National Health Insurance

• Background and Regulations
• Costs and Payments
• Guidelines for NHI Registration at Taipei Tech
• Renewal of the NHI IC Card
• National Health Insurance Administration - Taipei Division 
• Contact OIA

Background and Regulations

According to the National Health Insurance (NHI) Act, this Insurance is compulsory social insurance; any foreigner who has stayed in Taiwan for over six months is obligated to underwrite in the NHI system.

How do I, a new student, know if I am qualified to join NHI?

Counting from the issue date of your ARC, you are qualified to join NHI if you have stayed in Taiwan for 6 consecutive months. Within this 6-month period, you are only allowed to leave Taiwan once for no longer than 29 days. You are qualified to join NHI if you are certain that you have not violated this regulation.

Costs and Payments

If the students register in the NHI program through Taipei Tech, the cost of NHI is included in the tuition fee for each semester. After students have paid the tuition and completed the underwriting procedure at Taipei Tech, the National Health Insurance Administration will issue payment forms to the university to pay the insurance fee on behalf of the students.
The cost is NT$ 826 each month, which means a total of NT$4,956 (NT$826x6) for each of the two semesters in a year. The amount of NT$4,956 will be paid for the first semester (six months starting from September to February) and subsequently, the same amount for the second semester (six months starting from March to August).

Guidelines for NHI Registration at Taipei Tech

Scenario One - Newly arrived students who are not currently registered in the NHI program :

Please upload the ARC to the assigned system. The staff from the Office of International Affairs (OIA) will email you with the eligible date before the day approaches. If you have never applied for the NHI card before, OIA will help you to apply for it. It takes 1 to 2 weeks to receive the NHI card after submitting the application. 

Scenario Two - Students who have registered in the NHI program through another agency but need to transfer their NHI to Taipei Tech :

Please apply for a certificate/proof of NHI transfer-out from your previous agency (language school, company, or municipal administration, etc.) and submit the document to the Overseas Students Advising Section of the OIA for the NHI transfer-in procedures.

Scenario Three - Students who have registered in the NHI program through another agency but DO NOT need to transfer their NHI to Taipei Tech :

If you are registered in the NHI program through the employer or dependents, please contact the OIA to avoid double insurance. 

NHI transferring Out from Taipei Tech

Scenario One - Applying for suspension, drop-out, or graduation:

The OIA will provide the instruction of how to appl for the NHI transfer-out when the students apply for suspension, drop-out, or graduation. 

Scenario Two - Registering in the NHI program through the company :

Please apply for a certificate/proof of NHI registration from the company and submit the document to the OIA. The OIA will apply for the NHI transfer-out from school and the refund. 

Apply for a new NHI card because of losing the card

If you are registered in the NHI program through Taipei Tech, the OIA could apply for the NHI card for you, or you could apply for it at the National Health Service Taipei Main Office. The cost is NT$200.

National Health Insurance subsidy provided by the Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC)

The proof of low-income family is the requiredment. Please refer to the OIA for more details.

National Health Service Taipei Main Office

Website : https://eng.nhi.gov.tw/en/mp-2.html
Address : No 15-1, Gongyuan Rd, Zhongzheng District, Taipei City
Tel: (02) 2191-2006; 0800-030-598
Office Hour : Monday to Friday, 8:30-12:30 ; 13:30-17:30

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