How do foreigners pay medical insurance locally?

The ways for foreigners to pay medical insurance locally are as follows:

1. First of all, you need to apply for social security locally as a freelancer;

2. Secondly, the insurance condition is to hold an urban hukou or a rural hukou;

3. Then, go to the social security service point of the local community street or the social security bureau at the district and county level;

4. Finally, prepare the basic information needed, including household registration book, ID card and its copy, and two one-inch photos.

Medical insurance registration process:

1. Understand the local medical insurance policy: The medical insurance policies in different regions may be different, so you need to know the local medical insurance types, enrollment conditions, payment standards and other information first;

2. Prepare relevant materials: prepare ID cards, household registration books, work certificates and other relevant materials according to the requirements of local medical insurance management departments;

3. Choose insurance methods: choose appropriate insurance methods according to personal circumstances, such as employee medical insurance and resident medical insurance;

4. Apply for insurance registration: bring the prepared materials to the local social security agency or apply for insurance registration through the online service platform;

5. Payment of medical insurance expenses: according to the prescribed payment standards and payment time, pay medical insurance expenses through bank transfer and online payment;

6. Get a medical insurance card: After the payment is completed, get a medical insurance card as an important voucher for enjoying medical insurance benefits.

To sum up, foreigners who want to participate in local medical insurance need to apply for social security registration as freelancers, hold urban or rural hukou, submit basic information such as household registration book, ID card, photocopy and photos to social security service points or bureaus, and complete relevant procedures.

Legal basis:

People's Republic of China (PRC) social insurance law

Article 23

Employees should participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and employers and employees should pay the basic medical insurance premiums in accordance with state regulations. Individual industrial and commercial households without employees, part-time employees who have not participated in the basic medical insurance for employees and other flexible employees can participate in the basic medical insurance for employees, and individuals pay the basic medical insurance premium in accordance with state regulations.