Latest Travel Updates - information for UQ travellers
UK Entry Requirements for Australian–British and Australian–Irish Dual Citizens
Australian–British and Australian–Irish dual citizens are required to enter the United Kingdom using their British or Irish passport, or via a certificate of entitlement in another valid passport.
Dual citizens cannot apply for or use a UK Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) or visa to enter the UK. Attempting to travel on an Australian passport without the appropriate entitlement may result in travel disruption.
Travellers who do not hold the correct documentation may be refused boarding by airlines or denied entry upon arrival in the UK.
The UK Government has advised that these entry requirements will be strictly enforced from 25 February.
What UQ travellers should do
- Ensure you are travelling on your British or Irish passport, or
- Confirm you have a valid certificate of entitlement in your passport prior to departure
- Check airline boarding requirements before travel
Travellers are strongly encouraged to review their documentation well in advance of departure to avoid delays or denied travel.
Entry and exit conditions can change at short notice. UQ travellers should check with nearest High Commission or Consulate of the United Kingdom before travelling.
For further information, refer to the UK High Commission for details about visas, currency and customs. For assistance with dual nationality, contact the UK Home Office
22 December 2025 Now Live : Changes to the UniTask Travel Request form
We’re introducing several enhancements to the UniTask Travel Request for both domestic and international travel.
The improved UniTask Travel Request will go live Monday 22 December 2025.
Why are we making these changes?
The changes are designed to improve your user experience. They are informed by feedback from travel bookers and travellers, as well as recommendations from a recent UQ Internal Audit of travel processes.
Any Travel Requests submitted prior to the go-live date will not take on the new enhancements and will remain in the current (old) format and workflow. We recommend that where possible users delay submitting non-urgent travel requests until after the new form becomes available on 22 December 2025.
What are the changes?
- Streamlined Information Entry
To reduce duplication and simplify data entry:
- The Travel Diary and Dual Purpose sections have been combined into a single Trip Details table
- Budget details have been consolidated into a single Budget table
- Requestors can copy previous Travel Requests, saving time when submitting similar trips
- Automated Policy Compliance Validation
To make it easier for users to understand whether proposed travel is compliant with the Travel Policy and Dual Purpose Travel (DPT) Procedure, the form includes validation to:
- Distinguish between business days and private days, and ensure all travel days are accounted for as either a business or private day
- Only permit travel to business locations and not private locations
- Flexibility to Update Approved Forms (NEW FEATURE)
To provide greater flexibility, requesters will now be able to make changes to an approved trip (instead of cancelling and submitting a new trip), including:
- Amending travel dates
- Adding or removing locations
- Updating travel activities
- Adding or removing private days
- Amending budget details and funding sources
Please note that some (but not all) of these changes will require the travel form to be reapproved, but the system will automatically identify when reapproval is required and trigger a request for reapproval accordingly.
Students
These changes do not apply to student or HDR travel (refer to the Student Travel Procedure).
Booking Travel
There are no changes to how bookings are made. Please refer to the Six steps for travel.
Support and resources
User guides will be available on the UQ Travel website under Resources.
Please contact UQ Travel if you have further questions.