202 1 Australian Immigration Service Baggage Declaration Guide

As a popular immigrant destination, Australia is less difficult to apply than Britain and the United States, so it has attracted wide attention. Let's take a look at the 202 1 Australian Immigration Baggage Declaration Guide.

Baggage declaration form

1. How terrible are the consequences of not reporting as required?

Any omission, omission or false report may lead to fines or even more serious consequences!

However, if you take the initiative to declare, you will not be punished even if you are not allowed to enter the country! Sometimes, after a simple inquiry, the Australian border inspection staff will even directly release passengers who voluntarily declare their articles. In addition, the declaration of goods does not mean that all of them are confiscated, and some things that meet the entry conditions will also be released by the border inspection.

In short, the attitude of the Australian government is to be frank and lenient and resolutely resist. Therefore, I suggest that in order to clear customs smoothly, the declared articles must be declared, and try not to bring them with you!

Do you really need to bring these things?

Many students and parents who come to Australia for the first time are worried about the problem of not having enough to eat and not eating well in Australia, so they like to stuff their luggage with all kinds of snacks, pot-stewed small packages, Laoganma, bean curd, instant noodles and so on.

However, I want to say that these things are actually available in Australia. We should know that there are currently 6.5438+0.2 million Chinese living in Australia, and various Asian supermarkets and Chinese supermarkets are also easy to find.

Take Sydney as an example. Newcomer Supermarket has stores in Top Ryde City, Hurstville, Chatswood, Haymarket and Eastwood, offering a full range of goods, from hot pot bottom materials, condiments, snacks and salted duck eggs to frozen crayfish and quick-frozen steamed bread! You don't have to risk a huge fine at all, plus the risk of confiscation, you have to carry it all the way from China ~

After emigration

1. Apply for an Australian driver's license

In Australia, anyone aged 16 can apply for a driver's license. The exam is usually divided into two steps: the first step is the traffic rules exam (with Chinese papers), that is, the applicant obtains the learner's card-L number plate); Pass the theoretical written test; The second step is the road test, that is, learning to drive on the road and obtaining a temporary license (P card) through the road test.

Australian business immigrant visa holders can use China driver's license to drive within 3 months after their arrival in Australia. China's driver's license is not in English, so you should apply for a notarized English driver's license as soon as you arrive in Australia. However, for convenience, it is recommended to apply for an Australian driver's license as soon as possible. Business immigrant visa holders with a China driver's license can get a study driver's license only by taking a theoretical written test, and then they can take a road test directly, and then they can get a formal driver's license directly after passing. (No need to take a 3-year temporary driver's license! )

Open a bank account

Opening a bank account in an Australian bank requires important identification documents, such as passport and driver's license, and your address letter. (This can meet the minimum appraisal score of ordinary banks 100. )

In addition, Australians rarely carry large amounts of cash, debit cards, credit cards and personal checks with them. Banks in Australia are all connected to the national network, and they can handle account opening, deposit and withdrawal, remittance and other procedures at any branch in any city. Some branches of Australian banks in China can even open an account for you before you go to Australia, allowing you to remit money first and then use it in Australia.

3. Deal with individual tax number TFN (tax file number).

Everyone who has a work permit in Australia must apply for a tax number, usually 9 digits. It is used in work, tax declaration, tax payment, use of government services and application for welfare. The tax number can be applied after the first login. Or when you are in Australia, you can apply on the website of the Inland Revenue Department, and you need to provide your address in Australia. Usually, if you don't provide the tax number to your bank, the bank will help the tax bureau deduct your tax from the interest.

4. Register a company and start a new business

The vast majority of business investment immigrants, especially 163 investment immigrant visa holders, will face the problem of investment business after settling down and starting a new life.

The business requirements for applying for the 892 permanent residence visa are: first, the investment business must be completed for 2 years; second, the annual turnover of the year before the application should reach 200,000 Australian dollars; Third, the minimum investment of 75,000 Australian dollars needs to meet the employment requirements of hiring more than one local.

5. Medical insurance

Australia's medical system and service system are excellent. All residents, including new immigrants, can enjoy free medical care. The government gives everyone a medical card, with which they can go to a hospital or a nearby clinic. In Australia, people are used to seeing a regular family doctor or going to the nearest clinic. This kind of doctor is called GP (General Practitioner), and they will recommend patients to see a specialist when they think it is necessary. Without the recommendation of general practitioners, specialists generally do not directly receive patients. Patients need to have a medical insurance card every time they go to a public hospital, otherwise they will have to pay the registration fee and pay for the medicine themselves.

Business investment immigrant visa holders cannot enjoy free medical care and must buy private medical insurance themselves. Usually, the insurance premium is not expensive, which is below 65,438 Australian dollars+0,000 Australian dollars per year. Once they become permanent residents, they will enjoy free medical insurance. In the visa approval letter, the Immigration Bureau will clearly state that business investment immigrant visa holders must purchase private medical insurance. Many new immigrants didn't notice this. Without medical insurance, once you get sick, medical expenses are very expensive in Australia.