Border arrangements Unvaccinated Australian citizens and permanent residents can leave and enter Australia without an individual travel exemption. Travellers entering or leaving Australia do not require a negative pre-departure test and cruise vessels can enter Australian territory.
Unvaccinated Australian citizens, permanent residents and international visitors can leave Australia at any time. Each country has different requirements for transit and entry, including COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
If you have a child support debt we may issue a Departure Prohibition Order. It'll stop you from leaving Australia until you either: pay your debt in full. enter into an acceptable payment arrangement.
We encourage all travellers to be up to date with COVID-19 vaccines before travelling anywhere overseas. Follow local health advice and continue to take simple hygiene and infectious disease control steps, such as: wearing a mask.
Border arrangements
Unvaccinated Australian citizens and permanent residents can leave and enter Australia without an individual travel exemption. Travellers entering or leaving Australia do not require a negative pre-departure test and cruise vessels can enter Australian territory.
ETIAS Requirements for Australians. ETIAS is an Electronic Travel Authorization system which is a mandatory requirement for Australian citizens to visit European countries. This online visa waiver launches in 2024.
You must notify the Australian Taxation Office (ATO) if you plan to move overseas for six months (183 days) or more in a twelve-month period. You must do this within 7 days from the date of leaving Australia. Update your contact details via myGov. If you already live overseas, you must notify the ATO.
From 6 July 2022, travellers entering or leaving Australia will no longer need to provide proof they've had two doses of an approved vaccine.
Read more about how to add, view, update and remove overseas travel details. If you can't tell us online, you can tell us by calling us on the phone number that relates to your affected payment. Australia's immigration department will tell us when you leave Australia.
If you leave Australia to live in another country, your payment will stop when you depart. If your travel is short term, your payment will stop when you depart, unless you're travelling for an approved reason. You may get JobSeeker Payment because of a residence exemption available to some New Zealand citizens.
COVID-19 testing and vaccine rules for entering the U.S.
As of May 12, 2023, noncitizen nonimmigrant visitors to the U.S. arriving by air or arriving by land or sea no longer need to show proof of being fully vaccinated against COVID-19.
But from Wednesday, the nation has removed all of its remaining rules such as proof of vaccination or negative test report to enter. People wanting to visit Australia will not be required to complete a Digital Passenger Declaration or Maritime Travel Declaration also, informed the Department of Home Affairs.
Holders of regular (non-diplomatic) Australian passports can enter the UAE without obtaining a visa in advance. Australians may obtain a free multiple-entry Visit Visa of 30 days' validity (with an additional 10-day grace period) on arrival at any UAE international land, air or sea port.
All the passengers travelling to Dubai are no longer required to present COVID-19 vaccination certificates or negative PCR test results.
Australian passport holders can travel to 185 international destinations without needing to first apply for a visa, according to the latest Henley Passport Index.
If you intend to live and work in the country, you will need a long-term visa. Those looking to work in the UAE will need a work permit, often referred to as a labor (sic) card. Before you can apply for a work permit, you will need the following: An entry employment visa.
Isolation means staying at your home or accommodation and remaining separated from others. Isolation is no longer mandatory for cases and suspected cases of COVID-19, however it is strongly recommended that you stay at home. If you have COVID-19, you should not go out in public.
International travellers to Australia
Australia's borders are open, and there are no Australian Government requirements to: give proof of a negative COVID-19 test on arrival to Australia.
There are no restrictions on interstate travel to NSW. If you are travelling from NSW to another state or territory, check the state's government website beforehand to find out if there are any COVID-19 regulations you need to follow.
Anyone who is not an Australian citizen needs a valid visa to enter the country. International passenger caps have been removed for all international passenger arrivals into Australia. All travellers should be aware that: People entering Australia do not need to provide evidence of vaccination status.
But some people may be infectious for up to 10 days. Symptoms in children and babies are milder than those in adults, and some infected kids may not show any signs of being unwell. People who experience more serious illness may take weeks to recover. Symptoms may continue for several weeks after infection.
If you have received all recommended doses of a COVID-19 vaccine that has been authorized or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or is listed for emergency use by the World Health Organization (WHO), then you are considered to be fully vaccinated.
The full amount of age pension that a person is eligible for is payable while overseas for 26 weeks. However, once overseas for longer than 26 weeks, the amount of age pension payable to a person is dependent upon the person's length of residency in Australia.
Unless the country you retire to has a social security arrangement with Australia, you must apply for the Age Pension in Australia. If you already live overseas, you'll have to return to Australia first. Australia has International Social Security Agreements with 31 countries that enable pension payments.
Once you start receiving the age pension, you normally need to stay in Australia for at least 2 years before you can go overseas — otherwise, your pension payments may stop while you're travelling. It's best to confirm your conditions with Services Australia before you make any plans.