This is a real trip pack
It was generated for an example trip: Amsterdam, then Copenhagen, with a Seoul layover, carrying Ritalin and Vyvanse for 90 days. A purchased pack is built the same way, but for your own medications, your own stops and your own travel date. Build yours from the itinerary checker.
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Your paperwork, in the order it has to happen
Carrying: Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine); Ritalin, Concerta (methylphenidate).
What has to happen, and by when
Counted back from your departure. The dates include margin for a reply, not just the minimum lead time each authority publishes.
Leaving, and returning to, Australia
Australia is a Schedule 8 (controlled drug) jurisdiction for methylphenidate, dexamphetamine and lisdexamfetamine. Entering Australia, the 'traveller's exemption' lets you carry up to 3 months' supply for personal use or for an immediate family member travelling with you, with a valid prescription OR a doctor's letter stating the medicine name and dosage, medication in original packaging with dispensing label intact, and mandatory declaration to Australian Border Force on arrival. No prior permit is needed within the exemption. Leaving Australia is a different rule: no export cap for a personal supply is published. The ODC recommends following the same advice, and the TGA tells travellers to take enough for the whole trip. What does constrain the outbound leg is PBS subsidy rules, not a quantity limit. Import permits/licences (issued by ODC) are only for commercial quantities, not individual travellers - if you need more than 3 months' supply on arrival you should see an Australian-registered prescriber for a local script.
- valid prescription
- OR a doctor's letter specifying medicine name and dosage
- medication in original packaging with dispensing label
Your doctor's letter
This is what your letter looks like, filled in with your own medications and itinerary. Build your trip pack to get a clean copy without the sample watermark.
To whom it may concern: customs, border and health authorities,
My patient, (date of birth , passport number ), is under my care for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and is prescribed the medication set out below. The medication is required for the duration of their travel commencing 14 Dec 2026, and is carried in original dispensed packaging bearing the patient's name.
This medication is prescribed for the patient's personal therapeutic use and the quantity carried reflects the duration of travel. Their itinerary, and the days' supply held on arrival at each border, is set out below.
I can be contacted at the practice on the number above for verification of this letter.
This is a template, and your prescriber decides the final wording and what they are willing to sign. Some countries additionally require this letter, or a separate certificate, to be endorsed by a government health authority; each stop above says so where that applies.
Stop 01:Korea South
Airside transit: Korea answers this directly: if you are only connecting and do not go through immigration, you do not need a bring-in permit. The test is whether you clear immigration, not how long you are on the ground. If you clear immigration: If you clear immigration, even for a stopover, you need the permit, applied for at least 10 working days ahead. Changing airports, for example Incheon to Gimpo, means clearing immigration, so the permit is required.
How this stop was checked: Not verified.
The official sources for this stop were last checked on 20 Jul 2026. That is more than two weeks ago, so open the official source and confirm the rule before you rely on it.
- Action
- A written answer from Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS): Narcotics Policy Division, Pharmaceutical Safety Bureau naming your medication, before you book
- Cap
- Up to 90 days' supply, and only as much as you will actually use during the visit, plus about five days' extra for delays. Staying longer means getting a Korean prescription.
- Authority
- Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS): Narcotics Policy Division, Pharmaceutical Safety Bureau Narcotics Policy Division, Ministry of Food and Drug Safety: narcotics@korea.kr; Tel +82 43 719 2813, English +82 43 719 1564; fax +82 43 719 2800.
- Source
- MFDS - Manual on Permit to Bring in Narcotics to Korea : https://www.mfds.go.kr/eng/brd/m_60/view.do?seq=72497. High confidence, read 24 Jul 2026.
You are transiting airside here, where the authority says no approval is needed. These forms only apply if you clear immigration.
- Apply online for a permit to bring narcotics for self-treatment
- MFDS guideline pack: the guideline, both forms, worked examples and FAQ
Apply at least 10 working days before you arrive. This is a hard cut-off: applications made later are rejected rather than processed quickly.
Ready Set Rove could not verify how far ahead to apply against current official guidance. Ask Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS): Narcotics Policy Division, Pharmaceutical Safety Bureau before you travel.
- Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse, Elvanse)
Ready Set Rove could not verify whether and how you can carry this medication against current official guidance. Ask Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS): Narcotics Policy Division, Pharmaceutical Safety Bureau before you travel.
