Managing Declared Health Conditions For Certain Temporary Visa Applicants, December 2024 ​

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The Department of Home Affairs released internal guidance on managing declared health conditions for temporary visa applicants. The document outlines circumstances requiring immigration medical examinations (IMEs) beyond those automatically generated by the HAP system. When applicants declare certain conditions—including active TB, renal failure, kidney disease, organ transplant status, blood disorders, or respiratory disease requiring recent hospitalisation—visa processing officers must manually add three examinations: Form 26 (501 Medical Examination), Form 160 (502 Chest X-ray), and Form 26 (705 Serum creatinine/eGFR). The guidance addresses procedural issues including handling medication declarations without stated conditions and clarifies that unlisted conditions or applications with visa periods shorter than specified thresholds may not trigger additional examinations beyond Health Matrix or Health Requirement PI requirements.