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National Health Insurance(NHI)

National Health Insurance
  • Regulations

According to the National Health Insurance Act, those who have lived in Taiwan for at least 6 months with a residence permit should join the NHI. 6 months of residence in Taiwan means that after entering Taiwan and obtaining a foreign resident permit, you have resided in Taiwan continuously for 6 months, or you have left Taiwan once for less than 30 days and the actual period of residence has reached 6 months after deducting the number of days of departure.
*Students must register for Group Medical Insurance if they do not have NHI.

  • Insurance premium payment method and amount

The National Health Insurance (NHI) fee will be included in your tuition fee each semester. The fee is NTD 826 per month (following NHI regulations), amounting to NTD 4,956 per semester. (Frist semester: August to January / Second semester: February to July)

  • Transfer to the THU to apply for national health insurance

1.    For newly enrolled students who are currently not registered to NHI

OIR will register you for NHI and apply for NHI card once you have remained in Taiwan with a valid ARC for over six months. OIR will inform students once we receive the NHI card from the NHI Administration.

2.    For students who are registered to NHI at another university/institution/company but need to transfer their insurance to THU

Please apply for a certificate/proof of NHI transfer-out from your previous institution and submit the document to OIR for the NHI transfer procedures.

3.    For students who are registered to NHI at another university/institution/company but do NOT need to transfer their insurance to THU

Please provide a certificate/proof of NHI registration at another institution and notify OIR. Kindly check your tuition fees (insurance fee) at the beginning of every semester to avoid NHI double payment.

  • Transfer-out of National Health Insurance

1.    Suspension, withdrawal, or graduation

Please visit OIR in person for your NHI deregistration and refund procedure.

2.    Transferring to another university/institution/company

Please visit OIR in person to complete your NHI deregistration and refund procedure. Also apply for the certificate of NHI deregistration from OIR and submit the document to your new university/institution/company to complete the NHI transfer procedure.

  • Loss or Damage IC card

If you need to renew your NHI card due to loss or damage of the card, please visit and apply for card renewal at OIR. The renewal fee is NTD 200.