Who needs health examinations

You and any family members applying for the visa with you must have health examinations.

In some circumstances, family members who are not coming to Australia with you might also need to have health examinations.

You and any family members applying for a visa with you might need to have health examinations.

Whether you need them, and what examinations you need, depends on:

• the visa you are applying for
• how long you plan to stay in Australia
• what you plan to do in Australia
• the country you apply from
• any special circumstances that might apply to you
• whether you have any significant medical conditions.

Online visa applications

To check whether you need to have health examinations:

1. Log in to ImmiAccount.
2. Go to your application.
3. Click on the 'View health assessment' link in the Applications Status section.
4. If we need you to have health examinations, you will find a link there called 'Organise health examinations'. There will be no link if we don't need you to have health examinations.
5. Click on the link and complete your medical history. 

When you complete your medical history you will be given a referral letter containing an identifier we call a HAP ID. You need the HAP ID to arrange your health examinations.

Paper visa applications

Your visa processing officer will contact you if you need to have health examinations. You will be given a referral letter containing an identifier we call a HAP ID. You need the HAP ID to arrange your health examinations.

See more about arranging your health examinations.

You might not need to have all the health examinations again if you had any in the last 12 months. Your referral letter will tell you what examinations you need to take.