Australia Visa Health Examination in Nepal: HAP ID and Clinics

For an Australia visa health examination in Nepal, you need a HAP ID from Home Affairs, then you book one of the six Australian panel clinics in Nepal, take your original passport, and the clinic sends your results to Home Affairs electronically through eMedical. Your eMedical record decides which tests you need, and results are generally valid for 12 months. You pay the clinic directly.

Last checked: 19 October 2026.

Australia visa health examination in Nepal: key facts

Do you need a health exam for an Australian student visa?

Home Affairs says most visa applicants must meet minimum health standards before a visa is granted, and you might need health examinations to prove it. Study Australia’s visa process page puts it more simply for students: “you may need to undergo a health examination.” Whether you do, and which tests, depends on your visa, your age, your circumstances and Home Affairs’ assessment. You do not choose the tests yourself, and neither does the clinic.

The Department of Home Affairs’ Panel Member Instructions (September 2026), the rulebook for panel clinics, says the Department makes the initial decision and the required examinations appear in your eMedical record. The clinic simply carries out what is listed against your HAP ID.

HAP ID and eMedical, explained

HAP ID is your health case number. Home Affairs’ eMedical page says the clinic cannot locate your case without it. If you applied online, your HAP ID is in the referral letter you download from ImmiAccount.

eMedical is Home Affairs’ online system. Panel physicians use it to record your results, including x-rays and specialist reports, and submit them electronically. Where eMedical is available, results must be submitted this way, so Home Affairs receives them instantly. With your HAP ID you can use eMedical Client to check whether and when your exams were submitted.

Before you lodge or after? My Health Declarations

You have two routes:

• Before lodging, through My Health Declarations (MHD). Home Affairs says MHD lets you complete your health examinations before you submit your visa application, and gives you a HAP ID. Do not use MHD if your visa is not listed in the service or if you have already lodged.
• After lodging. If you did not use MHD, Home Affairs tells you in ImmiAccount whether exams are required and gives you a referral letter with a timeframe.

Doing it early through MHD can save time, but Home Affairs warns that results are generally valid for 12 months, and if processing is delayed you may need to repeat them. If your CoE start date is many months away, testing too early can cost you twice.

How to do your Australia visa medical in Nepal, step by step

1. Get your HAP ID from your ImmiAccount referral letter, or from MHD before you lodge.
2. Find a panel clinic. Use the panel physician search on the Home Affairs website (Offices and locations, then Nepal), and look for the eMedical logo next to the clinic name. Do not rely on a list from an agent or social media.
3. Call the clinic to book and give your HAP ID. Ask the full price for every test listed for you.
4. Bring your original passport, any previous medical records, and your glasses or contact lenses. The clinic records your passport details to confirm your identity.
5. Attend the exam. The panel instructions say the medical examination must be thorough; even for a young, healthy person they expect it to take at least 15 minutes.
6. Have any x-ray or tests listed for you. Chest x-rays, where required, are for applicants aged 11 or older.
7. Check submission in eMedical Client a few days later.
8. If you cannot finish on time, tell Home Affairs through ImmiAccount before the deadline in your letter, with evidence of the steps you have taken.

What tests are done?

The tests are coded in eMedical. The panel instructions refer to, among others, the 501 medical examination, the 502 chest x-ray, the 707 HIV test and tests for hepatitis B and C. Not everyone gets every test. Your referral letter or eMedical record shows exactly which ones apply to you, so read it before you go rather than guessing from what a friend had.

A few rules from the panel instructions are worth knowing:

• Pregnancy. Radiologists must counsel all pregnant applicants about radiation risk before a chest x-ray. Tell the clinic if you are or may be pregnant.
• If the chest x-ray shows something. Further TB checks can include sputum tests and a repeat x-ray at least three months after the first. That can add months, so do not leave your medical to the last minute.
• No hidden fees. Clinic fees must be all-inclusive, without extra charges such as “administration or translation fees”. The cost of further TB investigation must be included in the 501 fee.
• Specialist referral. Routine immediate referral is needed only in limited cases, such as strong suspicion of active TB.

