[CollegeGirl]

Mine automatically came in the mail again, too, until I got my green card. Never had to go back in.

 

[Sheldonpk]

My wife got her 2nd interim card too, without having to do anything. It arrived in the post before the old one expired.

Some Medicare staff do get things wrong..

When i received my interim card (last year) the person advised me that normally we should receive it in the mail automatically. He mentioned that if I don't get it before the expiry date, to come and visit the branch with the grant letter and they will update the systems.

 

[rsepsot]

Hi there. My partner and I have lodged the 820/801 application on May 17, 2018. and I got the following correspondence:

IMMI Bridging Visa Grant Notification
IMMI Acknowledgement of Application Received

I'm still on a Work and Holiday visa which expires on February 9, 2019.

Can I apply to Medicare now or do I have to wait until my Work and Holiday visa expires?

Thanks!

 

[ampk]

You can apply now. 100% fact.

 

[Skybluebrewer]

Hi there. My partner and I have lodged the 820/801 application on May 17, 2018. and I got the following correspondence:

IMMI Bridging Visa Grant Notification
IMMI Acknowledgement of Application Received

I'm still on a Work and Holiday visa which expires on February 9, 2019.

Can I apply to Medicare now or do I have to wait until my Work and Holiday visa expires?

Thanks!

As ampk said, you can apply now. The fact that you've made an application for a permanent visa is what makes you eligible for Medicare (so having applied for the 820/801, the 801 part being the application for a permanent visa).

 

[Cathyyc]

As ampk said, you can apply now. The fact that you've made an application for a permanent visa is what makes you eligible for Medicare (so having applied for the 820/801, the 801 part being the application for a permanent visa).

Hi dear, I'm new here. I'm in the same Visa situation as "rsepsot ". I already submit the application but the BVA not active yet as my working visa not expired yet. And I already applied the medicare but i have a question. Can I cancel my current private insurance? Many thanks

 

[ampk]

Yes you can cancel, your medical cover is now Medicare.

* If you applied they should have already given you a Medicare number - the application is entered and approved at the time it was entered (no waiting period - other than actual card in the mail).

 

[patricerafferty]

They gave me a printout as a temporary card until the actual card arrived by post, so coverage was immediate.

Hi Sky, do you know if this has since then changed? I just gave the Medicare office a call and she said it can take a couple of weeks to be covered as they have to approve the documents with immigration first?

 

[koalaswiss]

Hi Sky, do you know if this has since then changed? I just gave the Medicare office a call and she said it can take a couple of weeks to be covered as they have to approve the documents with immigration first?

I applied for my medicare card a bit over a year ago and they gave me a printout straight away and told me it was active.I received the card in the mail a few weeks later and I received a new one automatically a few weeks before the expiry date of the 1st one.

 

[Skybluebrewer]

Hi Sky, do you know if this has since then changed? I just gave the Medicare office a call and she said it can take a couple of weeks to be covered as they have to approve the documents with immigration first?

No idea how it is now. I did mine a couple years ago. I'd imagine it hasn't changed. My coverage was immediate as the temporary printout they gave me was the same number on my card, just needed the card to be sent via post.

 

[Miner]

Hi Sky, do you know if this has since then changed? I just gave the Medicare office a call and she said it can take a couple of weeks to be covered as they have to approve the documents with immigration first?

I went to a Medicare office a few days after I´ve applied for my 820/801 last week. Had my Passport, the Medicare application form and my Bridging Visa Grant letter with me.
Got Medicare straight away and my number on a paper. The guy said I should get the card in a couple of weeks.
So it has not changed!

 

[Mubin]

Hi , I am having PR of Australia. I am traveling with my wife next week. She is on tourist visa and valid for six months. She is 26 week pregnant.
After arriving, I will apply 820/801 onshore.
Will she be entitled for medicare after application or she needs to wait till tourist visa expire and bridging visa activated.
Could some reply me ?? Medicare is essential for her soon.

 

[Savage_Flame]

Hi , I am having PR of Australia. I am traveling with my wife next week. She is on tourist visa and valid for six months. She is 26 week pregnant.
After arriving, I will apply 820/801 onshore.
Will she be entitled for medicare after application or she needs to wait till tourist visa expire and bridging visa activated.
Could some reply me ?? Medicare is essential for her soon.

As soon as 820/801 visa application is *paid and lodged* she will be entitled to full Medicare. Make sure you print out your application acknowledgment letter to take with you.

 

[Mubin]

Thanks for your valuable feedback. Hope this would work smoothly for me, else it would me very challenging for me