Recently, a number of members have approached the Union over concerns that they have not been automatically (re-)enrolled in the University Health Insurance Plan (UHIP) for international students and dependents. This enrollment typically takes place in mid-August.
According to York International, automatic enrollment will NOT be taking place this year, “since many students are completing their programs remotely due to courses being online, [they] are only enrolling students under UHIP who are in Canada this Fall.”
International student members must complete the “International Student Information Form” in order to trigger the enrollment process.
LINK: https://yorkinternational.apps01.yorku.ca/machform/view.php?id=394296
Enrollment should take place within one week of submission of the above form and York International has said that coverage will be back-dated to September 1, 2020.
Regarding dependents (the International Student Information Form must be submit before dependents are added/renewed):
- If you need to renew coverage for dependents who were covered under your UHIP last year, you will need to submit the following application form to uhip@yorku.ca with your student number in the subject line.
- If you need to add dependents to your UHIP coverage, you will need to submit the following to uhip@yorku.ca with your student number in the subject line
- The UHIP Application Form: https://uhip.ca/Content/Assets/_Uploads/en_UHIP_AppForm.pdf
- “Your dependent’s work/study/visitor permit. If they does not have a permit, then please scan and send a copy of their passport page with the date of entry stamp and the front page of the passport.“