Who Can Use Advance Person Processing?

Advance Person Processing (APP) is the current pre-arrival reporting method for cruise ships.

An international passenger cruise ship is defined as a ship that has sleeping facilities for at least 100 persons (other than crewmembers) and is being used to provide an international passenger sea transportation service. It is mandatory for all international passenger cruise ship operators to provide the department with information on all persons onboard the vessel no later than 96 hours in advance of arrival in Australia via the APP reporting system.

APP reporting of passengers and crew replaces the requirement to provide pre-arrival reporting to Customs using Approved Forms 2A and 2B (for passengers) and Approved Form 3B (for crew). However, Approved Form 3A must still be separately provided to Customs prior to arrival.

More information regarding APP for entry by sea can be obtained from the department's Entry Operations Centre.
See: Entry Operations Centre