hi everyone it's Helen Hotai here founder of Form Help and today we will be filling in the
Australia Travel Declaration via the app so if you haven't already downloaded the Australia
Travel Declaration App, go in and download it through the app store or google play store
Now as noted here it says before you can
use the Australia Travel Declaration mobile app you need to create an account in order to sign in
and for this part here I've just selected continue and then it will take us to the sign in page.
So once you've created your account just sign in with your email and your password and sign in.
Next you'll just need to press 'send verification code' and you'll receive a verification code in
your email. Put that verification code in the box provided and then press 'verify code'. Once your
email has been verified just click 'continue' and it will say 'success' and select 'next'.
Here it says 'your passport information is saved to your device in a secure manner in the following
screen you will be prompted to create a password' - so if you're happy to go ahead select 'continue'
and here is where you can set a passcode to sign into the Australia Travel Declaration mobile app,
so go ahead and 'set your passcode' and then 're-enter your passcode' to confirm.
And on this page you can see that you can 'make a new declaration' or 'view a existing declaration'
so in this example we are going to go ahead and 'make a new declaration.'
And as noted below 'Please ensure you submit a declaration at least 72 hours but not earlier
than seven days before you depart for australia'. You will need a valid passport; trip information;
destination details and contact details, and each adult should submit their own declaration,
and parents should complete a declaration for any child under 15 years of age and once completed you
will receive an email with the Australia Travel Declaration which you can print or download. You
can also access the declaration from this account and you may be asked to show the
declaration before boarding and on arrival in Australia. And to submit you will need:
number one to use the app to scan the passport and read the passport chip;
and number two answer the questions. Now it says, please note to 'use the valid passport
you will present on arrival in Australia.' When you're happy to go ahead select 'continue'.
Now have a read of the pre-filling passport bio data information and if you're happy to proceed
then select 'agree'. Now in this section here, are 'Traveller Details' - please add passport
to details for the person who will travel to Australia, alternatively if you have used this
service before you can select a previously saved scanned passport from the option list below.
And for this example i will go ahead and select 'scan a new passport', next i will go ahead and
select 'I am the passport holder'. However if you are not the passport holder and you're submitting
it on behalf of someone else, then select the option below. Next you are required to scan
your passport, so you need to remove any cases or covers from your document and mobile device,
open your passport to the personal data page and place the passport on a flat surface, ensure your
fingers do not cover any personal information and avoid any glare reflections or shadows,
and the full page must be inside the frame including the two lines of numbers and letters
at the bottom of the page, and the app will prompt you to adjust the device to make sure you capture
your documents correctly. These prompts will appear in a text box at the bottom of your screen
and just also note access to camera is required to scan the passport to proceed with the declaration,
so go ahead and select 'scan passport' and you'll see this message here: 'ATD would like
to access the camera' so the app needs access to the camera in order to scan the passport,
so go ahead and select 'ok' and ensure that your passport page fits within that red box there.
Now the next section is the 'read passport chip' section. Now it says, 'place the phone on top of
your passport's front cover' as shown in the animation above - so move your device slowly
around the documents until the app recognises the passport chip - the chip is located in different
places in different documents so keep your device still when the app starts reading your passport
chip. Now for this exercise i found that it worked once i had placed the top half of my phone
just above the chip at the bottom of my passport. So once you're ready just select read passport
chip, next it'll come up with 'ready to scan' so you place the back of your mobile device to the
front of your passport and slowly slide it up and down until the chip is located and once the
chip has been read you'll get a 'big tick'. Next you'll see all the information that was scanned
from the chip, it says check that the information below is correct rescan your passport if anything
is missing or incorrect. Once you've checked that, if you're happy with it, press 'confirm'
you'll then see this message here: 'Passports successfully registered' and then proceed to
'continue'. Now this is the 'Journey Details' page, so it says please enter your flight details
for your flight arriving into Australia, so the correct format - ensure you have the correct
format for the flight numbers, go ahead and add in your departure country, the departure date,
the arrival date, the arrival port and the flight number. Now if i'm flying from New
Zealand to Australia via Fiji, I would be putting in my Fiji to Australia flight details in the
section - so my departure country would then be Fiji and NOT New Zealand, and the flight
number would then be the Fiji to Australia leg of the journey details. Hope that makes sense,
and then select 'next'. Now I'm going to 'allow access to my photos' because I need to upload
my vaccination certificate later on. And this question is, are you an Australian citizen,
permanent resident or immediate family member? So select 'yes' or 'no' and if you did select yes,
question 1.3 is 'you must declare if you have visited or will visit any of these countries
in 14 days prior to your flight to Australia'. So have a read of those countries, in my case I will
select 'no I have not visited any of the listed countries' and then go ahead and select 'next'.
