This visa is for people who want to have medical treatment or medical consultations in Australia. The visa is commonly used for people to come to Australia to undergo medical treatment, or by people in Australia who have suffered an injury that requires medical treatment and the visa they currently hold is expiring before the treatment is due to occur.
This visa may be right for you if you:
In addition to the above criteria, you must:
Financial Requirements
To be granted this visa, you must prove that you have:
If you are being treated in a public hospital, you must obtain confirmation from the hospital that adequate payment arrangements have been made and your treatment will not prejudice access to medical care for Australians.
You can lodge an application for this visa inside or outside of Australia. If you lodge inside Australia, you will be granted a Bridging Visa that will allow you to stay in Australia lawfully until a decision is made on your application. You must also be in Australia for the visa to be granted.
If you lodge your application outside of Australia, you must be outside of Australia for the visa to be granted.
Our experienced immigration lawyers have handled many applications for Medical Treatment Visas. We will ensure your application is given the best prospects of success.
We offer all our prospective clients an initial meeting, during which we will thoroughly explain the law surrounding this visa to you and inform you of the process moving forward.
To organise an initial consultation with us, please contact one of our experienced immigration lawyers on (02) 9590 3987.
If you would like to proceed with our firm or require further information, simply complete our enquiry form below or email or phone us.
Send your message through our Enquiry Form and we’ll respond within 24 hours. Or, if you prefer, you can email or directly call us.
After an initial discussion, we can organise a confidential consultation with our legal experts to discuss all of your immigration needs.
We can come to you, you can come to us, or we can have a video or phone conference – whatever works best for your situation.
The Immigration Lawyers practice solely in the field of Australian immigration law. Contact us for local expertise and give your visa application the best chances of success.
