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How Married At First Sight star Tamara Joy was allowed to jump Australia’s closed border and travel to the UK during the coronavirus pandemic
Married At First Sight Australia star Tamara Joy has revealed how she was allowed to travel overseas during the coronavirus pandemic.
The 32-year-old reality star travelled to the UK from Australia five weeks ago despite international borders being ‘closed’.
Tamara told Daily Mail Australia she was granted permission to travel overseas on a work permit.
Revealed:How Married At First Sight star Tamara Joy (pictured) was allowed to jump Australia’s closed border and travel to the UK during the coronavirus pandemic
‘I applied for an exemption as you can’t get past the Australian boarders without an exemption to leave and it was granted quite quickly,’ she said.
‘I was approved for an existing working contract and left five weeks ago. What also helped was the fact that I have no intention to return to Australia anytime soon and it’s at my own risk.’
Tamara continued: ‘I had to provide all correct documentation to support this and prove I could support myself being away from Australia for a certain period of time.’
Permit: Tamara told Daily Mail Australia she was granted permission to travel overseas on a work permit
‘I have gone through the correct channels and did a lot of research to find out how to make my situation work’.
People can travel to and from other countries that are not low-risk if they receive exemptions.
These are not automatic exemptions – they have to be granted by the Commissioner of the Australian Border Force.
‘I was approved for an existing working contract and left five weeks ago. What also helped was the fact that I have no intention to return to Australia anytime soon and it’s at my own risk,’ she said
Exemptions are granted if travel is part of the response to the COVID-19 outbreak, if travel is for your business or employer, to receive urgent medical treatment, if you’re travelling on compassionate or compelling grounds, for urgent or unavoidable personal business or if travel is in the national interest.
If you want to leave Australia to travel on a return ticket, you may be able to go if your travel is for more than three months – if you have a ‘compelling reason’.
Studying overseas is noted as acceptable evidence, as is travelling to provide care for a sick family member.
Permission: Exemptions are granted for six reasons including if travel is part of the response to the COVID-19 outbreak or if travel is for your business or employer
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