International Students Travel Requirements COVID

Fully vaccinated or exempt overseas travellers arriving in Victoria after 11.59pm on Monday 20 December 2021 will not have to undertake 72 hours home quarantine, but must get a COVID-19 PCR test within 24 hours of arriving and isolate until they receive a negative result. They are also required to get tested again between day 5 and 7 after arriving and while waiting for this test result there is no need to isolate.

It’s important to note first the COVID-19 vaccines are approved for use in Australia by the Therapeutic Goods Administration for the purposes of travel to Australia:

Currently, TGA approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccinations are:

Two doses at least 14 days apart or one dose of:

Johnson & Johnson/Janssen-Cilag COVID Vaccine.

Seven days must have passed since the final dose of vaccine in a course of immunisation. Mixed doses count towards being fully vaccinated as long as all vaccines are approved or recognised by the TGA. Doses of Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV only count towards being fully vaccinated if administered when the traveller was aged from 18 to 60 years.

Travellers who have not been vaccinated with the above doses or schedule do not meet Australia’s definition of fully vaccinated.

The TGA is continuing to evaluate other COVID-19 vaccines that may be recognised for the purposes of inbound travel to Australia in future. Information on the latest approved and recognised vaccines is available on the TGA website. Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) | Australian Government Department of Health

If you have any of the symptoms of coronavirus (COVID-19), however mild, you should seek advice and get tested. Testing is free.

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