Entry fees by country

Last checked: 19 October 2026 · Guides

Entry-related charges have different legal effects. An ETA fee pays for travel authorisation, an eVisa fee pays for a visa decision and an airport charge may rest on a separate law or order. The table states the official amount, authority or legal basis and status checked on 19 October 2026. The Gambia, Sierra Leone, Senegal and DRC security-fee watch items are not shown as active without a current official instrument ^9,10,11,12.

Currency: As published by each authority
Security fee rule: Amount, legal basis and status must all be identified
Unconfirmed items: Not presented as active charges
Checked: 19 October 2026

Authorisation, visa and arrival fees

Country or system	Official fee	Authority or basis	Status
UK ETA	£20 ¹	UK government ETA rules	Active
US ESTA	US$40.62 ²	CBP live official portal	Active amount displayed 19 October 2026
Canada eTA	CAN$7 ³	Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada	Active
Australia ETA	No visa charge, A$20 app service fee ⁴	Australian Department of Home Affairs	Active
New Zealand NZeTA	NZ$17 app or NZ$23 web, plus NZ$100 IVL for most ⁵	Immigration New Zealand fee page	Active
Israel ETA-IL	NIS25 ⁶	Population and Immigration Authority	Active since 1 January 2025
Nepal visa on arrival	US$30, US$50 or US$125 ⁷	Department of Immigration fee schedule	Active for 15, 30 or 90 days
DRC eVisa and airport visa	US$300 plus US$90 at entry ⁸	General Directorate of Migration official FAQ	Active on official portal

Security-fee watch list

Country	Fee claimed or found	Legal basis	Status on 19 October 2026
The Gambia	Government pages describe US$20 or D1,000 on arrival and departure ⁹	No law, regulation or gazette provision identified on the reviewed pages	Unresolved. Immigration says it does not mandate the charge
Sierra Leone	No separate current security fee confirmed ¹⁰	No current charging or suspension instrument found	Not published here as active
Senegal	No renewed passenger security fee confirmed ¹¹	No current official renewal instrument found	Not published here as active
DRC	No new passenger security fee confirmed ¹²	A 2018 order supports a US$15 international-departure tourism ticket levy, not an entry security fee ¹²	Tourism levy identified. New security fee not confirmed

How to read the table

Active means the amount appears on a current official application, fee or immigration page. It does not mean every passport holder qualifies for that route ^1,2^3,4^5,6^7,8.

Unresolved means an official page mentions a collection but the reviewed source does not identify the legal instrument or another authority disputes responsibility. Such an item is not converted into a confirmed statutory fee ⁹.

Not confirmed means no current official charging instrument was found for the watch-list claim. It is not evidence that a traveller will never encounter a collection. It means this site will not publish an amount as law without the named source ^10,11,12.

Common questions

Are all fees in one currency?

No. Each amount is shown in the currency published by the official authority.

Why is The Gambia charge marked unresolved?

Official pages describe collection, but Immigration says it does not mandate it and the reviewed pages name no legal instrument ⁹.

Is the DRC US$15 charge a security fee?

No. The identified 2018 instrument describes an international-departure tourism ticket levy ¹².

Do fees guarantee entry?

No. Payment or approval does not remove border inspection.

Rules and fees change. Check the official site linked above before you apply or pay. Spotted an error? Email [email protected] with the official link.

Sources

ETA vs eVisa vs visa
A practical comparison of electronic travel authorisations, eVisas and consular visas using current official examples.
The Gambia visitor entry rules
Check Gambia visa and prior-clearance rules, passport and ticket requirements, and the unresolved legal basis for the airport fee.
Sierra Leone visitor visa rules
Official Sierra Leone visa-on-arrival fees, 30-day validity, passport rule, eVisa portal and the unconfirmed airport-fee status.
Democratic Republic of the Congo eVisa
The DRC eVisa fee, 72-hour processing target, three-month use period, seven-day airport visa and official application portal.