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Australia’s Entry 

Requirements 

A guide for the travel industry 

containing information on Australia’s 

travel regulations, procedures 

and carrier responsibilities 

OCTOBER 2008

Australia’s Entry 

Requirements

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Contents 

Introduction 1 

1. Who is this guide for? 2 

2. Carrier responsibilities 3 

3. Travel documents 5 

3.1 Australian passports 5 

3.2 New Zealand passport holders 9 

3.3 Other passport holders 9 

3.4 Other acceptable travel documents 10 

4. Fraudulent documents 15 

5. Visa requirements 16 

5.1 Electronic travel authorities/electronic visas 16 

5.2 Visa Labels 16 

5.3 Return endorsements and authority to return 18 

5.4 Crew travel authority 19 

6. Visa exceptions 20 

6.1 Transit visa arrangements 20 

Attachments 

A – ICAO codes 21 

B – Passengers who do not need to 

obtain a visa before travelling to Australia 27 

C – Tips for detecting fraudulent documents 30 

D – ETA eligible passports 33 

E – Acronyms 34

Introduction 

Australia welcomes people travelling to Australia for business, 

pleasure, study and those returning home after periods of absence. 

The Australian Government seeks to ensure that only correctly 

documented passengers and crew travel to Australia. The obligations 

on international air carriers entering Australia are defined in the 

Migration Act 1958 and Migration Regulations 1994. 

Most passengers and crew have correct travel documents and 

check-in arrangements usually proceed smoothly. However, a small 

minority of passengers or crew will attempt to defraud carrier 

personnel and Australian immigration authorities by boarding 

Australian bound aircraft using false or fraudulent travel documents 

and visas. 

By providing this guide and working closely with carriers the 

Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) hopes to improve 

relationships with carriers and help carriers better understand 

Australia’s Advance Passenger Processing (APP) entry requirements 

and processes. 

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1 Who is this guide for? 

This guide is intended for carrier personnel and in particular, check-in 

agents. It provides: 

• an outline of Australian immigration entry requirements 

• information on passports, visas and other travel documents 

• details of how to process a passenger or crew member travelling 

to or transiting Australia 

• information on carrier responsibilities and 

• details of how to get assistance. 

This document is issued as a guide only. It is not meant to deal with 

every situation. It will however provide advice on the most common 

situations that check-in agents may have to deal with. 

More information is available in the Travel Information Manual (TIM), 

TIMATIC, and at www.timaticweb.com.

2 Carrier responsibilities 

The Department of Immigration and Citizenship (DIAC) seeks to work 

closely with carriers to ensure that only correctly documented 

passengers or crew board planes for travel to Australia. Prior to 

boarding passengers or crew, carriers are expected to: 

• ensure that the passport or travel document presented by the 

passenger or crew member is acceptable for entry into Australia, 

that the passport is valid, and that the passenger or crew 

member is the rightful holder 

• confirm if the passenger or crew member needs a visa, and if they 

do, that the visa is valid and 

• provide advance passenger information for every passenger and 

crew on board the aircraft to Australian immigration authorities via 

the APP system. 

Carriers which bring inadmissible passengers or crew (eg. no 

passport, expired visa, no visa held, or false documentation) to 

Australia may face prosecution under the Migration Act 1958 or have 

financial penalties imposed on them unless they can demonstrate 

that all reasonable steps were undertaken at check-in to ensure that 

all passengers or crew had acceptable travel documents. 

The responsibility for deciding whether to carry a passenger or crew 

member lies with the carrier in every case. 

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DIAC runs an Entry Operations Centre (EOC) which provides a 

helpdesk facility to carriers. The EOC operates 24 hours a day, seven 

days a week. Airports with or without an Airline Liaison Officer (ALO) 

may contact the EOC at any time to inquire about the immigration 

status of passengers or crew who are intending to travel to Australia. 

