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Travel and immigration

NAPWA has long been involved and committed to issues of equality and freedom of movement. The organisation’s advocacy work in the area of discrimination, immigration and access to health services along with other useful information and links can be found below.

Key resources

At home ... away
Cover image - At Home Away

This booklet is for gay men who are travelling — positive or negative, within Australia or overseas — but is useful reading for all gay men. The information covered includes sexual behaviour while travelling, planning your time away and issues around HIV treatments while travelling.

Submission to Inquiry into the Migration Treatment of Disability

Submission • Peter Canavan • 12 March 2010

The Minister for Immigration and Citizenship, and the Parliamentary Secretary for Disabilities and Children's Services, have asked the Joint Standing Committee on Migration to undertake an inquiry relating to the health requirement in the Migration Act.

NAPWA has made a Submission to this enquiry. read more »

World AIDS Day: 
‘We are living our rights’

Media release • Paul Kidd • 1 December 2009

State and federal governments should make a clear commitment to reforming laws that discriminate against HIV-positive people, state and national organisations representing people living with HIV have said. read more »

US travel ban finally lifted

Positive Living article • Adrian Ogier • 26 November 2009

Public health and community leaders have hailed President Obama for finally bringing to an end the two­decade ban on people with HIV from entering the United States.

The process to end the travel ban was started last year by Congress and the Bush administration. The current President completed the process by publishing the final rules to eliminate the ban on 30 October. read more »

Getting into the US with HIV

Positive Living article • Adrian Ogier • 20 August 2009

For more than 20 years, the United States has prohibited entry to visitors with HIV – a policy they have shared with nations such as Oman, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Sudan and Yemen. read more »

Positive travel info

Story • Jill Sergeant • 11 June 2009

Going overseas? Before you go, consult Positive Travel Info, a website for HIV positive travellers. read more »

Spreading the word

Positive Living article • Adrian Ogier • 13 March 2009

HIV prevention campaigns target gay men in serodiscordant relationships and young heterosexual travellers. read more »

Restriction on HIV+ guest workers unjustified

Positive Living article • David Menadue • 25 November 2008
Travel and immigration

NAPWA President Robert Mitchell has called for clarification from the Federal Government of media reports on plans to require HIV tests for people coming into Australia under the proposed Pacific Islander guest worker scheme. read more »

US allows HIV-positive travellers

Positive Living article • David Menadue • 25 November 2008

People with HIV wishing to travel to the US for up to 30 days are now permitted to do so providing they apply for a visa from their local US consulate. read more »

Disclosing your HIV status: a guide to some of the legal issues

Story • HIV/AIDS Legal Centre (NSW) • 15 October 2008

This booklet contains the relevant law on disclosure of HIV status as it applies in New South Wales as at 1 January 2008. read more »

US HIV travel ban to be lifted – but not yet

Positive Living article • David Menadue • 24 September 2008
travelling with HIV

The long-standing ban on HIV-positive travellers entering the United States is expected to be lifted soon. read more »

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