Temporary visa applicants in Australia will not be required to undertake medical examinations and chest x-rays, based on their nationality, previous residence and proposed length of stay, in order to meet the health requirement.
Temporary visa applicants in Australia will still be required to undertake relevant medical examinations and/or chest x-rays if they: (국적을 떠나 아래 해당하는 분들은 신체검사 받아야 함)
- have applied for a medical treatment, temporary protection or a provisional visa
- expect to incur medical costs or require medical treatment
- are intending to work as (or study to be) a doctor, dentist, nurse or paramedic
- will enter a hospital, aged or disability care facility (if higher tuberculosis risk)
- are pregnant and intending to have the baby in Australia
- will work or train at an Australian childcare centre
- are aged over 75 years (if applying for a visitor visa)
- have had previous household contact with tuberculosis or
- are requested to do so by the Department.
If you have already made a health examination appointment with Bupa Medical Visa Services and have not yet attended it, your appointment may be cancelled and refunded. Bupa will contact you via SMS to advise you of this. Do not contact Bupa to cancel your appointment yourself. If you are not advised that your appointment has been cancelled, you should attend if possible.
This arrangement applies to applicants for the following visa subclasses, and only if you are already in Australia: (면제 대상 비자는 아래와 같음)
- 401 – Temporary Work (Long Stay Activity)
- 403 – Temporary Work International Relations
- 405 – Investor Retirement
- 407 – Training
- 408 – Temporary Activity
- 410 – Retirement
- 417 and 462 – Working Holiday
- 461 – New Zealand Citizen Family Relationship
- 476 – Skilled Recognised Graduate
- 482 – Temporary Skill Shortage
- 485 – Temporary Graduate
- 500 – Student
- 590 – Student Guardian
- 600 – Visitor
- 870 – Sponsored Parent (Temporary)
- 995 – Diplomatic (Temporary)
This is temporary measure and applies to all eligible temporary visa applications currently with the Department and new applications made in Australia. The Government will review these arrangements in early 2023.
Generally, temporary visa applicants need to have these tests: (한국 국적이면서 호주에 와 계신 분들의 경우 거의 사실상 면제 대상에서 제외됨에 유의)
| Country risk level |
Your stay will be less than 6 months |
Your stay will be 6 months or more |
| Low risk |
- no health examinations needed unless special circumstances apply
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- no health examinations needed unless special circumstances apply
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| High risk
(한국여권소지자) |
- no health examinations needed unless special circumstances apply
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If you have been in Australia in the last 28 days, we include any time you have already spent in Australia when we work out your length of stay for health requirement purposes.
Additional tests
In some situations, you might also need to have these tests.
| Situation |
Additional tests required |
| You are from a country with a higher risk of TB and likely to enter a healthcare or hospital environment |
- medical examination
- chest x-ray examination (if aged 11 or over)
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| You are pregnant and intend to have the baby in Australia |
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| You are 15 years old or older and intend to work as, or study or train to be a doctor, dentist, nurse or paramedic |
- medical examination
- chest x-ray
- HIV test
- hepatitis B and C tests
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| You are 15 years old or older and intend to work as, or study or train to be a health care worker, or work within a health care, aged care or disability care facility while in Australia, and are from a higher risk country |
- medical examination
- chest x-ray
- Latent TB Infection Screening test
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| You are likely to work (or be a trainee) at an Australian childcare centre (including preschools and creches) |
- medical examination
- chest x-ray
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| You are aged 75 years or older and applying for a Visitor visa (subclass 600) |
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When you attend the panel clinic they will ask you whether you plan to apply for a permanent stay in the next 6 to 12 months. If yes, they will ask if you want to be assessed for permanent stay. You will have to complete more examinations if you do. You will have to pay for the extra examinations.
