2018 at 1:11 am

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