Foreign passport holders trying to leave Australia during the coronavirus pandemic say they have struggled to get permission due to bureaucratic delays by the Department of Home Affairs.
Mr Parlevliet said bureaucrats had been unhelpful and insensitive in handling their exemption request after knocking it back twice. "We felt like we are being held against our will," he said.An Australian Border Force spokesman said the Department of Home Affairs did not comment on individual cases. A Dutch Embassy spokeswoman said there were no restrictions on Dutch nationals returning to the Netherlands during the pandemic. The Dutch governmentfor some travellers, including permanent, long-term residents of Australia.
Mr Baars, 28, is a Dutch citizen and Australian permanent resident, and Mr Schoenmaker, 39, is a Dutch and Australian citizen.
_andrew The web site is off little use, and impossible to speak to a human to get clarity on their requirements. The test of ordinarily resident is ambiguous, what does 12 to 24 months mean, for days in Australia, from when to when ?
_andrew FFS, we are at war and you want to travel. What a load of pansies!!
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_andrew Not surprised. We need to get rid of the incompetent. It’s a virus not a zombie plague. Look at science and facts
_andrew Why on Earth are we holding up foreigners wanting to leave Australia? It's fascicle since at the same time we are holding back Aussies wanting to come home?
deniseshrivell _andrew Even au pairs?
deniseshrivell _andrew Surprise surprise.
_andrew Not sure if I have sympathy for those with PR, 2 passports etc, using one for the other when it suits them. Quote 'because our Australian status overrules the Dutch one,' It is hypocritical for the Aust govt 2 lecture China about China- Aust's getting detained having 2 passports
_andrew Good article. I’m dual and will need to lodge a complaint with Canadian Government that Australian Government is effectively holding its citizens hostage if they don’t come up with realistic options to reinstate flights to Canada. auspol cdnpoli ScottMorrisonMP JustinTrudeau
_andrew DylanAlcott on not being able 2compete USOpen.'The only law I've broken is not being able 2walk'He can now compete but is he allowed2 leave Aust 2do so?I can't&the only 'law' I've broken is 2b only solely an Australian citizen TalkAboutAgainstOnesWill smh auspol ABCNews
_andrew Same here. Waiting for months,need to travel for urgent personal business and compassionate ground. No intention to come back till the travel ban is lifted. What purpose is it serving to hold us back other than causing unnecessary anguish? Aren't we all already suffering enough?
_andrew But Hillsong's Brian Houston has been to the USA and back since the pandemic began. Priorities
_andrew If these people r sole Dutch or other countries citizens then let them go¬2return until World's Covid free If they r dual Dutch or other country&Australian citizens or perm.residents they should certainly b made2pay fully the cost of their quarantine on return smh auspol
_andrew Sorry but Home Affairs MP busy where to jail iligal imigrants outside Australia. Having 5 months time he failed to allocate governement quarantine area for international arrivals now Australia infected again and loosing billions and mass unemployment.
_andrew So basically it's people who have either muffed the paperwork or having a good old whinge because things aren't working as efficiently as when there isn't a deadly global pandemic.
_andrew Dutch citizens? Indigenous Dutch? Or non-indigenous Dutch?
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