South Australia to welcome back International Students without COVID-19 test

The Australian government has re-opened its borders for fully vaccinated international students and graduates. The seven-day quarantine requirement is no longer to be fulfilled upon arrival. Additionally, those departing to Australia on or after 18 April 2022 don't need to undergo a COVID-19 test before travelling.

Fully vaccinated international students and graduates can return to Australia without needing a travel exemption.

They need to:

• have taken a full dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, which is recognised or approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA
• provide vaccination status proof
• hold a valid Student visa to travel to Australia.

Also, for inbound travel to Australia, travellers don't need a third or booster vaccine to be considered fully vaccinated.

However, if a traveller departs to Australia before 18 April 2022, they must provide a negative COVID-19 test result to transit or enter via Australia. In addition, they must provide either a negative COVID-19 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) or other Nucleic Acid Amplification Test (NAAT) test report or a negative Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) report.

 List of approved or recognised vaccines by Australia

Two doses a minimum of 14 days apart of:

• AstraZeneca Vaxzevria
• AstraZeneca Covishield
• Pfizer/Biontech Comirnaty
• Moderna Spikevax or Takeda
• Sinovac Coronavac
• Bharat Biotech Covaxin
• Gamaleya Research Institute Sputnik V
• Novavax/Biocelect Nuvaxovid
• Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV for people who are under 60 years of age when they enter Australia (see further guidance on acceptable variations)

or

One dose of:             

• Johnson & Johnson/ Janssen-Cilag COVID Vaccine

To know more or to apply for student visa in Australia this year, you may connect with our team of advisors at Visas Avenue on Toll-Free No. 78-18-000-777 or drop an email at info@visasavenue.com.

- Rajneesh Kumar