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Waiting periods for overseas visitors.

Waiting periods are the time you need to be a member of a health fund before you can claim a benefit.

They’re there to protect the fund and its existing members from people who simply join a fund to make a big claim, only to cancel their membership afterwards.

The waiting periods for Overseas Visitors Cover are: 

Hospital and medical waiting periods.

  • 2 months: Psychiatric, rehabilitation and palliative care, regardless of whether or not the condition is pre-existing. 
  • 12 months: All obstetric related services, and all treatment relating to a pre-existing ailment or condition.

Ancillary waiting periods.

Type of Service Saver Special Super Premium Waiting Perdiod
Ambulance 2 months
Auxiliary Home Nursing 2 months
Asthmatic Spacers 2 months
Chiropractic 2 months
Complementary Therapies 2 months
Dental - General Unlimited 2 months
Diabetes Education 2 months
Dietetics 2 months
First Aid Courses 2 months
Healthy Lifestyle 2 months
Occupational Therapy 2 months
Optical 2 months
Orthoptics (Eye Therapy) 2 months
Osteopathy 2 months
Peak-flow Meter 2 months
Pharmacy Drugs 2 months
Physiotherapy 2 months
Podiatry Visits 2 months
Speech Therapy 2 months
Dental - General Limited* Up to 12 months
Blood Glucose/Pressure Monitor 12 months
Dental - Major 12 months
Nebuliser/Humidifier 12 months
Orthotic Appliances 12 months
Podiatry Surgery 12 months
Psychological Consultations 12 months
Assisted Reproduction Drugs 12 months
Hearing Aids 12 months

 

Will you be visiting on a Subclass 457 visa? 

Did you know that Subclass 457 visa holders are required to arrange and maintain adequate private health insurance for the duration of their stay in Australia? To ensure that you meet all the requirements to be granted a 457 visa, visit the Dept. of Immigration website and read their Health Insurance FAQ's for the Subclass 457 visa.

Overseas visitors cover options

Forms and brochures 

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Why HIF?

Did you know...

The Australian Dental Association of Western Australia (ADAWA) has publicly commended our stance on protecting your right to choose the healthcare provider you want. That makes us the only health insurance fund in Australia with an ADAWA commendation.

View our public commendation
from the ADAWA.