Budget Policy

Being an international student in Australia, having a valid OSHC is one of the most important requisites to keep up with the visa conditions. Actually, Australia has made it mandatory for all international students to maintain their health insurance during the entirety of their stay in the country. International students, visitors and temporary residents cannot benefit from Australia’s public healthcare system – Medicare. This is the reason they rely on the private healthcare system, under which their healthcare policy provider takes care of the healthcare expenses incurred while in Australia. Australian Government has recognized and authorized certain healthcare insurance providers to sell OSHCs and OVHCs in the country. These providers offer all-compliant health insurance policies with different features at different prices. The policies fulfill different visa conditions and are chosen by the international students according to their requirements. Although students buy the OSHCs