Cazwilkins Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Anything we need to be wary about if we plan 7 months travelling before we land in Aus? We will have all relevant vaccinations before heading off backpacking but of course just want to make sure we don't jeopardise our visa by spending certain lengths of time in certain places. Places of travel France Spain Germany Amsterdam Norway Serbia Montenegro Croatia Amsterdam Sri Lanka Maldives Thailand Laos Cambodia Vietnam New Zealand And if course australia. Most time will be spent in southeast Asia Do we have to declare these plans to the board of immigration for example Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 No why ever would you consider you need to declare travel plans? A great trip lined up. I've still to get to Montenegro and no interest in Maldives ,but know the rest. Laos being one of my favourites. Anyhow enjoy the travels. I expect you won't want to stop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Enjoy what sounds like a wonderful trip! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bound4Tassie Posted February 4, 2016 Share Posted February 4, 2016 Anything we need to be wary about if we plan 7 months travelling before we land in Aus? We will have all relevant vaccinations before heading off backpacking but of course just want to make sure we don't jeopardise our visa by spending certain lengths of time in certain places. Places of travelFrance Spain Germany Amsterdam Norway Serbia Montenegro Croatia Amsterdam Sri Lanka Maldives Thailand Laos Cambodia Vietnam New Zealand And if course australia. Most time will be spent in southeast Asia Do we have to declare these plans to the board of immigration for example Jealous! Enjoy your trip ....and good luck with the job hunting in Aus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 As long as you arrive before your first entry date they don't care where you have been. Customs might though! Just don't try and smuggle anything past them, and that includes fruit................. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicF Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 As long as you arrive before your first entry date they don't care where you have been. Customs might though! Just don't try and smuggle anything past them, and that includes fruit................. Especially fruit. The sniffer dogs can smell if you had raisins in your baggage even if you have disposed of them before going through customs. Sounds like a fab trip. As the others have said, once you have your visa in hand, as long as you enter Australia before your first entry date immigration don't care where you have been. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Yup, my brother and law was picked out by a beagle and searched. He had a lemon soap! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazwilkins Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 Fab thank you. I just wasn't sure because Aus is so strict, esp with diseases, whether we would have to state where we had been. But I should have just read my visa info In the first place because it seems they're only bothered about if you spend time in one of the 9 countries where there has been a polio outbreak. Thanks for the advice with regards to fruit Thanks everyone. I'm a little anxious about the fact we are backpacking, esp because I like my home comforts but I'm sure it'll be fun. Starting with the camino de Santiago walk! Wish me luck haha Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chillers Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 As long as you don't plan to spend more than 12 months in a single country then that's fine. If you do you would likely need police checks for that country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cazwilkins Posted February 5, 2016 Author Share Posted February 5, 2016 No why ever would you consider you need to declare travel plans? A great trip lined up. I've still to get to Montenegro and no interest in Maldives ,but know the rest. Laos being one of my favourites. Anyhow enjoy the travels. I expect you won't want to stop. Going to montenegro for a festival. And we aren't spending thousands on the Maldives. £70 flight from Sri Lanka and $100 for 4 nights accommodation in a tiny room. Can't believe people pay thousands when you can get it so cheap! I guess it's because they're paying for the fancy huts out in the sea! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Going to montenegro for a festival.And we aren't spending thousands on the Maldives. £70 flight from Sri Lanka and $100 for 4 nights accommodation in a tiny room. Can't believe people pay thousands when you can get it so cheap! I guess it's because they're paying for the fancy huts out in the sea! I'm afraid what we paid a pittance for a few decades back can be rather expensive these days. Huts by the sea being an example. So many of the old A frames have long on islands like Koh Samui for example where it used to cost a few dollars a night. Bangkok businessmen bought up such areas establishing higher class, expensive alternatives. Still Asia is the last 'cheap' continent, though goes up all the time , such good value compared to such an over the top country for prices like Australia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JockinTas Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 I'm afraid what we paid a pittance for a few decades back can be rather expensive these days. Huts by the sea being an example. So many of the old A frames have long on islands like Koh Samui for example where it used to cost a few dollars a night. Bangkok businessmen bought up such areas establishing higher class, expensive alternatives. Still Asia is the last 'cheap' continent, though goes up all the time , such good value compared to such an over the top country for prices like Australia. Years ago Koh Samui was like a paradise. We used to go native there when the kids were small. Now it's all 'resortified'. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bound4Tassie Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Years ago Koh Samui was like a paradise. We used to go native there when the kids were small. Now it's all 'resortified'. We found Koh Tao nicer but that was about 10 years ago. Not sure what it's like now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lp77 Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 @Cazwilkins the only thing I would say is baggage. We just emigrated and we normally have 2bags between 5 but this time we had 7 bags.... My friend travelled prior to landing and she left her wedding /engagement ring at home as worried re losing it whilst travelling round Asia. Good luck sounds fab. We had spoken about a 3/6 month trip round Europe in a camper van before we left... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flag of convenience Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 Years ago Koh Samui was like a paradise. We used to go native there when the kids were small. Now it's all 'resortified'. Going back quite a few decades back it was a Hippy Paradise. I always said once the airport was built the end to that paradise would soon follow. I don't believe I've been proved wrong, one iota. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wrussell Posted February 5, 2016 Share Posted February 5, 2016 If you are intending a temporary stay in Australia, you are required to declare your health status on your visa application form. In certain circumstances you may be asked to provide a doctor's report or undertake a medical and/or radiological examination. This may include where you are: likely to enter a hospital or other health care environment, including nursing homes as either a patient, visitor, trainee or employee, likely to enter a classroom environment, including preschool, creche and child care situations, known or suspected of having a medical condition, regardless of your length of stay, intending to stay in Australia for more than 12 months, or intending to stay in Australia for more than 3 months, and you have recently visited or lived in a country with a Very High-risk rate of tuberculosis (Tb). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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