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Woman loses appeal for residency visa in Australia
Tribunal rejects claim she would not get adequate medical care in S'pore hospitals
By K.C. Vijayan Senior Law Correspondent
An Australian migration tribunal has rejected an elderly Singaporean woman's claim that she would not get adequate medical attention in Singapore hospitals if she was seriously ill.
The tribunal, using its own research on the Singapore Ministry of Health's website, said the health-care system in Singapore provided for different tiers of protection, such as via Medifund, MediShield and Medisave.
The mixed financing system is to ensure no Singaporean is denied access to basic health care because of affordability issues, the tribunal noted.
"The tribunal remains troubled by the sponsor's assertions that were the applicant in dire medical need, she would not be treated in a Singapore hospital because of lack of finances and lack of health insurance," it said in decision grounds out last week.
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17-02-2015, 04:10 PM
Woman loses appeal for residency visa in Australia
