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gjwilliams1980
Joined: 06 Apr 2010
Location: Manchester, England
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 Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 4:12 am Post subject: National Medical Insurance |
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My employer seems to be very unhelpful on this matter..
i am unsure if I am automatically covered under the national medical insurance in korea by the fact that I am employed and am about to receive my alien registration card.....?
Should I be filling out a form or registering somewhere....also we don't receive a pay slip...I'm not too bothered as they pay in full on time and tax appears to be minimal but would this show medical insurance deductions if i was covered? |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:58 am Post subject: Re: National Medical Insurance |
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| gjwilliams1980 wrote: |
My employer seems to be very unhelpful on this matter..
i am unsure if I am automatically covered under the national medical insurance in korea by the fact that I am employed and am about to receive my alien registration card.....?
Should I be filling out a form or registering somewhere....also we don't receive a pay slip...I'm not too bothered as they pay in full on time and tax appears to be minimal but would this show medical insurance deductions if i was covered? |
You are NOT automatically insured.
IF you are at a public school your employer will enroll you shortly after you get your ARC. About 2 weeks later you will get your NHIC booklet showing that you are insured.
Coverage information can be found on the English side of their website: http://www.nhic.or.kr/
IF you are at a hakwon it is most likely that you will NOT be insured (despite the fact that it is a legal requirement and a contractual obligation).
Bottom line: No NHIC booklet means NO NHIC insurance. You can CONFIRM whether or not you are insured by requesting information from the NHIC directly via their English phone line (business hours).
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vsiddy
Joined: 14 Apr 2010
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| Posted: Wed Jul 07, 2010 6:58 pm Post subject: Re: National Medical Insurance |
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| ttompatz wrote: |
IF you are at a public school your employer will enroll you shortly after you get your ARC. About 2 weeks later you will get your NHIC booklet showing that you are insured. |
Hmm I started working for a public school in late May this year, and I was told by my co-teacher that I would not be covered for health insurance until I had been at the school for 3 months, even though I will have to pay for a full year. I smell something dodgy... |
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Lolimahro
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