Charlie m Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 (edited) Hi we are going to apply for 804 visa on shore in Australia can we get health insurance till we get bridging visa we know we have to pay but don't know how to go about it thanks Charliem Edited November 24, 2019 by Charlie m Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulhand Posted November 24, 2019 Share Posted November 24, 2019 Google “overseas visitor health cover Australia” and choose the provider of choice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 On 24/11/2019 at 23:36, Charlie m said: Hi we are going to apply for 804 visa on shore in Australia can we get health insurance till we get bridging visa we know we have to pay but don't know how to go about it Are you living in the UK at the moment? If so, you'll be covered for essential treatment by Medicare (the Australian equivalent of the NHS). If you're living in some other country at the moment, then you'll need to check whether there's any arrangement between the Australian government and that country. The snag with Medicare is that, unlike the NHS, it's not completely free. For that reason, a lot of ordinary Australians have private health cover, too. As a visitor, and while you're on a bridging visa, you can't get the normal health insurance but you can get Overseas Visitor Insurance. Here's an example of the kind of cover you can get: https://www.hcfvisitorhealthcover.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jul2019 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 You can get Medicare on a bridging visa. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 15 minutes ago, jul2019 said: You can get Medicare on a bridging visa. It depends on which type of visa and where you were living immediately before arriving in Australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jul2019 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Or you can do what I do and save money by not having health insurance. Should you get ill then buy health insurance then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skani Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 17 minutes ago, jul2019 said: Or you can do what I do and save money by not having health insurance. Should you get ill then buy health insurance then. In which case you will need to serve a 12 month waiting period before being able to make a claim. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jul2019 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 12 months is nothing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 23 minutes ago, jul2019 said: 12 months is nothing. Yes, but you can't get the treatment until you've waited the 12 months - what happens then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jul2019 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 Compared to waiting times in the UK 12 months is a very short time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausvisitor Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 1 hour ago, jul2019 said: Compared to waiting times in the UK 12 months is a very short time. You do realise that for everything serious the maximum waiting time in the UK is 18 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jul2019 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 18 weeks? It's 6 months for cancer. That's pretty damn serious!!! This confirms what I suspected and that is Australians are thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausvisitor Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 2 hours ago, jul2019 said: 18 weeks? It's 6 months for cancer. That's pretty damn serious!!! This confirms what I suspected and that is Australians are thick. No I'm a Brit whose dad is an Oncologist, I'm assured (by the guy doing the work) that 18 weeks is the maximum, after that you get referred into the private system 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jul2019 Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 I don't know what I'm talking about. 18 weeks is a very long time to have to wait for something serious. Even 8 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 16 minutes ago, jul2019 said: I don't know what I'm talking about. 18 weeks is a very long time to have to wait for something serious. Even 8 weeks. How much have you drunk this evening? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ausvisitor Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 17 minutes ago, jul2019 said: I don't know what I'm talking about. 18 weeks is a very long time to have to wait for something serious. Even 8 weeks. It's rarely 18 weeks, often it's next day. 18 weeks is the waiting time maximum. Yes some people will wait that long, but most don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlie m Posted December 2, 2019 Author Share Posted December 2, 2019 10 hours ago, Marisawright said: Are you living in the UK at the moment? If so, you'll be covered for essential treatment by Medicare (the Australian equivalent of the NHS). If you're living in some other country at the moment, then you'll need to check whether there's any arrangement between the Australian government and that country. The snag with Medicare is that, unlike the NHS, it's not completely free. For that reason, a lot of ordinary Australians have private health cover, too. As a visitor, and while you're on a bridging visa, you can't get the normal health insurance but you can get Overseas Visitor Insurance. Here's an example of the kind of cover you can get: https://www.hcfvisitorhealthcover.com/ Hi thanks for all you information very helpful, we will have sold our house end of February we are going to Spain for 2 months then flying out to Melbourne end of April so will we qualify for Medicare because we spent time in Spain and also will this effect our police check when asked for, ( we will go into vistorhealthcover information you sent us ) many thanks Charlie M Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 6 hours ago, Charlie m said: Hi thanks for all you information very helpful, we will have sold our house end of February we are going to Spain for 2 months then flying out to Melbourne end of April so will we qualify for Medicare because we spent time in Spain and also will this effect our police check when asked for, ( we will go into vistorhealthcover information you sent us ) many thanks Charlie M You're only going for a holiday to Spain so I don't think that would be a problem. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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