I plan to travel to Australia during the Spring Festival. Please give me some advice from my traveling friends, thank you.

First of all, you need to have a passport (you must apply for a passport yourself at the place where your household registration is located). Once you have a passport, you can go to a travel agency to sign up for the trip, and the travel agency will help you go there. I have applied for a visa. I recommend a good travel agency to you. They do a good job in outbound travel: /pro.asp?CID=213

Instructions for a tourist visa to Australia and New Zealand

Guests must Provide the following information: Please make copies on one side of A4 paper

1. Original passport (the last page must be signed personally, valid for at least six months)

2. 4 2-inch photos

3. 3 business cards or copies of work ID

4. Fill in an information form (provided by our company and can be copied multiple times)

5. Copy of the company's business license or legal person code and company profile

6. 3 blank letters with company letterhead, official seal and employer's signature for printing English holiday letters and guarantee letters; or provide a Chinese holiday guarantee letter

7. Proof of assets: Copy of bank passbook (account opening date six months ago, multiple deposits and withdrawals in the last three months, balance of more than 30,000 yuan), it is best to attach copies of real estate certificate, car driving license, etc.

8． A copy of my ID card and a copy of the household registration book of the whole family

9. Retirees do not need to provide items 5 and 6, but must provide a copy of their retirement certificate

10. If you are over 70 years old (including 70 years old), please provide an international travel health certificate (go to the port hospital to apply for it by yourself) and Australian medical insurance (our company will purchase it on your behalf in Australia, the cost is HKD1300/person)

11 ． Couples traveling together must provide a copy of their marriage certificate

12. Children must accompany their parents and provide a copy of the child's birth certificate. If one parent cannot travel, a copy of the parent's power of attorney and ID card must be provided

13. Students must provide a school holiday certificate and a copy of their student ID or registration certificate at school

14. If college students over 17 years old go to Australia alone, in addition to providing the 13 items, they must also provide the household registration of the whole family. A copy of the passport, ID card and a written guarantee from parents agreeing to travel to Australia and guaranteeing their travel expenses and their return to the country as scheduled

15. Self-employed individuals must provide a copy of the latest tax certificate

16. For passports not issued by the six provinces of Guangdong, Guangxi, Yunnan, Hainan, Hunan and Guizhou, a copy of the Shenzhen temporary residence permit is required to apply for a visa in Guangzhou.

Note: 1. The visa type is a tourist visa, which is prohibited in Australia If you engage in any activities other than tourism in New Zealand and stay in New Zealand with this type of visa, you will never be able to obtain local legal status

2. If you cannot obtain a visa, our company will charge a visa fee of ￥1000 (Australia), HKD1200 (New Zealand), if you have obtained a visa but are unable to travel due to your own reasons, you need to pay a visa fee of ￥1000 (Australian visa) and HKD1200 (New Zealand visa) and keep the original passport at the consulate until the visa validity period expires.

3. A deposit of RMB 50,000 per person is required before departure. This deposit will be refunded upon return to the country on time with the original passport and complete entry and exit records.

Australia Travel Tips

Communications

Australia has a well-developed telephone system. The minimum charge for local public telephone calls is AU$40. Domestic long-distance calls and international direct dial calls can be dialed from public telephones. Australia's country code is 61; its major city area codes are: Sydney 2, Melbourne 3, and Brisbane 7. Most public telephones accept calling cards. Phone cards are available in denominations of $5, $10, $20, and $50 and can be purchased in stores.

Clothing

Please check the temperature and weather charts carefully. Lightweight clothing can be worn year-round in the tropics. In the temperate zone of the south, summer (December to February) is warm to hot. You can wear light clothes during the day, but you should also bring a coat or sweater to prevent it from getting cooler at night; winter (June to August) month), wear sweaters, outerwear or light jackets, and warmer clothes.

Time Zone

Australia has three time zones: Eastern Standard Time (EST) zone, including New South Wales, Australian Capital Territory, Victoria, Tasmania and Queensland; The Central Standard Time (CST) area includes South Australia and the Northern Territory; the Western Standard Time (WST) area includes Western Australia. Central time is half an hour behind Eastern time, and Western time is two hours behind Eastern time. Eastern Australia is 2 hours ahead of China, and daylight saving time is 3 hours ahead of China. Australian Daylight Saving Time runs from the last Sunday in October each year to the first Sunday in March of the following year.

