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moving to australia on a 457 or 482 Visa?

Having health insurance while you’re in Australia on a 457 Visa/482 Visa is not just a good idea – it’s compulsory.

what you need to know

Before you are granted a 457/482 Visa in Australia, you are required by the Department of Home Affairs to organise adequate private health insurance for yourself (as well as any family members travelling with you) and to maintain the cover for the duration of your stay. By not doing so would mean you are in breach of a mandatory Visa requirement.

Is it needed? Namely the health insurance for Australian Visas? Yes. It is mandatory to have health insurance when you come to Australia on temporary work (sponsored) Visas.

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Visas with mandatory health insurance

  • 482/TSS Visa: Employer-sponsored Visa
  • 485 Temporary Graduate Visa. This Visa is available for recent graduates and enables them to work full time in Australia after they finish their studies.
  • 408 Temporary Activity Visa. This temporary Visa allows you to come to Australia to do specific types of work on a short-term, temporary basis.
  • 400 Temporary Work (Short Stay Specialist) allows applicants to do short-term, highly specialised, non-ongoing work and in limited circumstances, participate in an activity or work relating to Australia’s interests.

What kind of health insurance do I need for my work Visa?

To be granted one of the Visa above, for example 482 Visa or 485 Visa for Australia, you must purchase a suitable level of health cover.

What does working Visa health cover provide?

A working Visa health insurance plan must provide coverage for in-patient medical services and hospital cover, plus  ambulance cover. This will help with the costs of some doctors and hospital visits, should you need them.

What doesn’t working Visa health cover provide?

Most working Visa health covers don’t cover you for  services such as dental, optical or physiotherapy. If you want any of these services covered, you can purchase a higher level plan, or take ancillary or extras cover.
Other than working Visa stated above, the 500 Student Visa or Subclass 500 also requires applicant to have health coverage, known as the OSHC

What kind of health insurance do I need for my student Visa?

To be granted a Student Visa for Australia you must purchase Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC).

There are some countries with special agreements with Australia, and people from those countries may be exempt from needing OSHC. Find out if you are from one of those countries here.

What does OSHC cover me for?

At the least, an OSHC plan must provide adequate medical and hospital cover, plus emergency ambulance transport and limited pharmaceutical cover. This will help with the costs for some doctors and hospital visits, should you need them. Here’s a detailed list of what to look for in an OSHC plan.

What doesn’t OSHC cover me for?

Here’s a detailed list of treatments not covered in a basic OSHC plan.

OSHC generally doesn’t cover you for services such as dental, optical or physiotherapy. But if you’d like to be covered for these services, you can take out ancillary or extras cover.

how aMA can help

We can recommend the best suitable insurance for you and organise a quick sign up with a health insurance company of your choice we currently cooperate with.

To learn more about Medicare, Centrelink Health Care Card, Private health insurance, Medical assistance, State and territory health services, Child safety and accident prevention, Immunisation & Dental services please go to The health system section of The Beginning a Life in Australia booklet.

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