I’m headed out of the country for the rest of the year for about 6 months. Can NHI be paused until I get back? I’m planning to buy insurance in the other country.
You can only pause it if you are planning on leaving for more than 6 months. If you are gone for more than 2 years then your household registration is gone, and you will have to wait 6 months to reestablish NHI.
Otherwise there is no pausing NHI.
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If it’s “about six months”, i.e., maybe a bit more or a bit less but you’re not sure yet, it seems like it would make sense to suspend your NHI coverage then void the suspension and pay the fees if it turns out to be less.
https://www.nhi.gov.tw/english/Content_List.aspx?n=1E7F01DB3BBD5079&topn=778856C209BCE527
I think that NHI also gives some (limited) coverage abroad, so might be worth keeping that in mind.
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