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17 Dec 2021

Australia Lifts Travel Ban on Arrivals From Southern Africa

Australia has lifted its travel ban on arrivals from the below southern African nations:  South Africa  Lesotho Zimbabwe Botswana Namibia Mozambique Malawi Eswatini Australian Citizens, Permanent Residents and fully-vaccinated eligible visa holders travelling from the above nations can now arrive in Australia without a Travel Exemption, whereas unvaccinated travellers will need an approved Travel Exemption. However, currently, there are no direct flights from…

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1 Dec 2021

How Omicron could impact Australia’s plans to re-open international travel

Like much of the world, Australia is seeking further advice on the new COVID-19 Omicron variant’s level of transmission, whether it causes severe illness and if existing vaccines will still be effective.  While these factors are still being confirmed, Prime Minister Scott Morrison yesterday announced that plans to allow Skilled Visa and Student Visa holders to come to Australia without…

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24 Nov 2021

Fully Vaccinated Eligible Travellers can come to Australia from 15 December 2021 | Travel Exemptions Removed for Skilled Migrants and Students

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…

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23 Nov 2021

International Arrivals to WA to Double in November 2021

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 –…

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8 Nov 2021

WA To Re-Open International Travel in Jan/Feb 2022

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…

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8 Nov 2021

Leaving Australia for Vaccinated Australians

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…

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19 Oct 2021

Australia’s Vaccine Passports for International Travel

Australia is moving towards easing international border restrictions with new COVID-19 Vaccine Certificates being made available from today – Tuesday 19 October 2021. Here’s what you should know. How Will Australia’s International Vaccine Passports Work?  While vaccination certificates have already been available in Australia for domestic use, the international certificates include QR codes that can be scanned as…

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