Overseas Visitor Health Cover

If you are sick and it’s not life threatening, you might need to see a doctor or pharmacist. Use our General Practitioner search to find the contact details for a doctor close to your location.

If you have a major injury or life threatening illness, call 000 or go to a Hospital Emergency Department immediately. For example: chest pain, unconscious or seizure, difficulty breathing, badly bleeding or injured in a severe accident.

Always take your membership card and photo ID when accessing health care services.

The Australian healthcare system can be broken up into two different categories:

1. Public: the public health system (known as Medicare) is only available to citizens, permanent residents and reciprocal card holders.
2. Private: the private health system (which nib is part of) will cover you for both emergency and non-emergency health issues, including things like treatment in a private hospital, the cost of an ambulance and a visit to the dentist.

It’s important to get the most from your health insurance, which is why we offer a range of quality health covers, designed for working visitors.

Switch in 3 simple steps:

1. Select the product that best suits your needs
2. Apply online or call 1800 775 204 Have your previous Australian health insurer details handy as you will need to provide these to us when you apply.
3. Provide us with a Clearance Certificate from your previous Australian health fund