Is the Australian Landing Card Still Necessary in the Written Form?

[Daver6]

Not only faxes. I went for dental imaging and they handed me a CD and said give that to your dentist.

I went to the dentist and they said where did you get that, we don't have a CD player, none of our clinics have a CD player, i don't know of any clinics that have a CD player any more. Take the disc home if you want its no use to us, we will need to call the imaging group to get them to send the images to us.

Maybe they thought your dentist needed a drink coaster?

 

[SeaWolf]

It's not looking good for the roll out of the digital arrival card:
https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/australia-digital-arrival-card-delay

A spokesperson for the Australian Border Force had told News.com.au it is looking “for a full roll out... to all airports, all airlines and expanding into the cruise industry in the next five years”.
“As the pilot is still underway, no formal review has been conducted,” the spokesperson added.

The timeline for full deployment now seems to run out to 2030.

 

[kpc]

On the way back to Sydney today, I grabbed about 10 blank arrival cards for future use!

 

[Daver6]

It's not looking good for the roll out of the digital arrival card:
https://www.executivetraveller.com/news/australia-digital-arrival-card-delay

The timeline for full deployment now seems to run out to 2030.

I wonder if Joyce has got the gig to run it. You know, announce something big, then delay delay delay.

 

[Beano]

Arriving into BNE INT in just over a week. Hopefully digital card. Don't you just love it!

 

[CaptJCool]

Arriving into BNE INT in just over a week. Hopefully digital card. Don't you just love it!

Yes
It was running when I turned up to brissy in March and Sydney in early October

 

[Beano]

Yes
It was running when I turned up to brissy in March and Sydney in early October

Good. Looks like it is lasting!

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

Need roaming?
On smartphone.

 

[Beano]

At the question's face value, the answer is yes, off course it is.

At a more philosophical level, what with all the information government agencies have at their fingertips, they should know all about you before you land!

 

[Rangalad]

Arrived in BNE two weeks ago.
Rejected at Smart Gate.
Went to a booth, ABF (Border Force) started to complete the landing card.
Name, passport number, date of birth, arrival flight.
Then stamped it FIR (or similar).
The two travellers either side of me had the same problem.

 

[Beano]

Arrived in BNE two weeks ago.
Rejected at Smart Gate.
Went to a booth, ABF (Border Force) started to complete the landing card.
Name, passport number, date of birth, arrival flight.
Then stamped it FIR (or similar).
The two travellers either side of me had the same problem.

Did you go to a kiosk first?
and get a ticket?

 

[Rangalad]

Did you go to a kiosk first?
and get a ticket?

Yes

 

[AustraliaPoochie]

At the question's face value, the answer is yes, off course it is.

At a more philosophical level, what with all the information government agencies have at their fingertips, they should know all about you before you land!

The airlines send details on dep, so that is why no more OPC or Aus, or NZ.
But coming back, I guess both Aus and NZ are strict.
Aus one, when they print out your mug shot from your passport, on that yellow thin slip of paper, I really felt like I was a pow!
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Re: kiosk, aye, that is a must.
The first point of gov on arrival, after the long walk from the plane, when you slip your pp into it, and when it ask you some basic questions, that will never go away, even if the AusDPD starts on masse.

 

[Beano]

Yes

I'd better watch out when I roll into Brissy INT! A couple of weeks ago I arrived in MEL INT just after 6 pm. The flight from WLG left on time but was 30 minutes late. I passed a lone Kiosk with about 6 people (usually two kiosks but one had locked up with a child's photo on it) to go to the many more main ones. I didn't get far before I hit a wall of people and still couldn't see the kiosks. I then returned to the lone kiosk which had grown by a couple more arrivals. It took ages and some peole struggled to answer the questions. lone travellers with what looked like hlo breezed through. Eventually got through and went to the scanner. There was still a massive queue at the kiosks and I sailed throght the rest of the process.