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alongway
Joined: 02 Jan 2012
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 Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 3:35 am Post subject: |
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As far as I remember there are two ways for them to work out your monthly fee:
1) The first is a flat rate fee.
2) I think this is based on salary.
So, if you have a high salary then paying 100% of contributions could work out to be pretty high per month. I [read: Korean girlfriend] just said to sign me up for the flat rate fee (around 85,000 per month). |
It's based on more than that. It's based on your "worth". Your salary, plus the value of your home, plus whether or not you own a car, etc.
As far as the OP goes, yes you should be on government, and you may want to look into calling immigration. I guess you're still on an E2 visa. As the parent of a Korean citizen, which your daughter is, you may be able to get yourself some kind of F visa, but I'm not really sure in this case, it's somewhat rare. |
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emetib
Joined: 27 Dec 2009
Location: Somewhere between sanity and insanity.
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 5:38 am Post subject: |
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Call that number for English speakers yourself that I provided earlier (1577-1000 press 8 ). You need to tell them that you want to go self-enroll in NHIC and want to know how to do it. They will give you the address of the closest office for you to visit (you have to go in person). Bring your ARC, bank passbook (for automatic withdrawal), passport (just in case), and a copy of your contract (to see if they can help with your employer situation).
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AfroBurrito
Joined: 19 Dec 2013
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 6:27 am Post subject: |
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| You decided to have a kid with a guy you aren't even willing to stay with? If you're just going to take his kid away to a foreign country over medical costs I'd be looking to get out now if I were him, before forming an emotional attachment |
Squire...At the risk of sounding as insensitive as you, it would be wonderful if you would mind your own damn business.
You know absolutely nothing about the particulars of my relationship with the father of my child, nor do you appear to have the maturity or depth to understand that human relationships don't conform to idyllic moulds.
I beseech you to refrain from further commentary lest you further mark yourself as a sanctimonious excrescent. |
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AfroBurrito
Joined: 19 Dec 2013
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 6:30 am Post subject: |
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| alongway wrote: |
| Savant wrote: |
As far as I remember there are two ways for them to work out your monthly fee:
1) The first is a flat rate fee.
2) I think this is based on salary.
So, if you have a high salary then paying 100% of contributions could work out to be pretty high per month. I [read: Korean girlfriend] just said to sign me up for the flat rate fee (around 85,000 per month). |
It's based on more than that. It's based on your "worth". Your salary, plus the value of your home, plus whether or not you own a car, etc.
As far as the OP goes, yes you should be on government, and you may want to look into calling immigration. I guess you're still on an E2 visa. As the parent of a Korean citizen, which your daughter is, you may be able to get yourself some kind of F visa, but I'm not really sure in this case, it's somewhat rare. |
I am on an E2.
But I don't know what daughter it is you're referring to. My spawn is but a fetus. It still looks rather like a Giger drawing, but more human.
I'm not sure why my Director has chosen to avoid offering me National Health coverage. |
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AfroBurrito
Joined: 19 Dec 2013
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 6:38 am Post subject: |
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emet...I did try and phone today but they were on lunch or something when I tried. There was no answer. So I went to work and asked my BF to call from his office. He later called me at my hagwon informing me that he was told, "foreigners can't get Korean insurance." I insisted this was bad information. He insisted that he was told quite the opposite of what my researches (and the more helpful and pertinent of replies in this thread) had revealed.
So long as the back payments aren't stratospheric (more than 1.5 million, for example) I would be more than happy to pay to enroll myself.
Just out of curiosity, emet, do you speak Korean? I don't, and am concerned that my local office might not have an English speaker, or someone with passing fluency, to assist me. My BF works 14 hour days and doesn't have the time to come with me, so that's not an option. This is obviously very important so I don't wish for the slightest detail to get lost in translation.
I may just gather my documents and try my luck tomorrow.
Once again, thank you to all of those who have offered such helpful responses. |
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nicwr2002
Joined: 17 Aug 2011
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 4:32 pm Post subject: |
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emet...I did try and phone today but they were on lunch or something when I tried. There was no answer. So I went to work and asked my BF to call from his office. He later called me at my hagwon informing me that he was told, "foreigners can't get Korean insurance." I insisted this was bad information. He insisted that he was told quite the opposite of what my researches (and the more helpful and pertinent of replies in this thread) had revealed.
So long as the back payments aren't stratospheric (more than 1.5 million, for example) I would be more than happy to pay to enroll myself.
Just out of curiosity, emet, do you speak Korean? I don't, and am concerned that my local office might not have an English speaker, or someone with passing fluency, to assist me. My BF works 14 hour days and doesn't have the time to come with me, so that's not an option. This is obviously very important so I don't wish for the slightest detail to get lost in translation.
I may just gather my documents and try my luck tomorrow.
Once again, thank you to all of those who have offered such helpful responses. |
I can't understand this, "foreigners can't get Korean insurance," thing. If this is true, then that means all the foreigners here teaching English are some how enrolled in the insurance policy with fake Korean identities? I think your boyfriend isn't helping you out here or doesn't want to help you. You have to call yourself and I'm sure someone can speak a little English.
To be honest, this scenario sounds fishy to me. |
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SeoulNate
Joined: 04 Jun 2010
Location: Hyehwa
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| Posted: Tue Apr 29, 2014 4:47 pm Post subject: |
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emet...I did try and phone today but they were on lunch or something when I tried. There was no answer. So I went to work and asked my BF to call from his office. He later called me at my hagwon informing me that he was told, "foreigners can't get Korean insurance." I insisted this was bad information. He insisted that he was told quite the opposite of what my researches (and the more helpful and pertinent of replies in this thread) had revealed.
So long as the back payments aren't stratospheric (more than 1.5 million, for example) I would be more than happy to pay to enroll myself.
Just out of curiosity, emet, do you speak Korean? I don't, and am concerned that my local office might not have an English speaker, or someone with passing fluency, to assist me. My BF works 14 hour days and doesn't have the time to come with me, so that's not an option. This is obviously very important so I don't wish for the slightest detail to get lost in translation.
I may just gather my documents and try my luck tomorrow.
Once again, thank you to all of those who have offered such helpful responses. |
I can't understand this, "foreigners can't get Korean insurance," thing. If this is true, then that means all the foreigners here teaching English are some how enrolled in the insurance policy with fake Korean identities? I think your boyfriend isn't helping you out here or doesn't want to help you. You have to call yourself and I'm sure someone can speak a little English.
To be honest, this scenario sounds fishy to me. |
Yeah, would agree.
Either boyfriend explained badly and didnt tell the office that she is working here legally (can't get NHIC if you are a traveller)
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There is indeed something fishy going on.
Even the dumbest employee at a government office (which admittedly can be pretty dumb) would know that any E-2 worker can get NHIC coverage. |
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CP
Joined: 18 Jan 2007
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| Posted: Wed Apr 30, 2014 8:21 pm Post subject: FACTS: |
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Too much confusion with what I read here. Here are the facts.
1. Every Korean and every REGISTERED foreigner must legally be covered under the NHIS.
2. Employers DO NOT have to provide health insurance to employees.
3. REGISTERED Foreigners who don't have health coverage provided by an employer MUST cover themselves. This is not a hard thing to do. Take your official documents (passport/ARC) and enough money to cover any past payments that you didn't pay to the nearest NHIS office. If you are extremely lucky you might get an official who will waive this.
I am Canadian, have an E-2 visa, registered for Health Insurance myself and make the monthly payments myself. My monthly payment is 88,610 won.
If you have any further questions call the Health Insurance Customer Center yourself.
English: (02) - 390-2000
Korean: 1577 1000 |
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