I am an international student enrolled at a WA institution for Semester 1 2022, however I entered Western Australia before 20 January 2022 and was required to enter quarantine. Am I able to apply for this fund?
No. The fund has been developed in recognition of the international students who had planned quarantine-free travel to Western Australia once the border opened on 5 February 2022. On 20 January 2022, the border opening was delayed meaning that students planning to travel after that date were required to arrange for a period of quarantine.
I am an international student and plan to enrol at a Western Australian institution for Semester 2, 2022. Will I be eligible for the $2,000 payment?
No, the program is in place for those students enrolling in courses commencing before 30 June 2022.
I am an international student enrolled in a course due to commence within the next month. I stayed at a family member’s private address to undertake the required quarantine. As this did not cost me anything, am I able to apply for this support payment?
Yes, the payment is available to all international students enrolled in a course of longer than one-month duration, who entered WA between 20 January 2022 and 2 March 2022 and were required to self-quarantine.
Do I need to advise when I arrived in Western Australia and where I completed my period of self-quarantine?
In order to qualify for payment, students must provide evidence they have arrived in WA since 20 January 2022, been required to quarantine (as directed on their G2G pass) and are enrolled in a course of study to commence within Semester 1, 2022. Students will be required to advise details of where they undertook quarantine on both the G2G pass and the application.
I don’t hold a student visa but I am enrolled to study at a WA institution. Will I qualify for this payment?
Applicants must be able to demonstrate they have a confirmed enrolment for a course running for one month or more, as an international student, in order to be eligible for payment. Additionally, they must be able to demonstrate they were required to undertake a period of quarantine following their arrival into WA between 20 January and 2 March 2022.
I entered Western Australia in late February 2022, and was required to undertake a few days quarantine before borders opened on 3 March 2022. Can I still apply for this assistance?
Yes, providing you have been instructed to undertake a period of self-quarantine on arrival (as noted on your G2G pass) you will qualify for this payment.
