OVERSEAS STUDENT HEALTH COVER (OSHC)
Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) is compulsory for student visa holders. AHM is the preferred OSHC provider at Gen institute. (if you want You can switch your OSHC between providers)
Meet your Visa requirements
OSHC Australia only offers policies by the OSHC providers mandated by the Australian Government as eligible to fulfil your international student visa requirements.
Compare all providers
oshcAustralia.com.au is the website where you can compare all government authorised providers together. See how their policies differ in terms of features and price to make sure you make the right decision. Not all insurance products offered by these providers are compared.
To Buy OSHC now, Please click on the Below link
https://oshcaustralia.com.au/en?partner=au-gen
Overseas Student Health Cover – Frequently Asked Questions
What is OSHC?
OSHC is insurance to assist international students meet the costs of medical and hospital care that they may need while in Australia. OSHC will also pay limited benefits for pharmaceuticals and ambulance services.
Who has to take out OSHC?
People who must take out OSHC are overseas students undertaking formal studies in Australia and their dependents (for example, spouses and children under 18 years old).
For the purposes of OSHC, ‘overseas student’ means:
- a person who is the holder of a student visa; or
- a person who:
– is an applicant for a student visa; and
– is the holder of a bridging visa; and
– was immediately before being granted the bridging visa, the holder of a student visa.
The Department of Immigration and Citizenship requires overseas students to maintain OSHC for the duration of time they are in Australia. For further information please visit the Department of Immigration & Border Protection website.
