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Fully-vaccinated holidaymakers will be allowed to enter Australia from February for the first time in nearly two years as the country relaxes its travel restrictions.
Australia will open its borders to vaccinated tourists and business travellers later this month after it imposed some of the world’s strictest restrictions during the pandemic.
Border restrictions were eased in November which enabled international students and skilled migrants to enter the country, but not tourists.
It will be welcome news to the country’s tourism industry and for Brits with family in Australia.
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The country’s prime minister Scott Morrison said his senior ministers agreed on Monday that the border would reopen to all vaccinated visa holders from February 21.
Mr Morrison said visitors must have proof of vaccination. He referred to Serbian tennis star Novak Djokovic being deported by the Australian government last month because he was not vaccinated against coronavirus.
“Events earlier in the year should have sent a very clear message, I think, to everyone around the world that that is the requirement to enter into Australia,” Mr Morrison said.
The Djokovic case demonstrated that visitors gaining visas through an automated process before setting off for Australia does not guarantee that they will meet entry requirements on arrival.
Home affairs minister Karen Andrews said visitors who could provide proof of a medical reason why they could not be vaccinated could apply for a travel exemption.
Visitors to Australia could also have to contend with various states’ Covid-19 rules if they move around the country.
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