Workplace subscriber (NHI)
Korean: 직장가입자
A registered foreign employee covered by National Health Insurance through the workplace.
A foreigner or overseas Korean staying in Korea who is an employee, public official or school staff member at a covered workplace, is not in an excluded category, and has completed alien registration, a domestic residence report or resident registration becomes a workplace subscriber (National Health Insurance Act, Art. 109(2)).
You or your employer may apply for exclusion if you have equivalent medical coverage under foreign law, foreign insurance or your employment contract (Art. 109(5)2).
Legal basis
Explanations follow the current Korean statutes on the National Law Information Center (law.go.kr). Laws change, so check the original text before relying on it. This is general information, not legal advice. All terms