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Visa subclasses and Medicare eligibility

This table lists common visa subclasses that have Medicare eligibility.

Visa	Description	Eligibility for Medicare	Operational Blueprint to follow when processing
447	Secondary Movement Offshore Entry	Eligible for Medicare.	Ministerial orders and Medicare eligibility
449	Humanitarian Stay (temporary)	Eligible for Medicare.	Ministerial orders and Medicare eligibility
785	Temporary Protection visa	Visa must be granted to be eligible for Medicare.	Ministerial orders and Medicare eligibility
786	Humanitarian Concern (Temporary)	Visa must be granted to be eligible for Medicare.	Ministerial orders and Medicare eligibility
790	Safe Haven Enterprise visa	Visa must be granted to be eligible for Medicare.	Ministerial orders and Medicare eligibility
410	Temporary Retirement	Visa must be granted before 1 December 1998 to be eligible for Medicare under the conditions of their relevant Reciprocal Health Care Agreement (RHCA).	Ministerial orders and Medicare eligibility
173/143	Contributory Parent visa	Holders of temporary visa 173 are eligible for Medicare. Parents who apply directly for a permanent visa 143 without holding the temporary visa 173 are not eligible to Medicare until the permanent Contributory Parent visa (subclass 143) is granted. However, they may be eligible under a RHCA if they meet the specific criteria.	Ministerial orders and Medicare eligibility
884/864	Contributory Aged Parent	Holders of temporary visa 884 are eligible for Medicare. Parents who apply directly for a permanent visa 864 without holding the temporary visa 884 are not eligible to Medicare until the permanent Contributory Parent visa (subclass 864) is granted. However, they may be eligible under a RHCA if they meet the specific criteria.	Ministerial orders and Medicare eligibility
804	Parent visa	Granted: eligible to enrol as a Migrant. Lodged only: eligible if they are from a RHCA country.	Medicare eligibility for customers with permanent resident status
103	Parent visa	Granted: eligible to enrol as a Migrant. Lodged only: eligible if they are from a RHCA country.	Medicare eligibility for customers with permanent resident status
200 series (200, 201, 202, 203, 204)	Refugee and Humanitarian entry to Australia	A person living in Australia and has been granted one of the 200 series visas, is eligible to enrol as a Migrant.	Medicare eligibility for customers with permanent resident status
309/100	Combined partner	A person is eligible for Medicare when they have lodged an application for a combined partner visa 309/100 and are in Australia to live.	Applicant for Partner visa (subclass 309/100 and 820/801)
820/801	Combined partner	A person is eligible for Medicare when they have lodged an application for a combined partner visa 820/801 and are in Australia to live.	Applicant for Partner visa (subclass 309/100 and 820/801)
300	Prospective Marriage visa	Not eligible for Medicare, unless they were living in a RHCA country before arriving in Australia (RHCA criteria must be met).	Applicant for Partner visa (subclass 309/100 and 820/801)
444	Special Category	Eligible for Medicare as New Zealand citizens and are in Australia to live. If not here to live for more than 6 months out of 12, they may be eligible under NZ RHCA and must not be enrolled in Medicare.	Medicare eligibility for New Zealand citizens
461	Family relationship	Holders of a Visa subclass 461 are not eligible for enrolment in Medicare unless they have lodged an application for permanent residency. However, they may be eligible under a RHCA if they meet the specific criteria.	Medicare eligibility for New Zealand citizens
491	Skilled Work Regional (Provisional) visa	Visa must be granted to be eligible for Medicare.	Ministerial orders and Medicare eligibility
494	Skilled Employer Sponsored Regional (Provisional) visa	Visa must be granted to be eligible for Medicare.	Ministerial orders and Medicare eligibility
191	Permanent Residence (Skilled Regional) visa	Eligible for Medicare.	Medicare eligibility for customers with permanent resident status
851	Resolution of Status (RoS)	Eligible for Medicare.	Medicare eligibility for customers with permanent resident status
462	First Work and Holiday visa	Not eligible for Medicare, unless they were living in a RHCA country before arriving in Australia (RHCA criteria must be met).	Reciprocal Health Care Agreements (RHCA) eligibility for Medicare and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS)

Operational Information

Medicare eligibility for enrolments 011-23032034