Australia will be opening its border for The Australia-NZ travel bubble. This is the first time Australia has opened its border to foreigners since the Covid-19 pandemic started in March 2020.
What is the Australia-NZ Travel Bubble?
The Australian Government is establishing a safe travel zone with New Zealand by allowing passengers from New Zealand to enter Australia, without the need to apply for travel exemptions. The purpose for travel may be any of these: reunite with families and friends, holiday, business or work.
Passengers arriving from New Zealand will not be required to undergo quarantine on arrival in Australia but will be subject to New Zealand’s isolation/quarantine requirements upon return to New Zealand.
Australians travelling to New Zealand are still subject to the travel restrictions and isolation/quarantine requirements of New Zealand.
Who is eligible?
Passengers from New Zealand will be able to travel to Australia, quarantine-free, provided they have not been in an area designated as a COVID-19 hotspot in New Zealand, in the preceding 14 days.
The Australian Government is defining a hotspot using a three-day rolling average of three locally acquired cases per day.
When does it commence?
The Australia-NZ travel bubble commences on Friday, 16 October 2020.
Does the travel bubble apply to all states and territories in Australia?
At the time of writing this article, passengers from New Zealand are allowed to enter New South Wales, Northern Territory, Australian Capital Territory and Victoria.
To find out more information about the safe travel zone with New Zealand, the joint media release by Prime Minister, Minister for Infrastructure Transport and Regional Development, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Women, Minister for Health, Minister for Home Affairs and Minister for Trade Tourism and Investment is available here.
You can find out more information about the Australia-NZ travel bubble on the Department of Home Affairs website here.
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