In the latest travel update, the Government of Australia has announced that fully vaccinated eligible visa holders can travel to and from Australia without applying for any Travel Exemption. Australian Prime Minister, Scott Morrison, has made this announcement as part of the Australia’s reopening plan.
The government is hopeful that this step shall boost Australia's economy as skilled and semi-skilled workers can now travel to Australia without any hurdle.
Australia has included the family members of Australian Citizens and Permanent Residents (i.e. who were not eligible earlier) in the exemption list, along with foreign Students and Working Holiday Makers. Moreover, a few key business relevant visa categories also included, consenting them to access skills shortages. The latest list comprises following visa categories:
Skilled
Family
Working Holiday and Student
Employer-sponsored
The refugee and humanitarian visas category visas included in the latest list are, Subclass 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 449, 785, and 790 visa.
Note: The government is likely to include more visa subclasses over time.
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approves the COVID-19 vaccines for use in Australia. Hence, the vaccine you received must be approved or recognised by TGA. To qualify as fully vaccinated in Australia, you need to have had either
Note: Minimum 7 days must have passed since you completed your full course of vaccination.
Mixed doses count towards fully vaccinated status, as long as all vaccines are approved or recognised by the TGA.
To confirm further details regarding Australia travel update or to apply for relevant visa in Australia, you may contact Visas Avenue Australia Migration Expert on Toll-Free No. 78-18-000-777 or you can drop us an e-mail at info@visasavenue.com.
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