Health insurance, also commonly referred to as iqama insurance is mandatory for every resident and visitor living in Saudi Arabia to facilitate them and their families with better healthcare.
To check your health insurance status and expiry date the Council of Health Insurance (CHI) Saudi Arabia has a dedicated service ‘CCHI Damaan‘ on its website and also on CHI app for Android and iPhone users.
iqama insurance Check
To check iqama insurance expiry date and status, there are many ways by using:
- CCHI Website
- CCHI App
- Absher
Check Iqama Insurance Expiry Date On The CCHI Portal
- Visit the CCHI website.
- The “check insurance” page will open. Now enter the following details
- Identity Number: You can enter either of these two information
- Border number – If you are new to Saudi Arabia and your iqama hasn’t been issued yet.
- Iqama number – If you are already living in KSA and possess the resident permit.
- Enter the 6-digit code
- Click on ‘OK’
On the next page, you can view the health insurance status, expiry date, and many other details including the Insurance company name, deductible percentage of the amount that you have to pay against the payable dues, and the insurance category/class (A, B or C).
Read our detailed article on the border number and how to check it in Saudi Arabia.
Expired Health Insurance Status
In case of expired medical health insurance, Furthermore, the following status appears on the CCHI website. “You don’t have Insurance.”
Iqama Insurance Status On CCHI App
To check iqama insurance on the CHI app, do the following:
- Download and install CCHI App on your mobile
- Select your preferred language
- English
- Arabic
- Now login through the Nafath credentials, the National single sign-on
- On the next page, your iqama insurance status, expiry date, class, and approval limit are shown under the “Mine” tab
- To check your dependents’ insurance, click on the “Dependents” tab to view the information.
Check Health Insurance On Iqama Through Absher
You can check medical insurance in Absher because the Ministry of Interior keeps the status and expiry of your iqama insurance. The procedure is as follows.
- Log in to the Absher portal
- Click on ‘Health Insurance For Residents Information’ available Under the ‘Other Services‘ Tab,
- Enter Iqama number
- Enter the 4-digit image code and click on ‘View‘
- On the next page, Absher will display the iqama insurance status.
Check Iqama insurance Status For Dependents
You can also check health insurance status for your family members and dependents in Absher. For that purpose;
- Open the Absher portal and log in to your account. https://absher.sa/
- Click on ‘Family Members’
- Now select the ‘Inquiries‘ tab and click on ‘Query Health Insurance‘
- Select the family member from the drop-down list.
- The system will show you the medical insurance expiry date.
Check Health Insurance Expiry Date For Visit Visa Holders
The visit visa holders can also check their health insurance status and expiry date on the CCHI Saudi Arabia portal. To do that,
- Visit the CCHI portal
- Enter your passport number
- Enter the 6-digit code
- Now click on the ‘OK’
- The CCHI will display the health insurance status of the visitor along with the insurance expiry date, insurance company name, issue date, policy number, and the medical insurance type.
Check the Insurance Status Of a Tourist
The tourist visa holders can check insurance validity and status on CCHI platform in this way:
- Open Damaan on CCHI portal.
- Enter the passport number of the tourist
- Enter 6-digit code
- Click on “OK”
The medical insurance validity is displayed on the next page.
Insurance For Premium Iqama Holders
The procedure to check iqama insurance expiry date is similar as you can use both the CCHI portal and the Absher platform. The process is as follows.
- Open CCHI website
- “Inquire about Premium Iqama Insurance” page will open.
- Enter either Iqama number or passport number.
- Enter the 6-digit code and click on “OK”
On the next page the CCHI will display health insurance status along with its expiry date, the insurance company name, the insurance class/category and, the issue date.
How to Update Health Insurance In Absher.
In case, you find that your iqama insurance has been renewed on the CCHI website but showing as “expired” in the Absher, you need not worry.
The health insurance status will automatically update within a few days because the Absher is linked with CCHI.
Conclusion
The CCHI insurance also results in terms of a great healthcare facility at a very low cost. And, the best part is that the sponsors pay for it.
Another aspect of having Saudi health insurance is that it is a mandatory requirement while applying for a family visa.
Therefore, whatever method you use to inquire about its status, the main thing is that the iqama insurance should be valid and active to get full benefits from it.
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