Wanting to move abroad

[aitch10]

Hello. I am Orstrailyan. (Yes, that's the standard accent.)

I'd say getting anything more than a tourist visa might be tricky, even if you have full medical coverage, and a job lined up.

Iknow of a British doctor and his family who wanted to work in Australia. He couldn't get a working visa because his son had cerebral palsy, even though he was very well-off and guaranteed to pay for everything.

I could be wrong, though. People were not impressed with that decision, and things might have changed.

Good luck.

I saw a similar story where a family with a severely autistic daughter wanted to immigrate. They were well off, said they'd pay for their daighter's care and had lots of family in Aus but were still denied.

[onlyairfare]

The travel insurance thing is difficult. They don't usually cover a pre-existing condition. You can use the tried and true method - overstay your tourist visa long enough to fall in love and then get married.

I haven't had any trouble buying travel insurance that covers my pre-existing conditions, but I make the purchase immediately after booking the trip, as pre-ex is covered only if you buy with 14 - 21 days of making the first payment, including even a small deposit to hold a cruise reservation or pay for the first hotel night. Also, at the time of purchasing the insurance you must be physically able to make the trip.

I have not purchased insurance for any trip longer than 3 months, so I don't know how an insurer would handle a year long trip as proposed by the OP.

I got a "vacation waiver" from my health insurer to buy 3 months of medication all at once to take with me, so my "routine MS care" was covered. My main concern was a serious injury or illness that might happen overseas, especially one requiring airlifting back to the US, which could easily cost $500,000.

As far as "tried and true" overstaying your visa - some countries track both exit and entry of foreign visitors. Use caution! But of course if you marry someone who has good insurance and lives in a country with good health care, well it might be worth the risk!

[Thinkimjob]

Google visa application Australia. I never realised what a hard lot we were.
We're very big on health checks. It's a bit like applying for insurance. Those pre-existing conditions will get you every time.