Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC)

If you have ever purchased your Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC) through Medibank (even if you have switched to another provider), please refer to the Medibank website for the most up-to-date information regarding a recent cyber incident. You will find resources about what to do and how you can protect your identity.

Please check your email for updates from Medibank. You can also contact Medibank on 13 23 31.

International students in Australia on a student visa are required, as a condition of their visa, to maintain valid health insurance. In most cases this means maintaining Overseas Student Health Cover (OSHC). Students from Belgium, Norway and Sweden who have health cover in their home countries may be exempt from OSHC. Please visit the Department of Home Affairs' website (opens an external site) for further information.

The OSHC covers emergency medical attention through the public health system. It does not include physiotherapy, optical or dental care, the cost of admission to a private hospital, pre-existing medical conditions or non-emergency ambulance service. Extra insurance is available to cover these possible additional expenses.

You are responsible for arranging OSHC for yourself and any accompanying family members for the full duration of your student visa. The costs of cover may differ between insurers and the plan you choose. You are responsible for paying any additional charges required by your health insurer to ensure you have adequate health cover while in Australia on a student visa. Visit the Department of Home Affairs' website (opens an external site) for further information.

Medibank (opens an external site) is the preferred supplier of UTS for OSHC for visa length coverage.

The premium for Medibank OSHC is:

Comprehensive Cover (as of May 2022):

  • Single student cover (12 months) - A$643
  • Single student cover (24 months) - A$1,337
  • Single student cover (36 months) - A$2,007

Essentials Cover (as of May 2022):

  • Single student cover (12 months) - A$591
  • Single student cover (24 months) - A$1208
  • Single student cover (36 months) - A$1807
Acknowledgement of Country

UTS acknowledges the Gadigal people of the Eora Nation, the Boorooberongal people of the Dharug Nation, the Bidiagal people and the Gamaygal people, upon whose ancestral lands our university stands. We would also like to pay respect to the Elders both past and present, acknowledging them as the traditional custodians of knowledge for these lands.