Australian Embassy
Denmark
Embassy address: Dampfaergevej 26, 2nd Floor, DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø - Telephone: 7026 3676 - Fax: 7026 3686

Travelling to Australia

Immigration and Visas

All travellers, except New Zealand citizens, must obtain a visa or travel authority before travelling to Australia. See also under Visas and migration.

Medicine

If you are travelling with prescription medicine, we advise you to contact the Australian Quarantine and Inspection Services to establish whether your medicine is restricted. It may be sufficient to bring a note in English from your doctor, describing your condition, your medication and the dosage you are required to take during your visit to Australia, but we strongly advise you to seek advise from the Quarantine services.

Tourism

Tourism Australia's website offers a wide range of travel information and planning tools including suggested holiday itineraries, interactive maps and weather updates. This website also contains references to Danish and Norwegian travel agents who specialise in Australia. Danish and Norwegian citizens between 18 and 30 years of age may be eligible to travel to Australia on Working Holiday visas.

Additional travel related information can be found through the Australian Government's Internet gateway and on the States' and Northern Territory's websites:

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, provided that you take them out of Australia at the end of your visit

New Arrivals

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

Customs and Quarantine

The Australian Customs Service manages the security and integrity of the Australian border and assists people and cargo to move in and out of the country.

Information for international travellers. Information about what items must be declared for inspection, what happens if you fail to declare or dispose of any quarantine items or make a false declaration, what happens to seized items and what can't be mailed to Australia. Questions regarding customs and quarantine can also be directed to the Australian Embassy in Brussels which has a customs department. Tel: +32 2 286 05 87 or +32 2 286 05 84 or +32 2 286 05 83

Foreign Embassies and Consulates in Australia