Question two: have you traveled or will you travel in the 14 days prior to your flight to Australia,
in this example I will say 'no' and select 'next'. Question three, put in your phone
number while you are outside of Australia and then proceed to 'next'. Number four: put in your email
contact to details when outside of Australia and then 'next'. Question five: are you transiting
through Australia to another country, make your selection. In this example I will select 'no'
and then the follow-up questions 5.4 provide your address in Australia - so
street number and name; 5.5 put in your phone number in Australia; 5.6
alternative phone number in Australia and that is optional and then proceed to 'next'. Question six:
before you travel to or transit through Australia you must present a negative COVID-19
test when checking in for your flight unless you are exempt. The COVID-19 polymerase chain
reaction (PCR) test must be taken 72 hours or less before you depart for Australia, so to find
out if you are exempt. For more information click on that to link there, click 'yes' to acknowledge
you understand this requirement, I will go ahead and say 'yes' and proceed to 'next'. Question 7:
has a doctor ever told you that you had COVID-19 or have you ever tested positive for COVID-19,
select 'yes or no', however if you do select yes the next questions will be: provide the month
and year of the diagnosis; 7.2 what country were you in when you had COVID-19; and 7.3 do you have
any evidence to show your positive COVID-19 test results if yes bring your evidence with you when
you travel. Question 8 have you ever received a COVID-19 vaccine, if you answered yes to this
question expect the next questions: 8.1 how many individual COVID-19 doses have you received.
Next you need to put in your first vaccination date; your first vaccination country; your first
vaccination brand of vaccine - and there will be a list of vaccinations for you to choose from so you
make your selection; and then you just repeat that process again. So your second vaccination date;
second vaccination country and the second vaccination brand of vaccine
question. 8.2 do you have any evidence to show your vaccination history,
if yes bring your evidence with you when you travel and then select yes or no.
so question 8.2.1 is 'upload evidence of your COVID-19 vaccination' so go ahead and attach
your file. And the file I attached was just a photo of my COVID-19 vaccination certificate
and then i uploaded that. And take note that the document you are uploading is no greater than five
megabytes in size and is one of the following file types: pdf, jpeg, GIF, TIF, png or a webp, and
once you select 'attach file' it will come up with the following options: add a photo, take a photo
or browse files, so make a selection from there and once you've uploaded your evidence it will
appear under 8.2.1. Question 8.2.2 do you have additional evidence of your COVID-19 vaccinations?
select yes or no and then proceed to next. Question 9: please provide your vaccination
status: I am fully vaccinated with an Australian approved recognised COVID-19 vaccine.
I have evidence to support this, my last dose of the vaccine was at least
seven days before the day my flights are scheduled to commence. Note you are required to provide this
information if you are more than 12 years and three months old when your flight departs, select
yes or no and then next. Question 10: which state or territory quarantine arrangements apply to you
on arrival in Australia, note you must comply with public health requirements including post-arrival
testing and quarantine requirements in the state or territory of your arrival, in any other states
or territory that you plan to travel to and then detailed information on the link provided. So make
your selection and select next. Question 11: are you experiencing any symptoms of COVID-19,
fever sore throat or cough? yes or no then next. Question 12: have you or anyone you are traveling
with been in contact with a known case of COVID-19 in the last 14 days? yes or no and next. Next you
will come to your 'summary' and it says please review the details below before submitting the
declaration - so go through and check all the details: your journey details, the questionnaire
and make use of the edit button to the right of each section in case you do need to edit
any of that information that you've inputted. And then at the end is the 'Declaration' which reads
'by ticking this box i have provided my consent and declaration to the matters explained in the
Important Notice - so have a read of the Important to Notice and if you're happy to go ahead
place a check in the box and continue to 'submit'. You will then see the following message come up:
'Your Declaration has been assessed please check your email or view existing declarations below to
see the outcome of your declaration'. So if I go ahead and press on 'view existing declarations'
I should be able to see my outcome there or I can also check my email which will have my
outcome there. So as you can see in my email - the status there is a 'green box' there. It says:
your Australia Travel Declaration has been assessed and your responses indicate that
you meet the requirements for a quarantine free arrival into Australia where permitted by the
jurisdiction of your arrival. Please print or download this email and store it safely
for use when requested on your day of travel and it also has your QR code there. And at the bottom
it says 'Why keep this notice' - now you may be requested by airline staff to show that you have
completed your Australia Travel Declaration, you may be requested by Australian Border Force
officers to show that you have completed your Australia Travel Declaration. So that's why
you need to keep that notice. And if I wanted to view the outcome on the App, just press on 'view
existing declarations' look at the 'assessed part' and then it will read pretty much the same as
what your email said. It will have all the same information and also your QR code right there.
And just to be extra cautious, I would actually print off that email, I would also print off the
QR code; print off my international vaccination certificate just to be on the safe side. Okay
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