Seoul

Support Target

  • Foreign workers & their families (including registered & unregistered residence)
  • Multi-cultural families & their immediate families (In case of foreign nationality)
    ※ excluding siblings
  • Refugees & their families (priority support regardless of support criteria below)
  • Other medically vulnerable populations (In case of local residents, priority to consulting with Medical Social Work Team in Seoul Red Cross Hospital)

Support Criteria

  • Those who have stayed for more than 90 days from the date of last entry.
  • Someone who get above certain score when writing an evaluation paper of medical bill support.

    – Those who do not fall under the entry for medical treatment. [VISA : C-3-3(medical tourism), G-1-10(treatment care) are not eligible]
    – Support shall be ceased if someone supported by false or other dishonest means and supported cost shall be confiscated.
    – A qualified person may not be selected as a support target depending on one’s diseases.

Support Details

  • Outpatient&Inpatient Support 50~100% of total treatment cost
  • Exemption of Support : Outpatient medicines, medical certificate, a copy of medical record, a copy of CD, dental care, mental health, cost of meal for guardian, Senior ward room fee and Simple tests requested by the patient, etc.
  • Support possibilities and rates of support are decided by an evaluation paper of medical bill support from ‘Healthy Neighbor Center’.

Support Process

  1. Telephone Inquiry
    (T.02-2002-8684)

  2. Visiting Healthy Neighbor Center

  3. Consultation with social worker

  4. Set a rate of support after internal review.

  5. Perform treatment on outpatient or inpatient

  • Patients can apply for medical service to the hospital directly, however, applications who request from other organizations will get counseling as a priority.
  • Inpatients in other hospital determine hospitalization through Medical Cooperation Center(02-2002-8740) and proceed to counsel.
  • Consultation‧Counseling hours : AM 9:00 ~ 12:00, PM 13:00 ~ 17:00

Required Docutments

  • valid passport
  • old passport / Immigration Certificate (Confirmation of last entry is required to check whether the last period of stay is more than 90 days)
  • Certification of Alien Registration ((applicable person)
  • Patient Referral Form (If a patient is referred from another institution)
  • Medical Treatment Request Form / Doctor’s Note (applicable person)
  • Lease Contract / Free Residence Confirmation
  • Account Statement for the last 6 months (including family members living together)
  • Confirmation of employment and salary statement (applicable person)
  • After consultation, additional documents can be requested if necessary