Health Assessment Changes

29/06/2022

Applicants who intend to study, train or work as doctors, dentists, nurses and paramedics are required to undertake the following health assessment tests (unless applying for a SC 600 Visitor visa of less than 6 months stay):

medical examination, and

chest X-ray, and

HIV test, and

Hepatitis B test, and

Hepatitis C test, and

latent tuberculosis screening.

For doctors, dentists, nurses and paramedics applying for a SC 600 Visitor visa of less than 6 months stay:

medical examination, and

chest X-ray, and

HIV test, and

Hepatitis B test, and

Hepatitis C test

For applicants who intend to study, train or work as a health care worker (not mentioned above) or to work within a health care, aged care or disability facility (unless applying for a SC 600 visa for less than 6 months stay):

medical examination, and

chest X-ray, and

latent tuberculosis screening

For health care workers applying for a SC 600 for less than 6 months stay:

medical examination, and

chest X-ray.

For applicants likely to train or work in an Australian childcare centre including creche or preschool:

medical examination, and

chest X-ray.

For applicants likely to enter a health care or hospital environment:

medical examination, and

chest X-ray.

For an applicant who is pregnant and intends giving birth in Australia:

Hepatitis B test.

For an applicant who is at least 75 years old and applying for a Dc 600 visitor visa or Sc 676 Tourist visa:

a medical examination.

This instrument also updates the repealed Condition 4006A to encompass those applications made before the repeal of this Condition, with the effect that IMMI 15/144 continues to apply to the 4006A and relevant visa applications made before 18 March 2018.