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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.

Lower your cost of OSHC.

By comparing with OSHC Australia, you could, on average, save up to $300 on your OSHC policy.

Important information for students affected by COVID-19

If you are on the Temporary Activity visa (subclass 408) due to COVID-19, you will need to purchase Overseas Visitor Health Cover to meet your visa requirements. Get a quote.

Multilingual support team.

Our friendly and knowledgeable multilingual Australian-based team are available by phone or email to ensure you get the right policy for you. Check out our FAQs here.

Compare all OSHC providers.

OSHC Australia is the only place where you can compare all six Australian government-approved OSHC providers in one place. Explore the features and pricing of all providers to make the right decision for you.

Fast turn-around

In most instances, you will receive your OSHC certificate within minutes of purchase. We will get your OSHC certificate to you in no more than 24 hours.

Part of the OSHC Australia Group

The OSHC Australia Group is trusted by thousands of overseas visitors.

If OSHC is not right for you, we also offer:

Overseas Visitors Health Cover.
485 insurance for Temporary Graduate Visas; and
457 insurance for Temporary Work (Skilled) Visas.

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OSHC Australia is powered by Cohort Go. Pay your OSHC, tuition, and other study-related expenses with Cohort Go to save even more on your policy with competitive foreign exchange rates and no fees, ever!

If you are coming to Australia for the first time

Your OSHC policy must cover the full period of your visa. Therefore, please enter the policy start date as your visa start date and your policy end date as your visa end date.

If you don’t know the dates of your visa, see below for further information.

Policy start date	Policy end date
Your visa start date	Your visa end date

If you get the dates wrong and need to adjust them, your insurance company will be able to do this quickly and issue you with a new policy with the correct dates.

If you are looking to extend your OSHC cover

Your OSHC policy must cover the full period of your visa. Therefore, you need to get a policy which starts the day after your previous policy ends and goes through until your visa end date. You can buy this policy before your current policy ends. When extending your OSHC cover, you can change your OSHC provider.

If you don’t know the dates of your visa, see below for further information.

Policy start date	Policy end date
Your last policy expiry date + 1 day	Your visa end date

If you get the dates wrong and need to adjust them, your insurance company will be able to do this quickly and issue you with a new policy with the correct dates.

If your cover has lapsed

Your OSHC policy must cover the full period of your visa. Therefore if your policy lapses, you need to get a policy which starts the day after your previous policy ended and goes through until your visa end date.

If you don’t know the dates of your visa, see below for further information.

Policy start date	Policy end date
Your last policy expiry date + 1 day	Your visa end date

If you get the dates wrong and need to adjust them, your insurance company will be able to do this quickly and issue you with a new policy with the correct dates.

How to work out my visa end date

Your OSHC policy must cover the full period of your visa. Your student visa can be granted up to the maximum duration outlined in the table below.

Length of course	Finishing month	Visa start date	Visa end date
10 months or less	Jan-Dec	Your date of entry to Australia	Course end date + 1 month
More than 10 months	Jan-Oct	Your date of entry to Australia	Course end date + 2 months
More than 10 months	Nov-Dec	Your date of entry to Australia	March 15 the following year

For more information: https://immi.homeaffairs.gov.au/visas/getting-a-visa/visa-listing/student-500/length-of-stay

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Partner with
OSHC Australia.

Meet your visa requirements

Lower your cost of OSHC.

Important information for students affected by COVID-19

Multilingual support team.

Compare all OSHC providers.

Fast turn-around

Part of the OSHC Australia Group

Save even more with Cohort Go.

Get the best deal on OSHC

Adults

Children

My policy starts on

My policy finishes on

Partner with OSHC Australia.

Meet your visa requirements

Lower your cost of OSHC.

Important information for students affected by COVID-19

Multilingual support team.

Compare all OSHC providers.

Fast turn-around

Part of the OSHC Australia Group

Save even more with Cohort Go.

Partner with
OSHC Australia.