Update on 14 December 2021: After almost two years of waiting to enter the country for many Skilled Visa holders and International Students, the emergence of Omicron had delayed plans to remove the need for Travel Exemptions for these groups to 15 December 2021 instead of 1 December 2021. Our below article from November 2021 has…
International Arrivals WA to Double in November 2021 Western Australia (WA) Premier, Mark McGowan earlier this month announced that the international arrivals cap to WA would double from 20 November 2021, when the State expects to reach a 70% double-dose vaccination rate. The change allows 530 people to enter WA from overseas each week –…
WA Premier, Mark McGowan announced on Friday 5 November that WA will re-open its State and international borders when it expects to reach a 90% double dose vaccination rate in late January/early February 2022. This is a higher target vaccination rate than those set by other States such as NSW. Mr McGowan stated that the…
Since 1 November 2021, fully vaccinated Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents have now been able to leave Australia without applying for Government permission via an Outbound Travel Exemption. Previously, Australians could only apply to leave the country for compassionate/compelling reasons or for critical work and unfortunately, many applications had been refused. Here’s what you need to know about the changes…
