OVHC & OSHC Student & Visitor Visa Health Cover Insurance by Allianz Global Assistance

580 Visa: Overseas Visitor Health  Cover

Get health insurance for your 580 Visa

From $77.42/month*

Health Insurance for your 580 Guardian Visa

The Department of Home Affairs has closed this visa to new applicants since 1 July 2016. If you need to be a guardian for a student, or need to extend your stay in Australia, you must apply for a Student Guardian Visa (subclass 590).

We offer Overseas Visitors Health Cover (OVHC) for international visitors for a variety of visa subclasses.

Our OVHC is Australia-wide and lets you access medical and health cover if something happens during your stay.

✔  Meets Australian Government visa health insurance requirements.

✔  Receive certificate of insurance within minutes.

✔  Australia-wide cover.

What's Covered

We offer two levels of cover – Budget Visitors (Hospital Only) and Visitors Plus – so you can choose the option that best suits your needs.

Budget Visitors (hospital only) From $77.42 a month*

Hospital

  • Public hospital - Admitted patient in shared ward accommodation for overnight or same-day hospital stays
  • Public hospital - Accident and emergency fees when leading to inpatient admission
  • Private hospital accommodation (for hospitals that have a contracted rate with AHSA)
  • Prescribed medicine that is part of your hospital care (including discharge medications)
  • Surgically implanted prostheses up to the approved amount listed on the Australian Prostheses List

Emergency transport

  • You’re covered for emergency ambulance transport to hospital for admission and on-the-spot emergency treatment
  • Medical repatriation for up to $5,000 (cover for returning you back to your home country due to a life-altering illness or injury, or in the event of death)

Doctors and specialists (out of hospital)

  • Not covered

Prescription medicine

  • Not covered
Get Budget Visitors (hospital only) cover

Visitors Plus From $112.42 a month*

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Hospital

  • Public hospital - Admitted patient shared ward accommodation for overnight or same-day hospital stays
  • Public hospital - Accident and emergency fees (admission not required)
  • Private hospital accommodation (for hospitals that have a contracted rate with AHSA)
  • Prescribed medicine that is part of your hospital care (including discharge medications)
  • Surgically implanted prostheses up to the approved amount listed on the Australian Prostheses List

Emergency transport

  • You’re covered for emergency ambulance transport to hospital for admission and on-the-spot emergency treatment
  • Medical repatriation for up to $5,000 (cover for returning you back to your home country due to a life-altering illness or injury, or in the event of death)

Doctors and specialists (out of hospital)

  • 100% of the MBS fee for medical services provided by a local doctor (also known as a general practitioner or GP)
  • 85% of the MBS fee for other medical services like blood tests and x-rays (including specialists)

Prescription medicine

  • Up to $50 per prescribed medicine
  • Up to $300 each calendar year if you have singles cover
  • Up to $600 each calendar year if you have family cover
Get Visitors Plus cover

*From $77.42 per month price is based on a single cover for Budget Visitors (hospital cover) only. From $112.42 per month price is based on a single cover for Visitors Plus. Waiting periods, exclusions, terms and conditions apply. Read the Policy Document for more details. 

We're ready to help when you need us

We're available to help you 24/7. Call us anytime on
13 67 42.

Access our network of medical providers

If something happens, you can rely on our large network of doctors and medical providers across Australia.

Flexible payment

You can choose to pay your OVHC instalments with us fortnightly, monthly, quaterly, six-monthly or annually via automatic payments from your chosen credit card or bank account.

More about the 580 Guardian visa

Note this visa has been closed to new applicants since 1 July 2016. From 1 July 2016, if you need to be a guardian for a student, or need to extend your stay in Australia, you must apply for a Student Guardian Visa (subclass 590).

To find out if the visa is right for you visit the Department of Home Affairs website.

Accessed: Department of Home Affairs, February 2018.

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