Australian passport strength ranks sixth in the world. (photo of travel website Traveller)
According to travel website Traveller, Australia's passport strength ranks sixth in the world, allowing Australian citizens to enter 174 countries without visa. But there are still dozens of countries, Australians travel to pay a lot of visa fees.
It is reported that China charged Australian citizens a visa fee of 98.5 Australian dollars. However, this does not affect Australian tourists to China. Australian visitors to China increased 17 percent to nearly five hundred thousand in 2016, according to (ABS), Australia's National Bureau of Statistics.
If Australian tourists stay in China for only 72 hours and enter via specific airports, such as Beijing and Shanghai airports, visa fees are free. Under specific conditions, travel to Hainan Island or Pearl River Delta can also be visa-free.
In addition, the Indian visa fee is 67 Australian dollars. At present, the number of Australian tourists to India has reached three hundred and twenty thousand, nearly twice as many as 10 years ago.
If Australian citizens want to go to Russia for the World Cup this year, they will have to pay a visa fee of A $135 for a single visa with a maximum stay of 30 days.
Oddly, some cheap tourist destinations have high visa costs. In central Africa, for example, (Gabon), Gabon, has a new tourism industry based on wildlife national parks, with a visa fee of A $112 plus an online fee of A $24.
Uganda's visa fee is A $150, and you can also apply for a valid East African tourist visa (East African Tourist Visa). For Kenya and Rwanda.
Bangladesh's visa fee costs A $145.
Chile said Australian citizens did not need a visa to travel to the country, but would have to pay a $151 (reciprocity fee), mutual benefit fee, which is charged only to passengers arriving in San Diego (Santiago).
阿根廷目前取消了互惠费。巴西则在电子护照方面收取57澳元，如果通过邮寄或个人到大使馆申请，则会被收入惊人的216澳元签证费。
Non-Australian citizens who travel to Ukraine will be charged a tourist visa fee of A $85, but Australian citizens will be charged A $130 for a Ukrainian visa. If you apply for a 7-day visa, you will need A $260.
Other countries that charge higher visa fees to Australian citizens include Russia (A $135), Burkina Faso (A $180) and Nigeria (A $182). The most expensive are Mongolia and Iran, which require a single visa of A $230 for a 30-day stay.
Australian passport strength ranks sixth in the world. (photo of travel website Traveller)
Australian citizens apply for visas in the most expensive country ranking:
1. Mongolia and Iran are both tied at $230
3. Sudan $199
4. India A $196
5. Nigeria A $182
6. Burkina Faso $180
7. Paraguay A $174
8. Chile A $151
9. Uganda A $150
10. Bangladesh A $145