Renewal of residency and health insurance
To be able to renew your residency and health insurance, you are required to fill out, upon your arrival in the country, a "statement for purpose of establishing residency and registration to a HMO". In this statement, you will be asked to fill in personal details as well as to choose a health maintenance organization with which you are interested in registering.
Waiting period for health services
A returning resident above 18 years old, has to go through a waiting period of up to 6 months to receive health care.
Considering the particularity of the situation, you will able to choose in your statement to waive the waiting period and receive health care immediately, against the payment of a special redeeming fee of {13903} which will be offset from compensations to which you are entitled.
Persons exempt from waiting period
New immigrants, children under 18, new mothers as well as those in need of life saving medical care - are qualified to receive health services immediately, without a waiting period requirement.
Receiving benefits
Returning residents may be eligible for the following benefits:
Child allowance
General disability allowance
Income support benefit
Old-age pension
Long-term care