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Passport Requirements

If you do not have a U.S. visa, your Australian passport must be Machine Readable.

Machine Readable Passports contain data that can be scanned automatically by a machine. These are easily recognizable from the two lines of
letters, numbers and arrows ("<<<<<") printed across the long edge of the page where the photo appears.

Children and infants must have their own Australian Machine Readable Passport.

If you are in any doubt as to whether or not your passport is Machine Readable, please check with your local passport office.

In addition, depending on when your Australian Machine Readable Passport was issued, the following requirements must be met:

• If your Australian Machine Readable Passport was issued or renewed/extended on or after 26 October 2006 - your passport must be an "ePassport", with an integrated chip, easily recognizable from the logo of a camera on its cover.
• If your Australian Machine Readable Passport was issued or renewed/extended between 26 October 2005 and 25 October 2006 - your passport must have a digital photograph printed on the data page, as opposed to a cut out photograph, such as one from a photo booth.
• If your Australian Machine Readable Passport was issued or renewed/extended before 26 October 2005 - no further requirements.

If you are holding a passport from another country, visit the U.S. Embassy Website.

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Visa Requirements

As part of the Visa Waiver Programme (VWP), passengers holding a valid Australian passport do not need to apply for a visa to travel to the USA for a stay of 90 days or less. This also applies to passengers connecting in the U.S. to another country. For those passengers connecting in the U.S. to another country, we advise that you check the visa requirements to your final destination by contacting the relevant consulate.

If you are not holding an Australian passport, visit the U.S. Embassy Website for a list of all countries in the Visa Waiver Programme. If you need further information on U.S. immigration requirements please contact your local U.S. consulate.

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Online Authorisation of Entry to the U.S. (ESTA)

Passengers not travelling on a U.S. visa must apply for an electronic authorisation (ESTA) online prior to travelling to the U.S.

• Travellers must apply online through the ESTA website, at least 72 hours before travel.
• You will be asked to enter your passport details. Please ensure that you enter your correct passport number, by paying particular attention to the digit 0 and
  the letter O.
• The website will advise applicants immediately whether travel to the U.S. has been granted, denied or if the authorisation is pending.
• An individual authorisation must also be obtained for children and infants.
• The authorisation will be valid for two years unless it is revoked or if your passport expires beforehand.

For other specific details visit the U.S. Customs and Border Protection website.

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Required Passenger Information

TSA Secure Flight Information

As a result of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) mandate, beginning November 1, all passengers will be required to have Secure Flight Passenger Data (SFPD) in their reservation at least 72 hours prior to departure. This is the next phase in a program that was initiated by the TSA in 2009.

In compliance with this mandate you will be required to provide Secure Flight Passenger Data:

• To purchase any ticket on or after September 15, 2010
• To travel November 1, 2010, or later regardless of purchase date

You will be unable to travel without providing the following information.

• Full Name (first, middle and last name, as it appears on the non-expired government-issued photo ID that you will use when traveling)
• Date of Birth
• Gender
• Redress Number (if applicable)

You will need to provide Secure Flight Passenger Data:

• If it was not provided when you made your reservation
• For reservations made prior to adding SFPD to your AAdvantage account profile
• For any reservations made through a source other than AA.com or AA Reservations

This rule applies to all bookings, including those made at AA.com or through a travel agency or an online booking agent. The TSA allows for no exceptions; data compliance is mandatory.

To check whether the required information has already been provided to us we strongly recommend that you contact American Airlines Reservations as soon as possible.

For more information about the Secure Flight Programme, visit TSA's Secure flight Web site+.