Medical Treatment

• Access to Medical Treatment: The main benefit of a medical treatment visa is that you can travel to Australia for medical consultation, specialized treatment, or to receive organs from a donor. This will give you access to world-class medical facilities and healthcare services which may not be available in your country.
• Travel Arrangements: Travel for medical treatment depends on your circumstances and medical treatment plan, and you can travel to Australia for treatment as many times as you want as long as your visa is valid.
• Work rights: You can also apply for work in Australia during your treatment, but working depends entirely on your health and medical condition. There are some standard circumstances that prohibit working.
• Study in Australia: This visa provides applicants with limited study rights, and the medical treatment visa Australia allows you to study for up to 3 months, as long as it does not interfere with the primary purpose of your medical visit.

• The Medical Treatment visa subclass 602 is a visa that is provided to applicants that need to travel to Australia for the medical treatment and consultation.
• This visa allows you to bring your minor child and family with you if you require some emotional support and extra care, and you are allowed to travel to Australia multiple times till the visa is valid based on your medical treatment plan and condition.
• You are also allowed to apply for this visa if the treatment is available in your own country. You just have to give enough explanation as to why you want to receive this treatment from Australia.
• There are two types of medical treatment visas available in this category: short-term visa and long-term visa.
• Short-term visa allows the person to stay in Australia for generally 3 months, while long-term visa allows the person to stay in Australia for more than 3 months.

To be eligible for a visa for medical treatment you must fulfil certain criteria which include various factors mentioned below:

• To qualify for visa subclass 602 you must show that you are in the following situation:
  • You must demonstrate that your purpose for applying for a visa is to receive medical treatment or consultation in Australia.
  • You intend to donate organs to someone in Australia.
  • You must show that you want to help a patient or organ donor who holds or is applying for this visa.
• You must not have a serious medical condition that could pose a threat to public health.
• If you are living in Australia and have a temporary work visa subclass 403 you cannot apply for a Medical Treatment Visa.
• You must have sufficient means of access to support yourself while you are in Australia.
• There is no age limit to apply for visa subclass 602, you can be any age. However, it is important to meet the character requirements.
• You will only be eligible for this visa if you only have intention to receive medical treatment and will not be eligible to apply if you are already in Australia.
• You will only get a visa if you do not owe any debt to the Australian government or have had your visa cancelled previously.