Questions tagged [australia]
An island country and continent in the Southern Hemisphere, located in the south-west Pacific Ocean. More specific regional tags (to be preferred, where relevant) include: [new-south-wales] [northern-territory], [queensland], [sunshine-coast], [victoria-australia]
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I am a dual Australian/British citizen with an expired emergency Aussie passport and a valid UK passport. What are my chances for an Aussie visit?
I was going to have to miss my brother's wedding on Jan 4th but he bought me a flight today. But my Aussie passport is expired and was only an emergency passport to begin with. I'm born and bred ...
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Does an Indian citizen need a transit visa in Australia?
Indian passport holder. Do I need transit visa in Sydney?
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Can I take chocolate to Australia?
Australia is well known for having very strict rules on what food and plant-based materials can be brought into the country, to try to keep the country free of diseases. Some food/animal/plant things ...
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Travel to Australia with new passport (with visa in old passport)
I was granted a visa to Australia few months ago. I’d like to travel to Australia in few days. However, I’ve just renewed my passport and I don’t have enough time to inform them about my passport ...
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How do I know if my Australian ETA was approved?
I would like to know is my visa application being approved or not
I receive an email saying I need to check on eta.immi.gov.au after 12 hours
but after I check in I just received this only :
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Can I use my probationary Australian driver's license to rent a car in the United States?
I got into this driving thing kinda late, which means I have a probationary driver's license from Victoria, Australia that looks kinda like this:
(courtesy Angie Sommer's blog)
This basically means ...
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Does the rotation of the earth affect the travel time from Europe to Australia?
Assuming that a place in Europe is exactly on the opposite side of the earth than Sydney. Now I want to take a plane to travel there. Does it matter if the plan flies with the rotation of the earth or ...
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How do I buy a double ticket for myself?
I want to travel conveniently from Darwin to Sydney. For an empty seat next to me, I am happy to purchase another ticket.
Do airlines allow a passenger manifest with two similar names? Am unable to ...
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Are there any travel experiences in Australia that offer aboriginal (or Torres Strait) “cultural immersion”?
I am wondering if it's possible for a traveller in Australia to immerse in aboriginal culture, or Torres Strait Islander culture.
By "immerse" I mean stay in a traditional aboriginal area where ...
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Do I need a transit visa for a technical stop in Australia?
I'm travelling to New Zealand, and my itinerary mentions a technical stop in Australia.
Will I need to apply for an Australian transit visa for this?
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How much time it takes to transfer an Australia visa to a new passport using Form 929?
I have a business visa for Australia valid till end of this year(2019) but the passport it is linked to is about to expire. I have applied for a new passport which I will get within the next 14 days. ...
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Does an EU citizen need a visa to visit Australia for holidays?
Is a visa required, or is just a passport enough, for a short holiday trip to Australia?
Specifically, how is it for citizens of Nordic EU member countries such as Finland?
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Tripod in Carry-on Luggage
Many years ago someone told me about travel with a Camera Tripod is not allowed. I have a trip to Europe from Australia, and I have a 10 hour layover in Dubai. I would like take photos at night in ...
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Places to stop off along the Sydney to Brisbane railway?
I'm hoping this is a constrained enough question to not produce either long lists, or lots of subjective answers, so here goes...
In December I'm going to want to get from Sydney to Brisbane. I won't ...
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Which Australian bank/account incurs lowest fees using an ATM card overseas?
As per this question about US banks, I would like to know if any Australian bank offers an account with an ATM card (or Visa/Mastercard debit card) with no or low fees for travellers using them in ...
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Tipping in Australia
I will be travelling to Sydney and just wanted to know about the tipping etiquette in Sydney.
I have read somewhere that the Service tax is already included in the price and there is no need to tip. ...
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Can I travel to Australia as a tourist on a business visitor visa?
I currently hold a multiple-entry business visitor (subclass 600) visa for Australia valid until January 2020, and I have traveled to Sydney multiple times before for business.
I am planning to ...
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What foods must I try while visiting Australia? [closed]
I will be traveling to Cairns, Brisbane, and Sydney and was wondering what are the must try foods/dishes I should get while there.
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Can I travel to Australia for leisure but on a business visitor visa? [closed]
I have a two years Australian business visitor visa with multiple entry option. This visa lets me attend business related workshops for a project undertaken by our parent company which is located in ...
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Can I travel to Australia in less than 2 weeks if I transfer my visa to my new passport?
I transferred my visa to my new passport and it’s saying it takes 2 weeks to come, my flight is Sunday I arrive in Sydney Monday at night, I still have my old passport! If I bring that will they let ...
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How to get to Christmas Island?
Christmas Island is an island of Australia far off the northwest of the mainland, much closer to Indonesia.
(Thanks to Wikimedia Commons for the map)
I know I can fly there but Wikitravel seems to ...
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Can I get back into Australia on a tourist visa if I have an unpaid fine?
I am from Canada, and I have been in Australia for 2 years on a working visa. I have received a fine ($110) for disturbing the peace (public nuisance). If I leave the country, can I get back in on a ...
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Darwin to Timor by boat
Need a bit of advice.
I can't seem to find any information about boats from Darwin to Timor.
I've been informed there are no ferries.
Anyone know how to or had experience getting from Darwin to ...
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Can I travel with a Geneva convention 1951 travel document to Australia without visa?
I have a German Geneva convention 1951 travel document and I will visit Australia, do I need to apply for a visa?
