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Automatic vs Individual Travel Exemption
Over the weekend, Borderforce updated their categories to confirm instances an automatic or an invidiaul exemption is required to facilitate travel.
Exempt categories
You are automatically exempt from the travel restrictions and can enter Australia (without obtaining an individual exemption) if you are:
- an Australian citizen
- a permanent resident of Australia
- an immediate family member of an Australian citizen or permanent resident
- a New Zealand citizen usually resident in Australia and their immediate family members
- a diplomat accredited to Australia (holding a subclass 995 visa)
- a traveller transiting Australia for 72 hours or less
- airline crew
- maritime crew including marine pilots
- recruited under the Government approved Seasonal Worker Program or Pacific Labour Scheme
You need to carry evidence that you meet one of the above categories when travelling. Additional evidence may be requested.
Individual exemptions
The Commissioner of the Australian Border Force may grant an individual exemption if you are:
- a non-citizen travelling at the invitation of the Australian Government or a state or territory government authority for the purpose of assisting in the COVID-19 response
- providing critical or specialist medical services, including air ambulance, medical evacuations and delivering critical medical supplies
- a non-citizen with critical skills or working in a critical sector in Australia
- a non-citizen whose entry would otherwise be in the national interest, supported by the Australian Government or a state or territory government authority
- military personnel, including those who form part of the Status of Forces Agreement, Commonwealth Armed Forces, Asia Pacific Forces and Status of Armed Forces Agreement
- travelling for compassionate and compelling reasons.
You must hold a visa and an exemption to Australia’s travel restrictions before you travel. You can request an exemption online and must provide appropriate evidence to support your claims. Requests may be finalised without further consideration if insufficient evidence is provided. All documents need to be officially translated into English.
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Comments
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Tuesday, 01 September 2020@Glen I've just been granted permament residency from overseas this month (August 2020) and am yet to make my first entry to Australia (I have one year to do so from the date of visa grant). I emailed the DHA who said although I'm not 'usually resident in Australia' (since I've never lived there before) as a permanent resident I can enter the country and have an automatic exemption. However, once in Australia I won't be able to leave again without an exemption like everyone else and I have to quarantine at my own expense on arrival according to state rules etc etc. Hope that helps!
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Thursday, 03 September 2020
Many thanks Bhavik. Congratulations on obtaining your migrant visa and best wishes for your settlement here when you arrange to come!
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Wednesday, 02 September 2020
Hi Ruslan, I still can see that immediate family members are required to lodge an individual travel exemption online
https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/immediate-family-australian-citizen-or-permanent-resident
Please explain what does automatic travel exemption mean and how to get it?
Kind Regards,
Svetlana
Immigration blog
Automatically exempt covers "a permanent resident of Australia" - but does that include the holder of a migrant visa who has not yet made their first entry to Australia?