Panel clinics in Nepal

The Australian Embassy in Nepal says there are currently six Australian panel clinics in Nepal, with details on the Home Affairs website. It says the Department is reviewing its panels in Nepal so that examinations can be done in a timely way, and is working to add clinics because of the surge in caseload.

We do not reprint clinic names here. The official list sits in Home Affairs’ panel physician search, which loads dynamically and could not be checked independently today, and panels change. Take the clinic name and address from that official search on the day you book. If anyone offers a “guaranteed” medical or asks you to visit a clinic not on that list, walk away. Outside Australia, Home Affairs uses panel physicians it has appointed, at approved clinics.

How long is the medical valid?

Home Affairs says health examination results are generally valid for 12 months. The panel instructions also tell clinics to check whether you have already done an Australian immigration medical in the past 12 months before starting a new one. In practice: time your medical so the results are still current when Home Affairs decides your application, and read your grant letter carefully for any conditions about when you must enter Australia.

Practical tips for Nepali students

• Book early. The Embassy itself acknowledges a surge in demand on Nepal’s clinics.
• Declare honestly. Answer health questions in ImmiAccount truthfully, and bring old reports (for example, past TB treatment). Hiding something is far worse than disclosing it.
• Biometrics is separate. The medical is not your biometrics appointment. Biometrics is done at the Australian Biometrics Collection Centre in Kathmandu, booked through VFS Global.
• Insurance is separate too. Passing the medical does not replace OSHC. See OSHC cost for Nepali students.
• Applying for the UK too? The UK TB test is a different process with different clinics. See UK TB test from Nepal.

Common mistakes

• Turning up without your HAP ID or original passport.
• Going to a clinic that is not on the Home Affairs panel.
• Doing the medical through MHD a year before your course and having it expire.
• Ignoring the deadline in the referral letter instead of telling Home Affairs about a delay.
• Paying extra “processing” fees to a middleman.

What to do next

Work through the whole application with our step-by-step subclass 500 guide, check your CoE dates with CoE explained, and get your overall plan in order on study in Australia from Nepal.

Frequently asked questions

Where can I do an Australian visa medical in Nepal?
Only at an Australian panel clinic. The Australian Embassy says there are currently six in Nepal. Find them through the panel physician search on the Home Affairs website.

What is a HAP ID for an Australian visa?
It is your health case identifier. You need it to book your exam, and the clinic uses it to find your case in eMedical. It is in your ImmiAccount referral letter or comes from My Health Declarations.

How long is an Australian visa medical valid?
Home Affairs says results are generally valid for 12 months. If processing is delayed, you may need to repeat them.

Can I do my medical before applying for an Australian student visa?
Yes, if your visa is listed in My Health Declarations and you have not yet lodged. MHD gives you a HAP ID so you can test first.

Is a chest x-ray required for an Australian student visa?
Only if it is listed for you in eMedical. Chest x-rays are done for applicants aged 11 or older when required.

Related guides

• Studying in Regional Australia: What You Actually Gain
• Australian Student Visa From Nepal: How to Apply (Subclass 500)
• Changing Course or Provider on an Australian Student Visa
• What Is a CoE for Australia? Confirmation of Enrolment Explained
• OSHC for Australia: Cost and Rules for Nepali Students

Sources

• Arrange your health examinations – Department of Home Affairs
• When to have health examinations (My Health Declarations, 12-month validity) – Department of Home Affairs
• eMedical and HAP ID – Department of Home Affairs
• Australian Panel Member Instructions: Immigration Medical Examinations, September 2026 – Department of Home Affairs (PDF)
• Health requirement – Department of Home Affairs
• Visas, biometrics and panel clinics in Nepal – Australian Embassy Nepal
• How to apply for your visa – Study Australia

Last checked: 19 October 2026. This is general information, not medical, legal or migration advice.