20 VISA-FREE countries for Australian permanent residents (2025)

Australian permanent residency is not as powerful as other residencies out there. But it is still powerful enough to offer VISA-FREE access to a handful of countries. As of 2025, there are 20 VISA-FREE countries for Australian permanent residents.

Australian permanent residency is your pathway to acquiring an Australian passport in the future. While you wait for your Australian passport, you can enjoy VISA-FREE travel with your Australian residency.

In this article, you will learn about these 20 countries, eligible nationalities, duration of stay, and any additional requirements to keep in mind.

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What Australian permanent resident visas are eligible?

Not all permanent residence visas mention the word “permanent” on them. This could pose a problem with airline staff or immigration officers at the border. They might assume these are some kind of temporary Australian visa.

If you end up in such a situation, you can point them to the word “indefinite” on your visa. All permanent residence visas mention the allowed stay as “indefinite” which is somewhat synonymous with “permanent residence”.

If that doesn’t help, you can always pull up the visa information on the Australian Department of Home Affairs website to prove that your visa is indeed a permanent residence visa.

If you are holding an Australian visa such as a visitor, study, etc., refer to the VISA-FREE countries for Australian visa article.

Now, let’s look at each of these countries by region, starting from Asia.

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Asia

01. Japan

• Eligible Nationalities: All nationalities
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? YES
• Duration of stay: 90 days
• Additional requirements:
  • Visa is NOT EXEMPT but are eligible to apply for Japan eVisa
  • eVisa fee is JPY 3,000, valid for 90 days, single-entry only
  • Must submit proof of residence to prove that you reside in Australia
  • Must enter Japan by flight only
• Official source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Japan

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02. Malaysia (temporarily suspended)

• Eligible Nationalities: Following nationalities only
  1. Bangladesh
  2. India
  3. Pakistan
  4. Sri Lanka
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? UNCLEAR
• Duration of stay: 120 hours (5 days)
• Additional requirements:
  • Visa is NOT EXEMPT but are eligible to obtain Transit Without Visa (TWOA) at the VOA counter
  • TWOA is free of charge, valid for 120 hours (5 days), single-entry only
  • TWOA is available at Kuala Lumpur Airport (KLIA1 and KLIA2 terminals) only
  • TWOA is available only if flying with Malaysian Airlines, AirAsia or Malindo Air
  • Must be in transit to reach Australia as the destination. Must hold a confirmed onward eTicket or original boarding pass to Australia within 120 hours.
  • Issuing of TWOA is at the discretion of the immigration offices at Kuala Lumpur Airport
• Official source: High Commission of Malaysia in New Delhi, India

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03. Philippines

• Eligible Nationalities: Following nationalities only
  1. China
  2. India
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? YES
• Duration of stay: 7 days (China) or 30 days (India)
• Additional requirements:
  • Australian PR must be valid for the entire duration of the stay
  • Passport must be valid for at least 6 months beyond the date of departure
• Official source: Embassy of the Philippines in India

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04. Singapore

• Eligible Nationalities: Following nationalities only
  1. China
  2. India
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? YES
• Duration of stay: 96 hours (4 days)
• Additional requirements:
  • Visa is NOT EXEMPT but you are eligible to obtain Singapore Visa Free Transit Facility (VFTF) upon arrival
  • Must be traveling to or from the country of passport. Example: Must be traveling to a third country from India via Singapore or traveling to India from a third country via Singapore. An example itinerary would be India-Singapore-Bali or Bali-Singapore-India.
  • Both arriving and departing flights in Singapore must be on the same itinerary
  • Australian PR must be valid for at least 1 month at the time of arrival
• Official source: Singapore Immigration & Checkpoints Authority

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05. South Korea

• Eligible Nationalities: All nationalities (except these 23 countries – Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Cameroon, Cuba, Egypt, Gambia, Ghana, Iran, Iraq, Kosovo, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, Pakistan, Palestine, Senegal, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Uzbekistan and Yemen)
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? YES (source: South Korea Embassy in the US)
• Duration of stay: 30 days
• Additional requirements:
  • Must be traveling to/from Australia through South Korea, ex: Australia-South Korea-Japan or India-South Korea-Australia
  • If there is a transit or stopover before South Korea, it cannot be more than 3 days
  • Australian e-visa prints are accepted (must be verifiable in VEVO)
• Official source: South Korea Embassy in Washington DC, USA

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06. Taiwan

• Eligible Nationalities: Following nationalities only
  1. Cambodia
  2. India
  3. Indonesia
  4. Laos
  5. Myanmar
  6. Vietnam
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? YES
• Duration of stay: 14 days
• Additional requirements:
  • Visa is NOT EXEMPT, but you are eligible to apply for the Taiwan Travel Authorization Certificate (TAC) online
  • Taiwan TAC is free of charge, valid for 90 days, and multiple-entry
• Official source: Bureau of Consular Affairs of Republic of China (Taiwan)

