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                    Families arriving from overseas

                    A mother crouching next to her infant child
                    If you or your family are new to Melbourne from overseas, you may need to update your vaccinations to attend school or care in Australia.

                    ​​Immunisation helps protect children and adults against harmful infections by using the body’s natural defence mechanism – the immune response – to build resistance to specific infections. Immunisation also helps you stay healthy by preventing serious diseases in the first place.

                    Updating your vaccinations in Australia

                    To arrange vaccinations in Australia:

                    1. Submit your details below, to help our team review your vaccination history. 
                    2. We will work out what vaccines you require to be up-to-date on the National Immunisation Program. This can take up to three weeks.
                    3. We will also add any of your current immunisations to the Australian Immunisation Register.
                    4. We will send you an individual immunisation catch-up plan that outlines what vaccines you require.
                    5. You can then attend one of our community immunisation sessions to complete your vaccinations once you have been sent an up to date catch up plan from one of our immunisation staff.

                    You can also contact your GP for advice about vaccination catch-ups and updating your child’s overseas history to the Australian Immunisation Register.

                    If you need to contact us or have any questions, please email immunisation@melbourne.vic.gov.au or call 0417 219 089​.

                    Submit your vaccination details

                    If you or your family has arrived from overseas, please submit your details below prior to attending a community immunisation session. 

                    Please note we are currently experiencing delays processing catch-ups due to workload demands. For further details please contact immunisation@melbourne.vic.gov.au. Please allow up to 14 working days for someone to complete this process.

                    Before submitting an application, please check the privacy and data collection policy:


                    Your child's details


                    Address within City of Melbourne

                    You can refer to the boundary map to check if you live within the City of Melbourne area.

                    Date of arrival


                    Your contact and Medicare details


                    Vaccination details


                    Immunisation records

                    Upload copies of previous immunisation records. (Up to four attachments only, that do not exceed 8 MB in total. If you have additional records or larger files, you can email them to immunisation@melbourne.vic.gov.au)

                    Please ensure:

                    • All health records are in English. If not in English, please translate prior to submitting.
                    • The total combined file size of uploaded attachments is less than 8 MB. If not, your submission may not come through to us. We recommend compressing files to minimise their size, or you can email immunisation@melbourne.vic gov.au if you have any issues.
                    Privacy and data collection (required)

                    Immunisation

                    Telephone number
                    0417 219 0890417 219 089
                    Email
                    immunisation@melbourne.vic.gov.au

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