Australia to trial digital travel passes as replacement for paper cards

The digital system will replace the current Incoming Passenger Card (IPC) that must be filled in by all travelers to Australia declaring where they will stay and what goods they have brought into the country. – AAP

CANBERRA: Australia will trial digital passenger cards to replace paper cards for arrivals to the country, the border force has announced, reported Xinhua.

Under the pilot programme for the Australia Travel Declaration, passengers on Qantas flights from New Zealand to Australia later in 2024 will be able to lodge their immigration, customs and biosecurity status digitally up to 72 hours prior to arrival in Australia.