• About
  • Advertise
  • Contact
  • Login
Newsletter
NRI Affairs
Youtube Channel
  • News
  • Video
  • Opinion
  • Culture
  • Visa
  • Student Hub
  • Business
  • Travel
  • Events
  • Other
No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Video
  • Opinion
  • Culture
  • Visa
  • Student Hub
  • Business
  • Travel
  • Events
  • Other
No Result
View All Result
NRI Affairs
No Result
View All Result
Home News

‘Heartening’: Australia changes rules for travel from India

NRI Affairs News Desk by NRI Affairs News Desk
August 5, 2021
in News
Reading Time: 3 mins read
A A
0
Delhi Airport
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter
Advertisements

Australia has made a significant change to the travel restrictions and exemptions rules for travel from India.

Department of Home Affairs says based on current health advice, individuals seeking an exemption to travel from India to Australia will only be approved for the following limited circumstances:

  • critical workers providing assistance to Australia’s COVID-19 response
  • people travelling in Australia’s national interest
  • people travelling due to the death or funeral of a close family member in Australia
  • people visiting a close family member who is critically ill
  • people escorting an Australian citizen or permanent resident minor back to Australia, where the parents of the child are currently in Australia.

“The discretionary exemptions outlined in the Commissioner’s Guidelines, excluding the limited circumstances stated above, do not currently apply to people seeking to travel from India. This advice is subject to change. Please check back regularly,” the department has stated on its website.

Several people have expressed relief over these changes.

Advertisements

Sunny Joura, an Australian-Indian who has been demanding a change in the travel restrictions says it is heartening to know that the Australian government has finally buckled to pressure from the citizens to allow travel exemption for parents or close family members to bring back stranded children from India.

“Also travelling in case of a family member’s death and attending to a critically ill close family member has been allowed. In addition to this, every week one Qantas repatriation flight is currently flying from India to Australia carrying about 200 passengers per flight. I hope these repatriation flights continue to fly and their frequency increased so that all stranded Australians can be brought back home soon,” said Mr Joura in a Facebook post.

NRI Affairs Desk
“Terminal New Delhi Airport” by DeskMir is licensed under CC BY-NC-SA 2.0

Follow NRI Affairs on Facebook, Twitter and Youtube.

16-year-old missing Melbourne-girl located
Logo2
NRI Affairs News Desk

NRI Affairs News Desk

NRI Affairs News Desk

Related Posts

India USA Flags
News

Indian Americans Straddle Two Worlds With Confidence and Complexity

July 9, 2025
Scammers Steal $38.8 Million from Australia’s Migrant and Multicultural Communities in 2024
News

Scammers Steal $38.8 Million from Australia’s Migrant and Multicultural Communities in 2024

July 8, 2025
Sikh temple calls for US probe into Hindu American Foundation’s alleged links to Indian embassy
News

Sikh temple calls for US probe into Hindu American Foundation’s alleged links to Indian embassy

July 5, 2025
Next Post
Shukla

Indian-origin author turns down Queen's birthday honour

parents

Petition to allow parents under family reunion visa to be presented in Parliament

dwarf

कहानीः चौबीस किलो का भूत

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recommended

WhatsApp Image 2022 01 17 at 9.07.50 AM

Over 70,000 Punjabis moved to Gulf countries for jobs in last 5 years

3 years ago
Air India’s London bound flight delayed after ants found in business class

India to issue 500,000 free tourist visas

4 years ago
UAE Expands Visa-on-Arrival Facility for Indian Nationals: Check the Updated List

UAE Expands Visa-on-Arrival Facility for Indian Nationals: Check the Updated List

5 months ago
7 Germans held for tourist visa violation in Assam

7 Germans held for tourist visa violation in Assam

3 years ago

Categories

  • Business
  • Events
  • Literature
  • Multimedia
  • News
  • nriaffairs
  • Opinion
  • Other
  • People
  • Student Hub
  • Top Stories
  • Travel
  • Uncategorized
  • Visa

Topics

Air India Australia california Canada caste china COVID-19 cricket election Europe Gaza Germany Green Card h1b visa Hindu immigration India Indian Indian-American Indian-origin indian diaspora indian origin indian student Indian Students Khalistan London Modi Narendra Modi New Zealand NRI NSW Pakistan Palestine Racism Singapore student students travel trump UAE uk US USA Victoria visa
NRI Affairs

© 2025 NRI Affairs.

Navigate Site

  • About
  • Advertise
  • Contact

Follow Us

No Result
View All Result
  • News
  • Video
  • Opinion
  • Culture
  • Visa
  • Student Hub
  • Business
  • Travel
  • Events
  • Other

© 2025 NRI Affairs.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password?

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In
WP Twitter Auto Publish Powered By : XYZScripts.com