Samoa will go into a 48 hour lockdown from 6pm Saturday 22 January 2022 until 6pm Monday 24 January 2022. Samoa has closed its borders, except to returning citizens and residents, or where specific permission is granted. If you’ve had a positive COVID-19 PCR test in the last 30 days, you’ll not be allowed to […]
Now that travel is opening up, Australians are once again able to head overseas to visit family during the holiday season. Although it’s not festive to think about, there are some risks that are greater at during the holiday season. We want to make sure you have a safe and successful trip.
On 15 December Australia’s Chief Medical Officer announced that Australia’s border measures introduced temporarily in response to the COVID-19 Omicron variant restricting travellers who have been in the 8 southern African countries have now ceased. In line with these changes, the travel advisories for all 8 destinations have been reviewed and lowered to ‘Reconsider your […]
Following changes to international travel that came into effect on 1 November 2021, DFAT’s temporary COVID-19 registration portal is no longer open for new registrations. This temporary portal was established in the context of Australia’s COVID-19 border settings. We’ll still be providing consular support to Australians in difficulty overseas. That process of seeking consular assistance […]
The Australian Government has announced changes to the COVID-19 testing requirements for inbound travel to Australia.
Travel zones are routes of travel that have eased COVID-19 border restrictions, either in Australia, in the destination, or both.
We now advise ‘Reconsider your need to travel’ to the Mtwara region due to the threat of terrorism and kidnappings. See ‘Safety’. If you’re travelling to Tanzania, you must have a negative COVID-19 (RT-PCR) test result taken in the 72 hours before your arrival, complete the Ministry of Health’s online surveillance form in the 24 […]
The Australian Government is finalising plans to safely reopen Australia’s international border next month.
This page has general information on visa waiver agreements with European countries.
The political and security situation could get worse suddenly. The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has placed sanctions on Mali, including land and air border closures between ECOWAS countries and Mali. There are no flight options between Mali and those destinations until further notice. Flight options to and from non-ECOWAS countries remain available. […]