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Passport not stamped on arrival in Australia
I am traveling to Australia first time. My departure date is stamp on my passport from my country. I landed on Perth and gone through all the immigration process than I fly to Sydney through domestic ...
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Is it true that Australia no longer issues physical visa stickers?
This question is about a tourist visa.
I was told by the visa application centre that Australia no longer issues physical visa stickers, and when one is granted a visa, it will be checked ...
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Check ETA approval
I've applied for ETA through EasyETA.com. It says in the confirmation email that my application has been approved. However, I would like to double confirm my approval (as I did not apply through the ...
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Prepay simcard for data in Australia
I'm arriving in Sydney on Friday for a week. Ideally I'd like a pre-pay simcard for text and data (I need to check my stackexchange sites of course ;)).
However I have no idea of what companies or ...
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Clarification Regarding Invalid Application
What's the difference between an Invalid Application (i.e., due to non-payment of Visa Fee) and a Rejected Application?
Can such an Invalid Application be deemed as Application Never Made or does it ...
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Changing planes in Melbourne, do I need an Australian transit visa?
I am flying from Bangalore to Auckland with two stopovers. The first one in Kuala Lumpur and the second one in Melbourne. I want to confirm that I don't need an Australian transit visa because of the ...
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Are there websites that offer last-minute accommodation deals in Australia?
I'm heading out to Australia fairly soon and for the start of my trip I'm hopefully staying with friends. However, there's a small chance that that won't be possible. I might find out when changing ...
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Non-EU spouse of EU citizen travelling to Australia with the EU residence and travel document
is it possible for the non-EU spouse of the EU citizen to travel to Australia only with the EU residence permit card and a travel document (alien's passport) released by the host EU country, knowing ...
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How can I speed up the processing of my Schengen visa at the Portuguese consulate in Sydney?
I have lodged my visa application at the Portugal Consulate in Sydney. This was a last minute work plan and I need to fly out in five days (Friday evening/Saturday morning). What can I do to expedite ...
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No surname in my passport
Surname field is blank in my passport. My full name is in "given name", so will that be a problem while applying for a study visa to Australia?
My actual name:
surname: Ganta
given name: Dheeraj
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Is it legal to bring board games (made of wood) to Australia?
I am traveling and I would like to bring some local board games (all made from timber and marble) that I really liked back to Australia. However, I found this article.
Relevent bit:
All wooden, ...
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Why do some hostels only allow international visitors?
Some of the hostels in the Gold Coast, Australia, only allow international visitors. I'm a bit surprised at this because the average Australian is not at all dangerous only dangerous in the same way ...
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How to organize prescription medicine for an extended (>3 months) travel in Australia and New Zealand?
We're travelling for 7 months (from the UK) to Australia, New Zealand, and back via Australia again (with less than 3 months in each country).
My wife has obtained a 7 month supply of her ...
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What is meant by "Country of residence" in Australian Visa Application form?
I'm filling in an online application form for an Australian visa, and there is a step "Contact details" which asks for a "Country of residence", specifically "Usual country of residence" (see the ...
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Does condition 8115 mean you can't check your work email?
My parents have just received their visa for their upcoming Australia trips. Among the terms, there's condition 8115:
Condition 8115 allows 'business visitor activities' such as general business or ...
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Where would be the optimal place to watch the Nov 2012 Solar Eclipse from?
There's a solar eclipse going across northern Australia on November 14th, 2012:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_eclipse_of_November_13,_2012
Given that climate and weather varies substantially ...
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Can you buy duty free at Kuala Lumpur for travel to Australia?
Currently, Australia has tough restrictions on liquids for both departing and arriving flights. These mean that for a flight to Australia, you will be re-screened before boarding the plane, with ...
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Flying With Uncharged Laptop
I've been living in Australia for the past few months and during that time my laptop charger broke. I haven't bought another one because I have a spare charger back home and haven't seen the need to ...
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Driving license in Australia
We will be in Australia for a few days and I was considering renting a car. Is a standard European license (we have Polish and Italian) good enough, or do we need "international driving license"? We ...
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How to buy an Australian sim card before going there?
I plan to travel to Australia next three months I need to have an Australian sim card (any operator/any plan) right now (to add my mobile phone number to my CV). Is it possible to buy a sim card from ...
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How to send baggage from US to Australia?
We are planning a trip to Australia. We are going to spend some months there and we would like to take with us more than the current baggage limit. One option would be carrying in the plane just what ...
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Buying a car in Australia or New Zealand as a non-resident? [closed]
Is it possible to buy, register and insure a car by a tourist (i.e. non-resident citizen of another country that entered on a tourist visa) in Australia or New Zealand? I was thinking about buying a ...
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Documentation for one parent traveling with infant, Australia to Japan
My wife may soon have to travel from Australia to Japan solo with our child, probably on Qantas or JAL. She has a Japanese passport in her own last name, our son has an Australian one with mine. We'...
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At what kind of eateries can you have a lamb roast in Australia?
Apart from being in a homestay or being invited to someone's house, where mum can cook a lamb roast, where can you have a lamb roast in Australia?
I'm more asking in terms of what kind of eatery you'...
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Australian visa and criminal convictions
I have a subclass 651 eVisitor visa to travel from the UK to Australia. One VISA condition is
The holder must not have one or more criminal convictions, for which the sentence or sentences (...
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Denied boarding: Received ETA for Australia and have confirmation email, but it did not show up on their computer when checking in with airline!
I received this email from [email protected] saying this:
When I tried to check in, the airline staff said that I was showing up on the computer as having no ETA. they swiped my passport ...