Passenger cards also serve as: a declaration in relation to health and character requirements for non-Australian citizens. Special Category Visa applicants and for Norfolk Island Permanent Residents. An IPC is a white and orange card which contains a series of questions which passengers must complete to be able to enter Australia. See full list on australiaonlinevisa. There are sides to IPCs and passengers must ensure that all the sections have been completed.
Leaving questions unanswered can cause unnecessary delays and hold-ups at the border. The form must be completed in English as there are no alternative versions in other languages. Passengers must complete both sides of the form fully and accurately.
People who struggle to understand certain parts of the form can ask the staff on the plane for assistance. The IPC can also be completed on behalf of another traveler. This is normally the case for parents and guardians of children, and for carers of passengers with special needs. The Department of Immigration and Border Protection said it plans to replace IPCs and create a seamless, automated travel experience. The government can already obtain passenger information from other sources, such as the Advance Passenger Information System, which means they no longer rely on the IPCs as much as in past decades.
This is a summary from publication Passenger Card (Appendix) which contains key figures, key points and notes from the publication. You have to fill it in and then present it later on at the passport control. Everyone, who travels to Australia , need to fill out a form called ‘ incoming passenger card ’. It has information regarding your stay, declaration of what you are bringing into Australia and if you are permanently migrating to Australia. The cards are handed out on board which gives you plenty of time to complete it with the required information. All travellers returning to Australia must have a: 1. Australian or New Zealand ePassport 2. All Australian passports are ePassports.
An ePassport contains electronic information that helps to confirm your identity. SmartGate uses ePassport data and facial recognition technology to let you go through passport control by yourself. Incoming Passenger Card (IPC) You can use SmartGatewhen arriving at Australian international airports if you: 1. It is quick and secure, meaning you may leave the airport faster. Australia has strict biosecurity controls to help minimise the risk of exotic pests and diseases entering the country.
It is where you declare goods for custom and quarantine inspection. If you declare goods on your IPC, go to an inspection point on arrival. A biosecurity officer will assess them.
You could be fined or prosecuted for carrying undeclared controlled goods. Officers screen your luggage using: 1. I put on my incoming passenger card that I was coming to New Zealand to live permanently. I also gave my occupation as retired (ie unemployed but years old).
I was welcomed by the immigration officer, no financial questions, and a week later, after an interview, granted a NZ age pension and gold card. I have since become a NZ citizen. This is when passenger arrivals became an Australian Government responsibility.
Over the years, the card has become obsolete, with officers in certain countries no longer collecting the form. As an Aussie expat, there are plenty of things you need to consider. But one thing about expat life that is commonly disregarded or not given enough attention is the outgoing and incoming passenger cards. We’re talking about that document that passengers fill out when they’re both leaving and entering Australia. The DIBP is currently working with the Australian Bureau of Statistics to find an alternate method to collect the data contained on the cards.
For migrants students. The green departure card could be axed. It is expected that when it has all of its processes in position, outgoing passenger cards will be eliminated first, followed by incoming passenger cards.