International Affairs Team

Health Insurance for International Students

• All international students including a visiting and exchange student staying in Korea are subject to a mandatory subscription to Korea National Health Insurance(NHI) from March 1, 2021.

Enrollment

• As the subscription is mandatory for all students who hold the D-2 visas, NHI is subscribed automatically by the Korean government from the date of foreign registration completed.
• It may take up to 1 month to finish the foreign registration, it’s advisable to have travel insurance or Korean private insurance to cover your medical costs until you join NHI.

Payment

• Undergraduate students’ insurance is financially supported by UNIST. As the payment bill is delivered to each student directly (to the address registered on the immigration system), a student should pay a bill by every 25th. If it’s paid after the 25th of the month, the arrears(penalty fee) may be added day by day, which can be imposed to a student.
• Exemption from Subscription
  • Condition a: if you subscribed to your home country’s insurance before you complete foreign registration in Korea
  • Condition b: the insurance covers wider than NHI (=no limit of number and amount for coverage)

Going abroad for a short period

• For a short trip, for example, participating in an international symposium or seminar, it’s highly recommended to join a traveler’s insurance.
• As NHI doesn’t cover any accidents or injuries that occurred outside of Korea, an additional subscription for the trip is advised.
• Before you leave Korea, you should join insurance.

Reimbursement (Only Regular Undergraduate Students-No exchange, GKS, Graduate students)

1. Step 01

   Write down your Student ID number on both NHI bill and Bank Receipt

2. Step 02

   Combine them together and covert it to PDF file

3. Step 03

   Change the title of PDF file into your Student ID number

4. Step 04

   Reimbursement is provided up to July payment of your last Academic year.