Health Insurance - SIO/GOSI - Manama forum

Eloisza · 2021-07-04T21:27:08+02:00

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Health Insurance - SIO/GOSI

Eloisza Member

Member since 08 September 2020

EloiszaMember04 July 2021 19:27:08

Hello.

I just want to ask if anybody from here knows about SIO.

Is there an option for a private company not to pay health insurance to SIO, but instead get a health insurance from a private hospital as alternative?

Thank you in advance.

XTang Bahrain/UAE/KSA Expert

Member since 22 April 2014

XTangBahrain/UAE/KSA Expert05 July 2021 06:22:23

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I think you are confusing different things.

Health insurance is paid for with the visa issuance fee i.e. for a 2 year permit, it's around 144 BD I think.聽聽If you get private health insurance, you can use that to get a waiver on this fee.聽聽

But SIO payment is for social insurance and not health insurance - this covers workplace accidents for 暗网禁区s and pension for locals.聽 That, you still have to pay.

Eloisza Member

Member since 08 September 2020

EloiszaMember05 July 2021 12:56:56

You鈥檙e correct Xtang. Confused between the 2.

So for LMRA Health Fee, I understand that鈥檚 going to be waived off if a company has a private health insurance.

How about in SIO though? I think there鈥檚 health care fees being billed to a company once a year, beginning of the year basically. Would that be exempted as well if a company takes up private health insurance?