All inbound travelers must declare their vaccination status to enter Australia. Please see the proof of vaccination webpage for further information on the type of proof you need.

Australia Travel Declaration-
All passengers arriving by air into Australia should complete an Australia Travel Declaration (ATD) at least 72 hours before departure.

All inbound passengers should complete an Australia Travel Declaration (ATD) prior to departure. Certain parts of the Australia Travel Declaration must be completed prior to departure, such as needing to declare your vaccination status. See the Department of Home Affairs website for more information.

Pre-departure testing

All inbound passengers must provide a negative accepted COVID-19 test result. These tests can be either:

• A nucleic acid amplification (NAA) test, such as:
  • polymerase chain reaction (PCR, or RT-PCR) test
  • Transcription mediated amplification
  • Loop-mediated isothermal amplification; or a
• A rapid antigen test (RAT) (also described in some countries as a lateral flow antigen detection test or similar). This must not be confused with a lateral flow antibody detection test. For the purposes of pre-departure testing it must be an antigen test.

• Serology tests are not accepted.
• The NAA test must be done within 3 days before the day of the flight’s scheduled departure.
• The RAT must be done within 24 hours of the flight’s scheduled departure time.
• Accepted COVID-19 test results
• Your COVID-19 test result can be paper-based or electronic.
• Your results must refer to mandatory requirements:
  • traveler name and date of birth (age at time of test or passport number accepted, if date of birth not listed)
  • the test result (such as ‘negative’ or ‘not detected’)
  • the method of test conducted e.g., NAA test or RAT
  • the date of specimen collection for the accepted COVID-19 test
  • signed by an authorized person (see below)

If this information is not provided, you will not be able to check in and board the aircraft.
For a NAA test, the laboratory will provide you with your result.

For a RAT, the test must be undertaken by or under the supervision of a medical practitioner (e.g., pharmacist, general practitioner, nurse, pathologist, pathology collector or trained personnel at airport-based testing stations).

You should provide your accepted COVID-19 test results in English where possible. If you cannot, you can:

• also provide a certified translated copy
• contact your airline to see if they can interpret the report when you check in.