Overseas Workers Health Cover
For visa subclass 482, 485, 403, 407, 408, 489 and more. Coming to Australia to work? Or moving onto a graduate visa looking for your first job here? Medibank’s range of overseas workers health covers can meet your visa health insurance requirements, while helping with the cost of medical treatment if you have an accident or get sick.
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Visa compliant cover
Medibank offers a range of cover options that can meet your visa health insurance requirements for working or studying in Australia.
Receive your visa health insurance certificate as soon as you purchase online.
Protect against the unexpected
No matter which Medibank Overseas Workers Health Cover you choose, your cover includes unlimited emergency ambulance Australia-wide+
You have four levels of cover to choose from
Each one includes unlimited emergency ambulance cover.^ When you purchase online, you’ll get your visa health insurance certificate straight away.
Live Better Rewards
With Live Better Rewards, you can earn points by tracking healthy actions. And if you're an eligible Medibank member with hospital or extras, these points can go towards rewards from select partners such as adidas, Fitbit, as well as select Apple products, extras limit increases or a $200 premium payment.*
Here are two popular visas that Medibank’s Overseas Workers Health Covers are 100% compliant for:
They are also 100% compliant for visas 407, 408, 457 and 489.
This information is based on the Department of Home Affairs website and is accurate as of April 2019
Visa subclass 482
The Temporary Skill Shortage visa (subclass 482) referred to as the TSS visa, enables employers to address labour shortages by bringing in genuinely skilled workers where they cannot source an appropriately skilled Australian. TSS visa holders can work in Australia in their nominated occupation for their approved sponsor for 1 to 4 years depending on which of the three streams they apply under.
Visa subclass 485
The Temporary Graduate visa (subclass 485) is for international students who have recently graduated from an Australian educational institution. It allows you to work in Australia temporarily after finishing your studies.
Not sure what you're looking for?
Speak to one of our friendly staff about your cover options. Call 1300 981 380 or request a call.
Learn more about Australia's healthcare system
If you need medical attention while you’re in Australia and you don’t have health cover it can be very expensive, whether you’re treated in the public or the private healthcare system. Find out more about the differences between the private and public healthcare system.
Need some help?
We’re here to help you choose the health cover that matches your needs while you’re in Australia.
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Things you should know
+ For ambulance attendance and transportation to a hospital where immediate professional attention is required and your medical condition is such that you couldn't be transported any other way.
* Must be 18 years or over and have a valid Australian residential address to register for Medibank Live Better. Must be a Medibank member with hospital cover, extras cover, or hospital and extras cover, be up-to-date with premium payments and have signed up to Medibank Live Better with ‘My Medibank’ or have linked their MyMedibank account with their Live Better account to redeem rewards. Excludes Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC), Ambulance only cover, ahm covers and other selected covers. Additional terms and conditions may apply to the redemption of a reward depending on the type of reward chosen. See full Medibank Live Better terms.