Im british if i want to settledown australia can i get my medicle free over there?

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Ozmaniac

Full Australian Medicare benefits are available only to Australian citizens and permanent residents.

If you have skills and qualifications listed in this form:
http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/pdf/1121i.pdf and can manage to pass the points test and health requirements to get a visa giving Permanent Residence (see http://www.immi.gov.au/skilled/index.htm for information), you would be able to access our Medicare benefits.

Medicare is not free however. For normal doctor's consultations, most patients have to pay $15 or more and prescription pharmaceuticals cost around $31 each time a prescription is filled. Public hospital care is free, but there are long waiting lists for anything other than urgent treatment.

If you are not a permanent resident, but are visiting Australia, we have a reciprocal health care agreement with the UK which provides limited cover for treatment that is medically necessary. Medically necessary treatment means any ill-health or injury which occurs while you are in Australia and requires treatment before you return home.

the_looney_fish

yes you get alot of free medical treatments free but not all. also it is very hard to get into australia though. my hubbie who is american ended up waiting almost a year and spending over $10,000 on paper work and a lawyer to get in. you also need a bunch of money in your bank and i mean thousands and a job that australia needs, on top of that a spotless criminal record and good health (you can't be even too overweight, let alone have a health condition). this is the site all the paper work is found on but this site does make things sound easier than they are: www.immi.gov.au
we ended up finding out you miss a question or answer incorrectly you get denided and then its suer hard to try and get in to australia so we ended up getting an immigration lawyer. good luck!

tuppenybitz

before you settle down in Australia you must qualify to immigrate and this is difficult,you need to be a skilled worker in a Field that Australia needs and pass a medical and criminal check

if your in Australia for a holiday emergency medical only will be covered as Australia and the UK have an arrangement

http://www.immi.gov.au/immigration.htm
http://www.visabureau.com/australia/immigration-points-test.aspx

Sarah C

If you have a working visa or other type than yes, as a visitor I am not sure. Australia might have an agreement with the NHS.

jennifer h

We have a reciprocal agreement here with Britain, therefore any emergency hospital treatment will be free. You must produce your passport. Once you become a resident, then you can apply for a medicare card. You will pay for doctors visits medicines and dentists. also once you are a resident you have the choice of joining private medical ..

survivor

You don't sound British to me mate!
If you are accepted as a citizen here, medicine is almost free, though you may have to pay for such things as x-rays,.physiotherapy, podiatry, dietitian, dentistry (which is usually impossible to get into. If you have toothache you'll need to pay a private dentist as you won't get into a free one!) and all the other disciplines apart from GPs who often bulk bill the government. You also have to pay for your prescription medications. Hope this answers your question.

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