Staying in Australia after you graduate? You still need valid health cover
Are you an international student close to finishing your course? First of all, congratulations – what an achievement!
As the end of your final study period gets closer, you’ll start to think about your next steps. You may have plans to begin working in Australia, travel around our beautiful country or even dive straight into another course.
It’s important to know that if you’re applying to stay in Australia, one of the conditions of your new visa will be to have valid health cover. If you’re going to study again, you can continue to hold Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC).
But if you stop being a student, your current OSHC won’t meet your new visa requirements. Instead, you’ll need to take out Overseas Visitors Cover (OVC).
It’s easy to transition from OSHC to OVC
We’ve partnered with global insurance company Bupa to provide specialised international health cover, discounts and support.
As a Bupa OVC member you’ll receive:
- cover that fully complies with Australian Government visa requirements
- your visa verification letter instantly
- doctor and specialist visits
- multilingual support
- discounts on travel, entertainment and more.
Deakin students who take out Bupa OVC through the Bupa on-campus team will also receive a five percent discount*.
If you’re an existing Bupa OSHC member, you may have already received information about what to do next.
If you’re currently with another provider, you can speak to them about moving to the next stage of cover or contact the Bupa support team about taking out a membership.
More information
To contact Bupa, just email [email protected] or call 1800 888 942.
Once you’ve got your cover sorted, you can focus on enjoying the next chapter of your time in Australia!
*Five percent off OVC offer only available for Deakin students who set up direct debit. Eligible products include: Essential Lite Visitors Cover, Essential Visitors Cover, Essential 50 Visitors Cover, Mid 60 Visitors Cover, Premium Visitors Cover, Premium 90 Visitors Cover, Standard Visitors Cover, Standard 50 Visitors Cover, Short Stay Visitors Cover. Offer excludes Overseas Student Health Cover.