The contact details for the EOC are: 

Entry Operations Centre: 

Canberra Australia (24 hour, seven days operation) 

Phone: +61 1300 368 126 – Airline and other enquiries 

+61 1300 368 970 – Seaport enquiries 

Fax: +61 1300 368 422 

Sitatex: CBRIXCR 

Email: eoc@immi.gov.au

3 Travel documents 

Anyone travelling to Australia must have in their possession 

documentation of their identity and nationality. The most common 

and preferred travel document for international travel is a passport. 

Other types of travel documents are also acceptable. For information 

about other types of documents see Section 3.4. 

3.1 Australian passports 

Australia issues Standard (blue), Official (green) and Diplomatic (red) 

passports. Standard Australian passports are 32 pages. Frequent 

traveller passports will have 64 pages. Most Australian adult 

passports are valid for 10 years. In some circumstances, the validity 

may be less than 10 years. Seniors’ (75 years and over) and 

children’s passports are valid for five years. 

Holders of Australian passports have a right to enter Australia and 

do not require a visa. 

Examples of Standard, Official and Diplomatic Passports are 

displayed on the following pages. 

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Australian Standard Passport 

Cover: 

Biographical details:

Australian Official Passport 

Cover: 

Biographical details: 


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Australian Diplomatic Passport 

Cover: 


3.2 New Zealand passport holders 

Holders of valid New Zealand passports do not require a visa to 

board a plane for travel to Australia. New Zealand issues Standard 

(blue), Official (green) and Diplomatic (red) passports. 

Most New Zealand citizens will be granted an electronic Special 

Category Visa (SCV) on arrival in Australia, subject to meeting health 

and character requirements. 

3.3 Other passport holders 

All other travellers must be holders of a passport or another 

acceptable travel document. Refer to Section 3.4 for other 

acceptable documents. Passports must be valid and most 

passengers travelling on a foreign passport will require an Electronic 

Travel Authority (ETA) or a visa. For information on Australia’s ETA and 

visa requirements see Section 5. 


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3.4 Other acceptable travel documents 

At check-in, a small number of passengers or crew will present other 

types of travel documents which are also acceptable for travel to 

Australia. Some recognised authorities and many countries, including 

Australia, issue a variety of other acceptable travel documents. 

Holders of these documents will in most cases also require a visa. 

Other acceptable documents include: 

• Document for Travel to Australia (DFTTA) (visa required) 

• Document of Identity (if holder is not an Australian citizen then 

visa required) 

• Certificate of Identity (visa required) 

• Convention Travel Document (such as Titre de Voyage – 

visa required) 

• Laissez Passer (visa required) 

• Military Identity Documents (issued to members of the armed 

forces of the following countries, provided travelling on duty and 

holding a Movement Order): Antigua and Barbuda, Bahamas, 

Barbados, Belize, Brunei Darussalam, Canada, Fiji, Grenada, 

Jamaica, Malaysia, Mauritius, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, 

Singapore, Solomon Islands, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, St. 

Vincent and the Grenadines, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, United 

Kingdom and the USA). 

For further details carriers should refer to TIM. 

Examples of a DFTTA, Document of Identity, Certificate of Identity and 

Titre De Voyage and are displayed on the following pages.

Document for Travel to Australia 

DFTTA 

Note: Example not to actual size. The DFTTA is A4 in size 


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Australian Document of Identity 

Cover: 


Certificate of Identity 

Cover: 

Biographical details: 


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Titre De Voyage 

Cover: 


4 Fraudulent documents 

Fraudulent documents include those obtained because of false or 

misleading statements. They may also be counterfeit or fraudulently 

altered. They may not always be easily identified or detected but 

check-in agents should be aware that some passengers will attempt 

to board an aircraft using these documents. 

The biographical page of a travel document is the section most likely 

to have been altered. Check-in agents should pay particular attention 

to the photograph in the document. It should match the passenger or 

crew who is presenting for check-in. 

Suspect documents should be referred to a supervisor or the 

Australian Airline Liaison Officer (ALO), if there is one in the airport or 

region. Fraudulent travel documents are not valid for travel to 

Australia. See Attachment C for tips on detecting fraudulent 

travel documents. 

