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If you’re looking for a fast way to get a visa compliance letter for your 457 or 485 visa application, you might be looking for health.com.au's Minimum Working Visa Cover. This overseas visitor health cover (OVHC) provides health insurance for visitors to Australia and can help cover necessary medical treatments while you’re in Australia. It meets your visa requirements and means you don’t have to pay too much for unwanted extras.
You can choose from 4 policies with different levels of cover, they start at
You’re covered for hospital procedures in both private and public hospitals. The amount you’re covered for is 100% of the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS). It also pays for the following:
It’s relatively inexpensive cover, but it still covers you up to 100% of the MBS amount, so if something happens, you might pay less out of pocket on a range of services. If you're looking for a good value policy that balances low price with a range of services, this could be the cover for you.
Mostly, it only covers the medical bills you might get as a hospital inpatient. This is after you’ve been officially admitted to a hospital. More expensive OVHC might also cover more out-of-hospital costs. For example, it might give you an allowance to go see a GP, or cover other out-of-hospital things like trips to the dentist. With this cover, you can reasonably assume that you won’t be covered for anything that’s not part of a hospital admission, with the exception of repatriation and funeral expenses.
There are some excluded treatments. Even if you receive these treatments as a hospital inpatient, health.com.au will not pay for the following:
Most of these are frequently excluded by OVHC health insurance.
There are other specific situations where you won’t be covered.
There’s a delay before you can make a claim for health insurance. These are typical for health insurance of all kinds in Australia.
If you have any questions, feel free to leave a comment below. To get this OVHC, you can go to health.com.au.
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My partner is on bridging visa E (waiting for decision of protection visa 866) and would like to purchase health insurance. Is his case considered as visitor visa and can he purchase health insurance as oversea visitor?
Hi Kate,
Thanks for getting in touch! Your husband can get health insurance while on bridging visa and you can refer to this page to see your options. You will find a table that compares the features and benefits of each insurance provider. This way it will be easier for you to see which provider fits you best. You can also click the compare box beside each health insurance option and compare up to 4 options side by side for easier comparison. If you need further help, a quick guide on how to compare health insurance is also stated on the page.
As a friendly reminder, carefully review the Product Disclosure Statement of the product before applying. You may also contact the insurance provider should you have any questions about their policy.
Hope this helps!
Best,
Nikki