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If you're travelling, remember to protect yourself and others.
Wear a face mask on flights, around the airport and anywhere else you can't physically distance to slow the spread of COVID-19.
Stay up-to-date with vaccinations and stay home if you’re unwell.
Travelling to Victoria from interstate
There are no vaccination, quarantine, permit, or testing requirements to enter Victoria.
Once you have entered Victoria, if you start to feel any symptoms of COVID-19, we recommend you take a COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT).
Victorian residents who test positive for COVID-19 interstate can return home. While there are no longer any requirements in Victoria if you have tested positive, we recommend you follow the advice in Checklist for COVID cases and Checklist for COVID contacts.
You should check COVID-19 information for the state or territory you’re coming from before leaving, to make sure you meet their requirements. See the following information for the individual state or territory.
Travelling interstate from Victoria
Each Australian state or territory has its own requirements that you will need to comply with:
- New South Wales
- Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- South Australia
- Tasmania
- Western Australia
International arrivals to Victoria
All international arrivals (including those arriving by sea) must observe Commonwealth entry requirements.
You can transit directly to another state or territory within Australia, following your arrival in Victoria.
We recommend you take a rapid antigen test if you develop any COVID-19 symptoms upon arrival. If you test positive for COVID-19, follow the advice in Checklist for COVID cases.
Recording your international vaccination information
If you have one or two doses of an approved or recognised COVID-19 vaccine while overseas, you can choose to have it recorded on the Australian Immunisation Register (AIR).
You can ask a recognised vaccination provider to add your vaccination record on AIR if:
- your vaccine is approved for use or recognised in Australia
- you received it on or after 1 October 2020
- your vaccination record is in English or accompanied by a certified translation.
It can take up to 10 days for your vaccination to be uploaded to the AIR. Once it is updated, visit How to get your COVID-19 digital certificate for information on how to show proof of your vaccination in Australia.
For more information, visit Services Australia.
International departures from Victoria
If you choose to travel overseas, it is your responsibility to obtain information from your airline about the screening requirements for COVID-19 in your destination country.
If you require a pre-departure COVID-19 test, arrange it through your GP, travel doctor, or the service provider recommended by your airline.
Entering or exiting Victoria on a cruise ship
There are no COVID-19 vaccination, quarantine, permit, or testing requirements to enter or exit Victoria on a cruise ship. The Eastern Seaboard and Western Australian Cruise Protocols have now been retired. Cruise ship operators may have their own requirements to board, please contact them directly for more information.
If you start to feel any symptoms of COVID-19 while onboard, we recommend you take a COVID-19 rapid antigen test (RAT) and alert the medical staff on the ship.
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