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- Participating Overseas Visitors Health Funds
- Overseas Visitors Cover
- Overseas Visitors Cover, is it for me?
- Benefits of having Overseas Visitors Cover
- How do I purchase Overseas Visitors Cover with iSelect?
- Medicare
- Ambulance services
- Choosing Overseas Visitor Cover
- Eligibility for Overseas Visitor Cover
- Reciprocal Health Care Agreements (RHCA)
- Waiting periods for Overseas Visitor Cover
- How to claim benefits
- Who is covered?
- Australian Health System
- What is covered?
- 457 Work Visa
- Policy Details
- 417 Working Holiday Visa
- What is not covered?
- Renewing your Overseas Visitor Cover
- Overseas Student Health Cover
- Glossary
- Travel within Australia
- Retirement/Investor Retirement Visa
- 411 Exchange Visa
- 416 Special Program Visa
- 419 Visiting Academic Visa
- 420 Entertainment Visa
- 442 Occupational Trainee Visa
- Bridging Visa
- 482 TSS Visa
- Permanent Residency
Who is covered?
You are eligible for Overseas Visitor Cover if you:
- are visiting for a holiday, temporary stay, short-term work, working holiday, as a student, on a business visa or visiting on other visa categories
- are not a resident of Australia
- are a provisional resident
- do not have any medical travel insurance cover
- are visiting from a reciprocal country and are eligible for limited Medicare benefits
- are a resident of Norfolk Island or
- are resident in Australia who is not eligible for full Medicare benefits