Travel restrictions to Australia From 9 pm AEDT 20 March 2020, only Australian citizens, residents and immediate family members can travel to Australia. All travellers to Australia are required to self-isolate for 14 days, either at home or in a hotel. Exemptions to travel restrictions You can travel to Australia if you are: an Australian citizen…
Travel restrictions to Australia From 20 March 2020 at 9 pm AEDST, only Australian citizens, residents and immediate family members can travel to Australia. All travellers to Australia are required to self-isolate for 14 days, either at home or in a hotel. Travel restrictions from Australia From 25 March, 2020 at 12:00 pm AEDST an Australian…
Is your visa expiring before your intended departure from Australia? There are no exceptions in place for expired visa holders. If you are in Australia and your visa is about to expire, you will need to apply for another visa to remain lawfully in Australia. If you do not apply for another visa you could…
We understand that these are extremely difficult times, and we are working to ensure that we help reduce any uncertainty around the implications for you as a business sponsor and for your visa holders. Travel bans and restrictions Please refer to our COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Immigration Updates page. Expiring visa holders If you have visa holders…
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The Australian newspaper is reporting that special welfare payments and visa extensions will be offered to non-residents who lose their job and are stranded in Australia, unable to return home, due to the Coronavirus. There are an estimated 1.5 million people currently on temporary visas without access to government services. Reports suggest that the government…
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Further to our email last night, the Department of Home Affairs has clarified some of the information regarding the restrictions in place on the Australian Border. Travel Restrictions From 9pm tonight AEDT, the 20th of March, the following restrictions come into force. Permanent Residents, Citizens and their Immediate Family members Citizens and Permanent ResidentsThere are…
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Prime Minister Morrison announces travel ban effective 9.00 pm Friday 20th March Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison has announced that effective 9.00pm tomorrow (Friday 20th March) a travel ban will be imposed on all non-resident and non-Australian citizens entering Australia. In a similar vein, the Tasmanian Government announced this morning that all non-essential travellers to that…
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Travel Update For the latest information on current restrictions to entry to Australia please visit the Home Affairs website. Office Closure & Work From Home Update Due to the rapidly evolving public health crisis, the Hammond Taylor offices will shift to work from home arrangements from Friday 13 March 2020. All offices will be closed but…
Employers can now employ overseas visitors on Working Holiday Maker visas (Subclasses 417 and 462) to assist in bushfire recovery work. This includes people on second and third working holiday visas. Bushfire recovery work must be undertaken in specified local government regional areas affected by bushfires occurring after 31 July 2019 and before 1 March…
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In a landmark ruling, the High Court of Australia has confirmed that Aboriginal Australians are not ‘aliens’ under the Constitution. This may sound ridiculous – that a descendent of the oldest living culture and original custodians of this land could possibly be considered ‘alien’ and subsequently deported. However, this is exactly what the Australian Government…
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