How to travel to Australia?

First of all, you need to apply for an Australian tourist visa, which needs to be applied for in advance. It takes about 10 hours of flight time from Shanghai International Airport to Sydney, Australia, which involves the time difference between China and Australia. Usually when you arrive at a certain city in Australia, you have to transfer in Sydney. Of course, there are also direct flights. No matter where you get off the plane, the immigration procedures are the same (here, we take Sydney Airport entry as an example). When the plane is about to arrive at its destination, the flight attendant on the plane will issue an arrival card in Chinese and English and ask you to fill it out. It includes some personal information that needs to be filled in, such as name, passport number, flight number, Australian address and Some simple questions (all required to be filled in English). There are three columns on the back, just choose to fill in one. If you are a new immigrant to Australia, fill in column A, if you are a short-term tourist visit or study, fill in column B, and if you are an Australian resident returning to Australia, fill in column C. When transferring within Australia, you need to transfer to a Qantas flight. There are several Qantas airlines, so you must first confirm the name or abbreviation code of the airline on the ticket, and then look for the connecting flight of this airline in the airport hall. Where the room is, there is usually a sign at the airport.

It should also be noted that you need to know the following when passing through customs: If you carry items exceeding the following limits or carry the following items, you must declare them and may pay taxes:

1) Tobacco More than 250 grams (equivalent to 200 cigarettes) and alcoholic products exceeding 1125 ml;

2) Entering Australia with cash exceeding 10,000 Australian dollars or equivalent foreign currency; entering Australia with cash exceeding 10,000 New Zealand dollars or equivalent foreign currency New Zealand;

3) The total value of goods brought into Australia and duty-free goods taken out of Australia exceeds 400 Australian dollars; the total value of goods brought into and taken out of New Zealand exceeds 700 New Zealand dollars;

4) Items carried for others. You must know the contents of the bag if you are not packing it yourself, and you must know the contents of the bag if you are carrying it for someone else.

Quarantine and contraband:

1) Any food (including prunes, beef jerky, melon seeds, candies, etc.); traditional medicinal materials or herbal medicines;

2) Plants or any part of a plant, such as: wood products, seeds, fruit cores, roots, straw, etc.; soil or objects containing soil;

3) Animals, birds, insects, Fish, animal parts (dead or alive), equipment used for animals, meat, skins, feathers, bones, shells, corals, eggs, animal samples, animal drugs, biological samples or microorganisms, honey products, etc. ;

4) Animals and plants protected by international conventions, such as: ivory and other related products;

5) Illegal drugs, weapons, steroids and other quarantine items; illegal audio and video products ( pirated copies) or illegal publications, etc.

Drugs: Before entering the country, you need to prepare some commonly used medicines and emergency medical supplies for emergencies. Since the weather in Australia is very dry, you can bring some moisturizer. Tourists are allowed to bring in appropriate amounts of medications prescribed by a doctor (non-narcotics). All medications must be clearly labeled and clearly identifiable. If you need to bring a large amount of medicine, you must present a medical certificate to customs or an Australian doctor, and the medicine must be placed in your personal hand luggage. There are also many medicines for sale in local pharmacies in Australia, but prescription medicines must be issued by an Australian doctor before they can be purchased.

Clothing: You can wear thin clothing all year round in tropical areas of Australia, but you should bring a sweater or jacket with you to prevent it from getting cold at night; in winter (June to August), you should wear a sweater, Jacket, light coat or warm clothing. Australians generally dress simply, but on special occasions such as business meetings, theaters and restaurant meals, it is best for men to wear a coat, tie or suit, and for women to wear something more dignified. Wear comfortable and lightweight clothing most of the time. When admiring fish in the coral areas of the Great Barrier Reef, bring a shading hat, sunglasses and sunscreen lotion, and beach shoes to protect your feet.