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Europe

07. Armenia

• Eligible Nationalities: Following nationalities only
  1. Algeria
  2. Bahrain
  3. Belize
  4. Bhutan
  5. Bolivia
  6. Brunei
  7. Cambodia
  8. Colombia
  9. Costa Rica
  10. Cuba
  11. Egypt
  12. Fiji
  13. Grenada
  14. Guatemala
  15. Guyana
  16. Haiti
  17. Honduras
  18. India
  19. Iraq
  20. Jamaica
  21. Kiribati
  22. Laos
  23. Malaysia
  24. Maldives
  25. Marshall Islands
  26. Micronesia
  27. Mongolia
  28. Morocco
  29. Myanmar
  30. Nauru
  31. Nicaragua
  32. Palau
  33. Papua New Guinea
  34. Paraguay
  35. Philippines
  36. Saint Kitts and Nevis
  37. Saint Lucia
  38. Samoa
  39. Saudi Arabia
  40. Solomon Islands
  41. Suriname
  42. Timor-Leste
  43. Tonga
  44. Trinidad and Tobago
  45. Tunisia
  46. Turkmenistan
  47. Tuvalu
  48. Vanuatu
  49. Venezuela
  50. Vietnam
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? YES
• Duration of stay: 21 or 120 days
• Additional requirements:
  • Visa is NOT EXEMPT, but you are eligible to apply for Armenia Visa on Arrival (VOA) or Armenia e-Visa (only for Egypt, India and Iraq passport holders)
  • VOA fee is 11 USD, valid for 21 days, single-entry
  • eVisa fee is 8 USD, valid for 21 days, single-entry
  • Australia residence visa must be valid for at least 6 months from the arrival date
• Official source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Armenia

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08. Georgia

• Eligible Nationalities: All nationalities
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? YES (agents at land borders may not accept, need to use the VEVO app to prove the authenticity)
• Duration of stay: 90 days
• Additional requirements:
  • Australian PR must be valid on the day of arrival in Georgia
  • Total duration of consecutive stays must not exceed 90 days in any 180-day period
• Official source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Georgia

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09. Montenegro

• Eligible Nationalities: All nationalities
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? YES
• Duration of stay: 30 days
• Additional requirements: Australian PR must be valid for the intended period of the stay
• Official source: Government of Montenegro

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10. United Kingdom

• Eligible Nationalities: All nationalities
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? YES
• Duration of stay: 24 hours only (Transit Without Visa)
• Additional requirements:
  • Visa is NOT EXEMPT, but are eligible to request a 24-hour entry at London (LHR) or Manchester (MAN) airports
  • Must be traveling to or from Australia
  • Must arrive and depart by air
  • Must hold the boarding pass for the onward flight
  • Onward flight must be within 24 hours (on the same day or the next day before midnight)
  • Granting the 24-hour entry is at the sole discretion of the immigration officer
• Official source: GOV.UK

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Middle East

11. Jordan

• Eligible Nationalities: Following nationalities only
  1. Afghanistan
  2. Angola
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Belize
  5. Benin
  6. Botswana
  7. Burkina Faso
  8. Burundi
  9. Cambodia
  10. Cameroon
  11. Central African Republic
  12. Chad
  13. Comoros
  14. Congo, Dem. Rep. Of
  15. Congo, Rep. of
  16. Cote d’Ivoire
  17. Cuba
  18. Djibouti
  19. Equatorial Guinea
  20. Eritrea
  21. Ethiopia
  22. Gabon
  23. Gambia
  24. Ghana
  25. Guinea
  26. Guinea Bissau
  27. Iran
  28. Iraq
  29. Lao
  30. Liberia
  31. Libya
  32. Madagascar
  33. Mali
  34. Mauritania
  35. Mongolia
  36. Mozambique
  37. Myanmar
  38. Namibia
  39. Nepal
  40. Niger
  41. Nigeria
  42. Pakistan
  43. Palestine
  44. Papua New Guinea
  45. Philippines
  46. Senegal
  47. Sierra Leone
  48. Somalia
  49. South Sudan
  50. Sri Lanka
  51. Sudan
  52. Syria
  53. Tanzania
  54. Timor-Leste
  55. Togo
  56. Uganda
  57. Vietnam
  58. Yemen
  59. Zambia
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? YES
• Duration of stay: 90 days
• Additional requirements:
  • Visa is NOT EXEMPT but are eligible to apply for Jordan E-Visa
  • Australian PR must be valid for at least 6 months from the day of arrival
• Official source: Jordan E-Visa

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12. Oman

• Eligible Nationalities: Following nationalities only
  1. Albania
  2. Armenia
  3. Azerbaijan
  4. Bhutan
  5. Costa Rica
  6. Cuba
  7. El Salvador
  8. Guatemala
  9. Honduras
  10. India
  11. Kyrgyzstan
  12. Laos
  13. Maldives
  14. Mexico
  15. Morocco
  16. Nicaragua
  17. Panama
  18. Peru
  19. Tajikistan
  20. Turkmenistan
  21. Vietnam
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? YES
• Duration of stay: 10 or 30 days
• Additional requirements:
  • Visa is NOT EXEMPT, but are eligible to obtain Oman 26M or 26N Tourist Visa online
  • 26M eVisa fee is 20 OMR, valid for 30 days, single-entry only
  • 26N eVisa fee is 5 OMR, valid for 10 days, single-entry only
• Official source: Foreign Ministry of Oman

