Australian Immigration Daily News

LODGING COMPLETE APPLICATIONS – THE HEALTH REQUIREMENT

The Department encourages the lodgement of complete applications as this assists with quicker processing. One element of a complete 457 visa application is to have finalised any necessary health assessment prior to lodging the application. Information on whether a health assessment is required is available at ( http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/health-requirements/health-exam.htm

Please ensure that you carefully consider the work and study intentions in Australia of all family members included in your application when determining whether health assessments are required. Should the requirement for additional health assessments be identified in processing, finalisation of your application will be delayed.   Please note that dependents under 18 years are expected to attend school.  

If a health assessment is required, please complete the My Health Declarations (MHD) form at http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/health-requirements/my-health-declarations.htm. By following the content of the website you will be able to download an “eMedical” referral letter.

The department is progressively implementing electronic health (eHealth) processing. Where it is available the “eMedical” referral letter should be taken to the medical appointment. Please refer to http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/health-requirements/electronic-health-processing.htm for electronic health processing locations.

In those locations where eHealth processing is not yet available, clients can still undertake health processing before application lodgement. Both the “eMedical” referral letter and a print out of the MHD form should be taken to these appointments.