When Can I Apply For Medicare While I Prepare for My Partner Visa?
Partner visas usually have a long processing time for the applicant to be granted as a permanent resident (PR) in Australia. You may be wondering if you are eligible for Australian health care, Medicare.
How am I Eligible for Medicare?
You can apply for Medicare after lodging a Partner Visa (Subclass 820/801 or Subclass 309/100) application as long as you meet these conditions.
You must have applied for a permanent residency (PR) visa. This excludes parent visas. This also means that you can apply even though your PR application is pending for a decision.
You must either have a visa that allows you to work in Australia or have a parent, spouse, or child who is an Australian citizen, permanent resident, or an eligible New Zealand citizen residing in Australia.
You can enrol in Medicare from the date you lodged your PR application or the date you arrived in Australia to live if you applied for your PR visa outside of Australia.
Ultimately, once your PR application is lodged with the Department, you are eligible to enrol on Medicare.
How Can Agape Henry Crux Assist
At Agape Henry Crux, we have a team of immigration lawyers and registered migration agents who work together with our Accredited Specialists in Immigration Law. The team specialises in handling highly complex matters, and if you are unsure of what to do next. Schedule an appointment with one of our solicitors to seek professional advice by calling 02-8310 5230 or emailing us at info@ahclawyers.com.
We speak fluent English, Mandarin and Cantonese. We can also help you arrange an interpreter if this isn't your language.
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