Documents you need if you’re a New Zealand citizen

You need to provide documents that prove your identity and residency.

You can enrol in Medicare if you’re a New Zealand citizen. You’ll need to give us both:

  • a New Zealand passport for each person you want to enrol
  • 2 documents per family that prove you live in Australia dated within the last 6 months.

Proving you live in Australia

You can prove you live in Australia by giving us either:

  • 2 documents from Australia
  • 1 document from Australia and 1 from where you last lived.
Documents from Australia Documents from the other country
Proof of rental or lease agreement and gas or electricity account in the same name Proof you sold your property
Proof of purchase of property and gas or electricity account in the same name Proof you ended your lease
Proof of job Proof you ended your job
Proof your child is enrolled in school, childcare or university Proof you moved household goods or furniture
A statement showing you opened your bank account A statement showing you closed your bank account
Proof of health, property or contents insurance Proof you cancelled health, property or contents insurance

You don’t need to get your documents certified.

Complete a Medicare enrolment form and mail or email it with your documents to Medicare Enrolment Services.

If you don’t have these documents, tell us. We’ll talk to you about other options.

Page last updated: 7 October 2022.
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