Eligibility for Medicare Card

Everyone who lives in Australia, excluding Norfolk Island, is eligible for a Medicare card as long as you:

• hold Australian citizenship
• hold documented New Zealand citizenship – read more about Medicare enrolment for New Zealand citizens
• have been issued with a permanent visa
• have:
  • applied for a permanent visa, excluding an application for a parent visa
  • permission to work in Australia or
  • can prove a relationship to an Australian citizen or permanent resident

Other requirements may also apply. Call Human Services for more information

Visitors from a country that has a Reciprocal Health Care Agreement with Australia are also eligible for medically necessary treatment.

To apply for Medicare fill out the Medicare enrolment application form.