Got it. I’ll adjust the title of this thread to make this clear.
Hope you can sort this out soon!
Guy
Gain
February 23, 2019, 2:42am
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Immersion:
I speak Korean
That’s probably the reason. You don’t speak Mandarin so of course there’d be language barrier.
From the official website:
Yeah we’ve heard enough of this.
It would be helpful if someone who is here in Taiwan on an investment visa could help out the OP. If some forumosans know about this, please let us know.
Guy
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tando
February 23, 2019, 4:18am
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Funny. I didn’t get one until I actually asked for it lol.
Immersion:
Snowstorm I am new to Taiwan but find the bureaucracy stifling. I get a different answer every time I enquire.
FYI: I was told that if I am an employee of a company (and not the owner or CEO) there is no wait period. You can’t rely on one person’s opinion - especially government workers. I was told multiple times I could get NHI as soon as I received my ARC. Then I was told to come back in 6 months. Then I was told I was not eligible as I was not an employee. Then I was told I had to wait 6 more months as I left the country twice. And I was told my kids can only get NHI if I get it.
Taiwan has really fallen behind the other Asian Tigers - Korea, HK and Singapore.
I had an expat employee who was in an accident before he was signed up with Korea’s NHI. Once he was signed up they went back and covered his bills from the accident. I was handling it for him (I speak Korean) and thought I was misunderstanding the NHI worker as the concept was so foreign.
Make this simple.
Is there anyone in your company, who is a foreigner and have ARC AND have a NHI card? If so, ask them. Otherwise, your company should have someone doing admin work like this - who should be able to help you. (Unless your company is too small to do things like this)
I work in Academia Sinica and I don’t even have to lift a finger, other than provide them with my passport ID and ARC copy. A week later, I got a card.
Did you get it in the end?
Bimmerjeff said the monthly premium is higher because you’re considered as “business owner”.
Hi Overflow, I wouldn’t be too worried about them changing requirements, they are pretty set in there ways LOL. Nothing seems to change! Anyway, the main setbacks are 1) you are a Business Owner, and even if you make nothing you still have to pay the higher NHI medical premium(s), which are about 3x the base premium (I paid $200USD/mo for 3 people). 2) You have to file business taxes with a CPA (8000NT/yr in my case) and save all your reciepts for this. 3) when doing any banking or immigrati…
