{"id":12,"date":"2020-12-26T06:29:41","date_gmt":"2020-12-26T06:29:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.auscanimmigration.com\/blog\/?p=12"},"modified":"2024-07-26T11:33:37","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T11:33:37","slug":"australia-covid-19-coronavirus-immigration-updates-december-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.auscanimmigration.com\/blog\/australia-covid-19-coronavirus-immigration-updates-december-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia: COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Immigration Updates &#8211; December 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Travel restrictions to Australia<br>Australia&#8217;s International borders are currently closed. The only people who can travel to<br>Australia are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li> Australian citizens<\/li><li> residents<\/li><li> immediate family members<\/li><li> travellers who have been in New Zealand for the previous 14 days.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Learn more about who can enter Australia from the Department of Home Affairs.<br>Quarantine People arriving in Australia may be quarantined for 14 days and might have to comply with<br>other state and territory travel restrictions.<br>There are quarantine exemptions for some industry workers. See here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Health screening<\/strong><br>Travellers arriving from any country may be health screened when they arrive in Australia.<br>If you are on an international flight and show signs of an infectious disease:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>the airline must report you to biosecurity officers<\/li>\n<li>biosecurity officers will assess you before you get off the plane<\/li>\n<li>when you land you may be quarantined or sent to a hospital<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><br>Exemptions to travel restrictions<br><strong>Australian citizens and Permanent Residents<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>There are no restrictions on Australian Citizens or Permanent Residents (PR) to enter<br>Australia. They are however subject to a 14 day self-isolation period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>New Zealand Citizens<\/strong><br>New Zealand citizens who are ordinarily residents in Australia are not restricted from<br>entering, but they will need to show proof of residency such as a drivers licence or other<br>documents showing an Australian address. They are however subject to a 14 day self-<br>isolation period.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Temporary Residents\/Visitors<\/strong><br>You <strong>may<\/strong> be able to travel to Australia <strong>with specific permission only<\/strong> if you are:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul> <li> an immediate family member of an Australian citizen or permanent resident or are a<br>New Zealand citizen usually resident in Australia. Partner and Child visa holders do<br>not need to apply for permission.<\/li>\n\n<li> Foreign nationals travelling at the invitation of the Australian Commonwealth<br>Government for the purpose of assisting in the COVID-19 response or whose entry<br>would be in the national interest<\/li>\n\n<li> Critical medical services, including air ambulance and delivery of supplies, that<br>regularly arrive into Australia from international ports Persons with critical skills (for example, medical specialists, engineers, marine pilots<br>and crews) by exception<\/li>\n\n<li>Diplomats accredited to Australia and currently resident in Australia, and their<br>immediate family<\/li>\n\n<li>Case-by-case exceptions may also be granted for humanitarian or compassionate<br>reasons.<\/li>\n\n<\/ul><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>You <strong>cannot travel<\/strong> until you have been granted permission.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>If you wish to apply for an exemption, please contact us to discuss your circumstances or<br><a href=\"https:\/\/www.auscanimmigration.com\/contact-auscan-immigration-consultants-chandigarh.php\" data-type=\"URL\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.auscanimmigration.com\/contact-auscan-immigration-consultants-chandigarh.php\">book a consultation<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><strong>Book a Consultation<\/strong><br>Travel restrictions from Australia<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>There is a ban on all overseas travel, unless granted an exemption.<br>Exemptions to travel restrictions from Australia<\/p>\n\n\n<ul>\n<li>people ordinarily resident in a country other than Australia<\/li>\n<li>airline and maritime crew and associated safety workers<\/li>\n<li>people engaged in the day to day conduct of outbound and inbound freight<\/li>\n<li>people whose travel is associated with essential work at offshore facilities and<\/li>\n<li>people travelling on official government business, including members of the<br>Australian Defence Force.\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<p><br>Travellers who believe they meet a travel restriction exemption can apply online to the<br>Commissioner of the ABF.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br>Travel restrictions are subject to change. 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