Medicare card renewal? Automatic or not?

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Not sure if this is the correct area to post but according to the medicare site if your medicare card is about to expire they send a new one 4-8 weeks prior expiration.

When I applied for the medicare card the card lasted for 2 years, until the 2nd of the 2 year period of my BvA(820 partner visa when i first applied onshore November 2019)

As i have now been granted my 820 and the 2 year period ends next month, will they be sending me a new medicare card automatically or do I need to do something due to being on a visa?

 

Mainly asking since I dont want to end up having problems when I go for the 2nd vaccination appointment if the card expired inbetween.

[rammygirl]

You can check online that they have the correct address. Create an account that way even if you don’t receive a physical card on time you will have an electronic one to show. 

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15 hours ago, rammygirl said:

You can check online that they have the correct address. Create an account that way even if you don’t receive a physical card on time you will have an electronic one to show. 

Yeah have set up a mygov accounted and connected medicare so address and everything is updated there, I just dont know if they are gonna send a new card automatically or if i ll need to do something, but yeah forgot about the digital version from it so that should suffice if it expires i assume.

[Marisawright]

If everything is up to date, then yes, the new one will just arrive in the mail.