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5 Visa requirements 

With few exceptions all passengers and crew travelling to Australia 

must hold a valid visa, an Electronic Travel Authority (ETA) or a Crew 

Travel Authority (CTA). Australian and New Zealand passport holders 

and passengers listed in Attachment B are not required to obtain a 

visa or an ETA. 

Additional information about Australian visas can be found at 

www.immi.gov.au. 

5.1 Electronic Travel Authorities/ 

electronic visas 

DIAC issues a range of electronic visas (eVisa) and ETAs. 

Carriers should be aware that there will not be any physical evidence 

of an eVisa or ETA in a passenger’s or crew member’s 

travel document. 

Check-in agents are able to determine whether an ETA or an eVisa is 

held by completing an APP transaction through the APP System or a 

TIETAQ check through the ETA System. 

A list of ETA eligible passports is at Attachment D 

5.2 Visa labels 

Visa labels are the traditional hardcopy visas which are affixed into the 

travel documents of passengers (see example of visa label on next 

page). Today, only a small number of passengers are travelling with 

printed visa labels. 

Passengers may present at check-in with two passports – a valid 

passport and an expired passport holding an Australian visa that is 

still valid for travel.

Provided the visa is still valid (check the expiry date of the visa or refer 

to the EOC if unsure) and the passenger has a new passport they are 

considered to be adequately documented for travel to Australia. 

Below are examples of two of the most common visa labels that may 

be presented at check-in. Not all visa types are shown in 

this booklet. 

Red and blue/green visa labels 


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5.3 Return Endorsements and Authority to Return 

These visas were only issued to permanent residents of Australia and 

are in the form of a stamp. These types of visas were issued prior to 

the visa label regime. This older style of visa will only be seen in very 

limited circumstances. They are valid for travel to Australia provided 

the holder has not been absent from Australia for more than three 

years. Check-in agents should look for the last departure stamp from 

Australia (see example on page 19) in a passenger’s passport to 

verify absence has not been longer than three years. These visas will 

be in expired passports. Examples of Return Endorsements and 

Authority to Return stamps are shown below and on next page. 

Return Endorsements

Authority to return to Australia 

Departed Australia stamp 

5.4 Air Crew Travel Authority (CTA) 

All crew are required to hold a valid passport and airline identification 

and must be registered with a Crew Travel Authority (CTA). A CTA is 

valid for the life of the passport. There is no evidence of the CTA 

registration in a passport. 

A CTA registration can be completed easily online via the APP 

website www.eta.immi.gov.au/app.html. Carriers will have registered 

users who can access the APP website. If carriers require additional 

staff to be registered to access the APP website they should send an 

email to the APP Mailbox appwebsite@immi.gov.au. 

The APP website also provides a facility for carriers to check if crew hold a 

CTA. It can also provide information on the validity of a CTA. 

Registration of crew is usually completed by the carrier personnel or 

crewing areas. 


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6 Visa exceptions 

Although most passengers travelling to or through Australia require a 

visa there are some exceptions. These include certain Military and UN 

personnel, certain transit passengers, Permanent Residents of 

Norfolk Island and New Zealand passport holders. A comprehensive 

list is at Attachment B. This information is also available in TIM. 

6.1 Transit visa arrangements 

Nationals not listed in the transit passenger section at Attachment B 

require a visa to transit through Australia even if they simply pass 

through an airport on connecting flights and so do not pass through 

immigration clearance. 

The only transit visa is the Transit Visa Subclass 771. These visa 

holders must show proof of a return or onward ticket for a destination 

other than Australia. Once a Subclass 771 transit visa is granted, 

travellers are able to stay in Australia for a maximum of 72 hours, and 

are able to board domestic flights (as they have gone through 

immigration clearance).

