Most useful information for going overseas

1. Reciprocal Health Care Agreements
2. When you visit Australia

Reciprocal Health Care Agreements - visiting from Sweden

If you’re visiting Australia from Sweden, you may be eligible for medical care under Medicare while you’re here.

1. Living arrangements
2. Going overseas

Before you leave Australia

What to do before you travel or move overseas. How your plans may affect your payments, concession cards, health care and child support.

1. Top payments
2. International Services

How we can help with International services

You may be able to get a pension from Australia or another country under an agreement. You may also get your current payment if you're going overseas.

1. When you spend a lot on PBS medicines
2. PBS Safety Net Card application

How to get a replacement or supplementary card

How to get a replacement PBS Safety Net card or an extra card for a family member.

1. How to manage your payment
2. Travel outside Australia

When and how to tell us about overseas travel if you get Disability Support Pension

When you get Disability Support Pension, you should always tell us if you’re leaving Australia. This includes when you’re going on a cruise into international waters.

1. Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme
2. When you spend a lot on PBS medicines

Medicines that count towards the threshold

Know which medicines will count towards the PBS Safety Net threshold.

1. Top payments
2. Individual Healthcare Identifiers

Who we share your Individual Healthcare Identifier number with

Find out who we share your Individual Healthcare Identifier (IHI) number with and how they use it.

1. Telephone Allowance
2. How to manage your allowance

Travel outside Australia rules for Telephone Allowance

The travel rules of your main payment affect your Telephone Allowance when you travel outside Australia.

1. Austudy
2. How to manage your payment

Travel outside Australia rules for Austudy

There are rules about when you can get Austudy when you travel outside Australia.

1. Utilities Allowance
2. How to manage your allowance

Travel outside Australia rules for Utilities Allowance

The travel rules for your main payment affect your Utilities Allowance when you travel outside Australia.