Parents granted longer Tourist visas will be required to maintain adequate health insurance while in Australia.
Reciprocal health arrangements are not adequate to meet this requirement.
You may be requested to provide evidence that you hold 12 months’ health insurance cover if you are considered for a longer Tourist visa under these arrangements.
If you apply for another visa in the future, you may be asked to provide evidence that you held health insurance while in Australia on this visa.
The health insurance cover:
•can be with any Australian insurer or reputable overseas insurer
•doesn’t need to be with a specialist health insurance company
•can include an excess and standard 'pre-existing condition' clauses
•must be fully comprehensive (that is, it must provide at least Medicare equivalent cover including hospital, emergency, general practitioner and pharmaceutical benefits).
•evidence of funds
•health insurance for applicants over 75 years of age
•under 18 years of age parental or guardian authorisation to travel, including evidence of welfare arrangements
•letter of support.