You have received an Invitation to Comment from the Department? It mentions PIC 4005?
FORM 884: OPINION OF A MEDICAL OFFICER OF THE COMMONWEALTH – You have had a medical and they quote PIC 4005?
You have a very little chance of success, the letter is really just a formality, and your visa is almost certainly heading for refusal.
Common conditions include Hepatitis B or C, HIV, heart conditions etc. These have a very high cost to Australia and they will assess the long term lifetime costs, or at least the term of the visa.
You think you can reduce the cost by importing your own medication? Sorry, the Australian government will assume it will have to meet these costs. It will decide based on what the costs will be to them.
Appeal? An appeal applies the same law. If you are advised you can appeal, review the comments below, they will give you an idea of prospects of success.
What to do now?
Overseas applicants: If you are overseas with a significant health condition affected by PIC 4005, we regret we cannot assist. We recommend you get a second opinion.
Applicants in Australia: If you are in Australia there may be some possibilities. What we need to see or know:
- You must have close relatives in Australia as Permanent Residents or Citizens? or:
- You have a specific highly sought after career type, please advise us what it is. Sometimes a rare job very much needed by Australia can assist.
There is no waiver of the health condition if it comes under PIC 4005. If you meet some of the criteria in 1 or 2, contact us for an opinion. Send us the letter from the Department and the Medical Officers Opinion, Form 884.
If you fit into the categories 1 or 2 above, it is possible we can help with a different strategy to stay in Australia. Otherwise, we regret we cannot assist but we recommend you get a second opinion.
(For PIC 4007 click here. The rules are very different and have a better chance of success. The letter will say which criteria is being applied to your visa.)