Life in Korea

Medical Insurance

Foreign Student Group Insurance

Inquiry
Target Students enrolled in the regular course
(Excluding Sogang University international students, exchange students, and students from commissioned institution)
Needed Documents
for Claiming
Common
documents
  • Claim report
    (Download on website)
  • Personal data processing
    agreement (Download on website)
  • Copy of your alien
    registration card
  • Copy of your bank book
  • Others
    (Contact individually about the additional paper )
Inpatient
treatment

(Including surgery)
  • Confirmation of hospitalization
    and discharging
    (It must be included disease code or name)
  • Receipt of treatment
    (not credit card receipt)
  • Detailed statement of
    medical expenses
  • Confirmation of surgery
    (In case of taking surgery)
Outpatient
treatment
  • In case of the treatment fee is
    under KRW 30,000
    • Receipt of treatment
      (not credit card receipt)
    • Detailed statement of
      medical expenses
  • In case of the treatment fee is
    over KRW 30,000
    • Receipt of treatment
      (not credit card receipt)
    • Detailed statement of
      medical expenses
    • Choose one of the Medical
      records/outpatient confirmation/prescription/
      medical chart/doctor’s opinion paper
      (It must be included disease code or name)
Prescription
(medicine)
  • Prescription
  • Receipt of pharmacy
    (not credit card receipt)
Note
  • Certain medical treatment courses such as obstetrics and gynecology / anal surgery / urology / dermatology require the documents (medical record or prescription) to be identified regardless of medical expenses.
  • MRI, CT scan requires MRI and CT reading
  • Excluded in cases where a person has been diagnosed or treated for a disease in the past prior to an insurance contract.

National Health Insurance

Guide for International Students Subscribing to Natinoal Health Insurance

Subject A person who has obtained a language training visa (D-4-1) and has entered the country for six months
Monthly Contributions KRW 43,490 (for those who subscribe on March 1)
Payment Deadline The contribution for the next month is due by the 25th of the current month(prepayment)
Payment Method Automatic transfer(account/card), NHIS branch office, bank
Subscription Procedure No action is required from students, as they are automatically subscribed to health insurance by the NHIS.
Inquiry
※ According to Article 109 of the National Health Insurance Act, you can subsribe to the National Health Insurance only if you have completed the registration of foreigners. You are NOT eligible to enroll in the National Health Insurance until you register for foreigners after entering the country.
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