What is the qualification for foreign professionals to be insured by NHI? How to enroll in the NHI program?
People who obtain employment in Taiwan, get the work permit under the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals and their ARCs, shall enroll in the NHI program by their company (formally known as the “group insurance applicant”) from the day they are employed. Additionally the foreign professionals become employers or self-employed owners of professional business in Article 10 item 1, subparagraph 1, paragraph 4 of the National Health Insurance Act in Taiwan, shall apply as a group insurance applicant through National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) branch office, then finish the enrollment for themselves from the day their business is founded.