LATEST COVID-19 NEWS AND UPDATES

 

For latest COVID-19 news and updates in New South Wales (NSW), Australia, please visit: https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/latest-news-and-updates

 

For latest COVID-19 news and updates in the Philippines, please visit https://www.covid19.gov.ph/

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TRAVEL TO AND FROM AUSTRALIA FROM INTERSTATE

 

The latest COVID-19 outbreak has resulted in new and updating state border restrictions. Before leaving home, please check state-by-state guides to coronavirus travel restrictions. https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert/coronavirus-covid-19-restrictions/coronavirus-covid-19-domestic-travel-restrictions-and-remote-area-access

 

For the latest information about travelling within NSW, and to and from NSW from interstate and overseas, please visit https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/rules/border-restrictions

 

TRAVEL INTO AUSTRALIA FROM OVERSEAS

 

​Australia’s borders are closed. The only people who can travel to Australia are the following:

• Australian citizens

• permanent residents

• New Zealand citizens usually resident in Australia

 

​Unless arriving on a quarantine-free flight from New Zealand, all travellers arriving in Australia, including Australian citizens, must quarantine for 14 days at a designated facility, such as a hotel in the city of arrival.​ All travellers may be required to pay for the costs of the quarantine.

 

TRAVEL OUT OF AUSTRALIA

(this information is for Filipinos and permanent residents in Australia who want to travel to the Philippines)

 

In New South Wales (NSW), there are no restrictions on Filipinos exiting the state and Australia, and outbound flights remain available. Filipinos can make arrangements to return to the Philippines, subject to the availability of flights. 

 

Temporary visa holders do not need an exemption to depart Australia. They can leave at any time, as long as border restrictions in their home country allow them to return.

 

Please visit https://covid19.homeaffairs.gov.au/leaving-australia for complete information.

Dual citizens and permanent residents need to secure an exemption from the Australian Border Affairs and Home Affairs Department through https://travel-exemptions.homeaffairs.gov.au/tep

 

AUSTRALIAN VISA EXTENSION

 

If you are a Filipino who has an expiring Australian visa, the Department of Home Affairs of Australia has advised that you must apply for a new visa if you want to stay longer. Please follow this link for detailed information/procedure as provided by Australia’s Department of Home Affairs:

https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/visa-about-to-expire/stay-longer

 

If you have other visa-related queries, you may get in touch with Australia’s Department of Home Affairs directly through the contact details provided in this link:

https://immi.homeaffairs.g0ov.au/help-support/contact-us

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FOREIGN NATIONALS ALLOWED TO ENTER THE PHILIPPINES 

 

For the latest information on foreign nationals allowed to enter the Philippines, please visit our page re ENTRY VISA:  https://www.sydneypcg.org/visas

Please also regularly check the official Facebook page of the Philippine Bureau of Immigration (BI): https://www.facebook.com/officialbureauofimmigration/

 

OPERATIONAL GUIDELINES FOR PROCESSING OF ARRIVING OFWs, NON-OFWs AND FOREIGN NATIONALS

Please click this link: Infographics on the Operational Guidelines for Processing of Arriving OFWs, Non-OFWs and Foreign Nationals

 

QUARANTINE FACILITIES 

For 2021 List of DOH-BOQ Accredited Quarantine Facilities, please click this link:https://quarantine.doh.gov.ph/

 

ASSISTANCE-TO-NATIONALS

The Philippine Consulate General in Sydney provides assistance to Filipinos in urgent distress or emergency situations. Requests for assistance are evaluated on a case-to-case basis, and subject to approval by the Department of Foreign Affairs in Manila. 

​If you are a Filipino in distress or facing an emergency (e.g. arrest or detention; death of relative), you may call the following ATN Hotlines:

• 0481 728 232 (if you are from NSW) 

• 0408 735 383 (if you are from ACT, NT, WA, QLD)

• 0426 561 217 (if you are from VIC, South Australia, and Tasmania)