Needs an advance permit from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, whatever the quantity. Apply online at least 10 working days before you arrive. A late application is refused, not rushed.
- Methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta, Medikinet)
Ready Set Rove could not verify whether and how you can carry this medication against current official guidance. Ask Ministry of Food and Drug Safety (MFDS): Narcotics Policy Division, Pharmaceutical Safety Bureau before you travel.
Needs an advance permit from the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, whatever the quantity. Apply online at least 10 working days before you arrive. A late application is refused, not rushed.
Carry these through this border
MFDS 'Narcotics Bring-In Permit' / self-treatment import permit obtained before entry (for methylphenidate and any amphetamine-based drug)
valid prescription (in English or with translation)
English doctor's letter with diagnosis, drug generic + brand name, dose, duration
copy of your passport and your flight reservation, for the permit application
medication in original packaging
declare at customs on arrival
Other controlled medicines
Quantity 90 days. Up to 90 days' worth, per the prescription
Permit required · apply ≥14 days ahead. Advance MFDS permit for all controlled substances, regardless of nationality. MFDS: apply 'at least 10 business days before entry date'; 14 calendar days is the safe figure.
Benzodiazepines and sleep medicines follow the same rules shown above for stimulant (psychotropic-class) medicines.
- INCB Korea (2025) : https://www.incb.org/incb/uploads/documents/Travellers/files/ROK_ENG_2025.pdf
Stop 02:Netherlands
How this stop was checked: From the official source linked here; not yet checked line by line by Ready Set Rove.
The official sources for this stop were last checked on 20 Jul 2026. That is more than two weeks ago, so open the official source and confirm the rule before you rely on it.
- Action
- A doctor's certificate naming you, the medication, the dose and the length of treatment, covering no more than 30 days' supply
- Cap
- 30 days' supply. You carry 90, so 60 days sit outside it.
- Authority
- CAK Prinses Beatrixlaan 7, 2595 AK The Hague, Netherlands; Tel: +31 88 711 5694; E-mail: schengen@cak.helptu.nl
- Source
- INCB Netherlands traveller regulations (2023) : https://www.incb.org/incb/uploads/documents/Travellers/files/NET_ENG_2023.2.pdf. High confidence, read 18 Jul 2026.
- Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse, Elvanse)
Lisdexamfetamine is not on the Dutch Opium Act lists, so no Opium Act declaration is needed. Bring it in its original packaging with proof that it is yours, such as a prescription, a medicine passport or a medication overview (advised, not compulsory). Ask your doctor or pharmacy whether the country you travel from needs a declaration.
- Methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta, Medikinet)max 30 days' supply
A Schengen declaration on its own is not enough if you are travelling from outside the Schengen area, and you cannot obtain the Dutch one: the CAK form has to be signed by a doctor with a Dutch BIG number. Official Dutch data submitted to the INCB shows the requirement is a prescription plus a doctor's certificate, with a 30-day quantity cap, and that this applies to international travellers generally. The same Opium Act rules cover methylphenidate in every release form (Ritalin, Concerta, Medikinet). Arrange the declaration in your own country before you travel.
You are carrying 90 days' supply, but Netherlands caps Methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta, Medikinet) at 30 days (30-day Schengen cap, extendable to 90 days with additional CAK forms/certificates). Splitting the supply or a local prescription is worth raising with your prescriber.
Carry these through this border
valid prescription
doctor's certificate endorsed by the health authorities of the country of residence
a declaration arranged in your own country before you travel. Which one you need depends on where you fly from, so ask your own doctor or pharmacy. The CAK Schengen medicijnverklaring is not it: that is for travel out of the Netherlands within the Schengen area and needs a doctor with a Dutch BIG number.
medicines in their original packaging
Other controlled medicines
Quantity 30 days. The extension to 90 days is a Schengen instrument and is not open to a non-Schengen arrival.
Permit not required. No Dutch permit exists for an arriving traveller. A declaration is required and you arrange it at home; ask your own doctor or pharmacy which one, and your own country's authorities whether it has to be legalised. The CAK Schengenverklaring is the outbound Dutch instrument and needs a doctor with a Dutch BIG number, so a visitor cannot obtain it.
