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The National Health Insurance Act stipulates that foreign nationals who with Valid Alien Resident Certificate or Resident certificate for the Taiwan area( including those from Hong Kong, Macau and China) must be registered in the National Health Insurance program upon living in Taiwan for 6 months (6 months of continuous residence in Taiwan or with one trip abroad not exceeding 30 days when the actual residency period of 6 months is reached after the days abroad have been deducted). But those people who get work permits with ARC must join the National Health Insurance program by their employer starting the day they are employed.

Foreign students

Those with fixed employers Those with a steady job can register for the program through their employers.

Foreign newborns(Infants born in Taiwan)

For spouses, minor children and disabled adult children of foreign professionals

Those who are unemployed but able to enroll as a dependent through a relative (i.e., parents, spouses, or children) could participate in the National Health Insurance program through a relative's insurance registration organization after six months continuous residence in Taiwan.

Those without a fixed employer or family members with whom dependency can be claimed, must, after six months of consecutive residence, enroll through the local administrative office where they reside.
Foreign special professionals and foreign senior professionals who are employers or self-employed business owners can register for the program through their companies from the date their business is founded.

Other company chairpersons/owners They must enroll in the program through their companyies after six months of consecutive residence.

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