Attachment A 

ICAO codes for countries and regions 

Country 

ICAO 

Code 

Afghanistan AFG 

Albania ALB 

Algeria DZA 

American Samoa ASM 

Andorra AND 

Angola AGO 

Anguilla AIA 

Antarctica ATA 

Antigua and Barbuda ATG 

Argentina ARG 

Armenia ARM 

Aruba ABW 

Australia AUS 

Austria AUT 

Azerbaijan AZE 

Bahamas BHS 

Bahrain BHR 

Bangladesh BGD 

Barbados BRD 

Belarus BLR 

Belgium BEL 

Belize BLZ 

Country 

ICAO 

Code 

Benin BEN 

Bermuda BMU 

Bhutan BTN 

Bolivia BOL 

Bosnia and 

Herzegovina 

BIH 

Botswana BWA 

Bouvet Island BVT 

Brazil BRA 

British – Citizen GBR 

British – Dependant 

Territories Citizen 

GBD 

British – National 

Overseas 

GBN 

British – Overseas 

Citizen 

GBO 

British – Protected 

Person 

GBP 

British – Subject GBS 

Brunei Darussalam BRN 

Bulgaria BGR 

Burkina Faso BFA 

Burundi BDI 

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Country 

ICAO 

Code 

Cambodia KHM 

Cameroon CMR 

Canada CAN 

Cape Verde CPV 

Cayman Islands CYM 

Chad TCD 

Central African 

Republic 

CAF 

Chile CHL 

China CHN 

Christmas Island CXR 

Cocos (Keeling) Isl CCK 

Colombia COL 

Comoros COM 

Congo COG 

Dem Rep of the 

Congo 

COD 

Cook Islands COK 

Costa Rica CRI 

Cote D’ivoire CIV 

Croatia HRV 

Cuba CUB 

Cyprus CYP 

Czech Republic CZE 

Czechoslovakia CSK 

Denmark DNK 

Country 

ICAO 

Code 

Djibouti DJI 

Dominica DMA 

Dominican Republic DOM 

East Timor TMP 

Ecuador ECU 

Egypt EGY 

El Salvador SLV 

Equatorial Guinea GNQ 

Eritrea ERI 

Estonia EST 

Ethiopia ETH 

Falkland Islands FLK 

Faroe Islands FRO 

Fiji FJI 

Finland FIN 

France FRA 

France – Metropolitan FXX 

French Guiana GUF 

French Polynesia PYF 

French Southern 

Territories 

ATF 

Gabon GAB 

Gambia GMB 

Georgia GEO

Country 

South Georgia and 

the South Sandwich 

Islands 

ICAO 

Code 

SGS 

Germany D 

Ghana GHA 

Gibraltar GIB 

Great Britain – Citizen GBR 

Great Britain – National 

Overseas 

GBN 

Greece GRC 

Greenland GRL 

Grenada GRD 

Guadeloupe GLP 

Guam GUM 

Guatemala GTM 

Guinea GIN 

Guinea-Bissau GNB 

Guyana GUY 

Haiti HTI 

Heard and Mcdonald 

Islands 

HMD 

Honduras HND 

Hong Kong (SAR) HKG 

Hungary HUN 

Iceland ISL 

India IND 

Country 

ICAO 

Code 

Indonesia IDN 

British Indian Ocean 

Territory 

IOT 

Iran IRN 

Iraq IRQ 

Ireland IRL 

Israel ISR 

Italy ITA 

Jamaica JAM 

Japan JPN 

Jordan JOR 

Kazakhstan KAZ 

Kenya KEN 

Kiribati KIR 

Korea, Republic of 

(Sth) 

KOR 

Korea, Dem Peoples 

(Nth) 

