new delhi australia that now recognises both the madeinindia covaxin and covishield is gradually reopening for foreign travellers while as of now only fully vaccinated nonaustralian parents of australian citizens can go there it has rolled out perhaps a first of kind service to a section of people whose visas got expired during covid time travel restrictions by waiving off there fees this to ensure foreign tourists flock its shores when the continent reopens for them something expected later next year of the pandemic remains under controlthe australian governments application form for visitor visa tourist stream now asks applicants if they had a previous visitor visa that was impacted by covid19 related travel restrictionsthose impacted it adds may submit this application without paying the visa application charge vac if you held a subclass 600 visitor visa that was granted while you were outside australia and was granted before 21 march 2020 and expired or expires between march 20 2020 and december 31 2021 and was a multiple entry visa or was a single entry visa that was not used for travel to australiayou submit this application outside australia before january 1 2023 and you have not previously been granted or refused a visitor visa after submitting a nil vac application on the basis of being impacted by covid19 travel restrictions the form saysmeanwhile the australian governments website for covidtime entry rules says that starting november 1 2021 fully vaccinated immediate family members of australian citizens and permanent residents may be able to enter australia outside of passenger caps to states and territories with modified or no quarantine requirements subject to first obtaining a travel exemption parents of adult australian citizens and permanent residents from november 1 2021 the definition of immediate family member will include the parents of adult australian citizens and permanent residents this is for the purpose of assessing exemptions to australias travel restrictions only the definition of parents of australian citizens and permanent residents includes biological parents legal including adoptive parents stepparents parents inlaw before you can travel you will need to have your relationship with your adult australian child confirmed by submitting a travel exemption requestthe complete details can be found on australian governments website