I am wanting to go to USA leaving from New Zealand, do I need to get Covid jab to enter. I was hoping to fly with American Airlines as I believe unvaccinated are allowed to travel on their airlines.
Curious how you managed to find flights using lifetimes. I’ve tried multiple times on the same legs and it almost always returns empty result. Put me off buying then. Which is a shame cause their promotion are crazy good!
Even as an Australian citizen I have been able to fly out and back in. I simply applied for an exemption to travel from Australia to return home. I applied through compassionate grounds but also being away for more than 3 months. Coming back in was easier than leaving. I simply booked a flight, completed the entry form online, which was basically letting the government know flight details so they could organise quarantine on arrival. This took less than 5 minutes to complete. Next a covid test within 72 hours of flight and thats it. All these people saying they are “stuck” and can’t get back or that Australia won’t let them back in is BULLSH#$t. It is easy to get back and I know many who have done it. Just booked a flight and returned. It is not that they can’t get back, its the cost of getting back that is the problem. Most are staying overseas because they cant afford the flights and quarantine. Im about to go again, in 3 weeks leave Australia and then return after xmas. It's very easy to do.
Im originally from Northern Ireland and emigrated to Australia in 2002 and have Australian citizenship. I’ve been refused an exemption to fly to Northern Ireland to see my terminally ill mother. The only option that may be feasible is to go through the process of proving I will stay for 3 months or longer. This is not feasible however as I have a job, rent etc to pay.
Question for you! I’m on a 482 business visa, due to family emergency, I’d to fly back to Singapore and obviously didn’t apply for any exemption to leave as there wasn’t a need to.
Wondering if there’s a way around to getting back in. Singaporean here. Was living in Melbourne for 2 years.
Hi Immanuel! Your ‘adventure’ gave me some hope that it might not be as bad as Im imagining it to be when I come back. I am booked to leave in November for a compassionate reason so I was given an exemption to travel to the Philippines and Im hoping to not get bumped off my flight to come back early next year. Anyway, I was wondering how the payment for hotel quarantine here is done. Did you pay upfront?
Hey Immanuel, do you have a ballpark figure on what this trip costs altogether in AUD? It’d be great to go visit home in the states but I’m not in a position to throw thousands and thousands of dollars around at the moment. Thanks
Hey, do you know more about why Astra Zenica is not recognised in Europe and the USA I believe. This is a massive concern for when we can Travel.. great job btw ! Cheers
Hi! My brother is getting married in December in Chile. Im currently in my bridging visa for 821 (partner) and don’t see any hope on going until I saw your post. How did you apply for an exemption to come back? What is wa g2g? Thanks
My convern is what kind of visa you hold when you get back to Australia as a foreigner. I am keen to get to Australia to stay with my daughter and my grandson and happy to take hotel quarantine.
Hi, I hold a 461 visa and live in Australia hence why I'm eligible to return. I think you will find it hard to get in unless your daughter is Australian? In any case, you will always need a valid visa first.
Hello , i am Sam , New Zealand citizen holding visa class 444. I am working in oversea by left wife caring 3 kids are doing school in Cranbounre East 3977. I met a problem with rejected by Department of home for travel examption to get back home. I decided fly over to New Zealand and spent 14 days quarantine in Auckland before take travel bubble fly to Melbourne. However, i am still concern as i planed back to work next month, what shoul i do on returning if NZ-Aussie travel bubble has been paused? Would you please give some tip or advise information to me?
Hi Sam, NZ citizens can come to Australia without needing an exemption. However, you will still need to do quarantine here so you will have to do double quarantine unless you can fly to NSW when they drop restrictions.
I’m on day 9 of my hotel quarantine It’s probably the worst experience I’ve made Being locked up in one room No windows to open no Balcony No fresh air Food is disgusting I really don’t understand 14 days of quarantine I’m fully vaccinated and had arrived with a negative PCR test and have been tested twice in the Hotel also Negative 5-7 days should be enough for Hotel quarantine
Hey Adam, as it stands all flights are sold out until January. This is because of the increased demand for people wanting to get home for Christmas etc. Out of Europe, I recommend plugging the following departure cities in Google Flights: OSL, ARN, BUD, ATH, OTP and sometimes even AMS. These are some of the cheapest departure points for business/first-class flights. If you're looking for urgent flights, it would be best to contact a good travel agent and see if they can put you on some type of waitlist or if you have status with an airline that is flying to AU, they usually give you priority waitlist as well. On my flight, 4 people didn't show up for their first-class seats so availability is there when you can act quickly. Best case the border opens for Australians by Christmas as the politicians indicate...
I wouldn’t hold my breath re. the border being open as usual by Christmas. Governments have always promised things will happen/be over “by Christmas.” It’s rarely true My grandfather, who fought in the First World War, told my dad that the Government back then promised “the war will be over by Christmas.” He was one of the first to volunteer because he was afraid he’d miss it. Years later he was still up to his beck in mud with shells whistling over his head. So my question would be “which Christmas?”
Question for you! I’m on a 482 business visa, due to family emergency, I’d to fly back to Singapore and obviously didn’t apply for any exemption to leave as there wasn’t a need to.
Wondering if there’s a way around to getting back in.
Singaporean here. Was living in Melbourne for 2 years.
Do you happen to know any clever ways to get out as an Aus citizen only? (Not overly concerned about returning anytime soon - destination USA.) TIA
great job btw !
Cheers
It’s probably the worst experience I’ve made
Being locked up in one room No windows to open no Balcony No fresh air
Food is disgusting
I really don’t understand 14 days of quarantine
I’m fully vaccinated and had arrived with a negative PCR test and have been tested twice in the Hotel also Negative
5-7 days should be enough for Hotel quarantine