Guest Dansg60 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Hey :-) Can anyone suggest a good company to take private medical insurance out with? Any suggestions welcome! Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Life Down Under Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Try BUPA , good for 457 holders Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piccolo Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 We went with IMAN...did it all online and they emailed us the letter required for our 457, pretty hassle free. Then you just email them with your aussie address when you have one and they send out the policy docs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo1977 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 We used down under insurance to satisfy the 457 visa. Going to look further once in Oz. It only cost £120 for ten days travel and one month in country which will be plenty of time to enrol in medicare. Jo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DyLeB Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Go Walkabout can give you 1 way travel insurance which will cover you until you get to Australia and register with Medicare - being registered with medicare satisfys the 8501 condition of your visa). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dansg60 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Iv been told that I must have private medical care for the duration of my 457 visa, does this sound normal?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DyLeB Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Iv been told that I must have private medical care for the duration of my 457 visa, does this sound normal?? Yes you must maintain adequate health insurance during a 457 visa But if you are from the UK - you are entitled to reciprocal healthcare, but you can only register once you get to Australia - and you will get a Medicare card. To register with Medicare you need to show your passport (and useful to show NHS card to show that your are usual resident of UK) "Being enrolled with Medicare under reciprocal health care arrangements is sufficient to meet the health insurance requirement at visa grant and to comply with visa condition 8501. You can only enrol with Medicare if you are in Australia. If you have enrolled with Medicare you should provide evidence that you have been issued with a Medicare card as part of your application. If you are overseas, you must arrange adequate insurance for your initial period in Australia and provide evidence of this insurance as part of your application. You may be eligible to then enrol with Medicare once you are in Australia. Being enrolled with Medicare is sufficient to comply with visa condition 8501." http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/457-health-insurance-faq-visa-holder.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dansg60 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Will my insurance need to start straight away or can I have it set to start when I expect to arrive?? I don't expect to arrive for 3-4 months. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo1977 Posted June 12, 2012 Report Share Posted June 12, 2012 Hi, you get an issue date and a start date. Just make sure you check the notice period required for changing the start date. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dansg60 Posted June 13, 2012 Report Share Posted June 13, 2012 Will I have to pay upfront or can I pay monthly?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phil Posted June 14, 2012 Report Share Posted June 14, 2012 You can probably pay up front or fortnightly - a lot of salaries and bills are done fortnightly rather than monthly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
benandkelly Posted June 15, 2012 Report Share Posted June 15, 2012 you dont need private health insurance. You just need good quality travel insurance to cover you until you get registered with medicare (reciprocal healthcare agreement). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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