Is health insurance required? How can it be obtained?
Every Turkish or international student registered in the TRNC higher education institutions, continuing their education, and will obtain a student residence permit, is required to make a payment equivalent to 10% of the minimum wage for health insurance under Law No. 8/2012 on the Health Fund. This payment should be made through the Student Residence Permits Automation System via virtual post of the Cooperative Central Bank to the account of the TRNC Ministry of Health. After the payment process is completed, the system will guide the student to the next step. Students of Turkish and other nationalities who pay premiums under the TRNC Health Fund Law can benefit from public health services for the paid year. Students who do not pay this premium and apply to public health institutions will be subject to full fee schedules at their own expense and will make the necessary payments to the treatment facility. For detailed information, inquiries about residence permit applications can be directed to the TRNC Ministry of Interior, health insurance and health report inquiries to the TRNC Ministry of Health, and inquiries about the rules applicable to universities to the TRNC Ministry of National Education and Culture.