Cymru am Adelaide Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 If you've just started the Visa process you may not even be able to arrive in Oz Until after the baby is born, it took us 6/7 months in total never mind organising some where to live etc. Home births are not common in Oz so i would say it was a risk. If your husbands been offered a job would they be flexible to wait until after the baby is born? to clarify if you have a 190 visa ad are from the UK your birth is covered by medicare just things like blood tests and ultrasounds you need to pay for . you could always email medicare or ring them for advice x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 You are entitled to Medicare on a 457 visa but it is not full medicare it is the 'reciprocal agreement' (this assumes you are from UK) This old post suggests that obstetric care is covered http://www.pomsinoz.com/forum/western-australia/70776-reciprocal-health-care-agreement-medicare.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted April 27, 2015 Share Posted April 27, 2015 wow thanks for all ur comments ! i need to research this alot more !! Hopefully im covered if not i better get saving ! Thanks Guys ♡ If you're paying for private then expect to save up 10s of $1000's - the whole private health care system in Australia is based on the assumption insurance is paying and the costs are astronomical. Dentistry can cost $500 for a scale and polish and I had to pay $750 for lycra compression socks (or rather my insurance did) Edited to add - perhaps not quite as much as I thought it would be, this article might help http://www.kidspot.com.au/familyhealth/Pregnancy-Health-The-medical-costs-of-having-a-baby+6657+184+article.htm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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