You can submit the Australia Travel Declaration within 72 hours (3 calendar days) before your scheduled arrival in Australia.

The Australia Travel Declaration (ATD) is the digital replacement for the paper Incoming Passenger Card (IPC — Form 15). Both collect the exact same statutory customs, biosecurity, health, character, and migration questions. As the ABF rolls out the ATD Web Form across Australian airports (starting with WSI and Qantas flights into BNE, SYD, and MEL), travelers on non-participating flights still hand in the paper IPC.

Yes. Every person entering Australia—including Australian citizens, permanent residents, and New Zealand citizens—must complete an ATD or IPC. For New Zealand citizens, it also legally serves as the application for a Special Category Visa (Subclass 444).

Travelers aged 18+ may bring up to 2,250 mL (2.25 liters) of alcoholic beverages and up to 25 cigarettes (or 25 grams of tobacco products) plus one open packet. General overseas goods/gifts are duty-free up to AUD $900 per adult (AUD $450 per child under 18).

Always answer 'Yes' and declare it! If you declare an item on your ATD/IPC, a Biosecurity Officer will inspect it and you will never be fined even if the item is not permitted. Failing to declare biosecurity risk items carries immediate on-the-spot fines up to AUD $6,600 and potential visa cancellation.

No commercial service or private agency can guarantee border admission into Australia. Final entry permission rests exclusively with border control and immigration officers at your port of entry. NomadicMart is an independent private application concierge not affiliated with the Government of Australia or abf.gov.au. We verify your declaration data and submit it accurately within the official filing window.