Overseas Visitor 457 Work Visa

Congratulations on your decision to work in Australia, we know it’s one you won’t regret.

457 Visa requirements

When you apply for a subclass 457 visa, you have to provide evidence that you’ve made adequate arrangements for health insurance that will cover you and your accompanying family members while you’re here. If you can’t provide this evidence, your visa will not be granted.

457 visa health insurance

In most cases, to meet the conditions of the subclass 457 visa, you will need to purchase a private health insurance policy from one of Australia’s many 457 medical insurance providers. This can be a very complex purchasing decision, however we can help.

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Medicare & Reciprocal Health Care Agreements

If your country of origin has a Reciprocal Health Care Agreement (RHCA) with Australia, you may qualify for access to Australia’s Medicare system, and therefore meet the minimum conditions of the subclass 457 visa. To see if you qualify, you should visit the Medicare Australia website.

It is important to remember though that even if you do qualify for access to Medicare via a RHCA, that it only covers basic medical services. Many items such as ambulance, dental work, subsidised medicines and private patient hospital costs are not covered by Medicare Australia.

For more information visit:

Medicare Australia (www.medicareaustralia.gov.au)