Benzodiazepines and sleep medicines follow the same rules shown above for stimulant (psychotropic-class) medicines.
Leaving Netherlands
Netherlands publishes a different rule for taking these medicines out than for bringing them in. Only the differences are here; anything not listed matches the arrival rules above.
- Schengen medicijnverklaring (download)
- Bringing medicines into the Netherlands (Ministry of Foreign Affairs) : https://www.nederlandwereldwijd.nl/reizen-naar-nederland/medicijnen-meenemen-nederland
Stop 03:Denmark
The steps, documents and limits shown for this stop are for methylphenidate only. None of them applies to lisdexamfetamine.
How this stop was checked: From the official source linked here; not yet checked line by line by Ready Set Rove.
The official sources for this stop were last checked on 15 Aug 2026. That is more than two weeks ago, so open the official source and confirm the rule before you rely on it.
- Action
- A written answer from Danish Medicines Agency (Laegemiddelstyrelsen) naming your medication, before you book
- Cap
- 30 days supply
- Authority
- Danish Medicines Agency (Laegemiddelstyrelsen) Address: Axel Heides Gade 1, 2300 Copenhagen, Denmark; Tel: +45 44 88 95 95; email: dkma@dkma.dk; web: laegemiddelstyrelsen.dk
- Source
- INCB traveller table (Denmark 2024) : https://www.incb.org/incb/uploads/documents/Travellers/files/DEN_ENG_2024.pdf. High confidence, read 18 Jul 2026.
- Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse, Elvanse)Not named in Denmark's law.
Lisdexamfetamine (Vyvanse) is not named in Denmark's law (Executive Order on Euphoriant Substances, BEK 405 of 2026, Bilag 1 Lists A to E, pages 14 to 47; Agency consolidated list Sam-EUF-10, pages 1 to 33), so no rule for it is published. Denmark's Medicines Agency does not count it among the ADHD medicines with euphoriant substances, so the ordinary rule for medicines covers it (BEK 1523 § 3: own use, lawfully sold, no day limit). Ask the authority listed here before you travel.
- Methylphenidate (Ritalin, Concerta, Medikinet)
Ready Set Rove could not verify the supply limit against current official guidance. Ask Danish Medicines Agency (Laegemiddelstyrelsen) before you travel.
Methylphenidate is List B (entry B327 in the Agency's comprehensive list) and covered by the same 30-day, prescription-only traveller allowance confirmed on the Agency's 'Medicines imported from abroad' page; no Danish permit is needed for a standard supply. Ritalin, Concerta and Medikinet are legal with a prescription. For Schengen residents, an Article 75 Schengen certificate counts as proper documentation (BEK 1523 § 7(2)); it is one accepted form of proof, not a requirement. Carry your prescription and keep it with you for your whole stay in Denmark: the Danish Medicines Agency says you must be able to show that you are being treated with the medicine when you enter and while you are there. In special cases the Agency can also ask for a written statement from your doctor, endorsed by the authority that licensed the doctor (BEK 1523 § 10).
Carry these through this border
valid prescription
doctor's certificate or pharmaceutical label with patient's name (proof medicine is for personal medical use)
Schengen Article 75 certificate (Schengen residents only; accepted as proof, not required)
Other controlled medicines
Quantity 30 days. 30 days' supply for Schedule B to E euphoriant substances
Permit not required. Prescription is the authorisation; a Schengen certificate (pillepas) can be ordered at a pharmacy. The pillepas (Schengen certificate) is issued only to residents of Denmark ('Pillepasset udstedes gratis til borgere, som er bosat i Danmark'), so it is not a route for an Australian; carry the prescription and a doctor's certificate.
Benzodiazepines and sleep medicines follow the same rules shown above for stimulant (psychotropic-class) medicines.
Leaving Denmark
Denmark publishes a different rule for taking these medicines out than for bringing them in. Only the differences are here; anything not listed matches the arrival rules above.
- Schengen certificate (pillepas), online ordering
This pack gathers publicly available government information current at the time it was generated. It is not a permit, and it is not legal or medical advice. What your prescriber signs is their decision, and what is permitted at a border is decided by that country's officials on the day. Rules change and enforcement varies, so confirm every requirement with the official links above or the embassy before you travel. Keep this page's link so you can come back to your pack.