Australia is lifting all Covid-19 Restrictions from 6 July 2022

From 6 July 2022, travellers to Australia will no longer need to complete a Digital Passenger Declaration (DPD) to declare their COVID-19 vaccination status. Australia is taking this decision subsequent to the changes to the Biosecurity Act, which come into effect from 6 July 2022 (midnight AEST on Wednesday).

This is a great news for all travel and visa aspirant to Australia. Find out more.

No travel exemption required from 6 July

The Australian government has taken this decision following the health advice from CMO (Chief Medical Officer). It means that all visa holders can travel to Australia without needing a travel exemption. Speaking about the decision Minister for Home Affairs, Clare O’Neil, said,

“This is great news for families coming home from school holidays who now don’t need to use the DPD.” “As more and more of us travel internationally and we get more confident in managing our risk of COVID, our airports are getting busier.” “Removing these requirements will not only reduce delays in our airports but will encourage more visitors and skilled workers to choose Australia as a destination. “And for Australian citizens, with the removal of these requirements, returning home will be much easier.

The minister further added, “I know anyone who has travelled internationally since the borders have opened will find this as one less thing to worry about – especially as more Australians get back to travelling overseas. “We’ve also listened to feedback about the DPD. While in time it will replace the paper based incoming passenger card, it needs a lot more work to make it user friendly”

People arriving by sea also do not require completing a Maritime Travel Declaration (MTD). However, the Airlines, cruise ship operators and other nations may still have categorical requirements that travellers must comply with.

Also read- Australia Immigration Rule Changes from 1 July 2022

Australia to admit 160,000 newcomers this year

It’s a good news for tens of thousands of Australian visa aspirants. Australia is one of the leading immigration destinations in the world that every year invite a significant number of immigrants on PR visa, skilled visa, study visa, visitor visa, etc.

This year Department of Home Affairs (DHA), Australia will accept 160,000 new immigrants and most of these will get the admission under the skilled visa category. Find below the most popular General Skilled Migration Program (GSM) skilled visas of Australia:

• Skilled Independent Visa Subclass 189
• Skilled Nominated Visa Subclass 190
• Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) Visa Subclass 491

To check your eligibility and apply for skilled visa, study visa, or family-sponsored visa, etc. in Australia this year, you may call Visas Avenue Australia Migration Expert on Toll-Free No. 78-18-000-777 or you can drop us an e-mail at info@visasavenue.com.

- Rajneesh Kumar