An international student carrying undeclared products has had their visa cancelled

An international student carrying 1.54 kg of beef and other undeclared products has had their visa cancelled, been refused entry to Australia and received an infringement notice for the serious breach of Australia’s biosecurity laws.

The goods were mislabelled and deliberately misleading packaging. As well as beef, 2 kg dried prawns, 500 g of dried squid,1.54 kg dried persimmon and 4 kg of dried fish were not declared

Biosecurity remains a top priority as Australia opens our borders to international travellers. All travellers should not to bring in food or other biosecurity risk items to Australia.

The traveller was issued a 12-penalty unit infringement notice ($2,664 up from $444) and referred to Australian Border Force for possible visa cancellation.

The student’s visa was cancelled and entry to Australia refused. They are now excluded from applying for another visa to enter Australia for 3 years and may be required to declare the cancellation when applying for a visa to another country.

“Beef is a high risk for diseases such as foot and mouth disease, putting at risk our $15.7 billion beef and veal industry,” Minister for Agriculture and Northern Australia Littleproud said.

If you bring food, plant material or animal products, you must declare them or dispose of them in the bins located in the airport immediately after disembarking the aircraft. “This is the 15^th person to learn that if you don’t declare, you may receive an infringement notice of up to $2,664 and your visa may be cancelled, barring your entry into Australia

  Biosecurity, border force, international student, quarantine