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"Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) is a mandatory requirement of your student visa (500, 590) unless an exception applies. You must have OSHC for the entire time you are studying in Australia. OSHC helps you easily access medical services if you become sick or have an accident while you are in Australia ? so you can focus on your studies and enjoy your time in Australia. "

FAQ's

In Australia, Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) is a mandatory requirement of your student visa unless an exception applies. You must have OSHC for the entire time you are studying here. OSHC helps you quickly access medical services while you are in Australia.

As an international student, you are required to maintain adequate health insurance for the entire duration of your stay in Australia unless an exception applies. Overseas students who don?t maintain adequate health insurance are at risk of having their visa canceled.

To meet the student visa requirements and eligibility for OSHC, the Australian Government requires that you have continuous OSHC for the entire length of your stay in Australia unless an exception applies. When you purchase OSHC, you?ll need to pay your policy premium upfront to cover the length of your student visa.

Yes, Suppose you hold a secondary Student Visa. In that case, you must be insured under the same policy as the primary Student Visa holder. You are not eligible to hold an OSHC policy in your own right if you are a secondary Student Visa holder or a dependent. A Partner of a primary Student Visa holder or applicant is considered a secondary Student Visa holder.

As a student visa holder, you should have continuous OSHC for the entire length of your stay in Australia. The OSHC policy start date should match your arrival date in Australia to ensure that you are covered for the entire length of your stay. The OSHC policy end date should match your departure date from Australia to ensure that you are covered for the entire length of your stay.

The cost of your overseas student health coverage will depend on how long you plan to study in Australia, your visa, and the number of people on your policy.

Condition 8501 states that the visa holder must maintain adequate arrangements for health insurance while the holder is in Australia, as per the Australian migration system. Below are visa subclasses that are mostly granted with Condition 8501. This means you should purchase OVHC or OSHC as per the requirement. Bridging Visa A, B, C, and D, 403, 405, 407, 408, 410, 417, 461, 462, 482, 485, 500, 590, 600, 771, 870.