Novak Djokovic In Quarantine Hotel After Australian Visa Cancelled
10 News First
Jan 6, 2022
Tennis World #1 Novak Djokovic is believed to be in a COVID-19 quarantine hotel in Melbourne awaiting a flight to leave Australia, after his visa was cancelled by the Border Force – despite being granted a medical exception to compete in the Australian Open.
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Australian Border Force confirms Novak Djokovic 'failed to provide appropriate evidence'
Sky News Australia
Jan 6, 2022
Authorities say tennis star Novak Djokovic will be deported after "failing to provide appropriate evidence" to meet entry requirements into the country and has had his visa cancelled.
It comes as Djokovic had been held at Melbourne’s Tullamarine Airport upon landing late last night after a visa bungle – where it is reported his team failed to apply for a visa which allowed for vaccination exemption.
Djokovic is believed to have been relying on the fact he had COVID within the past six months and was granted approval to compete by Tennis Australia yesterday.
He was subsequently told his visa had been rejected and that he would be flown out of Australia today.
The Australian Border Force issued a statement saying:
"The ABF can confirm that Mr Djokovic failed to provide appropriate evidence to meet the entry requirements to Australia, and his visa has been subsequently cancelled.
"Non-citizens who do not hold a valid visa on entry or who have had their visa cancelled will be detained and removed from Australia."
The nine-time Australian Open champion is expected to be sent back to his home country Serbia either today or at a later stage.
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