TeeTMI Posted October 24, 2022 Report Share Posted October 24, 2022 Medicals - UPDATE - Onshore Temp visa applicants only. NB: this may only be a temporary measure. The Department have made amendments to the legislation in respect of medicals for temporary visa applicants who are in Australia. In some circumstances they will not be required to undertake medical examinations and chest x-rays, based on their nationality, previous residence and proposed length of stay, in order to meet the health requirement. This is temporary measure and applies to all eligible temporary visa applications currently with the Department and new applications made in Australia. The Government will review these arrangements in early 2023. If you have already made a health examination appointment with Bupa Medical Visa Services and have not yet attended it, your appointment may be cancelled and refunded. Bupa will contact you via SMS to advise you of this. This arrangement applies to applicants for the following visa subclasses, and only if you are already in Australia: 401 - Temporary Work (Long Stay Activity) 403 - Temporary Work International Relations 405 - Investor Retirement 407 - Training 408 - Temporary Activity 410 - Retirement 417 and 462 - Working Holiday 461 - New Zealand Citizen Family Relationship 476 - Skilled Recognised Graduate 482 - Temporary Skill Shortage 485 - Temporary Graduate 500 - Student 590 - Student Guardian 600 - Visitor 870 - Sponsored Parent (Temporary) 995 - Diplomatic (Temporary) Temporary visa applicants in Australia will still be required to undertake relevant medical examinations and/or chest x-rays if they: have applied for a medical treatment, temporary protection or a provisional visa expect to incur medical costs or require medical treatment are intending to work as (or study to be) a doctor, dentist, nurse or paramedic will enter a hospital, aged or disability care facility (if higher tuberculosis risk) are pregnant and intending to have the baby in Australia will work or train at an Australian childcare centre are aged over 75 years (if applying for a visitor visa) have had previous household contact with tuberculosis are requested to do so by the Department. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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