# Australia passport to American Samoa: ETA

Current access classification: **ETA** — Advance electronic permission for visa-exempt travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **Current official route — American Samoa: named Entry Permit Waiver Program passports** (ETA)
  The current American Samoa Administrative Code names these citizenships for a 30-day Entry Permit Waiver Program route, but requires prior approved OK-to-Board authorization.
  - The traveler must obtain the territorial OK-to-Board authorization at least three business days before travel; the waiver is therefore normalized as ETA, not visa-free.
  - The program permits tourism and specified business only for up to 30 days; it requires a machine-readable passport, onward travel, lodging/host confirmation, fee, and admissibility.
  - Citizenship by investment is excluded. Work, credit study, residence, commercial-vessel boarding, diplomatic/official, special-document and other routes are excluded.
  - The Attorney General may modify the list by memorandum; entry remains discretionary.
  Official sources:
  - [Office of the Secretary of American Samoa: American Samoa Administrative Code, Title 41, Chapter 11 (2024 edition)](https://www.osas.as/_files/ugd/4c56eb_7030cc84e50a49628d1f8e450d05f921.pdf)
  - [American Samoa Department of Legal Affairs: American Samoa Visitor Permits](https://legalaffairs.as.gov/visitor-visa-home)

- **Current official route — American Samoa: named current waiver-country online 30-day permit** (ETA)
  The current American Samoa Government list names this 46-code ordinary-passport cohort, including Qatar. Its current U.S. Visa/Waiver visitor service requires online application and an emailed permit before arrival; that mandatory electronic pre-travel authorization is normalized as eta.
  - Apply and obtain the emailed American Samoa visitor permit before travel; the portal states applications must be submitted online within three business days before travel.
  - The route is limited to a 30-day visitor permit, requires a qualifying passport/document, return ticket within 30 days, lodging/local-contact evidence, fee and admissibility. It is not a visa-free entry.
  - The program’s precise statutory EPWP label and country-list update mechanism, work, residence, credit study, transit, crew/commercial-vessel, diplomatic, official, special-document, third-country-document and final-admission treatment are outside this ordinary visitor mapping.
  Official sources:
  - [American Samoa Department of Legal Affairs: Visa Waiver Countries](https://legalaffairs.as.gov/visa-waiver-countries)
  - [American Samoa Department of Legal Affairs: U.S. Visa / Waiver 30-Day Visitor Permit](https://legalaffairs.as.gov/usvisa30day)
  - [Office of the Secretary of American Samoa: American Samoa Administrative Code, Title 41, Chapter 11 (2024 edition)](https://www.osas.as/_files/ugd/4c56eb_7030cc84e50a49628d1f8e450d05f921.pdf)

## How to apply

Follow the current instructions on the official portal.

1. Apply for the territorial visitor/waiver processing route before travel.
2. Provide the required travel, lodging and onward-travel information and pay the fee.
3. Present the approved OK-to-Board document to Immigration on arrival.

[American Samoa visitor-permit portal](https://legalaffairs.as.gov/visitor-visa-home)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/australia-american-samoa-eta)
- [Australia passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/australia)
- [All passport requirements for American Samoa](https://multipassrank.com/destination/american-samoa)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)