Clothing

Please check the temperature and weather charts carefully. Lightweight clothing can be worn year-round in the tropics. In the temperate zone of the south, summer (December to February) is warm to hot. You can wear light clothes during the day, but you should also bring a coat or sweater to prevent it from getting cooler at night; winter (June to August) month), wear sweaters, coats or light jackets, and warmer clothes.

If you are watching fish in the coral area of ??the Great Barrier Reef, you can bring a sun-proof hat, sunglasses and sunscreen lotion. You must also prepare beach shoes to protect your feet.

Voltage

When using electrical appliances in Australia and New Zealand, you should first check whether the voltage is appropriate and whether a transformer is needed. The AC voltage in major cities in Australia and New Zealand is 220 to 240 volts. The triangle plugs used in different places are different from other places, so you need to prepare an appropriate plug adapter. Generally, the tap water in hotels in Australia and New Zealand is drinkable, but there is no hot water supply for drinking in the hotel. If you are used to drinking hot water, please bring your own boiler. Water and electrical appliances; if you need to use a hair dryer or other electrical appliances, please bring them by yourself.

Hotels

Toothbrushes, toothpaste and slippers are generally not provided in hotels. Please bring them by yourself. There are two types of TVs in the guest rooms: free and paid. Pay-TVs are provided by yourself, and tap water is available for drinking.

Visa

Chinese citizens traveling abroad can apply for visa procedures at the Australian Embassy and the Australian Consulate General in Shanghai with a valid passport, or through overseas travel agencies and overseas travel agencies approved by the National Tourism Administration. Apply for a group visa at the travel agency's overseas travel agency.

Immigration procedures

During immigration inspection, you need to present your passport and immigration card. All arrivals who have passed through or come from a yellow fever infected area within six days before arrival will be required to receive vaccination. Customs After passing the entry inspection, you can take your luggage to the customs for inspection. According to Australian customs regulations: tourists over 18 years old are eligible for duty-free if the total value of items in their luggage is less than 400 Australian dollars, while those under 18 years old are allowed to carry 250 cigarettes or 250 Australian dollars each. grams of tobacco products and 1 liter of alcoholic beverages; all narcotic and controlled substances are subject to strict surveillance. There are no restrictions on bringing in currency, but if the value of currency brought in or out exceeds AUD 10,000, it must be declared to customs. (Currency refers to legal banknotes and coins, excluding travellers’ checks and other monetary instruments)

Quarantine and contraband

The agriculture, animal husbandry and horticulture industries are very important to Australia, so they are very important to Australia. Animal products, fruits, plants and food that are prone to animal and plant parasitic diseases are not allowed to be brought into the country. If seized by customs, a considerable fine or even imprisonment will be imposed. Therefore, please do not bring in the following items:

1. Any food (including plums, beef jerky, melon seeds, candies, etc.); traditional medicinal materials or herbal medicines;

2. Plants or any part of a plant, such as: wood products, seeds, fruit cores, roots, straw, etc.; soil or objects containing soil

;

3. Animals, poultry Birds, insects, fish, animal parts (dead or alive), equipment used for animals, meat, skins, feathers, bones, shells, corals, eggs, animal samples , animal drugs, biological samples or microorganisms, honey products, etc.;

4. Animals and plants protected by international conventions, such as ivory and other related products;

5. Illegal drugs, Weapons, steroids and other quarantine items;

6. Illegal audio and video products (pirated) or illegal publications, etc.

Currency

One Australian dollar is approximately equal to RMB 5 or 0.55 US dollars; there are exchange offices at the airport and major banks. RMB is generally not exchanged, so please bring US dollars to exchange. The Australian dollar includes 5 cents, 10 cents, 20 cents, 50 cents, 1 yuan and 2 yuan coins and 5 banknotes in denominations of 5 yuan, 10 yuan, 50 yuan and 100 yuan. All inbound and outbound passengers can enjoy foreign currency exchange services at the international airport. Exchange of foreign currency and traveler's checks can be done at most banks, which is convenient and fast.

Shopping

Most stores are open Monday to Friday from 9am to 5pm. On Thursdays, the business hours are generally extended to 9 pm. When purchasing duty-free items at chain duty-free shops in Australia and airports, you must take the bound goods to the departure international airport and collect the tax-free form from the customs before opening them. Main specialties: sheepskin and wool products, sheep oil, Australian gemstones, indigenous handicrafts, etc.