CIC Medical Options in Brisbane, Australia

[arowberry]

Question of behalf of a friend.

CIC medicals in Brisbane are horribly expensive:

Canadian visa medical assessment (excluding chest x-ray and pathology)
$304.70

Canadian visa medical assessment including chest X-ray (excluding pathology)
$437.80

Canadian visa medical assessment including chest X-ray and standard pathology
$547.80

Canadian visa medical assessment including standard pathology (excluding chest x-ray)
$414.70

Source:
http://www.bupamvs.com.au/canadianmvs

Anywhere else she could do the x-ray/pathology to save a bit of money?

 

[Amisnic]

The fact of life is this:

Salaries/wages in Australia are much higher so the cost of some things will be higher as well.

e.g.'s

Minimum wage down under is more than $16/hr
Big Mac is more than $5
Cup of Coffee in a major city is more than $5

So of course medicals will be higher than in Canada .................. its not the same country as Canada

BTW, the equivalent to property taxes for a $1m house is only $2500 at worst!!!!

Question of behalf of a friend.

CIC medicals in Brisbane are horribly expensive:

Source:
http://www.bupamvs.com.au/canadianmvs

Anywhere else she could do the x-ray/pathology to save a bit of money?

 

[Onixe]

I can't help with your question, but can your friend please share her experience after completing medical? I may need to do mine in Brisbane as well...

 

[arowberry]

The fact of life is this:

Salaries/wages in Australia are much higher so the cost of some things will be higher as well.

e.g.'s

Minimum wage down under is more than $16/hr
Big Mac is more than $5
Cup of Coffee in a major city is more than $5

So of course medicals will be higher than in Canada .................. its not the same country as Canada

BTW, the equivalent to property taxes for a $1m house is only $2500 at worst!!!!

Australia isn't Canada? Thanks!

She's from Queensland, so she's quite familiar with the cost of living in Australia. It was pretty normal for me to call a few different physicians in Calgary to get the most reasonable price. I don't think it's strange that she would look to save money where she can as well.

 

[arowberry]

I can't help with your question, but can your friend please share her experience after completing medical? I may need to do mine in Brisbane as well...

Not a problem, will do.