Certainly that is true for entry to Australia. It is item 1 on your Incoming Passenger Card.Originally Posted by frequent
https://www.google.com.au/url?sa=i&r...89964907691178
(Click to enlarge image. Sorry about the photo quality - blame the Govt.)
[i][color=#0000FF]"One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin, or the shape of our eyes, or our gender, instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings."
~ Franklin Thomas[/color][/i]
Do you have to fill that in when you return to your own country?
Aussies and Kiwis are totally anal when it comes to customs declarations. Since both are surrounded by sea and want to maintain a "clean, green" marketing image, "biosecurity" ranks high - there are even whole reality television shows filming travelers arriving - or residents returning - being ritually humiliated via their baggage searches and interrogation by customs officials. There are mandatory screenings on all incoming aircraft warning all passengers about making false declarations and threatening substantial on-the-spot fines
christianpfc (March 21st, 2017)
Totally anal - Yes ! Also a damned annoyance. And it contributes not-very-much to stopping the flow of illegal drugs.
Fines: Yes, anything from a few hundred dollars to 50,000. If you have been very naughty, serious gaol-time will result. Then deportation with a life-long ban on re-visiting.
[i][color=#0000FF]"One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin, or the shape of our eyes, or our gender, instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings."
~ Franklin Thomas[/color][/i]
You've missed the point completely. It's about biosecurity - plant & meat products and by-products, not illegal drugs (asuming you mean heroin and cocaine). By-products can include some pharmaceuticals. It also includes honey - a food. No sane person expects customs declarations to catch drug smugglers.
Some pharmaceuticals available overseas are banned in some countries because they are not licensed for sale. Nembutal (Pentobarbital) for example is available in some countries including I believe Thailand more or less legally, and is the suicide drug of choice for euthanasia advocates, but is banned in many other countries including, so I'm told, Australia.
Yes. Every time any person enters the country. It is never stated, but a letter from your home-country Doctor confirming your need for the drug(s) carried is usually enough for Customs (but don't bet on it, esp if a dog has been sniffing around your bags between the aircraft and the carousel.)
[i][color=#0000FF]"One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in our skin, or the shape of our eyes, or our gender, instead of the unique identities of each of us as complex human beings."
~ Franklin Thomas[/color][/i]
Yet another reason not to visit!
frequent (March 22nd, 2017)
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