NSW is preparing to welcome back international students after a pilot program was approved by the federal government.

Fully vaccinated international students will quarantine for 14 days in Redfern, at a Scape building retrofitted to accommodate up to 650 students to COVIDSafe standards.

The first flight is expected to arrive by the end of this year.

All participating students will be required to be fully vaccinated with a TGA-recognised COVID-19 vaccine.

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