Australia adds South Korea to COVID-19 entry restrictions

Validated finding · five-country-2010-20260922-v118-evidence-presentation-fix

Operative dateMarch 5, 2020

CategoryBorder control / entry requirements / ineligible travellers

Policy toolEntry ban / travel restriction

Affected groupForeign nationals who had been in or transited south korea during the preceding 14 days, excluding australian permanent residents

Policy effect

Foreign nationals (excluding permanent residents of Australia) who are in the Republic of Korea on or after 5 March 2020 are not allowed to enter Australia for 14 days from the time they have left or transited through the Republic of Korea. Australian citizens and permanent residents are still able to enter Australia, as are their immediate family members (spouses, legal guardians or dependants only), and they are required to self-isolate at home for 14 days from the day they left the Republic of Korea.

Conditions and exceptions

Validated condition or limit: Foreign nationals (excluding permanent residents of Australia) who are in the Republic of Korea on or after 5 March 2020 are not allowed to enter Australia for 14 days from the time they have left or transited through the Republic of Korea.; Australian citizens and permanent residents are still able to enter Australia, as are their immediate family members (spouses, legal guardians or dependants only), and they are required to self-isolate at home for 14 days from the day they left the Republic of Korea.

Official source excerpt

Quoted verbatim from the official source below. Ellipses indicate omitted text.

As of 5 March 2020: … Foreign nationals (excluding permanent residents of Australia) who are in the Republic of Korea on or after today will not be allowed to enter Australia for 14 days from the time they have left or transited through the Republic of Korea; … Australian citizens and permanent residents will still be able to enter Australia, as will their immediate family members (spouses, legal guardians or dependants only). They will be required to self-isolate at home for 14 days from the day they left the Republic of Korea.

Prime Minister of Australia / Department of the Prime Minister and CabinetPrime Minister of Australia / National Security Committee of Cabinet Statement (5 March 2020)Open official source

Retrieved from https://pmtranscripts.pmc.gov.au/release/transcript-42707

Review method

Gemini 3.5 Flash-Lite extraction with independent Gemini 3.8 Flash verification

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Australia adds South Korea to COVID-19 entry restrictions

Policy effect

Conditions and exceptions

Official source excerpt

Review method

Other Australia changes operative in 2020