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it distrupts zebra styling.. --> <div class="entity entity-bean bean-mcgill-call-to-action clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class = "field-wrapper no-image"><div class = "inner-wrapper"><div class="field field-name-field-m-block-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>ISS is available virtually and in-person Mondays-Fridays during business hours.</p> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-single-link field-type-link-field field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/contact-us" target="_blank" class="button">Contact ISS</a></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- End highlighted page block area --> <div id="container" class="clearfix"> <div class="breadcrumb"> <a href="https://www.mcgill.ca" class="custom-breadcrumbs-item-1">McGill.CA</a> / <a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents" class="custom-breadcrumbs-item-2">International Student Services</a> </div> <div id="nav-column" class="transition"> <div id="nav-menu"> <a class ="btn-nav">Section menu<i class="fa fa-angle-down fa-fw"></i></a> </div> <ul class="menu"><li class="first collapsed"><a href="/internationalstudents/health/whos-covered">Who Is Covered</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/internationalstudents/health/activate-your-coverage">Activate Your Coverage</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/internationalstudents/health/canadian-non-resident-sign">Canadian Non-Resident Sign-up</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/internationalstudents/health/rates">Rates</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/internationalstudents/health/coverage">Benefits</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/internationalstudents/health/access-health-care">Access Health Care</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/internationalstudents/health/claims">Claims</a></li> <li class="collapsed"><a href="/internationalstudents/health/exemption">Exemptions</a></li> <li class="leaf"><a href="/internationalstudents/health/contact-medavie-blue-cross">Contact Medavie Blue Cross</a></li> <li class="last leaf"><a href="/internationalstudents/health/ihi-faqs">IHI FAQs</a></li> </ul> </div> <!-- End nav-column --> <div id="inner-container"> <div id="tabs"> </div> <div id="top-page"> </div> <!-- End top page block area --> <!-- Display title in page area when not channel node, the title will instead be displayed in the node --> <div id="main-column"> <div id="top-content"> <div class="region region-top-of-content"> <div id="block-bean-mctavish-street-picture" class="block block-bean region-top_of_content block-bean-mcgill-block mode-full"> <div class ="block-inner"> <div class="content"> <!-- Exception for relevant block - it distrupts zebra styling.. --> <div class="entity entity-bean bean-mcgill-block clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-field-m-block-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><div class="media-youtube-video media-element file-default media-youtube-1"> <iframe class="media-youtube-player" id="media-youtube-v99y194on8k" width="640" height="390" title="Welcome: McGill Student Services" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/v99y194On8k?wmode=opaque&controls=&enablejsapi=1&modestbranding=1&playerapiid=media-youtube-v99y194on8k&origin=https%3A//www.mcgill.ca&rel=0" name="Welcome: McGill Student Services" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen>Video of Welcome: McGill Student Services</iframe> </div> </p> </div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <!-- End top content block area --> <div id="content"> <div id="content-inner"> <div class="region region-content"> <div id="block-system-main" class="block block-system region-content"> <div class ="block-inner"> <div class="content"> <div id="node-25" class="node clearfix"> <div class="content"> <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p style="text-align:center"><img alt="International Health Insurance" height="169" width="1054" style="HEIGHT: 80px; WIDTH: 500px" class="file-original " src="https://www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/files/internationalstudents/health_insurance_0.png" /></p> <p>The McGill International Health Insurance Plan is <strong>mandatory for all</strong> registered international students.</p> <p>McGill requires all registered international students and their accompanying dependent spouse to participate in the compulsory McGill International Health Insurance (IHI) plan which is administered by International Student Services. For more information on who is covered please visit our <a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/health/whos-covered"><em>who's covered page</em></a>.</p> <p>All international students are automatically charged the annual IHI fee聽<strong>upon registration</strong> at McGill University in the fall and winter terms. <a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/health/whos-covered/summerstudies">Summer</a> is an exception.</p> <p><a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/health/whos-covered/canadian-non-resident-sign">Non-resident Canadian students</a> or聽<strong>new聽</strong>Permanent Residents who are not eligible for聽the聽<a href="https://www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca/en/citizens/health-insurance/register">R茅gie de l'assurance maladie du Qu茅bec(RAMQ)</a><a href="http://www.ramq.gouv.qc.ca/en/citizens/health-insurance/registration/Pages/eligibility.aspx">聽</a>and have no insurance coverage or whose private insurance is not adequate, have the聽<strong>option</strong>聽of enrolling聽in McGill's International Student Health Insurance (IHI) Plan.</p> <p>The insurance provider is Medavie Blue Cross.</p> <p><b>You may:</b></p> <ul> <li><a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/health/activate-your-coverage">Activate coverage</a> to get your IHI card</li> <li><a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/health/exemption">Request an exemption</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.mcgill.ca/internationalstudents/health/activate-your-coverage/adding-dependents">Add your dependents</a></li> </ul> <p>聽</p> </div></div></div> </div> <ul class="links inline"><li class="node-readmore first last"></li> </ul> <div class="mcgill-tags"><div class="field field-name-field-tags field-type-taxonomy-term-reference field-label-inline clearfix"><div class="field-label">Tags: </div><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><a href="/internationalstudents/category/tags/about-iss-office">About the ISS Office</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/internationalstudents/category/tags/aide-financiere-etudiants-etrangers">Aide financi猫re 茅tudiants 茅trangers</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/internationalstudents/category/tags/buddy-program">buddy program</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/internationalstudents/category/tags/contact-us">Contact Us</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/internationalstudents/category/tags/financial-assistance">financial assistance</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/internationalstudents/category/tags/health-insurance">Health Insurance</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/internationalstudents/category/tags/immigration-0">immigration</a></div><div class="field-item odd"><a href="/internationalstudents/category/tags/international-students">international students</a></div><div class="field-item even"><a href="/internationalstudents/category/tags/language-support">Language support</a></div></div></div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="bottom-content"> </div> <!-- End bottom content block area --> </div> <!-- main column --> <div id="sidebar-column"> <h2 class="offscreen">Related Content</h2> <div class="region region-sidebar-second"> <div id="block-bean-august-1-ihi-coverage" class="block block-bean region-sidebar_second block-bean-mcgill-call-to-action mode-third"> <div class ="block-inner"> <h2>Accessing IHI</h2> <div class="content"> <!-- Exception for relevant block - 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