Travelling to Australia

Immigration and Visas

All travellers, except New Zealand citizens, must obtain a visa or travel authority before travelling to Australia.

Immigration and visas

Tourism

Plan your trip with australia.com, the official Tourism Australia website, offering a wide range of travel information and planning tools including over 2000 images, a currency converter, daily weather updates, interactive maps, suggested holiday itineraries, holiday deals, specialist travel agents and more. Available in nine languages.

Tourist Refund Scheme

The Tourist Refund Scheme enables you to claim a refund, subject to certain conditions, of the goods and services tax (GST) and wine equalisation tax (WET) that you pay on goods you buy in Australia.

New Arrivals

A gateway to information ranging from citizenship, health, settlement help for migrants, working conditions to buying a home in Australia.

Customs and Biosecurity

People, animals, goods, aircraft and vessels arriving in Australia are subject to biosecurity and customs conditions set by the Australian Government Department of Agriculture and Water Resources and the Department of Immigration and Border Protection. For information on what items you can and cannot take to Australia click Customs or Biosecurity.

Also take a look at the quick guide as to what you can and can't bring to Australia.

Embassies and Consulates

• Alphabetical list of Australian Embassies and Consulates overseas
• Alphabetical list of Foreign Embassies in Australia by country
• Alphabetical list of Foreign Consulates in Australia by country

Jobs in Australia

This Australian mission is not able assist people in finding employment in Australia.

See also

Various information on visiting Australia including information on international driver's licence, currency exchange, official tourist sites and more.