Travelling to Australia
In short
0 of the 21 passports we cover can visit Australia without a visa. Find yours below, or check your whole trip.
Entry requirements by nationality
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electronic travel authorisation (ETA) required · up to 90 days per visit
visa on arrival
What you can bring
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- Alcoholallowed, within limits2.25 litres of alcoholic beverages duty-free per traveller aged 18 or over, regardless of where or how purchased; no concession for travellers under 18
- Cannabisdepends on specificsCannabis and cannabis-containing therapeutic goods are excluded from the general personal-importation scheme and are prohibited imports under the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956, EXCEPT under the traveller's exemption: a traveller may import medicinal cannabis for their own medical treatment (or that of someone they're caring for) if it was prescribed by a medical practitioner and supplied through a pharmacy, up to a 3-month supply per the prescription (or, for medicinal cannabis vapes, without the 3-month cap under a separate exemption).
- Cashallowed, declaration may be requiredMust declare if carrying AUD 10,000 or more (or foreign-currency equivalent), combined across cash and non-cash monetary instruments (bearer negotiable instruments), when entering or leaving Australia.
- Controlled medicationallowed, within limitsUp to 3 months' supply, including Adderall, Ritalin, oxycodone and benzodiazepines, with a prescription or doctor's letter. Declare it.
- Dronesallowed, within limitsNo registration is needed for recreational flying, but stay below 120 m and 30 m from people, and away from controlled airports.
- E-cigarettesallowed, within limitsTraveller's exemption for vapes entering by ship or aircraft, for the traveller's own use (or someone they're caring for who is travelling with them): maximum 2 vapes, 20 vape accessories (cartridges/capsules/pods), and 200 mL of vape substance in liquid form
- Fresh produceprohibitedOfficial traveller advice: "do not carry any fresh fruit or vegetables, plants, seeds, meat and animal or wood products" into Australia — for faster border clearance, travellers are told simply not to bring these.
- Growth hormoneallowed, within limitsAllowed without a permit only if prescribed to you: up to 3 months, with a prescription or doctor's letter in English. Declare it.
- Injectable medicationallowed, within limitsUp to 3 months of insulin or other injectables, with a prescription or doctor's letter, in original packaging. Declare it.
- Kavaallowed, within limitsIf you're 18 or over, you can bring up to 4 kg of kava for your own use in your accompanied baggage, without a permit.
- KratomprohibitedDon't bring it. Australia's customs rules list kratom (Mitragyna speciosa) as a drug that can't be imported without a licence and a permit from the health department.
- Meat & dairydepends on specificsStrict, product-specific biosecurity import conditions apply and can change quickly with disease outbreaks (check BICON before travelling).
- Medicationallowed, within limitsTraveller's exemption: up to a 3-month supply of most personal medicines (including some controlled substances) for the traveller or an immediate family member travelling with them, without needing special permission
- Melatonindepends on specificsPrescription-only, except two pharmacy products. Otherwise bring a prescription or doctor's letter, up to 3 months' supply.
- Nicotine pouchesprohibitedSince 24 July 2026 you can't bring nicotine pouches into Australia.
- Peptidesdepends on specificsWithout a prescription: don't bring them.
- PhenibutprohibitedDon't bring it. Australia's customs rules list phenibut as a drug that can't be imported without a licence and a permit from the health department.
- Tobaccoallowed, within limits25 cigarettes or 25 grams of tobacco in any form duty-free per traveller aged 18 or over; no concession for travellers under 18.
- Weaponsdepends on specificsThe Department of Home Affairs grants permission to import certain firearms and firearm-related articles under Schedule 6 to the Customs (Prohibited Imports) Regulations 1956; apply through its Firearms Portal.
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Recent changes to Australia's rules
- 2026-10-22Doctor's letter checklist on medication rows
- 2026-10-19Re-read August customs sources; correct and re-date 46 rows
- 2026-10-19Re-check August entry rows for Canada, Kenya, Rwanda, Nigeria and Australia
- 2026-10-18Remove inference and editorial wording from 16 customs rows
- 2026-10-18Re-check August customs rows; correct nine against their sources
Checked against official sources on 2026-08-12. Official source