Subway: Meinohama, nishijin, tenjin, Hakata, and Kaizuka Stations Bring your certificate of commuting and student ID card to purchase a commuting pass at any of the location below Receive a certificate of commuting issued by the Student Support Division or the Student Affairs Section of your School or Graduate School.ģ. Confirm the route of public transportationĢ. The longer commuter pass validity, the greater the discountġ. Please not that some categories of student cannot obtain a certificate of commuting. Students can apply for the certificate at Students Affairs Section of their School / Graduate School. A certificate of commuting is required to purchase a student commuter pass. Nishitetsu and Subway commuter passes (1,3 and 6 month(s) passes)Ĭommuter passes are available ticket counters at train station. For more detail, please contact the ward office in your residence area. Monthly premium payment can be made via automatic withdrawal from a bank account. Monthly premiums are calculated based on your annual income in the previous year. Your National Health Insurance Card will be sent to you by post within a few days after the registration is completed. You can join National Health Insurance by applying at National Health Insurance Division of local ward office of your residence. National Health Insurance is especially beneficial in cases of serious disease or hospitalization thanks to its reimbursement system: if the total sum of medical bills that a single medical institution charges to a subscriber within 1 month exceeds a certain amount, the excess sum is reimbursed to the subscriber. By paying monthly premiums, subscribers are required to cover 30% of their medical expenses. National Health Insurance Card and Premium Payment Form (available only in Japanese)Īll foreign nationals with a residence permit for a period exceeding 3 months who are students or who are not covered by an employer’s social security plan (mutual aid, health insurance) are required to join National Health Insurance. ※Click here for National Health Insurance Card and premium payment slip Please ask the ward (city) office for the procedure of automatic transfer. ※It is convenient to pay insurance premiums automatically from your bank or post office account. ※Insurance premiums vary depending on each person’s previous year’s income, so please contact the ward office where you live for details. If you have not completed the notification of your place of residence, please do so first. ※Please complete the procedure at the ward office where you live. If the amount of the charge to be paid for one hospital in one month (30% of the total medical charge) exceeds determined sum of money the exceeded is borne by the city. With this insurance, the insured can receive benefits for medical chargesħ0% of the total charge is borne by the city. All foreign nationals who granted permission to stay for 3 months or more may enroll in the National Health Insurance Plan.
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