Australian entry process

Before the plane will land in Australia, the stewardess will issue an inbound passenger card to all passengers. Passengers who don't know English will get an Australian entry card translated into Chinese, but it must be filled in English.

note:

★ The signature on the entry card should be consistent with the signature on the passport.

★ For the address of Australia, please only fill in the hotel in your entry city. If you live in the home of relatives and friends, please fill in the address of relatives and friends.

★ If you carry more than 6,543,800 Australian dollars or any equivalent foreign currency with you, you must declare it.

Post-entry process in Australia:

The first step: isolation.

If you are a direct tourist from Hongkong, Taiwan Province Province and the mainland, you can go through the customs directly without inspection. If tourists from Africa and America come to Australia, they must be quarantined.

Step 2: Immigration.

Immigration officials mainly check passports, visas and entry registration cards and ask simple questions, such as "What's the purpose of coming to Australia?" "How long are you going to stay?" Wait a minute. If you don't know or know a little English but can't express yourself accurately, the entry-exit inspection will generally arrange free translation services. It's best not to answer questions like riddles, so as not to cause unexpected misunderstandings. In recent years, the tide of illegal immigration is rampant, and the immigration inspection in Australia is becoming more and more strict. When the inspector stamps your passport with the entry stamp, it means that everything is correct and you are approved to enter the country.

Step 3: Claim the luggage.

When you pick up your checked baggage, you should check your baggage to avoid taking it by mistake. If the baggage is damaged or has not arrived, please contact the airport baggage office directly.

Step 4: Customs clearance (customs)

Under normal circumstances, the inspection of overseas tourists by Australian Customs is relatively lax, and oral customs declaration is mostly adopted. The inspector asked, "Is there anything to declare? Do you have anything to declare? ) ",if there is nothing to declare, just answer:" No, sir (no) ". However, if you bring something that must be declared and fail to declare it, the punishment is very severe. It is strictly forbidden to bring into Australia food containing meat (whatever packaging), plant seeds, eggs, animals and plants.

Issues needing attention when entering Australia:

Before entering Australia, you need to prepare the passport, visa, air ticket, required health certificate and other necessary materials, complete the entry visa in embassies and consulates in China, Australia in advance and fill in the Entry Passenger Registration Card. The above information must not be false or concealed, especially if the visa is consistent with your purpose of going to Australia, otherwise you will be severely punished once found.

Before entering the customs, you must also fill out a yellow entry card with personal information on it and a white declaration form. After entering the customs, the customs will carefully check the articles carried to ensure that the articles are restricted from entering the country. In addition to guns, weapons, drugs and other dangerous goods, restricted articles also include food, animals and many daily necessities.

Prohibited foods include any dairy products and egg products except those produced in New Zealand (including the most common egg yolk pie and egg-filled moon cakes), as well as various fresh foods such as vegetables and fruits. Any form of food, whether dry or pickled. , as well as traditional Chinese medicine and western medicine, must be declared and brought into the country with the consent of the customs, otherwise they will be punished accordingly. You know, food fines can be as high as nearly 1 ten thousand Australian dollars.

There is a dose limit for carrying drugs. If you need to bring more medicine, show your doctor's prescription. In addition, each baby is allowed to carry one kilogram of baby food, while steroid-related drugs are absolutely forbidden.

It is also prohibited to carry wood products, grass products, culture solution, soil (including objects stained with soil), crop seeds, animals and plants and any part thereof. If such articles must be brought into the country, they must meet the quarantine conditions and show the certificate of the Australian quarantine agency.

There are also relevant regulations for some items that can be brought into the country, which should also be noted. Some items are allowed to be brought into Australia, but the quantity is limited. For example, people above 18 can only bring 50 cigarettes (originally 250) or 50 grams of cigars or tobacco products into Australia duty-free; Alcohol must be within 2250 ml. The part exceeding the quota will be collected by Australian Customs.

Necessary declarations that must be carried in large quantities for commercial purposes or that the total value of goods is equal to or more than 10000 Australian dollars. Unexpected items (including those obtained overseas) and duty-free items purchased in Australia must be declared as long as the total value of the items exceeds 400 Australian dollars.

Some articles, such as furs, flower seeds, unprocessed leather products and animal specimens, must be inspected by customs and quarantine officials. After inspection, items without animal and plant diseases and insect pests will generally be returned to immigrants; Others need to be handled according to the situation before returning. For example, take-away cars are generally cleaned after inspection. Those that do not meet the inspection standards shall be directly confiscated and destroyed.

In terms of luggage, except for some articles that need to pass through specific entry inspection according to regulations, it is generally only necessary to do general inspection according to general entry procedures. In addition, it should be noted that in addition to the articles that need to be declared according to the regulations, if the currency you carry with you exceeds 10000 Australian dollars, you must also declare it at the time of entry, otherwise you will be fined, or even sentenced to imprisonment for up to ten years.

Of course, if you have any questions during the entry, you can always ask the staff of the customs office.