Advice for Health & Police Waivers in Australia
You have a medical or character (police) issue in the past? Do NOT ignore it, the Department almost certainly will find out.
Suppose you’re a migrant or sponsor with an existing health or police issue seeking a permanent residency visa. In that case, it’s essential to get advice from an experienced migration agent to ensure you can be granted a visa. yourvisa4australia has extensive experience dealing with health and police issues and gaining waivers, so get in touch to improve your chance of success.
Health Waivers - Criteria 4007 and 4005.
Most visas require an applicant to have a medical check before being granted. This is especially important for visas that lead to permanent residency.
If you have a health problem, it may be possible to get the condition approved even though it may be serious. You usually get a chance to get what is called a “waiver”, but it is not easy and must be managed carefully by someone who understands both the process and the health condition.
Criteria 4007 has been mentioned in a letter to you?
This means you have to take a new step to be sure your visa does not get refused. This is a specialist work, do not attempt yourself. See Ian's work and qualifications. He has both immigration and medical qualifications to help you.
Criteria 4005 has been mentioned?
For some visas, you cannot get a waiver for health issues but there may be a different approach to help you stay in Australia. Talk to us, again, this is a specialist field.
Ian Bosley has years of relevant experience that gives him a good understanding of how to handle this issue successfully. With experience as a Medical Scientist, senior manager at Medicare Australia, and senior manager with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA), he has important qualifications in the health field and the immigration law arena, so he is well equipped to assist you.
Character and Police Issues
All applicants for Permanent Residency (PR) Visas and many for Temporary Visas must show they have no significant problems in any country with the police. This is done by getting police clearances from each country where the applicant has lived for a certain period.
The Australian Government can also see if an applicant has a problem in many countries through data matching between countries. They expect you to show them, but they will check as well.
Getting clearances from some countries is a real challenge. We have the knowledge to assist if you are having problems. For instance, some countries require you to be physically present in a country to get clearance. We can guide you on how to get through these problems.
If you’re an applicant or sponsor with a character (police) problem, we can help. The type of conviction, sentence and term of the sentence is important. We have overturned a threat to refuse the visa by getting a waiver.
Sponsors (even Australian Citizens)
must also be checked for any character or police problems. These can have a huge impact on the visa applicant. Contact us for expert advice.
Real Examples of Criteria 4007 Health Waiver successes.
HIV – Client in Australia from Thailand – Criteria 4007 – projected cost assessed by the Department was $112,000. Two children in the marriage, both Australian citizens. The Health Waiver was accepted.
HIV – Client was overseas in Vietnam – Criteria 4007 - one child of the applicant, long term 8 year marriage, the Health Waiver was accepted and the applicants are now in Australia.
HIV - Client was in Australia from Indonesia – Criteria 4007, projected cost was $650,000, reduced to $112,000, one Australian citizen child of the marriage and 1 child from the applicant, the Health Waiver was accepted and the family are all now in Australia.
HIV – for Criteria 4007, costs now tend to all be at $112,000 for the next 10 years. The Department appears to not look closely at all factors. We often get the projected costs reduced. We have never had a Health Waiver refused.
Acquired Brain Injury - Client was in Australia from New Zealand - Criteria 4007 - projected cost by Department was $2.1 Million. Case assessed in 4 months and Health Waiver accepted.
Cancer - Client was in Malaysia - Criteria 4007 - case assessed as terminal in 5 years, Health Waiver was expedited on 3 months so that the couple could retire in Australia. 15 year marriage, couple with extremely important work roles.
Very slow growth of a 5 year old girl, client in Australia, Criteria 4007. Case assessed by the Department at $2.0 Million. Both applicant and sponsor worked in the health profession in Australia.
Both applicant and sponsor
Criteria 4005 Health Issues and Visas - Examples
Criteria 4005 cases do NOT have a waiver available.
These are put on different types of visas. A letter from the Department will advise which Criteria you are affected by.
We take a different approach to these. We look for the factors about the applicant, the visa and how these can have a very positive benefit to Australia. An example might be that the field of work is important to Australia, e.g. Nursing, Medical Practitioner, IT specialist, there are many of these. We can then make an approach to the Government Minister in charge of Immigration and request a special exemption from the Criteria 4005 restriction.
Important Criteria
Have you heard of Public Interest Criteria 4005 or 4007? These cover the impact of the health issue on whether you get a visa. These may be needed if you have any previous problems with the police or the law in Australia or another country. Criminal convictions can seriously affect your visa chances, but you may still get that visa if they are handled with care and knowledge.
