Straight answers before you fly.
The questions travellers ask most about arrival cards, visas, levies and declarations, answered from official sources. Last checked 2 October 2026.
- For New Zealand passport holdersDo New Zealanders need a visa for Australia?No visa application is needed. Kiwis with a New Zealand passport get a Special Category Visa on arrival. Here's what you still fill in: the Incoming Passenger Card, biosecurity, and your declaration home.
- For families on New Zealand and Australian passportsGoing to Bali as a family: what each traveller needsOn New Zealand and Australian passports, every traveller, including children, needs a Visa on Arrival or e-VOA, their own All Indonesia arrival card and the Bali tourism levy. Costs and timing for a family of four.
- For anyone flying to JapanVisit Japan Web: how it works, when to do it, and how to add your familyVisit Japan Web is Japan's free official site for your arrival card and customs declaration. When to complete it, how families register together, and what else to know before you land.
- For everyone arriving in New Zealand, including Kiwis coming homeNZ Traveller Declaration: who needs one and when to submit itEveryone arriving in New Zealand completes a free NZ Traveller Declaration, including Kiwis coming home and children. When the 24-hour window opens, what it covers, and the biosecurity rules.
- For everyone arriving in Australia, including Australians coming homeAustralia's Incoming Passenger Card and the digital Travel DeclarationMost travellers arriving in Australia complete an Incoming Passenger Card, including Australians coming home. How the paper card works, who can use the digital Australia Travel Declaration, and what to declare.
- For visitors to New ZealandNZeTA and the visitor levy: who needs them and what they costVisitors to New Zealand from visa-waiver countries need an NZeTA and pay the NZ$100 visitor levy. Costs, how long it lasts, how long you can stay, and who doesn't need one.
- For every travellerWhich travel forms are free? The official sites and what they really costMost arrival cards and declarations are free on government sites. A table of the official costs and addresses for Japan, Bali, Australia and New Zealand, and how to spot a copycat site.