Help! Pregnant & unsure of what I'm entitled to

Member since 01 February 2012

SusieQ17Member01 February 2012 01:11:03

Hi

I'm living in Sydney over 2 years. Originally came on working holiday & then my fiance got sponsored by his job to stay on so we are currently on a 457 visa.

I just found out I am pregnant & desperatly need some advice about what I should do & what I am entitled to?
Where is the best place to find out this information?
How much it will cost for hospital care & visits etc??
If anyone has been in a similiar situation or knows of someone who had a baby while being a non-resident please get in touch.

Thanks

2Curlews Active member

Member since 13 October 2011

2CurlewsActive member01 February 2012 01:19:48

see Centrelink and talk to them about entitlements and hospital cover.

rodrigoelp Member

Member since 11 May 2010

rodrigoelpMember05 February 2012 23:32:15

Your visa is a temporal or provisional visa, which means you are not considered a permanent resident of Australia; hence you won't have access to Medicare, child support or baby bonus (if applicable... I don't know if they dropped it entirely).

That means, you should have a private insurance or you will have to put money out of your pocket whenever you want to have medical examination or deliver.

Some of that information is described in here

Cheers,
Rod