Every guest, visitor, professor or student, as well as accompanying family members and dependents, associated with BGU must be covered by a comprehensive private health insurance policy for the period of their stay in Israel.
In order to purchase Harel-Yedidim health insurance through BGU please contact
vhi@bgu.ac.il
Prices of the health insurance are established by Harel-Yedidim.
Please note: Having health insurance is mandatory in order to apply for a visa!
Please note:
Updates of Insurance Premiums (January, 2020)
Your insurance must cover the following areas:
- All medical emergencies
- Hospitalization
- Medical flight evacuation back to your home country
- Transportation of mortal remains
Specific programs may have additional requirements.
If you are coming with health insurance from your home country, please make sure that it covers you for the duration of your studies.
Harel-Yedidim Medical Policy Insurance (for visitors and students) is valid only in Israel. People covered by Harel-Yedidim who wish to travel outside Israel will need to purchase a "Travel abroad".
Travel Insurance policy can be paid (in one payment only) by credit card (not debit or direct) or by bank transfer:
Premiums
Payment by credit card
Payment by bank Authorization
For payment by bank transfer, please contact us to
vhi@bgu.ac.il
There is also an option to add to this policy a:
How to obtain Medical Insurance:
Harel-Yedidim Insurance Agency's Web-site
Harel-Yedidim offers two kinds of medical insurance: "Prestige" and "UMS". For details on each one of them and differences
click here.
General Outline
Relevant documents for obtaining medical insurance:
For UMS medical insurance:
For private payment via credit card fill-in
this form (PDF Format)
For private payment through bank authorization fill-in
this form (PDF Format)
For payment by bank transfer, please contact us to vhi@bgu.ac.il
For "Prestige" Policy:
For private payment via credit card fill-in
this form (PDF Format)
For private payment through bank authorization fill-in this form (PDF Format)
For payment by bank transfer, please contact us to vhi@bgu.ac.il
To extend a prestige policy, please contact us a month before it expires, and send us a filled internal form, a filled
prolong form.
Prices (are subject to be changed by the Company of Harel Yedidim).
Deposit to bank account
Health Insurance for B1 Visa Holders:
According to Israeli Law, holders of B1 Visa have to purchase a specific Health Insurance Policy, please contact our office for further instructions
vhi@bgu.ac.il.
For emergency contact:
