All unvaccinated travellers can now fly to Australia
July 3, 2022
Unvaccinated foreign travellers currently need to seek an exemption to enter.(ABC News: Danielle Bonica)
Online desk: From Wednesday, international travellers will no longer need to declare their COVID-19 vaccination status to fly into Australia.
While unvaccinated Australians and certain groups of visa holders have been able to enter the country for some time, all travellers will now be allowed in, regardless of whether they’ve been immunised or not.
It also means passengers won’t have to fill in the digital passenger declaration form, which officials admitted “needs work”.
It means all visa holders can travel to Australia without needing a travel exemption. Certain groups had remained locked out of coming into the country.
“As more and more of us travel internationally and we get more confident in managing our risk of COVID, our airports are getting busier,” Home Affairs Minister Clare O’Neil said.
“Removing these requirements will not only reduce delays in our airports but will encourage more visitors and skilled workers to choose Australia as a destination.
