Overseas Visitor Health Cover

482 Visa Health Insurance

From $66.40 | Month

Health insurance for your 482 Temporary Skill Shortage visa

Are you travelling to Australia on a Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa subclass 482? We offer Overseas Visitor Health Cover (OVHC) for international visitors on the 482 Temporary Skill Shortage 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 TSS visa holders to take out health insurance each time they travel to Australia.

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Budget Working Cover

From $66.40 AUD/mth with $500 hospital excess.

Our most affordable
in-hospital cover to meet

your visa requirement.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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About the 482 Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa

The Temporary Skill Shortage (TSS) visa allows workers to travel to Australia to work in their nominated occupation for their approved sponsor.

For more information, visit the Department of Home Affairs website.

What does this visa let you do?

The Temporary Skill Shortage visa lets you visit Australia for different amounts of time depending on the stream. Visa Subclass 482 has 4 streams:

Short-term stream
Medium-term stream
Labour agreement stream
Subsequent entrant

For more information about the streams, visit the Department of Home Affairs website.

Are you eligible for a Visa 482?

To be eligible to apply:

an approved sponsor must nominate you for a skilled position
you must have the correct skills for the job
you must meet the relevant English language requirements

For full details about eligibility and more information, visit the Department of Home Affairs.

Accessed: Department of Home Affairs, August 2024.

Look for 457 Temporary Work Visa?

In 2017, the 457 Temporary Work Visa was replaced with the 482 Temporary Skill Shortage Visa. Allianz Care Australia offers Overseas Visitor Health Cover (OVHC) for skilled temporary workers.

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Looking for Skilled Regional Visas 489 & 491?

Looking for Health Insurance for your 491 or 489 Visa? Allianz Care Australia offers Overseas Visitor Health Cover (OVHC) for skilled workers nominated to work regionally.

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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.