Before you go, check the latest travel advice for your destination at smartraveller.gov.au
Take out Travel Insurance
Before travelling overseas REGISTER your family’s travel and contact details online at smartraveller.gov.au
Obey the law
Make sure you have the right VISAS
Make COPIES of your passport details, insurance policy, travelers cheque’s, visas and credit card numbers. Carry one copy in a separate place to the originals & leave a copy with someone at home.
Consult your doctor on any recommended VACCINATIONS needed
Make sure your PASSPORT has a minimum six months validity.
Keep in CONTACT with friends and family back home
Check to see if you are regarded as a national of the country you plan to visit, and whether DUAL NATIONALITY will have any implications for your travel plans.
Firearms, weapons and ammunition – Declare on arrival and departure – Contact Customs for more details
Performance and image enhancing drugs – Declare on arrival and departure – Contact Australian Sports, Anti-Doping Authority for more details
Currency – $10 000 or over – Declare on arrival and departure – Contact Austrac for more details
Food, plants, animals and biological goods – Declare on arrival and departure – Contact Australian Quarantine and Inspection Service for more details
Medicines – Declare on arrival and departure – Contact Medicare Australia for more details
Protected wildlife – Declare on arrival and departure – Contact Dept. of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts for more details
Heritage – listed goods – Declare on arrival and departure – Contact Dept. of the Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts for more details
Veterinary products – Declare on arrival and departure – Contact Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority
Defence and strategic goods – Declare on arrival and departure – Contact Dept of Defence for more details.