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13. Qatar

• Eligible Nationalities: All nationalities
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? YES
• Duration of stay: 30 days
• Additional requirements:
  • Visa is NOT EXEMPT, but are eligible to apply for A3 Visa online on the Hayya portal
  • A3 Visa fee is QAR 100, valid for 30 days, single-entry only
  • Must provide hotel booking for the entire stay reserved through the Discover Qatar website
  • Australian PR must be valid on the day of the A3 Visa application
• Official source: Qatar Tourism Board

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14. United Arab Emirates

• Eligible Nationalities: India
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? YES
• Duration of stay: 14 days
• Additional requirements:
  • Visa is NOT EXEMPT, but you are eligible to obtain Visa on Arrival (VOA) at international airports in Dubai, Sharjah and Abu Dhabi
  • VOA fee is 100 AED, valid for 14 days and single-entry
  • Australian PR must be valid for at least 6 months from the day of arrival
• Official source: TIMATIC on Emirates website

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Africa

15. Egypt

• Eligible Nationalities: All nationalities
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid USED Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? UNCLEAR
• Duration of stay: 30 days
• Additional requirements:
  • Visa is NOT EXEMPT, but are eligible to obtain Visa ON ARRIVAL at all international airports
  • VOA fee is 25 USD, valid for 30 days, single-entry only
  • Australian PR must have been used to enter Australia at least once
• Official source: IATA Travel Centre

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16. Morocco

• Eligible Nationalities: All nationalities, except Iran, Palestine and Syria
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? YES
• Duration of stay: 30 days
• Additional requirements:
  • Visa is NOT EXEMPT, but are eligible to apply for Morocco e-Visa
  • E-Visa fee is 770 MAD, valid for 180 days, single-entry only
  • Australian PR must be valid for at least 90 days from the day of arrival
• Official source: Morocco E-Visa Portal

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Central America

17. Nicaragua

• Eligible Nationalities: Following nationalities only
  1. Afghanistan
  2. Albania
  3. Armenia
  4. Bangladesh
  5. Bosnia and Herzegovina
  6. Botswana
  7. Cameroon
  8. Congo, Dem Rep of
  9. Congo, Rep of
  10. Eritrea
  11. Haiti
  12. India
  13. Iraq
  14. Kenya
  15. Laos
  16. Liberia
  17. Libya
  18. Mali
  19. Mongolia
  20. Nepal
  21. Nigeria
  22. Pakistan
  23. Sierra Leone
  24. Somalia
  25. Sri Lanka
  26. Sudan
  27. Syria
  28. Timor-Leste
  29. Yemen
  30. Vietnam
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid used/unused Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? UNCLEAR
• Duration of stay: 30 days
• Additional requirements:
  • Visa is NOT EXEMPT, but are eligible to obtain Visa ON ARRIVAL
  • VOA fee is 50 USD, payable in USD, valid for 30 days, single-entry only
  • Besides the VOA fee, there is a 10 USD tourist card fee, a 2 USD land border migration fee (for land border only) and 1 USD municipality tax (for land border only) (payable in USD only)
• Official source: IATA Travel Centre

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18. Panama

• Eligible nationalities: All nationalities
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid USED Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? UNCLEAR
• Duration of stay: 30 days
• Additional requirements:
  • Australian PR must have been used at least once to enter Australia before
  • Australian PR must be valid for at least 6 months from the day of arrival
  • Must show proof of economic solvency for a minimum of 500 USD
• Official source: Embassy of Panama in the USA

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Caribbean

19. Cuba

• Eligible Nationalities: All nationalities
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? UNCLEAR
• Duration of stay: 30 days
• Additional requirements: Must hold the Tourist card (Tarjeta del Turista), which can be obtained from
  • Cuban Embassies and Consulates
  • Authorized Airlines at the time of check-in
  • Travel Agencies specializing in Cuba tours
• Official source: IATA Travel Centre

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South America

20. Peru

• Eligible Nationalities: Following nationalities only
  1. China
  2. India
• Permitted Australian PRs: All valid Australian Permanent Resident visas
• Are Australian eVisas accepted? YES
• Duration of stay: 180 days
• Additional requirements: Australian PR must be valid for at least 6 months from the day of arrival
• Official source: Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Peru

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Change History

Date	Changes
09 Sep 2025	Countries added: (1) UAE (UAE now accepts Australian residence visas for VOA)
16 Jun 2025	Countries updated: (1) Philippines (duration of stay for Indians is now 30 days)
19 Mar 2025	Due to readers’ frequent requests and feedback, the VISA-FREE countries for Australian PR have been moved into this new article. This article was published on 19 March 2025.

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That’s it, those are the 20 VISA-FREE countries for Australian permanent residents. Apart from the ones I listed, do you know of any country that accepts an Australian PR? Let me know in the comments below.

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