Australia Border Status Updates for International Students

State/Territory

Arrangements

Australian Capital Territory

As of 1 December, provided students are fully vaccinated and meet the pre-flight 72-hour negative COVID-19 test requirement, they will be allowed into the ACT without the need for a travel exemption. Students will be required to complete an online declaration form and undergo a mandatory Covid19 rapid antigen test (RAT) or PCR test within 24 hours of arrival into the ACT. Students must proceed to their ACT residence or other suitable accommodation and quarantine. Students may leave quarantine if they have received a negative test result and are expected to limit their movement in the community for the first 7 days after their arrival to Australia. 

Unvaccinated travellers may be required to seek approval from their port of entry to enter the ACT and are required to complete a mandatory 14-day quarantine period at port of entry. They must obtain a travel exemption from ACT Health. 

New South Wales

From 31 December, fully vaccinated international passengers arriving in NSW are required to self-isolate and get a COVID-19 rapid antigen test: 

• within 24 hours of arriving in NSW (and can stop self-isolating once they receive a negative result from this test) 
• on or after day 6 after arriving in NSW. 

  People who are not fully vaccinated from overseas must continue to go under a 14-day mandatory quarantine after arrival in NSW. 

Northern Territory

As of January 31, 2022, all individuals entering the Northern Territory (NT) must complete a Border Entry Form before arrival. 

Fully vaccinated individuals are welcome to enter the NT without having to undergo quarantine if they present a proof of vaccination upon arrival. Only Therapeutic Goods Administration approved, and recognized Covid-19 vaccines are accepted. 

Unvaccinated returning Territorians and individuals who have received authority to enter the NT, will be required to undertake 14 days of mandatory supervised quarantine at their own cost. 

Meanwhile, unvaccinated visitors are not permitted to enter the NT.

Queensland

Fully vaccinated individuals are not required to quarantine if they have taken a COVID-19 test within 24 hours of arrival and isolate until they receive a negative result. 

Meanwhile, unvaccinated individuals must arrive in Queensland at the Brisbane International Airport and will be required to quarantine for 14 days in government-nominated accommodation in accordance with the Quarantine for International Arrivals Direction. 

South Australia

Starting 1 January 2022, travellers entering South Australia are no longer required to complete an EntryCheck SA application. 

Fully vaccinated travellers with Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) approved/recognised COVID-19 vaccine, can travel to South Australia and are required to take a COVID-19 PCR test within 24 hours of arrival in SA and quarantine until test is taken. 

Unvaccinated travellers must provide proof of a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken 3 days prior to departure and must do the following upon arrival to SA: 

• Quarantine as directed for 14 days after arrival 
• Undertake a COVID-19 PCR test within 24 hours of arrival in SA, on the 6th day after arrival and on the 13th day after arrival. 
• Check symptoms for 14 days after arrival 
• Depending on your circumstances, your quarantine will be completed at home or at a medi-hotel. 

Victoria

Prior to arrival in Victoria, international travellers must have the following: 

• Foreign Vaccination Certificate 
• Negative Covid-19 PCR Test taken within 3 days of your departure to Australia or a medical certificate as proof of negative rapid antigen test taken under medical supervision within 24 hours of your scheduled departure 
• Complete Commonwealth entry requirements 
• Secure an international passenger arrival permit from Service Victoria if home quarantined or fill out the Victorian Quarantine Arrival form if hotel quarantined 

 Fully vaccinated travellers are required to immediately quarantine at home upon arrival to Australia and get a rapid antigen test or a PCR test within 24 hours of arriving. 

Meanwhile, travellers who are not fully vaccinated must quarantine for 14 days in hotel quarantine or you may follow the same home quarantine rules if you have a valid medical exemption. 

Tasmania

Fully vaccinated travellers or those with an exemption, no longer need to register or take a Covid-19 test prior to arrival in Tasmania. 

Unvaccinated travellers need to undertake the following border entry conditions: 

• Seek approval to enter Tasmania by applying through the Tas e-Travel System. 
• Once approved, unvaccinated travellers must follow these arrival conditions: 
• arrive at approved entry points 
• quarantine in suitable premises or a government-managed facility if suitable premises are not available 
• minimum five days quarantine but up to 14 days (dependent on results of required testing) 
• a COVID-19 rapid antigen test or PCR test on day five of your arrival in Tasmania (if you receive a negative result from your day five test, you can leave quarantine) 

Western Australia

Returning international students will be allowed to enter Western Australia from other Australian states if they arrive in Australia by 12.01am Saturday 5 February 2022 and agree to self-quarantine in WA for 7 days in suitable premises.

To enter WA, returning international students must:

• Have an approved G2G pass under the new exemption criteria
• Be triple dose vaccinated with an approved vaccine, if eligible (or double dose vaccinated if not eligible for a third dose);
• Provide proof of a negative Rapid Antigen Test (RAT) within 24 hours before departure;
• Undertake 7 days of self-quarantine at a suitable premise in WA, with the same requirements for household members at the self-quarantine premises;
• Undertake a PCR or RAT on Day 1, and then return a negative RAT on Day 7 to end their self-quarantine period;
• Subject to mandatory use of the G2G Now app and in-person checks by WA Police as required;
• Comply with testing requirements in the Australian State that they arrive in internationally prior to entering Western Australia