From December 1, fully vaccinated eligible visa holders can travel to Australia without needing to apply for a travel exemption.
A full list of the 28 eligible visa holders is available on the Home Affairs website:
Subclass 200 – Refugee visa |
Subclass 201 – In-country Special Humanitarian visa |
Subclass 202 – Global Special Humanitarian visa |
Subclass 203 – Emergency Rescue visa |
Subclass 204 – Woman at Risk visa |
Subclass 300 – Prospective Marriage visa |
Subclass 400 – Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) visa |
Subclass 403 – Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (other streams, including Australian Agriculture Visa stream) |
Subclass 407 – Training visa |
Subclass 408 – Temporary Activity visa |
Subclass 417 – Working Holiday visa |
Subclass 449 – Humanitarian Stay (Temporary) visa |
Subclass 457 – Temporary Work (Skilled) visa |
Subclass 461 – New Zealand Citizen Family Relationship visa |
Subclass 462 – Work and Holiday visa |
Subclass 476 – Skilled – Recognised Graduate visa |
Subclass 482 – Temporary Skill Shortage visa |
Subclass 485 – Temporary Graduate visa |
Subclass 489 – Skilled – Regional (Provisional) visa |
Subclass 491 – Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa |
Subclass 494 – Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa |
Subclass 500 – Student visa |
Subclass 580 – Student Guardian visa (closed to new applicants) |
Subclass 590 – Student Guardian visa |
Subclass 785 – Temporary Protection visa |
Subclass 790 – Safe Haven Enterprise visa |
Subclass 870 – Sponsored Parent (Temporary) visa |
Subclass 988 – Maritime Crew visa |
Bridging Visa holders are not included on the list, however the advice from the department has been sought about the status of those visa holders. Also there are others who are already exemption outlined on the department website: Travel restrictions and exemptions.
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