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All international students staying in Korea with D-2 visa are subject to a mandatory subscription to National Health Insurance from March 1st, 2021.

[Eligible Subjects]

International students, foreigners, and overseas Koreans

[Enrollment Time]

Any international student staying in Korea without health insurance is subject to the mandatory subscription to the NHIS from March 1st, 2021 (No application necessary).

- D-2 visa holders will be automatically enrolled in the NHIS subscription as of their alien registration (ARC) date.

- For returning students, the NHIS will be subscribed as of their re-entry date.

[Insurance Fee for 2022 Subscribers] 56,030 KRW per month

[Insurance Benefits] * Available from the date of enrollment

The same benefits as the Korean citizens (see the attachments for further details)

For more details (e.g. payment, insurance benefits & general health check-ups), please find the attached documents.

1. Guide for International Students Subscribing to National Health Insurance

(Korean, English, 汉语, tiếng Việt, O'zbek tili, Монгол хэл, Russian)

2. Guide for Health Screening (Check-up) Program

(Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese, tiếng Việt, Philippines(Tagalog), ภาษาไทย, O'zbek tili, Монгол хэл, ជនជាតិខ្មែរ, नेपाली, Bahasa Indonesia, ශ්‍රී ලංකාව, Russian, ျမန္မာ)

[Guide for International Students Subscribing to National Health Insurance]

1. Any international student staying in Korea without health insurance is subject to the mandatory subscription to the National health insurance of Korea from March 1, 2021. Even if an international student does not report to the National health Insurance Service(NHIS), NHIS automatically processes the registration. Students who are currently staying in Korea should check with the NHIS in March for insurance coverage(Tel. 1577-1000).

※ Before receiving the alien registration card, you can use National health insurance by issuing [외국인등록사실증명] from the immigration and foreign offices.

2. Contributions 

1)Monthly contributions for international students for 2021: KRW 43,490(for those who subscribe on March 1) [Insurance rates may change every year by the NHIS] 

2)Contributions payment: The contribution for the next month is due by the 25th of the current month(prepayment) - Pay Method: Automatic transfer(from your bank account or credit card), website, NHIS brach office, bank  

① NHIS send bill (by mail) around 10th of each month to the address (ARC registration address) → If you do not receive mail, you may be overdue for insurance. Please contact NHIS to apply for a change so that you can receive the notice by e-mail or mobile in advance in early March.

② Inquiry: Tel. (1577-1000)/ NHIS homepage (www.nhis.or.kr),  Mobile app (The건강보험, 모바일지로) ※ If you default on health insurance contributions, health insurance benefits are limited, and even if you pay the arrears in full later on, you will not be reimbursed for medical expenses retrospectively. Therefore, please be careful not to default on insurance contributions.

3. Insurance Benefits Abailable from the date of enrollment 

1)(The same benefits as the Korean citizens) Various benefits are available, including dental and oriental medical treatment, health checkups, and pregnancy and childbirth-related medical expenses (National Haengbok Card) 

※ The above is inapplicable to non-covered items, such as treatm ent for diseases that do not affect work or daily life (example: plastic surgery).