Insurance

• Foreign students who live in Korea, have a place of residence and wish to obtain National Health Insurance.

• 01 Sign up

  Health Insurance Corporation

  • Contact (1577-1000, http://www.nhic.or.kr)
  • Foreign Language Guide at Seoul Global Center (02-2075-4180, http://global.seoul.go.kr)

• 02 Required Documents

  Alien registration ID and Certificate of Enrolment for study program

• 03 Insurance Fee

  Approx. 50,000 won / month

• Equal insurance benefits as for Koreans, pay 30% from hospitalization and medical treatment fee.

Using insurance for foreign student, and you will receive cut of price from medical expenses (medical expenses, drug expenses, etc.). need to sign up for at least six-month or one-year term, and when the period expires it will be possible to extend the period.

• Object
  • All foreign students who did not obtain National Health Insurance.
• How to Apply
  • When paying for tuition fees need to select ‘I am applying for insurance’ and pay for all together, otherwise visit Korean Language Office to apply.
• Insurance Fees
  • 6 month approx. 60,000 won ~ 70,000 won
  • 12 month approx. 110,000 ~ 130,000 won
• Compensation
  • [Outpatient treatment] Injury, illness : a day (1 time visit) – compensation up to 250,000 won
    

    ※ Have to pay : Clinic 10,000 won, General Hospital 15,000 won, University general hospital 20,000 won

  • [Inpatient treatment] Injury, illness : 90% compensation of total medical expenses (limit 10 million won)
    

    ※ Have to pay : 10% from total medical expenses

  • [Medicine value] Medicine recipe certificate : a day (1 time visit) – compensation up to 50,000 won
    

    ※ Have to pay : 8,000 won