Joining a health insurance plan

Joining a health insurance plan

Foreigners who will be residing in Japan for three months or more are required to join the National Health Insurance and National Pension schemes. The procedures for joining can be completed at the National Health Insurance department in the local municipal office of the area in which the international student lives. International students will be required to pay their insurance premiums at a later date. Because insurance premiums are calculated based on the previous year’s income in Japan, their insurance premiums may be reduced if they report whether they had income in Japan (if any) in the previous year, and the amount of that income.

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