The Discreet Investor
World Passport Index · October 2026
Australia passport: rank 41 of 199
The Australia passport scores 71.7 out of 100 in our Investor Score and opens 151 destinations without a prior visa (Mobility Score 154.5, rank 38).
Photo: Sydney Opera House and Harbour Bridge · Benh LIEU SONG (Flickr) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons (cropped)
Investor Score
How the Australia passport scores on each pillar
| Pillar | Points | What drives it |
|---|---|---|
| Weighted mobility | 26.6 / 30 | 151 of 198 destinations without a prior visa; 89% of the maximum once destinations are weighted by economic importance. |
| Right to live and work | 0.4 / 20 | Right to live and work in 1 other countries. |
| Banking access | 15.0 / 15 | Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check. |
| Tax and obligations | 15.0 / 15 | No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad. |
| Citizenship flexibility | 7.5 / 10 | Dual citizenship allowed; Passed to children born abroad under conditions; Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds |
| Stability and consular protection | 7.2 / 10 | Political stability 79/100 · rule of law 83/100 · embassies or consulates in 89 countries. |
| Investor Score | 71.7 / 100 |
Weighted mobility
Where Australia passport holders can travel
Entry rules for a short tourist or business stay, by category. Destinations are the 199 passport-issuing jurisdictions; dependent territories will be added in the first full edition.
Visa-free112
- Albania · 90 days
- Andorra · 90 days
- Angola · 30 days
- Antigua & Barbuda
- Argentina · 90 days
- Armenia · 180 days
- Austria · 90 days
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus · 30 days
- Belgium · 90 days
- Belize
- Bolivia · 90 days
- Bosnia & Herzegovina · 90 days
- Botswana · 90 days
- Bulgaria · 90 days
- Chile · 90 days
- China · 30 days
- Colombia · 90 days
- Costa Rica · 90 days
- Croatia · 90 days
- Cyprus · 90 days
- Czechia · 90 days
- Denmark · 90 days
- Dominica
- Dominican Republic · 90 days
- Ecuador · 90 days
- El Salvador
- Estonia · 90 days
- Eswatini · 30 days
- Fiji
- Finland · 90 days
- France · 90 days
- Gambia · 90 days
- Georgia
- Germany · 90 days
- Greece · 90 days
- Grenada
- Guatemala · 90 days
- Guyana · 90 days
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong · 90 days
- Hungary · 90 days
- Iceland · 90 days
- Ireland
- Italy · 90 days
- Jamaica · 30 days
- Japan · 90 days
- Kazakhstan · 30 days
- Kiribati · 90 days
- Kosovo · 90 days
- Kyrgyzstan · 60 days
- Latvia · 90 days
- Lesotho · 14 days
- Liechtenstein · 90 days
- Lithuania · 90 days
- Luxembourg · 90 days
- Macao · 30 days
- Malaysia
- Malta · 90 days
- Mauritius · 90 days
- Mexico · 180 days
- Micronesia · 30 days
- Moldova · 90 days
- Monaco
- Mongolia · 30 days
- Montenegro · 90 days
- Morocco
- Netherlands · 90 days
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua · 90 days
- North Macedonia · 90 days
- Norway · 90 days
- Oman · 14 days
- Palestine
- Panama · 90 days
- Paraguay · 90 days
- Peru · 90 days
- Philippines · 30 days
- Poland · 90 days
- Portugal · 90 days
- Qatar · 30 days
- Romania · 90 days
- Rwanda · 30 days
- Samoa · 90 days
- San Marino · 90 days
- Serbia · 90 days
- Singapore · 90 days
- Slovakia · 90 days
- Slovenia · 90 days
- Solomon Islands
- South Africa · 90 days
- Spain · 90 days
- St Lucia
- St Vincent & the Grenadines
- Suriname · 90 days
- Sweden · 90 days
- Switzerland · 90 days
- Taiwan · 90 days
- Tajikistan · 30 days
- Thailand · 60 days
- Tunisia
- Türkiye · 90 days
- Ukraine · 90 days
- United Arab Emirates · 90 days
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan · 30 days
- Vanuatu · 120 days
- Vatican City
- Venezuela · 90 days
- Zambia · 30 days
Electronic travel authorisation8
- Canada
- Israel · 90 days
- Seychelles
- South Korea · 90 days
- Sri Lanka · 30 days
- St Kitts & Nevis
- United Kingdom
- United States · 90 days
Visa on arrival31
- Bahrain · 14 days
- Bangladesh · 30 days
- Brunei · 30 days
- Burundi
- Cambodia · 30 days
- Cape Verde · 30 days
- Comoros · 45 days
- Egypt · 30 days
- Ethiopia · 90 days
- Guinea-Bissau · 90 days
- Indonesia · 30 days
- Jordan · 30 days
- Kuwait
- Laos · 30 days
- Lebanon
- Madagascar · 90 days
- Malawi · 30 days
- Maldives · 30 days
- Marshall Islands · 90 days
- Mozambique · 30 days
- Namibia · 90 days
- Nepal · 90 days
- Palau · 30 days
- Saudi Arabia · 90 days
- Senegal · 90 days
- Sierra Leone · 30 days
- Tanzania · 90 days
- Timor-Leste · 30 days
- Tonga · 31 days
- Tuvalu
- Zimbabwe
E-visa34
Right to live and work
Where Australia citizens can live and work
Australia citizens can live and work without a permit in these countries:
Right to live and work1
- New Zealand · full right
Banking access · Tax and obligations · Citizenship flexibility
Banking, tax and citizenship rules for Australia citizens
Banking
- Not on the FATF, EU or sanctions lists that banks check.
Tax and obligations
- No worldwide tax, military service or exit permit for citizens abroad.
Citizenship
- Dual citizenship allowed
- Passed to children born abroad under conditions
- Can be withdrawn on strict security grounds
Stability and consular network
- Political stability 79/100 · rule of law 83/100 · embassies or consulates in 89 countries.
Australia passport: common questions
How many countries can Australia passport holders visit without a visa? +
151 of the 198 other passport-issuing jurisdictions: 112 visa-free, 8 with an electronic travel authorisation and 31 with a visa on arrival. A further 34 offer an e-visa, and 13 require a visa from an embassy or consulate.
Do Australia citizens need a visa for the Schengen area, the United Kingdom and the United States? +
Schengen area (France): Visa-free. United Kingdom: Electronic travel authorisation. United States: Electronic travel authorisation.
Is the Australia passport good for investors? +
It ranks 41 of 199 in the Investor Score, with 71.7 points out of 100. Its strongest pillar is Banking access; its weakest is Right to live and work.
Sources: entry rules from the Wikipedia article Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0), read in October 2026; other pillars from official lists, legislation, the World Bank, UNDP and UN Tourism. Preliminary edition — see the methodology.
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