PRK 

Kuwait KWT 

Kyrgyzstan KGZ 

Lao Peoples Dem Rep LAO 

Latvia LVA 

Lebanon LBN 

Lesotho LSO 

Liberia LBR 

Libyan Arab Jamahiri LBY 


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Country 

ICAO 

Code 

Liechtenstein LIE 

Lithuania LTU 

Luxembourg LUX 

Macau MAC 

FYROM – Former 

Yugoslav Republic 

of Macedonia 

MKD 

Madagascar MDG 

Malawi MWI 

Malaysia MYS 

Maldives MDV 

Mali MLI 

Malta MLT 

Marshall Islands MHL 

Martinique MTQ 

Mauritania MRT 

Mauritius MUS 

Mayotte MYT 

Mexico MEX 

Micronesia – 

Federated States of 

FSM 

Moldova, Republic of MDA 

Monaco MCO 

Mongolia MNG 

Montenegro MNE 

Montserrat MSR 

Country 

ICAO 

Code 

Morocco MAR 

Mozambique MOZ 

Myanmar MMR 

Namibia NAM 

Nauru NRU 

Nepal NPL 

Netherlands 

– Kingdom 

NLD 

Netherlands Antilles ANT 

New Caledonia NCL 

New Zealand NZL 

Nicaragua NIC 

Niger NER 

Nigeria NGA 

Niue NIU 

Norfolk Island NFK 

Northern Mariana Isl MNP 

Norway NOR 

Oman OMN 

Pakistan PAK 

Palau PLW 

Palestinian Authority PSE 

Panama PAN 

Papua New Guinea PNG 

Paraguay PRY 

Peru PER

Country 

ICAO 

Code 

Philippines PHL 

Pitcairn PCN 

Poland POL 

Portugal PRT 

Puerto Rico PRI 

Qatar QAT 

Refugee as per Article 

1, 1951 Convention 

XXB 

Refugee other than 

Article 1 of 1951 

Convention 

XXC 

Reunion REU 

Romania ROM 

Russian Federation RUS 

Rwanda RWA 

Sahara, Western ESH 

Saint Lucia LCA 

Samoa WSM 

San Marino, 

Republic of 

SMR 

Sao Tome and Principe STP 

Saudi Arabia SAU 

Senegal SEN 

Serbia SRB 

Serbia & Montenegro SCG 

Seychelles SYC 

Sierra Leone SLE 

Country 

ICAO 

Code 

Singapore SGP 

Slovak Republic SVK 

Slovenia SVN 

Solomon Islands SLB 

Somalia SOM 

South Africa ZAF 

Spain ESP 

Sri Lanka LKA 

Stateless Person XXA 

St Helena SHN 

St Kitts & Nevis KNA 

St Pierre and Miquelon SPM 

St Vincent & the 

Grenadines 

VCT 

Sudan SDN 

Suriname SUR 

Svalbard and Jan 

Mayen Island 

SJM 

Sweden SWE 

Swaziland SWZ 

Switzerland CHE 

Syrian Arab Republic SYR 

Taiwan TWN 

Tajikistan TJK 

Tanzania TZA 

Thailand THA 


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Country 

ICAO 

Code 

Timor – East TMP 

Timor – Leste TLS 

Togo TGO 

Tokelau TKL 

Tonga TON 

Trinidad and Tobago TTO 

Tunisia TUN 

Turkey TUR 

Turkmenistan TKM 

Turks and Caicos 

Islands 

TCA 

Tuvalu TUV 

Uganda UGA 

Ukraine UKR 

United Arab Emirates ARE 

United Kingdom 

– Citizen 

GBR 


– National Overseas 

GBN 

Country 

ICAO 

Code 

United States USA 

Unspecified Nationality XXX 

Uruguay URY 

Uzbekistan UZB 

Vanuatu VUT 

Vatican City State VAT 

Venezuela VEN 

Vietnam VNM 

Virgin Islands (Brit) VGB 

Virgin Islands (US) VIR 

Wallis and Futuna 

Islands 

WLF 

Yemen, Republic of YEM 

Yemen YMD 

Yugoslavia YUG 

Zaire ZAR 

Zambia ZME 

Zimbabwe ZWE

Attachment B 

Passengers who do not need to obtain a visa 

before travelling to Australia 

(from TIMATIC or TIM) 

All persons entering Australia must hold a visa except for: 

