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Background and Regulation |
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According to National Health Insurance Act, every foreigner who has
stayed in Taiwan over
than four months is obligated to underwrite in the NHI system. |
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Process of Payment |
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The cost of NHI is included in tuition fee every semester. After
students pay the tuition and complete the underwriting procedure at NFU
(see guide map below) the Bureau of National Health Insurance will give
the payment forms to university to pay the insurance fee on behalf of
the students. The cost is NT$
659/month,
that is, payment for the first and second semester is
NT $3,954/semester
(from September to next February, and from March to next August). The
newly arrived students who have not stayed over than 4 months will not
be required to underwrite an insurance policy;
hence, the insurance payment in the first semester of new-coming
international students only includes two months (NT $1,318) |
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3. |
Guide Map of insuring in NFU |
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Situation One:
For newly arrived freshman students who have stayed in Taiwan over than
4 months |
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Please check that if there is "外保費"
(international students insurance fee) item on your semester tuition
receipt. |
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1. Yes: |
Please fill in the NHI IC cards application form and bring it
with your semester tuition receipt to OIA. The application forms
will be handed in to the Bureau of National Health Insurance in
the middle and the end of each month by OIA. The procedure will
take about two weeks, and the IC card will be sent to the
address on your application form directly. |
2. No: |
Please come to the OIA office to get payment form and pay in the
Cashier Office of General Affairs. Then return to OIA with the
receipt to apply for the NHI IC card. |
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Situation Two:
For newly arriving freshman students who have NOT stayed in Taiwan for
more than 4 months |
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Once you have stayed in Taiwan for over than
four months, please follow the procedure outlined in Situation 1 to
underwrite in NHI. |
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Situation Three:
Students who have underwrote in other associations or schools but would
like to transfer it to NFU. |
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Please check that if there is "外保費"
(international students insurance fee) item on your semester tuition
receipt. |
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1. Yes: |
Please refer to your previous agency (language school, company,
or municipal administration….etc) for an insurance policy
closure document. Then bring the document and tuition receipt of
the semester to OIA to transfer your NHI to NFU. |
2. No: |
Please refer to your previous agency (language school, company,
or municipal administration….etc) for an insurance policy
closure document. Then bring the document to OIA to get payment
form and pay at the Cashier Office of General Affairs. After
paying, please come to OIA again with the receipt to transfer
your NHI to NFU. |
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Situation Four:
Students who have underwrote in other associations or schools but would
like NOT to transfer it to NFU |
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Please check that if there is "外保費"
(international students insurance fee) item on your semester tuition
receipt. |
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1. Yes: |
Please bring the semester tuition receipt to OIA, and go to the
Cashier Office of General Affairs for refund. |
2. No: |
No procedure is needed to be done. |
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4. |
NHI Transfer out of NFU |
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Situation One: Suspension, dropping out and departure after graduation |
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1. |
Come to OIA for a refund and insurance policy closure procedure. |
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Return your NHI IC Card. |
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Situation Two:
Staying in Taiwan with valid ARC after Suspension, dropout or graduation |
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1. |
Come to OIA for a refund and insurance policy closure procedure. |
2. |
Bring the closure document from NFU to the municipal
administration which is in charge of the district of your
registered address and transfer to the new district.
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Situation Three: Transferring to other schools |
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Come to OIA for a refund and insurance policy closure procedure. |
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Bring the closure document to your new school for transfer. |
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Situation Four: Marrying a ROC citizen while studying in NTU |
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Come to OIA for a refund and insurance policy closure procedure |
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Underwrite with NHI as the spouse of a R.O.C citizen. |
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5. |
Renewal of NHI IC Card |
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Please apply at The Bureau of National Health Insurance. The renewal
costs NT$
200. |
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6. |
For more details, please refer to The Bureau of National Health
Insurance |
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Website:http://www.nhitb.gov.tw/english/index_eng.asp
Address:4~8F,
No. 15-1, Gong Yuan Rd., Taipei
Tel:02-21912006;
02-25232388
Office Hour:Monday
to Friday, 8:30-12:30; 13:30-17:30 |