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Medical examinations waived for certain visas in Australia

Medical examinations waived for certain visas in Australia

Eligible temporary visa applicants in Australia will not be required to undertake medical examinations and chest x-rays in order to meet the health requirement.

This arrangement applies to applicants for the following visa subclasses, and only if you are already in Australia:

403 – Temporary Work International Relations
407 – Training
408 – Temporary Activity
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)
401 – Temporary Work (Long Stay Activity)
405 – Investor Retirement
410 – Retirement

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. Do not contact Bupa to cancel your appointment yourself. If you are not advised that your appointment has been cancelled, you should attend if possible.

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You are still required to undergo health exams if

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 or
are requested to do so by the Department.

You had health examinations in the last 12 months

You might not need to have all the health examinations again if you had any in the last 12 months. Your referral letter will tell you what examinations you need to take.