Student visa - medical requirements

[jiwest]

Hello!

I'll be attending the University of Sydney starting this upcoming February - and I'm just wondering something about the student visa. When I applied online recently, I was told that I required a medical examination and a chest x-ray to complete my visa. I find this very odd - as I specified that I have no history of any medical problems whatsoever - it just seems so out of the blue, and I'm worried about it slowing down my visa process. My question is, is this a standard procedure for Canadians applying for Australian visas? Has anyone else had to do this?

Thanks!

[comet555]

That's pretty standard. They want to make sure you're healthy and not bringing anything bad into Australia (like Aids, Tuberculosis, etc).

I don't quite know the requirements for a student visa but we had to do full medicals (medical, chest x-ray, blood & Urine test) when we got our permanent visa.

I wouldn't worry. It's quite normal.

[jiwest]

Thanks!