By the way ETA stands for Electronic Travel Authority.

What I’ve realised in my work is that a lot of my own clients think the electronic tourist visa is the only “ETA visa” some one can get.  No one really knew about the ETA Business short stay visa. It’s a visa that will help someone who is thinking of starting a business in a Australia to go out to Australia for stays of up to 90 days to conduct market research, attend meetings/negotiations, visit potential business locations etc.  For holders of certain passports, for example the UK and Ireland are 2 of those countries on the list, the visa can be easily attained over the internet by doing the following:-

1.  Visit the Immigration website http://www.eta.immi.gov.au

2.  Have your passport and credit card handly and follow the instructions on the screen

If done successfully, the applicant should obtain a visa which is valid for 12 months with stays of up to 3 months at a time. It can be used for single or multiple entry travel. No visa application charge but there is a service fee of $20 (per applicant).

Please note that the holder of an ETA Business short stay visa is not allowed to work in Australia on this visa, this would be a breach of the visa conditions.