1. nationals of Australia 

2. members of the Armed Forces, provided they are travelling on 

duty, hold Military Identification or a valid passport, and also hold 

Movement Orders from one of the following countries: Antigua & 

Barbuda, Bahamas, Barbados, Belize, Brunei Darussalam, 

Canada, Fiji, Grenada, Jamaica, Malaysia, Mauritius, 

New Zealand, Solomon Islands, St. Kitts & Nevis, St. Lucia, 

St. Vincent & the Grenadines, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, 


3. Armed Forces of Malaysia, Papua New Guinea, Singapore 

and USA: 

a) military personnel holding Movement Orders and either Military 

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Identification or a valid passport 

b) civilian component of ‘a)’ above, provided they hold a valid 

passport and a Status Certificate stamped in their passport or 

Attachment | 

on official letterhead 

4. accompanying or joining spouse or dependant relatives of ‘2’, 

‘3a)’ or ‘3b)’ if they hold a valid passport and either Movement 

Requirements 

Orders or a Status Certificate 

Entry 

5. permanent residents of Norfolk Island holding a passport 

endorsed with the authority to reside indefinitely in Norfolk Island. 

Australia’s 

These passengers must apply for a ‘Permanent Residents of 

– 

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6. nationals of New Zealand who must apply for a ‘Special Category 

Visa’ (SCV) by presenting a valid New Zealand passport and a 

completed passenger card on arrival at the Australian border 

7. personnel employed by the United Nations Mission in Timor 

Leste, holding a valid passport or travel document and a UN 

identity card or a letter from the UN identifying them as personnel 

employed by UN operations in Timor Leste 

Transit Passengers Without Visas (TWOV). 

8. passengers transiting to a third country by the same, or a 

connecting aircraft within eight hours of scheduled arrival time. 

These passengers must: 

• hold a ticket, or evidence of an e-ticket, with confirmed 

onward reservation 

• hold all documents required for their next destination and 

• not leave the transit lounge. 

They must also be in one of the following categories: 

a) a national of one of the following: Andorra, Argentina, Austria, 

Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, 

Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, 

Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kiribati, Korea Rep. (South), 

Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, 

Marshall Islands, Mexico, Micronesia, Monaco, Nauru, 

Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Palau, Papua New Guinea, 

Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Samoa, San Marino, Singapore, 

Slovak Rep., Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, 

Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tonga, Tuvalu, USA, Vanuatu, 

Vatican City or

) hold a Chinese Taipei normal passport only or 

c) hold a British passport (irrespective of endorsement in passport 

regarding national status) or 

d) be a national of China (People’s Republic) provided they hold a 

Hong Kong (SAR China) passport or 

e) hold a diplomatic passport. However, this is not applicable to 

nationals of: 

i. Afghanistan, Algeria, Angola, Bahrain, Bosnia and Herzegovina, 

Comoros Isl., Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), 

Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Madagascar, 

Mauritania, Morocco, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Russian Fed., 

Saudi Arabia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, 

United Arab-Emirates, Yemen Rep, Zimbabwe and Arab Non- 

National Passport Holders (ANNPH) and 

ii. Chinese Taipei holding diplomatic or official passports. 

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Attachment C 

Tips for detecting fraudulent documents 

1. Examine the outside cover: 

• Check the cover material for cracking or wrinkling 

• Are there any creases or cuts to the spine? 

2. Examine the pages: 

• Check for any security features, for example intaglio printing, 

ultra violet 

• Check for tearing, staining, excess glue, or, other signs 

of tampering 

• Check printing quality for breaks in the lettering, or fine 

line blurring 

• Count the pages – are they numbered with the numbers in the 

same position and type style? 

• Are all of the pages the same size and colour? 

3. Examine the numbers: 

• Are the document numbers all of the same style? Are there signs 

of erasure, overwriting or substitution of a new number? 

• If perforated, are there any perforations which do not line up or 

are not of the same quality throughout? 

4. Biographical data: 

• Look for signs of erasure or overwriting, ie. fibre disturbance, 

staining or bleaching 

• Are all entries in the same handwriting, type style, and ink colour?

