From July 16, 2019 Foreigners and overseas Korean who have stayed more than 6 months in Korea should be enrolled in the National Health Insurance mandatorily

The National Health Insurance is here to safeguard your healthy life.

Eligibility

· Foreigners and overseas Korean who have resided in the Republic of Korea for more than six months
– Foreigners who are visa holders of marriage(F-6) are entitled to enroll as a date of entry into Korea.

Procedure to enrollment

· One can subscribe at the National Health Insurance Service without any reporting procedure
– If you do not receive any information sheet on how to register to the NHIS or an insurance contribution bill to pay, please visit a nearby NHIS Branch Office.

Insurance contribution and benefits

· (Insurance contribution) Each household’s insurance contribution is calculated based on income and property of its household members (The average of each household’s contribution is over KRW 113,050 as of 2019)

• – If you wish to pay the insurance contribution as a family unit, visit a branch office of the service and ask to add your family members under your name (or the name of householder)
• – Criteria for combining into one household are as follows
  1. The residential addresses of family members are to be same
  2. The scope of family members is a spouse and minor childern (aged under 19)

· (Insurance benefits) Same benefits as the citizens of the Republic of Korea have

Restrictions on health insurance benefits in case of delaying payment of the insurance contribution

· Your health insurance benefits would be restricted when visiting hospitals and clinics

· Your residence permit would not be granted when requesting for a visa extension at the Korea Immigration Service of the Korean Ministry of Justice.

Ministry of Health and Welfare

Ministry of Justice

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

National Health Insurance Service

• Inquiry / consultation (Weekdays from 9:00 am to 6:00 pm)
• 1577–1000(Press 7 for service in foreign languages)
• 033–811–2000 Consultation in foreign languages (English, Chinese, Vietnamese) is possible.