What is a pre-existing medical condition?

23 April 2019

A pre-existing medical condition is:

  • pregnancy
  • a medical condition where you are aware of the symptoms, or a related complication you know about
  • a medical or dental condition where you have received, or are waiting for, medical treatment
  • any condition for which you take prescribed medicine
  • any condition for which you have received surgery or attended hospital
  • any condition for which you have received, or are waiting for, tests, investigations or consultation with a medical specialist
  • any condition for which you have received or been advised to attend a follow-up consultation; or
  • any chronic or ongoing medical condition or terminal illness

This definition applies to you, your travelling companion, a close relative, or any other person.

“Perhaps travel cannot prevent bigotry, but by demonstrating that all peoples cry, laugh, eat, worry, and die, it can introduce the idea that if we try and understand each other, we may even become friends.”

− Maya Angelou