According to the current
law of Saudi Arabia, every expatriate have to subscribe for health insurance to
get Iqama. Iqama cannot be renewed if an expatriate does not have health
insurance. It applies to both employees as well as their dependents. It is not
a matter of only subscribing for health insurance but this insurance should be
updated in the system of Ministry of Interior. If an expatriate does not have
health insurance or his health insurance is not updated in the MOI system,
Jawazat cannot issue his Iqama. We have already explained in a previous article
the procedure to check expiry of health insurance through MOI. “Check
Expiry of Health Insurance through MOI”. However, MOI requires Iqama number
to provide information about the expiry of health insurance.
You can check the expiry
of health insurance through MOI for an expatriate who already has Iqama. But
what about those employees who don’t have Iqamas? In order to check if someone
has subscribed for insurance or if his insurance is updated in the system
without Iqama, you need to follow the procedure given below.
First of all you need to
open website of “The Council of Cooperative Health Insurance” or CCHI and select
English language there. You need to click on the “Business Owners” tab from the
slides. A new page will open from where you will have to click on “Inquire
about Insurance Information” tab given on the left hand side. As a shortcut,
you can click on this link to reach to this point. http://goo.gl/Vn54N3. A new screen will appear
in which you have to enter the required information. If Iqama has already been
issued for an expatriate, you need to enter Iqama number in the field “Identity
Number”. If Iqama is yet to be issued, you need to enter Border number in the
respective field. Border number is written by the immigration officer by hand
in Arabic on the first time entry page of the expatriate. It is a 10 digit code
just like Iqama number. After entering Iqama number or Border number, enter the
captcha code and click on “OK” button as shown in the below screenshot.
If expatriate has
subscribed for the insurance, following message will appear on your computer
screen.
If expatriate has not yet
subscribed for insurance or insurance details are not updated in the system,
following message will appear. Keep in mind; you can only apply for the first
iqama when insurance details are updated in the system of The Council of
Cooperative Health Insurance.
Iqama
for Newcomers
- Procedure to Apply for First Iqama of Dependents in Saudi Arabia
- Procedure to Apply for the First Iqama
- Check Status of Medical Test Report for Saudi Iqama Online
- Tips for Newcomers in Saudi Arabia
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