# Can you buy health insurance without an ARC or visa?

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**Category:** Living in Taiwan\
**Tags:** medical\_insurance\
**Created:** [July 26, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/can-you-buy-health-insurance-without-an-arc-or-visa/83449 "2014-07-26T04:37:34Z")\
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**Author:** ![Red\_Fox\_Ace](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/r/a87d85/32.png) [@Red\_Fox\_Ace](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Red_Fox_Ace)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 4:37am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/can-you-buy-health-insurance-without-an-arc-or-visa/83449/1 "2014-07-26T04:37:34Z")

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Would some visitor who is just making 90-day visa-waiver stays in Taiwan on a US passport be able to buy Taiwanese health insurance, or is an ARC or visa needed?

Also, are dental and medical insurance separate things, just like in the US?

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**Author:** ![Bernadette](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/7bcc69/32.png) [@Bernadette](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Bernadette)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 6:25am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/can-you-buy-health-insurance-without-an-arc-or-visa/83449/2 "2014-07-26T06:25:59Z")

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I have it on very good authority that you need a resident visa to buy health insurance in Taiwan, and you can not buy health insurance if you are only here on a visitor visa.  
Most normal dental work can be done on the public health insurance scheme here.

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**Author:** ![Abacus](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/a/e5b9ba/32.png) [@Abacus](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Abacus)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 7:47am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/can-you-buy-health-insurance-without-an-arc-or-visa/83449/3 "2014-07-26T07:47:38Z")

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Basic dental health is covered in NHI. That includes extractions and I think root canals. The cosmetic part of the procedure (crowns and implants) are not covered. Crowns are about 10K/tooth while implants are typically about 80K/tooth although you can find both a little cheaper.

And Bernadette is right. No ARC = No NHI.

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**Author:** ![Fox](https://forumosa-12829.kxcdn.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/c5a1d2/32.png) [@Fox](https://tw.forumosa.com/u/Fox)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2014, 8:40am UTC](https://tw.forumosa.com/t/can-you-buy-health-insurance-without-an-arc-or-visa/83449/4 "2014-07-26T08:40:52Z")

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You can by AIG health insurance for travelers or something similar.