Overseas Visitor Health Cover
482 Visa Health Insurance
From $66.40 | Month
Health insurance for your 482 Visa
Are you travelling to Australia on a visa subclass 482?
We offer Overseas Visitor Health Cover (OVHC) for international visitors on the 482 visa. Our OVHC is Australia-wide and lets you access medical and health cover if something happens during your stay.
The Department of Home Affairs requires 482 visa holders to take out health insurance each time they travel to Australia.
Important changes to the 482 visa
The Temporary Skill Shortage Visa (TSS) has been replaced by the Skills in Demand (SID) visa. This change came into effect by the Australian Government on 7 December 2024.
Any visa applications lodged with the Department of Home Affairs on or after 7 December 2024 will be processed as a Skills in Demand (SID) visa application.
This change does NOT affect the health cover that we can provide to international workers under the visa subclass 482.
Compare working cover
Budget Working Cover
From $66.40 AUD/mth with $500 hospital excess.
Our most affordable
in-hospital cover to meet
your visa requirement.
Standard Working Cover
From $113.85 AUD/mth with $500 hospital excess.
In-hospital and out of hospital cover including local doctors, specialists and prescription medicines.
Mid Working Cover
From $183.70 AUD/mth with $500 hospital excess.
In-hospital and out of hospital cover with some extras benefits including minor dental and optical.
Top Working Cover
From $345.10 AUD/mth with $500 hospital excess.
Our most comprehensive cover with many extras benefits including major dental, optical, physio and hearing aids.
482 Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa
The Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa has been replaced by the Skills in Demand (SID) visa. The TSS visa is closed to new applications. This visa allows existing visa holders to travel to Australia to work in their nominated occupation for their approved sponsor.
What does this visa let you do?
If you currently hold a Temporary Skill Shortage visa, you can visit Australia for different amounts of time depending on the stream. There are 4 streams:
- Short-term stream
- Medium-term stream
- Labour agreement stream
- Subsequent entrant
To find more information about the TSS visa, vist the Deparment of Home Affairs repealed visas section.
482 Skills in Demand (SID) visa
The Skills in Demand (SID) visa has replaced the Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa. The SID visa lets an employer sponsor a skilled worker to fill a position when they cannot find a suitable Australian with the skills for the job.
How does the new SID visa differ?
The SID visa still allows workers to stay in Australia for varying amounts of time depending on the stream. These are the 4 new streams available under the 482 visa subclass:
- Core Skills stream
- Specialist Skills stream
- Labour agreement stream
- Subsequent entrant
For more information about the 482 Skills in Demand visa, visit the Department of Home Affairs.
Are you eligible for a Visa 482?
To be eligible to apply:
For full details about eligibility and more information, visit the Department of Home Affairs.
Accessed: Department of Home Affairs, December 2024.
Who can be covered?
Single policy
A single policy will provide cover for the primary visa holder only. This policy will not cover dependants, spouses or children. If your situation changes, you will need to update your policy.*
Dual family policy
A dual family policy provides cover for the primary visa holder and either one adult spouse or de facto partner or one or more children under the age of 18 years old.
Multi-family policy
A multi-family policy provides cover for the primary visa holder, one adult spouse or de facto partner and one or more dependant children under the age of 18 years old.
*If you hold a secondary visa, you must be insured under the same policy as the primary visa holder. You are only eligible to hold a single OVHC policy if you are the primary visa holder.
Why choose Allianz Care Australia
Access to health care
If something happens, you can rely on our large network of doctors and medical providers across Australia.
24/7 Emergency Phone
We are ready to help whenever you need us with our 24/7 emergency and assistance phone for members.
Receive certificate of insurance online
Purchase online and you will receive your Certificate of Insurance via email.