National Health Insurance

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1. Period

• D-2

  • First entry: Alien registration date

  • Re-entry after Alien registration: Re-entry date

• D-4

  • Six months after the entry date

2. Contributions

To lessen the students’ financial burden, the reduction rate is Monthly contributions for international students: KPW 39,540 comprising

The contribution for the next month is due by the 25th of the current month (prepayment). If students call or visit the website or NHS branch office to apply for electronic billing, Automatic Transfer, or Registering a Refund Account, students may apply for electronic (email or mobile) billing instead of receiving a paper bill.

3. Nonpayment of Contributions

If students do not pay the insurance contributions, Health Insurance benefits at medical care institutions are unavailable from the first day of the month following the payment deadline until the contribution is fully paid. Also, if the contribution in arrears is more than KRW 100,000 or if other collections in arrears are more than KRW 100,000, your stay in Korea may not be extended by the Korea Immigration Service. The NHS may demand payment by the specified period. Where a person fails to pay the insurance contributions by the specified period, compulsory collection procedures to seize his/her estate, automobile, deposit, and so on may proceed.

4. Contacts

You can figure out more information throughout National Health Insurance Service.

• Phone: 033-811-2000

• Https://www.nhis.or.kr

• Service in foreign languages(English, Chinese, Vietnamese and Uzbek)

• Office Hours: 09:00 ~ 18:00