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ekim
Joined: 27 Apr 2006
Location: Ansan, Korea
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 Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:29 am Post subject: having a baby on Korean health insurance |
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| I want to work in Korea again, but my wife is pregnant and due in October. How long would it take to get an E2 visa and her under my health insurance so we could deliver the baby? Anyone know how much we'd still have to end up paying even with health insurance? Is it even possible to get what I need by October? |
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johninmaine
Joined: 29 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 10:40 am Post subject: |
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...im not in Korea, but it shouldn't be too hard to get the papers from immigration. but, this question seems a little strange, why are you inquiring about this with 3 weeks to go? you're still in Korea?
here is another site, that has more "family-related" posts
http://www.eslcafe.com/bbs/forumdisplay.php?f=52, |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 1:51 pm Post subject: Re: having a baby on Korean health insurance |
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| ekim wrote: |
| I want to work in Korea again, but my wife is pregnant and due in October. How long would it take to get an E2 visa and her under my health insurance so we could deliver the baby? Anyone know how much we'd still have to end up paying even with health insurance? Is it even possible to get what I need by October? |
It is unlikely that you would find a job, get your ARC, then get your health insurance - all in less than 3 weeks or so.
Having said that, childbirth costs at a normal hospital (as compared to one of the "international" ones) - for natural delivery runs about 500-600k won total (birthing and hospital stay for mom and baby).
Surgical intervention (C-section) will cost about 1 million (including the hospital stay).
If you do not have insurance the costs will be about double those listed above. |
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ekim
Joined: 27 Apr 2006
Location: Ansan, Korea
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 6:54 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks for the information. I felt pretty dumb asking it, cuz it's a long shot that I would've attempted the move that quick. I was just worried my dream job (18 hours a week and 2.6) would come up and I'd be on the next plane to Korea.
Anyways, I've been working here in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, for the last several months, finally got my pregnant wife here from the Philippines, and now I got a 60 day notice from my job cuz I told the branch director she was clueless about the classes.
The baby's due mid-October, and I'm due to finish work early November. My wife ain't insured at the moment, but I know a Taiwanese guy who owns a women's hospital and he'll deliver the baby for free cuz I'm his teacher. Then I'll have to apply for its Canadian citizenship and passport ASAP and hope my boss doesn't cancel my ARC until we have everything we need to move on. I'm sure he won't. My branch director could go shoot herself, but my boss is a good guy.
Well, I got a lot of work ahead of me, so I'm just trying to see it from different angles and stuff. Thanks for the help. |
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Alyallen
Joined: 29 Mar 2004
Location: The 4th Greatest Place on Earth = Jeonju!!!
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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| I thought pregnant women aren't allowed to fly in the third trimester? |
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johninmaine
Joined: 29 Jul 2007
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:49 pm Post subject: |
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...i know, seems a little strange to me, this post -- a bit suspicious.
one would think she would stay in the Phillipines with her family / personal doctor. then, after 2 months, get the birth certificate, etc
you should've probably had her stay in the Phillipines and you fly over there in the next few weeks....
that's what i would have done, if my wife was in the US--- would i have flown her over to S.K. from the US in the 3rd trimister?
this post, a bit suspicious. |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 7:52 pm Post subject: |
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| Alyallen wrote: |
| I thought pregnant women aren't allowed to fly in the third trimester? |
They can fly up to the 8th month but they are required to have a doctors certificate from the patients doctor (less than 14 days old) if they are flying after 24 weeks and within 3 days and by the AIRLINE's doctor if they are over 30 weeks.
There is a little variation from airline to airline (3 days/4 days - 24/26 weeks) but they are all similar.
| johninmaine wrote: |
...i know, seems a little strange to me, this post -- a bit suspicious.
one would think she would stay in the Phillipines with her family / personal doctor. then, after 2 months, get the birth certificate, etc
you should've probably had her stay in the Phillipines and you fly over there in the next few weeks....
that's what i would have done, if my wife was in the US--- would i have flown her over to S.K. from the US in the 3rd trimister?
this post, a bit suspicious. |
He is Canadian, she is Filipino, they are currently in Taiwan. He just got his notice of termination of his employment.
Neither of them is in their home country and they have no coverage anywhere.
More a case of grasping at straws looking for coverage and decent medical than suspicious. I hope it all goes well for them. |
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matthews_world
Joined: 15 Feb 2003
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:38 pm Post subject: |
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It is unlikely that you would find a job, get your ARC, then get your health insurance - all in less than 3 weeks or so.
Having said that, childbirth costs at a normal hospital (as compared to one of the "international" ones) - for natural delivery runs about 500-600k won total (birthing and hospital stay for mom and baby).
Surgical intervention (C-section) will cost about 1 million (including the hospital stay). |
With or without insurance.
That's pretty cheap! Why is the birth rate so low in the first place? Koreans should be poppin' out kids with those prices.  |
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ttompatz
Joined: 05 Sep 2005
Location: Kwangju, South Korea
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| Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2007 8:43 pm Post subject: |
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| matthews_world wrote: |
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It is unlikely that you would find a job, get your ARC, then get your health insurance - all in less than 3 weeks or so.
Having said that, childbirth costs at a normal hospital (as compared to one of the "international" ones) - for natural delivery runs about 500-600k won total (birthing and hospital stay for mom and baby).
Surgical intervention (C-section) will cost about 1 million (including the hospital stay). |
With or without insurance.
Is this a question or comment? Those prices are WITH insurance.
That's pretty cheap! Why is the birth rate so low in the first place? Koreans should be poppin' out kids with those prices. |
| ttompatz wrote: |
It is unlikely that you would find a job, get your ARC, then get your health insurance - all in less than 3 weeks or so.
Having said that, childbirth costs at a normal hospital (as compared to one of the "international" ones) - for natural delivery runs about 500-600k won total (birthing and hospital stay for mom and baby).
Surgical intervention (C-section) will cost about 1 million (including the hospital stay).
If you do not have insurance the costs will be about double those listed above. |
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