In 2020, the coronavirus began to ravage the world.
On 20 March, Australia was so intolerable that it officially closed its international borders to all visa holders except Australian citizens and permanent residents.
In 2 years, Melbourne was locked down 6 times for a total of 460 days
Sydney was locked down for more than 100 days.
Can't look back, can't look back.
But now, all of this is about to change!
On February 7, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison said:
From 21 February, international travellers with visas and full COVID-19 vaccinations can enter Australia.
In other words, two years after the closure, Australia will soon have to completely open its borders to foreign tourists!
International students, to return to the classroom
Immigrants will come back.
Hundreds of thousands of visa holders enter the country
This time it's real, everything, it's really going to come back again!
So, what will happen to Australia in the future?
Don't worry, let's talk about some of the instructions under the unsealing, so that everyone can better understand the details.
Who can be admitted to Australia?
All fully vaccinated visa holders, including tourists.
What are the vaccination requirements?
All international visitors entering the country must be fully vaccinated unless there is proof of medical exemption.
Australia recognises the following full vaccinations, and mixed vaccinations are also available.
- AstraZeneca Vaxzevria
- Covishield
- Pfizer Biontech Comirnaty
- Modena Spikevax or Takeda
- Coronavac
- BallatErny Biotech Covaxin
- Sinopharm BBIBP-CorV (for people under 60 years of age upon arrival in Australia)
- Sputnik V of the Gamaleya Institute
- NovaVac Biocelect Nuvaxovid
The COVID-19 vaccine that requires one shot:
Johnson & Johnson Janssen-Cilag vaccine
According to the regulations, the last dose of the vaccine required for full vaccination must be given at least 7 days before traveling to Australia.
Passengers must present their International COVID-19 Vaccination Certificate (ICVC) or Foreign Vaccination Certificate to airline staff.
Is a third dose required to be considered a full vaccination?
Morrison's answer was no. The Australian government defines full vaccination as two doses of the vaccine and does not require international visitors to receive booster injections.
However, the Victorian government has said it may require international entrants to receive two doses of the vaccine and one booster.
If the Australian Immunization Technical Advisory Group later changed the definition of full vaccination to three doses, other states and territories could follow suit.
Can unvaccinated people come to Australia?
Unvaccinated travellers who wish to enter Australia will need to provide proof that they are not vaccinated for health reasons.
They must also apply for a travel waiver in order to come to Australia.
If they are granted a travel permit, they must undergo mandatory hotel quarantine upon arrival in Australia.
What are the maximum number of arrivals by state and territory?
International travellers will be subject to the relevant state and territory requirements upon arrival in Australia.
Some states do not have a cap on the number of arrivals, such as NSW.
Other states have caps on arrivals: Western Australia, for example, has limited international arrivals to a maximum of 530 people per week starting on the 9th.
Can unvaccinated children enter the country?
Children under the age of 12 do not need vaccinations to travel to Australia.
However, if the child travels with an unvaccinated adult family member, the entire family group will be subject to a cap on arrivals and will have to undergo mandatory hotel quarantine.
Some states and territories allow children between the ages of 12 and 17 who are not or partially vaccinated to travel with a fully vaccinated adult.
What negative certificates should be presented by tourists visiting Macao?
When checking in for a flight to Australia, international visitors must present any of the following three:
Nucleic acid test (PCR) results taken within three days prior to departure are negative
Nucleic acid amplification tests (NAAT) performed within three days prior to departure were negative
A rapid antigen test (RAT) test performed under medical supervision within 24 hours of departure is a negative medical certificate
Well, you have to know to everyone, let everyone know what to do, next, let's talk about the opening of the border, what will happen to Australia?
Tourists will be pouring in
Entering Australia, international tourists can't wait!
According to travel booking site Skyscanner, after Australia announced the opening of its borders, the number of clicks on Australian websites from global travelers surged by 21%, and the search for inbound travel to Australia soared by 23%.
Most of them came from the Uk, followed by India, the US, South Korea and Ireland.
The top 3 Australian destinations are Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane.
Flights increased
Qantas announced that it will restart its Sydney-Dallas route on 16 February.
On March 27, the brisbane-Singapore, Sydney-Manila and Sydney-Jakarta routes were restarted
Resumption of the Sydney-Denpasar route on 28 March,
The Brisbane-Los Angeles route resumed on 1 April.
David, head of Qantas' domestic and international routes, said the number of bookings for flights to Australia doubled in 24 hours after announcing that it would reopen the border.
Bookings from the US and UK saw the strongest increases, and bookings from South Africa, India and Canada also increased significantly.
April and May are popular travel times for travelers.
It is foreseeable that in the future, tourists coming to Australia will pour in!
epidemic situation
In fact, one of the things that worries people is the epidemic.
Australia is now adopting a new strategy to co-exist with the virus, significantly easing the limits on the outbreak and responding to the outbreak in a flu-like manner.
As Australia enters the winter, will the influx of tourists bring the next wave of epidemics to Australia? Will the epidemic rebound again.
It's worrying.
International students are back in!
At present, the global demand for student visas to Australia is still strong.
Since the end of 2021, the Australian government has received more than 50,000 student visa applications.
In order to attract international students to return early, some Australian universities have not been able to wait and have introduced incentive policies, such as the University of Canberra will provide international students with a $1500 incentive to help them pay for their travels.
The University of Technology Sydney has adopted a flexible approach to the return time of international students, especially Chinese students.
It is foreseeable that although the borders will be opened at the end of February, the tide of international students returning to Australia may not appear until the second semester!
Is it easier for a student to get a green card?
How students get their green cards after graduation has always been a conundrum.
Now some Australian experts are calling on the government to provide international students with new ways to apply for permanent residence visas, such as job opportunities through internships.
In the future, whether the Australian government can relax the green card of students is worth looking forward to.
New immigrants are rapidly pouring in
After the unblock, there will be a large influx of new immigrants, and the level of immigration will quickly return to pre-pandemic levels, especially for temporary visa holders.
Alleviate labor shortages
During the pandemic, Australia experienced a severe labour shortage.
In the future, there will be an influx of tourists, young backpackers, international students, and new immigrants with temporary visas who will fill jobs in industries with long-term worker shortages. It can not only bring a turnaround to the Australian economy, but also effectively solve the problem of labor shortage.
The Australian government will introduce a relaxed incentive policy for international students, new immigrants, and backpackers to work.
Curb wage growth
The return of foreign labor should help fill the skills gap, but one consequence is that high wage growth due to labor shortages will return to normal.
The number of immigrants is going to rise?
In the post-epidemic era, will Australia's immigration quota increase?
In fact, this problem is very difficult.
The government has said it will not use reopening borders to compensate for the loss of migrant levels, still limiting the number of settled migrants to a cap of 160,000 per year before the pandemic.
But before the election, these are not accurate, and the campaign slogan of expanding the immigration quota may be raised again.
Housing
Starting from February 21, with the entry of more immigrants, tourists and international students, Australia's property market will also usher in another wave of activation.
In particular, the Australian rental market will usher in growth.
In the future, houses in big cities will become more and more difficult to rent, and rents will become more and more expensive.
Please be prepared as soon as possible for friends who have rental needs.
At last
Australia's ability to reopen is a source of emotion.
Australia, a fortunate land, has survived even in the face of so many hardships and hardships.
The hope for the future is not far away, and we can already see the dawn.
Together, let's bless Australia in 2022!
Let's applaud Australia's tenacity and applaud our persistence
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