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Reciprocal Agreements:

Those from the United Kingdom, Sweden, Finland, Norway and the Netherlands:

  • Receive a Reciprocal Medicare Card for the duration of their stay in Australia, from a Medicare office. Eligibility is determined by Medicare - they must have come directly from their home country to Australia i.e. have been paying tax recently in their home country. (Take proof of your country of citizenship/residence i.e. your passport)
  • Receive medically necessary treatment in a public hospital
  • Are entitled to claim benefits from Medicare if they obtain a Reciprocal Medicare Card. Please note: some services may not be claimable.
  • Receive pharmaceuticals at subsidised Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme (PBS) levels, which is the same cost as Australians pay (by presenting their Reciprocal Medicare Card)
  • Cannot seek exemption from the Medicare Levy (1.5%).
  • Will be liable to pay the Medicare Levy Surcharge of 1% (MLS)