Australia will allow certain foreign visitors to travel there from December 1 in the next phase of ending the strictest COVID-19 travel ban in the world.
All Japanese and South Korean tourists will be able to travel to Australia from December 1 if they are fully vaccine-free. Scott Morrison called the move an important step forward as he announced the update.
Changes to Australia's travel policy have followed Morrison's news. Australians living overseas have been able to travel home for the first time in almost 20 months since November 1. Visitors from New Zealand and Singapore have been allowed to travel to Australia under the new policy.
International tourists from other countries will likely be allowed to join them in early 2022. Here's what you need to know about the new rules and what changes are coming.
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Only Victoria and New South Wales are welcoming flights.
Australia's prime minister Scott Morrison announced on Monday that skilled migrant workers and international students could travel to Australia from December 1 if they are fully vaccine free. The arrivals must comply with the requirements of the state or territory they land in, as well as any of the ones they plan to travel to.
The citizens of Japan and South Korea will be able to travel to Australia from December 1, but only in states and territories that have opened their borders for travel free of charge. Since November 21, there has been an agreement with Singapore.
Australian citizens and permanent residents living abroad and New Zealand visitors are free to travel to Australia without an essential reason as of December 1. People living in Australia are allowed to travel internationally if they are fully protected from diseases. Children under the age of 12 and those who can't bevaccinated for medical reasons can travel to and from Australia.
Individuals must have received at least one dose of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine to be considered fully vaccine. Since the last required dose was administered, at least two weeks must have passed.
Travelers need to be fully vaccine and test negative for COVID-19.
Everyone over the age of five must have a negative test result before flying to Australia. During the check-in process, the results can be uploaded online or presented to airline staff. The test must be taken before the scheduled departure of your first international flight, according to the Australian Embassy.
Australian citizens and permanent residents living in New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory can no longer be subjected to Quarantine as they have reached specific vaccination targets. Children who are returning between the ages of 12 and 17 will need to stay at home for seven days and take a second test within 24 hours of arriving into the states.
Visitors from New Zealand, South Korea, Singapore and Japan can travel to these destinations under their travel bubbles. In Australia, international arrivals are required to be in a government-designated facility if they want to return to their normal travel patterns.
Qantas is ramping up operations as Australians get ready to fly internationally again.
Now that Australians can travel again, major airlines have increased their operations. Qantas Airways is operating three weekly return flights between London and London and three weekly return flights between Los Angeles and Los Angeles to meet demand.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison said recently that they would see how Australians came back first. He said that they don't want to see what happens in other parts of the world where people have moved too fast.
The article was updated on November 22, 2021.
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