MIA Sponsor: Medibank Private

Don’t miss an exciting opportunity to grow you services.

Most international visitors and temporary residents do not have access to Medicare. So they rely on private health insurance to help cover their hospital and medical expenses while in Australia.

Since many international visitors must obtain health insurance to fulfil their visa requirements, there is an ongoing opportunity to grow your business services.

MIA member migration agents can register with Medibank Private as Limited Agents. Once registered, you can earn commissions on business introduced to Medibank Private.

We offer free training and support. With so many different products to suit all immigration and visiting scenarios, we can help you to ensure that you always present the right product to the right person.

Give your clients peace of mind, knowing they’ve made the smart move to be covered by one of Australia’s largest private health funds.

To register as a Limited Agent login to myMIA and follow the link on the Medibank page.

Medibank Private Health Insurance for Subclass 457 Visa Applicants

As a valued MIA member we want to ensure that you have the most current information about Medibank Private products.  We’re happy to inform you that our Working Visa Health Insurance covers comply with the new minimum requirements for subclass 457 visa applicants.

From Monday 14 September 2009, regulatory changes became effective with respect to health insurance for subclass 457 visa applicants.  As a result of the changes the following now applies:

• Holders of subclass visa 457, rather than employers, will be responsible for their own health care costs
• Private health insurance will be a mandatory condition for subclass 457 visa holders and their dependants for the duration of their visa.
• Proof of “adequate” health insurance needs to be arranged, in the form of a letter from the insurer and will be required prior to the visa being issued
• The health insurance arranged must meet certain minimum standards.

Note: The above changes will not apply in respect of subclass visa 457 holders who were granted their visas prior to 14 September 2009.

Medibank Private currently has a range of covers that satisfy the new requirements for a subclass 457 visa applicants.  Plus, we’ll endeavor to ensure you’ll receive the “proof of appropriate insurance” letter within 48 hours of your client joining.

The table below provides the applicable premiums for Medibank Private covers, which meet the requirements for a subclass 457 visa applicant.  Please note that there were some changes made to our Working Visa Health Insurance covers to meet the new requirements. We are currently updating our brochures and if you have any queries or would like to become a Medibank Private limited agent please call Jeremy Norton on (03)8622 5247.  If you have questions regarding the regulatory changes, please contact the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.

Working Visa Health Insurance covers for Subclass 457 Visa Applicants.

Working Visa Health Insurance	Fortnightly	Monthly	Yearly
Single Membership	$95.70	$208.05	$2496.60
Couple Membership	$191.40	$416.10	$4993.20
Family Membership	$201.00	$437.00	$5244.00
Working Visa Health Insurance with excess	Fortnightly	Monthly	Yearly
Single Membership	$83.80	$182.20	$2186.40
Couple Membership	$167.60	$364.40	$4372.80
Family Membership	$176.00	$382.60	$4591.20
Working Visa Health Insurance Hospital & Medical	Fortnightly	Monthly	Yearly
Single Membership	$68.60	$149.60	$1795.20
Couple Membership	$137.60	$299.20	$3590.40
Family Membership	$144.50	$314.20	$3770.40

Premiums effective 1 April 2009. All premiums are Goods and Services Tax inclusive and in Australian dollars. Premiums may be subject to change and may vary by a few cents due to rounding.