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Australia and New Zealand Travel Declaration
From 9 December 2020, all travellers to Australia are mandated to complete the Australia Travel Declaration before they fly to Australia, minimum within 72 hours prior to their departure. Failure to complete the Australia Travel Declaration prior to travel, they will be subject to additional delays on arrival or be subjected to mandatory quarantine at their own expense. The only exception to this rule and not required to complete (ATD) are Flight crew & Diplomats.
What must travellers do?
- Travellers should complete the Australia Travel Declaration and need to be aware of the following:
- Information about the Australia Travel Declaration and a link to the declaration is available on the Home Affairs website, go to https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/australia-travel-declaration
- The Department has authorised a third party to collect the Australia Travel Declaration information on its behalf. Travellers will be redirected from the Home Affairs website to an external Australia Travel Declaration page. Once they have submitted their declaration, they will receive a confirmation email from ‘AU- Health Aero no-reply@health.aero’
- Once they have completed the Australia Travel Declaration, they will receive an email with details to be shown (either electronically or printed) to airline staff prior to boarding.
- For more information about Australia’s travel restrictions and exemption categories, go to https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/travel-restrictions
- Travellers will still need to complete the Incoming Passenger Card on arrival to Australia even if they have completed an Australia Travel Declaration.
New Zealand safe travel zone
The Australia Travel Declaration should be completed by all travellers. Its introduction does not change any of the conditions for the New Zealand safe travel zone.
- Travellers, who have not been in a designated COVID-19 hotspot or a location of concern in New Zealand in the preceding 14 days, will be able to travel quarantine-free to participating states and territories in Australia.
- This arrangement applies to citizens of other countries, provided they have not been in a COVID-19 hotspot in New Zealand in the preceding 14 days. Citizens of other countries will need a valid Australian visa.
- Travellers who have been in New Zealand for 14 days or more before they travel will be automatically exempt from Australia’s travel restrictions and will not need to apply for an individual travel exemption.
- Travellers, who have been in New Zealand for less than 14 days, will require a travel exemption for Australia. This includes travellers who are transiting New Zealand to Australia.
- Green and red zones have been created in airports to ensure the separation of passengers arriving on ‘quarantine-free’ flights, from other passengers who are required to enter 14 days mandatory quarantine.
- Guidance on the New Zealand travel zone is available at, https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/new-zealand-safe-travel-zone
