Category: Australia

Visas, Immigration & Nationality

Australia Ready to Release COVID Vaccine Passport

As Australia gears up to allow international travel for its citizens and permanent residents, the federal government is ready to release its international vaccine passport. Individuals wanting to go overseas or return home will have access to an international proof-of-vaccination certificate starting 19 October, bringing overseas travel a step closer as the country nears the…
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Australia Travel Update: International Tourism Does Not Open Until 2022

Australia, which has been one of the most restrictive countries in the world when it comes to combating the COVID-19 pandemic, will continue to block international tourists at least into 2022. Foreign tourists won’t be welcomed back to Australia until at least next year, Prime Minister Scott Morrison stated on 05 October. Instead, Scott Morrison…
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World’s Most Powerful Passport 2021: How Good is Your Passport

The pandemic has wreaked havoc in the travel industry across the globe. Travel restrictions and entry barriers imposed by each country have caused the widest global mobility gap and broadened the inequalities between north and south hemispheres according to residence and citizenship planning firm Henley & Partners.  Based on data provided by the International Air…
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Australia Reopening International Travel in November

Australia is set to restart international travel next month once the country hits its 80% vaccination target easing one of the toughest COVID-19 restrictions imposed globally. Prime Minister Scott Morrison stated that reopening the international border for citizens and permanent residents will be linked to the establishment of home quarantine in Australia’s eight states and…
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US Student Visa: Visa Interview Waiver

Select visa applicants for students, professors, research scholars, short-term scholars, or specialists, may have visa interview requirements waived by consular officers. The US Department of State (DOS) has announced that consular officers can choose to waive the interview requirement for F, M, and academic J-visas. In a statement, the DOS said consular officers were authorised…
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