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Health Waiver

In order to avoid excessive expenditure on health and welfare by the Australian government, and to avoid threats to the security of the Australian public health system, the Australian Immigration Department will pay more attention to the health conditions of the applicant (including other sub-applicants in the visa application) when vetting permanent residence visas or partial temporary visas (such as 491 Remote Area State Government sponsored temporary visas). Once detected, including (but not limited to) sexually transmitted diseases, AIDS, serious kidney disease, heart disease, infectious diseases that are still contagious, autism, etc., the immigration officer will consider the public interest

Criteria 4005, 4006A, and 4007 determine whether to grant a visa to an applicant for immigration.

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Why meet health requirements:

 

Under immigration law, applicants must meet health requirements before being granted permanent residence and partial temporary visas. Public interest guidelines 4005, 4006A and 4007 have been formulated specifically for this purpose. Its purpose is to

To protect the Australian community from risks to public health and hygiene;

Effective control of state spending on social welfare, public health care and pensions;

To ensure that Australians have access to strained public health facilities.

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In particular, the health requirements apply not only to the visa applicant himself, but also to other family members in the application. If any of the other family members of the principal applicant on the application fail to meet the health requirements, the application will be refused.

Under what circumstances will a visa officer consider a health claim waiver:

 

If the application is refused, the reason is only that the applicant or his family member in the application does not meet the health requirements. And the Federal Medical Officer (MOC) said,

The applicant's medical condition will not increase significant costs to the Australian health system and the community; or

The approval of this visa will not burden the Australian community; and

It does not place an undue burden on Australian citizens or permanent residents using the healthcare system.

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At the same time, the visa officer will also consider the following factors in deciding whether to grant a health requirement waiver:

1. the extent to which the applicant or his family members in the application can mitigate the potential costs;

2. the skills and qualifications of the applicant or his family members on the application, such as vocational skills, vocational qualifications, English language ability, work experience and/or future employment prospects;

3. Whether the applicant has significant family links in Australia;

4. whether the ungranted health claim exemption will have a negative impact on the children of Australian citizens;

5. whether the failure to grant a health claim exemption would result in the separation of immediate family members;

6. Whether the failure to grant a health claim waiver would result in Australian sponsors being forced to relocate and would have a negative impact on their health;

7. Whether the applicant has links with the Australian community and social groups;

8. Any other compassionate and/or compelling reasons for granting a health claim exemption.

 

 

What is a major expense

The policy threshold to be considered significant expenditure is currently AU$50,000.

How are major expenses assessed

1. For temporary visa applicants, consider the length of their stay in Australia; and

2. For permanent visa applicants, the period is more than five years, for those aged 75 or over, the period is three years.

If the Federal Medical Officer (MOC) determines that the applicant's medical condition is likely to affect Australian citizens or permanent residents' access to health care and community services, it also does not meet the health requirements.

 

Which diseases are not eligible for exemption from health requirements

 

Major communicable diseases, such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis, which pose a significant public health risk to the Australian community, will not be exempt.

 

Visa categories for which exemptions can be applied

Overseas humanitarian visa;

Employer sponsored Visa: 186 Employer Sponsored Visa (temporary to permanent residence type only), 187 Remote Area Employer Sponsored Visa (temporary to permanent residence type only)

Spouse visa: 309+100 overseas spouse visa, 820+801 domestic spouse visa, 300 unmarried couple visa;

Child visa: 101 overseas child visa, 102 overseas adopted child visa, 445 dependent child visa, 802 domestic child visa; · Investor Immigrant Temporary Residence and Permanent Residence visas: 188(temporary residence extension type only), 888 Investor Immigrant Permanent residence visa.

If an applicant has a Healthwaiver issue, please contact us for a specific consultation.

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