victoria2004 Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 Hello everyone, I just did a revised rhinoplasty in Korea 2 days ago. The Clinic Consultant mentioned that it's tax refundable. But today he did a u-turn & said he made a mistake and that revised rhinoplasty is not eligible for tax refund. The clinic I went to is a pretty reputable one considering their high price relative to others. Could I hear from those of you who've done revised rhinoplasty in Korea, if you managed to get tax refund? I've tried to call the Medical Korea Information Center but the receptionist hung up on me as she couldn't speak English or Mandarin. My sis did under eye repositioning & double eyelid.. she was also told only double eyelid is tax refundable. Appreciate your reply bro & sis! Thanks in advance! Rgd, Vic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mintsweet Posted July 3, 2017 Share Posted July 3, 2017 I did hear that you have to check whether your clinic is authorized to accept foreign patients by Korean government. The best things is check all the details before surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
silviabb Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 As I know, you can get Tax refund. What is the name of clinic? You can contact gorvernment and can check with them. revised / primary surgery is ok. it is just excuse, they don't want to do it. they do it and they made an excuse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dottla Posted July 4, 2017 Share Posted July 4, 2017 I had revision rhinoplasty in korea about two months ago and I got my tax refund. I don't think the type of surgery matters, only that the clinic is approved (which most of them are). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy-l-park Posted July 9, 2017 Share Posted July 9, 2017 impossible. All paid money could tax refundable. I'm Korean.. I think that clinic playing with your money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-couture Posted July 18, 2017 Share Posted July 18, 2017 nah you can definitely get tax refund for revision rhino. All my friends managed to get it. There some procedures that are not claimable and those are procedure which are deemed as medical / non elective by the government. Im not 100 percent sure but i think for example if you do double eyelids and ptosis together, you can claim back for double eyelid but not the ptosis because it has not be on some list of approved procedures by the government. Thats what I been told anyway Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
positive0222 Posted July 20, 2017 Share Posted July 20, 2017 you can get a tax refund for revised rhinoplasty for sure. Revision is considered as a plastic surgery so you need to speak up. BTW which clinic is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catelet Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 How much is the tax refund? I heard it was 10%, but some clinics say it's only 7 or 8% because the government takes some of it out. Is that correct? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-couture Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 the VAT is 10 percent. But when you get the money back its 7-8 or something like that because the rest goes to the government. Also depends on the procedure and how much you spent. You know those automated machines where you put your tax refund receipt in and money comes out? Yeah you can only use those machines if your expenditure is under a certain amount. (i can't remember the exact figure). And if you use those machines the money u get back is only 4-5 percent ish around there because the less you spend the less you get back. Its got nothing to do with the machine either. Those machines are just so ppl who spend a little don't need to waste time getting the receipt validated by the teller since the refund amount is low. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catelet Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 Thank you Kcouture!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris-th Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 I think you have to check all details before the surgery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotrad Posted September 15, 2017 Share Posted September 15, 2017 You're definitely are eligible for a tax refund as this program was extended till Dec 2017, as they want to further promote Korea as the go to place in Asia for medical tourism. You can find official information on this program at www.visitmedicalkorea.com under the tab useful info. You can see there that the refund is indeed 10%. So it seems that the clinic is not really truthful about this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotrad Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 Indeed if you pay in cash then normally will not be eligible for a refund, so when bargaining just make sure to take this into account. If you pay in cash, I would say you should get more than 10% discount as you would get this anyway, so it's not really a discount from the clinic. Unless of course you would like to have the money right away to spend shopping of course Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
k-couture Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 cash payment has nothing to do with it. Ive paid in cash before and still gotten my tax refund. Why on earth would the government make a refund ineligible just because cash is used? The main thing is you need to get that tax refund receipt. Regardless of payment method. After that simply go to the airport and give the receipt to the tax refund counter and get your money back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kotrad Posted September 16, 2017 Share Posted September 16, 2017 K couture, you're correct I think my previous was not completely clear, so let me try again. You will typically read that forummers who pay cash will get a discount. If that's the case you must ask the clinic whether you still get a receipt or not. If you do not get a receipt then of course you will not get a tax refund. This is what I meant in my previous post that basically the clinic is giving you a discount that you are already eligible for. Only difference is that you get the money from the clinic directly. In the case that you do get a receipt from a clinic, then go for it as it would mean you get a discount + 10% VAT refund. So important to know what you are getting in terms of discount when paying in cash. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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