Do they enforce health insurance to get visas ?

[3NUMBAS]

Just interested to know for sure

[Jingthing]

Tell us which visa or extension you're seeking.

It depends on that.

[Upnotover]

Generally speaking, no.

[DrJack54]

A non O-A and any extensions from a non O-A based on retirement will require insurance.

Extensions from a non O-A based on marriage do not require insurance.

Non O visa and extensions both based on marriage or retirement do not require insurance 

 

Best to indicate which Visa you are interested in 

[3NUMBAS]

An Aussie mate is retired so as he’s an oap ?

[Jingthing]

3 minutes ago, 3NUMBAS said:

An Aussie mate is retired so as he’s an oap ?

Not necessarily.

It's based on his ORIGINAL visa before annual extensions.

It will be either an O or an O-A visa.

If O, no insurance needed.

If O-A, insurance needed.

O is definitely better to the point where many people with O-As have started over with an O. 

Edited 2 hours ago by Jingthing