Medical Soon

Nadine

<blockquote rel="merc2013">Hi Nadine. All my medical will be shouldered by the company. Swerte ko wala ako gastos, hopefully kasama na airfare tsaka 1 month accommodation. Job is related sa railway.

Galing ako sa LRT dati...</blockquote>

Hello merc2013, malamang kasama yun. Sa 457, sagot usually ng employer airfare, relocation (temporary accommodation), visa fees, pati airport transfer. Ganun usually pag 457. Masaya yun, hehe 😃

Inisip ko lang yung mga medical exams nilista mo is requirement for work rather than requirement for visa? Ganun sakin kasi. May separate pre-employment blood tests. Out-of-this-world tests like Rubella IgG, HbSAg, Varicella IgG, Pertussis, etc. required by the employer. Parang yung sayo. Obviously in relation to work talaga.

Tapos iba pa yung sa visa ko which is more common like xray, urine, HIV.

Sabagay, iba-iba din naman case natin. Anyway, goodluck po sa medicals mo! 🙂

merc2013

Tama ka Nadine, the medical is for work and there's another for visa as I see it. Ano ba dapat mauna, job offer, visa medical or work's medical? In my case I was told that they will be sending the job offer but the medical (works) came in first.

Or should I ask the COMPANY?

Thanks Nadine.

Nadine

I personally think visa medicals po, @merc2013.

Kasi the most important thing is getting you into the country po eh. So, pag may visa na, madali na lang yung ibang paperworks, like pre-employment medicals, etc. Tanggap na naman kayo sa trabaho, it's just documenting you're fit for the job, ika nga.

I'm sure approve naman kayo visa. Mabilis lang po 457. Nung ma-finalize ang visa medicals ko, the next day, visa na agad. Your employer has to lodge a nomination for you pala before anything else.

I know it's OT but these are roughly the steps:

Your employer nominates you for the position to DIAC
Once DIAC approves employer nomination, you will lodge your application
Do your visa medicals and wait to be finalized
Visa approval.....

Wala po isang buwan from the time the visa was lodged to the time it was approved. While waiting for visa, yung sakin, sabay nung processing ng visa yung job offer. With visa approval, I did pre-employment medicals. But I suppose, iba-iba company, iba-iba policy and processes.

Dun sa job offer mo malalaman about your relocation entitlement, hourly pay, OT pay, vacation leave, superannuation terms, mga ganun po.

🙂

merc2013

Thanks very much Nadine. I totally agree with you na dapat visa muna.

There's a requirement that you have to have a healthcare insurance sa visa application. Do you know what is this and where can I get one just in case?

Nadine

Yup, DIAC requires 457 appliants to take out private health insurance. And kahit approve na visa mo, you will need to maintain it actually for the duration of your 457 because we cannot access medicare yet habang temporary resident pa lang. Having said that though, most of the people here have private health insurance naman po kahit may medicare na sila. Because of the extended coverage. Maganda na meron kayo private health insurance base sa nakikita ko dito.

I'm not sure about your circumstances, pero kung kasama niyo pamilya niyo, kasali po sila sa kukunin niyong insurance. Yung sakin, when I applied, I took out the very basic cover for single applicant. Pinakamura po kasi basic eh. 😉). When I started work, I extended it to include more benefits.

Madami po health insurance companies that satisfy the criteria set out by DIAC for 457. Bupa, Medibank and NIB (Iman Aushealth) po alam ko. 🙂

merc2013

Thanks again for the info Nadine. One last question, sa requirements nang DIAC about health insurance; ilang months yung kailangan mong kunin at I-present as doc. requirement?

Salamat.

Nadine

No worries @merc2013. I submitted one-month cover. Tapos, tinuloy ko na lang dito. 😉

li_i_ren

@merc2013 just get a visitors cover then i present mu lng yan to diac. May fee lang yan but you can have the monthly fees put on hold until you get to aus.

So like me. I took a visitors cover with bupa around june and presented it to diac para ma finalzed ung 457 visa. I just paid a membership fee or parang guarantee lng. But i did not start paying the monthly dues until aug. or when i arrived in aus.

Hope that helps😉 but for 457 required talaga ung insurance🙂 also hindi pwdi ung insurance from outside australia... I dont know why but sa case ko kasi i had insurance with IAG in nz and they are also a big company in au but it was different daw from what is required for people on the 457 visa.

So no choice. Tawag ka lng long distance or free call to insurance companies in au. Shop around kasi some are really pricey but others are reasonable din. So shop around.

merc2013

@li_i_ren Thanks very much. Yours is another option when time comes.

merc2013

Had my medical yesterday. It went well so far, my preparation pays off. Waiting for the next move...

Cheers to all.

nalooka

I received a letter from my CO na, requesting for my medical, police clearance and itr. Is st. Lukes open even on weekends? Thanks in advance

nalooka

I already got the answer to my previous post here. Next question, what time did you go there? Madami bang pila sa morning or lunchtime/after lunch? Gano katagal, ilang mauubos na oras dun sa st. Lukes? Thanks in advance!

Sungsung

Guys,

May tanong lang ako. Nakareceive kasi ako ng letter from DIAC (Request for information - Detailed Information). isa sa mga yun ay Medical Exam. Pag pupunta ba ng Clinic ano ang kailangang dalhin? pssport lang ba o kailangan pa yung request ng DIAC for Medical or completely filled-up Forms 160H and 26H. Di ko kasi madownload ang Froms 160H at 26H, meron lang ako ay Forms 160 and 26. The difference between a 26EH and 26 and 160EH v. 160 is that my reference number is printed at the top of the pages for 26H and 160H.

Thanks.

engr_maylene052581

@sungsung same tayo ng CO from team 6....

nalooka

@Sungsung best na tawagan yung clinic to know what to bring. May ni-print akong Examination Referral Letter, nagenerate yun after kong i-click yung link na andun sa site ng pinag-upload-an natin ng docs for visa application natin. Sa link na yun, pipili ng kung anong clinic then answer health questions na andun.

Sungsung

@mylene, nice pareho pala tayo. Si Cynthia yung CO ko. Andaming requirements like bank statements, taxation docs. Haaay kapagod. Makakakuha kaya ako ng bank statement sa Metrobank kung payroll ATM ang account ko? At yung isa pa Bank Statement sa Saudi, ang hirap magrequest dun. Grrrr.

@nalooka, sige ganun na lang. Salamat sa reply. Actually hinihintay ko lang ang reply ng agent ko tungkol dito. Naghire kasi ako ng agent sa sobrang complicated ng case ko. Ayoko ng sumakit pa ang ulo ko. Lol.

engr_maylene052581

@sungsung ano po email mo? madami ba hinihingi sayo? kasi ako may agent din ang hinihingi so far at PCCa nd medical lang... pag ganun ba ibig sabihin okay na ung pinasa kong docs sa kanila

Sungsung

sa totoo lang sabi nung agent siya na lang daw ang bahala sa iba. Ang importante daw matapos muna ang medical. Pero I doubt kasi may mga instances na bigla bigla na lang silang tatawag for additional documents. Kaya eto nireready ko na yung ibang docs habang di pa masyadong busy sa mga projects sa trabaho ko ngayon. May pagka segurista kasi ako.

Ano ang pinapadala wayo ng agent mo pag magpapamedical ka na?

engr_maylene052581

Hi Sino po sa inyo ang may baby na G6PD? need pa ba ng medical certificate??

thanks

engr_maylene052581

@sungsung, tawagan ko daw ung panel doctors for the requirements...

Thanks

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