482/TSS condition 8501: Your health insurance made simple

What condition 8501 requires

If your 482/TSS visa carries condition 8501, you must maintain adequate health insurance the whole time you are in Australia. The Department summarises 8501 this way: "the visa holder must maintain adequate arrangements for health insurance while the holder is in Australia."

This duty applies to each visa holder who has 8501 on their visa — that includes secondary applicants (your partner and school-aged kids on your 482). For many people, the simplest path is OVHC(Overseas Visitor Health Cover) from an Australian-registered insurer. The Department also recognises RHCA/Medicare in limited circumstances (more below).