25 March 2020
The Department has further updated the online information, documentation required and forms to apply for exemptions to the travel restrictions for:
- NZ citizens usually resident in Australia
- Immediate family members of Australian citizen or permanent resident
- Transiting travellers
Additional exemptions may be applied for from the Commissioner of the ABF for:
- Foreign nationals travelling at the invitation of the Australian Commonwealth Government for the purpose of assisting in the COVID-19 response or whose entry would be in the national interest
- Critical medical services, including air ambulance and delivery of supplies, that regularly arrive into Australia from international ports
- Persons with critical skills (for example, medical specialists, engineers, marine pilots and crews) by exception
- Diplomats accredited to Australia and currently resident in Australia, and their immediate family
- Case-by-case exceptions may also be granted for humanitarian or compassionate reasons.
Exemptions must be granted prior to these travellers undertaking travel to Australia. Contact us for more information or assistance