As an international student you are required to take out Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) for the duration of your student visa in Australia. OSHC helps pay for medical and hospital care should you become ill during your stay in Australia. OSHC will also pay for most prescription drugs and emergency ambulance transport. OSHC will not cover any illness or disability that you had prior to arriving in Australia. It will also not cover ancillary services (for example, dental or optical services). If you require ancillary services you can take out extra OSHC, provided by an approved OSHC provider. Make sure you bring any optical or medical prescriptions with you to Australia.

MIBT will arrange for your first year of OSHC when you pay your OSHC premium with your tuition fees. It is important to ensure you have continuous coverage of health insurance. After your first year, you must renew your OSHC annually. If you allow your membership to lapse you will not be eligible to be reimbursed for any medical costs incurred during the lapsed period. You will also be in breach of your student visa and may have your visa cancelled.

MIBT has appointed Worldcare Assist to provide this cover. For information about Worldcare Assist visit the following website: www.worldcare.com.au