• Do the details match the bearer? 

• Check the expiry date (found on all passports) and extension 

date(s) if applicable for signs of alteration. 

5. Binding: 

• Binding should be consistent and tight 

• Binding on all pages should be clean and without extra holes. 

6. Photograph: 

• Check for any signs of a previous photograph 

• Check the reverse side of the photograph page (including the 

cover) for stains, wrinkling, abnormal thickness, or signs of 

excess glue 

• If dry or wet seal impressions are present on the photograph, do 

they align with the remaining portions of the seals on the page? 

• Does the dry seal impression within the photograph align with 

the seal impression in the comparative area in the page behind 

the photograph? 

7. Lamina: 

• Is there a second layer of lamina? 

• Is there any wrinkling or lack of adhesion? 

• Does the lamina fit the page neatly or has it been trimmed to fit? 

• Are there any breaks in the security pattern? 

• Are there any cuts or tears along the edges of the photograph? 


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8. Ultra violet features: 

• Do all pages fluoresce at the same intensity? 

• Are the UV security features, threads, fibres or planchettes 

consistent on all pages? 

• Is there any disturbance or discoloration to the UV features 

in lamina? 

9. Production quality: 

• If watermarks are present are they in all pages? Do these 

watermarks fluoresce under UV light? 

• Do the security features, patterns or micro-printing show 

consistent quality?

Attachment D 

ETA eligible passports 

The following are ETA eligible passports that may be processed for an 

ETA. Details of all major countries and corresponding ICAO codes are 

listed in Attachment A of this manual. 

Andorra AND 

Austria AUT 

Belgium BEL 

Brunei Darussalam BRN 

Canada CAN 

Denmark DNK 

Finland FIN 

France FRA 

Germany D 

Greece GRC 

Hong Kong (SAR) HKG 

Iceland ISL 

Ireland IRL 

Italy ITA 

Japan JPN 

Korea, Republic of 

(Sth) 

KOR 

Liechtenstein LIE 

Luxembourg LUX 

Malaysia MYS 

Malta MLT 

Monaco MCO 

Netherlands NLD 

Norway NOR 

Portugal PRT 

San Marino, 

Republic of 

SMR 

Singapore SGP 

Spain ESP 

Sweden SWE 

Switzerland CHE 

*Taiwan TWN 

UK – Brit Citz GBR 

**UK – British 

National (Overseas) 

GBN 

United States USA 

Vatican VAT 

* Holders of Taiwan passports can only be processed for an ETA if resident in and applying in Taiwan. 

** Holders of UK passports which indicate their nationality to be British National (Overseas) can only be 

processed for an ETA if resident in and applying in Hong Kong. 

Access the latest list of countries on the internet at www.immi.gov.au. 

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Attachment E 

Acronyms 

API Advance Passenger Information 

APP Advance Passenger Processing System 

ALO Airline Liaison Officer 

CTA Crew Travel Authority 

DCS Departure Control System 

DIAC Department of Immigration and Citizenship 

DFTTA Document for Travel To Australia 

EOC Entry Operations Centre 

ETAS Electronic Travel Authority System 

ICAO International Civil Aviation Organisation 

MRZ Machine Readable Zone 

OAG Official Airline Guide 

TIETAQ The visa enquiry function on the ETA system 

TIM Travel Information Manual

Attachment F 

Contacts 

Entry Operations Centre: 

Canberra Australia 

(24 hour, seven days operation) 

Phone: Airline and other enquiries – 

+61 1300 368 126 

Seaport enquiries – 

+61 1300 368 970 

Fax: +61 1300 368 422 

Sitatex: CBRIXCR 

Email: eoc@immi.gov.au 

APP Support: 

Canberra Australia 

(during business hours) 

For queries in relation to 

APP processing: 

Email: appwebsite@immi.gov.au 

Phone: +61 2 6223 8291 

Fax: +61 2 6198 7436 

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