Zhang (Migration)

The Administrative Appeals Tribunal considered an application for a Student (Temporary) (Class TU) visa, Subclass 500 (Student), made by an applicant. The dispute concerned whether the applicant had provided sufficient evidence of adequate arrangements for health insurance in Australia for the relevant period of their intended stay.

The legal issue before the Tribunal was to determine whether the applicant had satisfied the criterion set out in clause 500.215 of Schedule 2 to the Regulations, which requires an applicant to provide evidence of adequate arrangements for health insurance during their intended stay in Australia.

The Tribunal found that the applicant had provided evidence of overseas student health insurance cover with Bupa, which commenced in 2014 and extended to 1 April 2022. This cover was in place during the applicant's enrolment in a Bachelor of Engineering course, which was due to finish on 21 January 2022. Based on this evidence, the Tribunal concluded that the requirement of clause 500.215 was met. Consequently, the Tribunal remitted the application to the Minister for reconsideration of the remaining visa criteria, with a direction that the applicant had satisfied the health insurance criterion.