The Australian government has granted tennis player Novak Djokovic a visa, enabling him to compete in the Australian Open in 2023.
Upholding a 3-year ban that preceded the order by the prior administration to reject Djokovic’s visa on the afternoon of 2022 open, immigration minister Andrew Giles has decided to grant Djokovic a visa. This decision brings the ban to an end.

Although the mandatory vaccination requirement is no longer a barrier for the previous world champion, Djokovic’s legal team has spent the better part of a year attempting to get visa restrictions lifted.
Craig Tiley, CEO of Tennis Australia, had previously voiced confidence that Djokovic would be let back into the nation before the news came.
Everyone is now through the standard visa application procedure, and everyone will do so at the appropriate time.
The coalition government of Australia canceled Djokovic’s visa in January 2022 on the grounds that his recent treatment with Covid did not warrant an exemption to the country’s requirement that all visitors be vaccinated.
Despite receiving a short respite from the federal circuit court, Djokovic’s visa was canceled by the then-immigration minister, Alex Hawke, on the grounds that Djokovic’s presence in Australia may cause “public upheaval” since some saw him as a symbol of the anti-vaccine movement.
Djokovic was forced to leave the country after losing a second lawsuit in a federal court, which resulted in his expulsion barely days when he was being scheduled to compete in the event. He had been looking to win his tenth Australian Open championship and a milestone 21st grand slam victory.
Since then, Australia has removed the need that tourists to have vaccinations before entering the country. In order to overcome the 3 bans, the minister must be convinced that persuasive circumstances exist to allow a person who had their visa canceled in the past to return. Only then will the restriction be overturned.
In response to a question from the media after his victory in his first round at the ATP Finals in Turin on Monday night, Djokovic said that the Australian government had not yet made any “formal” statements.
Despite receiving a short respite from the federal circuit court, Djokovic’s visa was canceled by the then-immigration minister, visa officer, because the grounds that Djokovic’s presence in Australia may cause “public upheaval” since some saw him as a symbol of the anti-vaccine movement.
Djokovic was forced to leave the country after losing a second lawsuit in a federal court, which resulted in his expulsion barely days when he was being scheduled to compete in the event. He had been looking to win his tenth Australian Open championship and a milestone 21st grand slam victory.
Since then, Australia has removed the need that tourists to have vaccinations before entering the country. In order to overcome the 3 bans, the minister must be convinced that persuasive circumstances exist to allow a person who had their visa canceled in the past to return. Only then will the restriction be overturned.
Upon being asked by the media what he had heard from the Australian government, and he said, so far there is indefinite by the authorities “nothing official yet.” This was after he had won his first game of the ATP Finals on Monday night in Turin.