Medical Treatment visa (subclass 602)

This visa is for person to visit Australia to receive medical treatment or to support someone needing medical treatment who holds or has applied for this visa.

Medical Treatment Visa Subclass 602

This temporary visa is for people to travel to or remain longer in Australia for medical treatment or to support someone needing medical treatment who holds or has applied for this visa. It is also for people who are donating an organ.

This visa has the same application process, visa conditions and visa features with visitor visa subclass 600.

If you are the following person, you should apply for subclass 602 visa:

  • Receiving medical treatments or taking consultations in Australia
  • Donating an organ to someone in Australia
  • Supporting family and friends who are 602 visa holder
  • Receiving an organ from someone who travels to Australia with you

As 602 visa holder, you can stay for up to three months. But if your medical treatments have longer duration, you can stay for up to 12 months.

EZOZ Migration has extensive experience on subclass 602 visa. If you need to seek medical treatments in Australia and would like to stay longer, please contact us for a free consultation. We will make free assessment and advice you how to apply for this visa successfully.

Stay

Temporarily

Cost

Free if you apply from outside Australia or represent a foreign government; AUD315 for applicants who apply from within Australia

Processing times

With this visa you can

You must

  • comply with all visa conditions and follow Australian laws
  • leave before your visa ends
  • have the financial capacity to support yourself in Australia

If you have an enquiry that relates to a particular visa:

TESTIMONIALS

Medical Treatment visa subclass 602

This temporary visa is for people to travel to or remain longer in Australia for medical treatment or to support someone needing medical treatment who holds or has applied for this visa. It is also for people who are donating an organ.

Stay

Temporarily

Cost

Free if you apply from outside Australia or represent a foreign government; AUD315 for applicants who apply from within Australia

Processing times

With this visa you can

You must

  • comply with all visa conditions and follow Australian laws
  • leave before your visa ends
  • have the financial capacity to support yourself in Australia

If you have an enquiry that relates to a particular visa:

TESTIMONIALS

About this visa

  • stay in Australia until the treatment plan or consultations are finished
  • be granted single entry or multiple entries to Australia depending on your situation
  • study for up to 3 months (or longer if you meet the exemption criteria)

You can’t work in Australia under this visa, except under limited circumstances.

This is a temporary visa. You can stay in Australia until the treatment plan or consultations are completed. We will make a decision based on your situation. We try to give you enough time for the treatment.
You can’t stay in Australia longer by extending this visa.
A separate application must be made for each member of your family, unless they are included in your passport. If other family members are applying for this visa, your applications can be processed together.

The visa is free for applicants who apply from outside Australia or represent a foreign government.

The visa costs AUD315 for applicants who apply from within Australia.

You might have to pay for health checks, police certificates and biometrics.

To work out what your visa will cost use the Visa Pricing Estimator. The estimator does not take into account the other costs.

If you apply in Australia, you must be in Australia when we decide on your application.

If you apply outside Australia, you must be outside Australia when we decide.

Your application can take longer to process if:

  • you do not fill it in correctly
  • you do not include all the documents we need, or we need more information from you
  • it takes us time to verify your information

We can’t process your application if you do not pay the correct visa application charge. We will notify you if this is the case and if necessary return your application.

You must meet all visa conditions and obey Australian laws. Learn more about conditions for this visa.

We recommend you take out health insurance to cover any unforeseen medical treatment you might need in Australia. You are personally liable for all your healthcare costs while you are in Australia. Insurance can help limit your financial liability.

See more about health insurance for overseas visitors.

Reciprocal healthcare agreements

Some countries have a reciprocal healthcare agreement with Australia. Find out more from Services Australia about reciprocal healthcare agreements.

The visa is granted with single or multiple entry.

Single entry:

  • If you were outside Australia when this visa was granted and you leave Australia, you can’t return.
  • If you were inside Australia when this visa was granted you can leave and return once.

Multiple entries:

You can leave and re-enter Australia as many times as you want while the visa is valid.

Your visa grant letter will tell you if you have single or multiple entries.

We will digitally link your visa to your passport. You will not get a label in your passport.

Eligibility

  • Intend to have medical treatment or consultations in Australia
  • Intend to donate an organ to someone in Australia
  • Intend to support a patient or organ donor who holds or is applying for this visa
  • Intend to receive an organ from someone who travels to Australia with you
  • Intend to come to Australia under the arrangements between the Western Province of Papua New Guinea and the Queensland Department of Health
  • Be in Australia, aged 50 years or older, been refused an Australian permanent visa on health grounds only and are unfit to depart Australia
You must not have a medical condition that could be a threat to public health.
If you are in Australia, you must not hold, or the last substantive visa you held must not have been, a Temporary Work (International Relations) visa (subclass 403) that was granted in the Domestic Worker (Diplomatic or Consular) stream.

While you are in Australia, you must have adequate means or access to means to support yourself.

This includes paying for:

  • your travel to Australia
  • your medical treatment
  • other expenses related to your stay in Australia
  • the expenses of anyone who comes with you to Australia (including an organ donor’s expenses)
You can be any age to apply for this visa.
You must meet our health requirement unless you will be undergoing medical treatment yourself.
You must meet our character requirement.

You must only intend to:

  • stay temporarily in Australia
  • do the things you are allowed to do on this visa

An intention to stay here temporarily does not apply if you:

  • are in Australia
  • are aged 50 years or older
  • have been refused a permanent visa due to not meeting the health requirement
  • are unfit to depart Australia

In most cases if you owe the Australian Government money, you must have:

  • paid it back or
  • have a formal arrangement to pay it back

New criteria summary

In most circumstances, you must pre-arrange payment of your medical costs, and demonstrate that it will not cost an Australian government money. You can show this with written proof from a public or private hospital, confirming that it has approved your treatment and arrangements to pay all the costs.

You might not be eligible for this visa if you have had a visa cancelled while you were in Australia. Check if visa cancellation affects your eligibility.

Step By Step

When you have this visa

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This visa stream lets you visit Australia as a tourist, to go on a cruise or to see family and friends.

Stay

Up to 12 months

Cost

From AUD145

Processing Time

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