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Documentation                                                                                                                                                                   

Information relating to the applicant

Form 48ME - Application to visit Australia for medical treatment
See: http://www.immi.gov.au/allforms/booklets/  

Two passport size photographs (4cm x 6cm) for each applicant aged under 70 years and four photographs for each applicant aged 70 years or over. Photographs must not be more than 6 months old.

Signed Passport. Expired and unsigned passports are not acceptable

Details of Relatives Form
See: http://www.vietnam.embassy.gov.au/files/hnoi/relativesform.pdf

Certified copy of all pages of current Household Registration Book

Certified copy of Birth Certificate

Original Curriculum Vitae (CV) certified by the local authority. Applicants employed by state-owned agencies/enterprises should have their CV verified by the employer. CV must not be more than 6 months old.

Certified copy of Marriage Certificate, if married

Evidence of sufficient funds to cover all medical and living expenses for applicant and family members for the duration of the proposed stay in Australia (e.g. evidence of your income in Vietnam, evidence of bank savings etc). Certified copies of original bank books / documents to be provided

Evidence of house or land ownership or other significant assets

If working - full details of your work including your title, work address and work phone number and a letter from your employer confirming your leave

If a child under 18 years of age is travelling, a written authorisation letter from both parents of the child allowing him/her to travel. The signatures of the parents on the letter must be certified by the local authority. 

Information relating to medical treatment

Name and address of the referral source (e.g. the referring doctor or hospital in the applicant’s home country)

Name and address of the relevant medical practitioner or medical facility in Australia (i.e. the hospital or clinic in Australia to which the applicant has been referred for treatment)

Written confirmation from the medical practitioner and/or medical establishment that:

• they agree to treat the patient;
• the nature and estimated duration of the treatment;
• proposed dates of treatment and/or consultation; and
• a proposed date of admission to the relevant medical facility (if applicable)

Information relating to private hospital/clinic or private medical practitioner treatment

If the treatment is to be provided by a private hospital/clinic or by a private medical practitioner (including a private medical practitioner in a public hospital), the applicant should provide written confirmation from the relevant hospital, clinic or medical practitioner that:

• they undertake to treat the applicant; and
• they are satisfied as to the arrangements for the payment of all costs related to the treatment (including fees for consultation, treatment and hospital accommodation); or
• the relevant hospital, medical practitioner and/or other health care providers have agreed to give their services free.

Information relating to public hospital/clinic treatment

If the treatment is to be provided by a public hospital/clinic in Australia, the applicant should provide written confirmation from the relevant Australian State/Territory health authority, that:

• the authority undertakes to treat the applicant in that public hospital; and
• no Australian will be disadvantaged;
• the authority is satisfied as to the arrangements for the payment of all costs related to the treatment (including fees for consultation, treatment and hospital accommodation).