Health Insurance - SIO/GOSI

12POSTS

4 years ago

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.

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XTang Bahrain/UAE/KSA Expert

11978POSTS

4 years ago

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. If you get private health insurance, you can use that to get a waiver on this fee.

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

Eloisza Member

12POSTS

4 years ago

You’re correct Xtang. Confused between the 2.

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

How about in SIO though? I think there’s 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?