You remain covered by your insurance in your home country if you are from an EU member state or another country with a social security agreement.
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To get medical treatment and services in Germany, simply present your European health insurance card (EHIC), your Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) or your certificate of entitlement to the medical service provider.
Without confirmation of health insurance cover in your home country, you cannot enrol at university or a higher education institute. Even if you don't require a visa as an EU citizen, you have to provide proof of valid health insurance when enrolling.
Simply upload a picture of the front and back of your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) and provide us with the necessary information using the above online process. We will issue a certificate and send it directly to your university/institute of higher education in Germany to confirm that you have insurance cover.
Other countries with which Germany has concluded a bilateral agreement on social security:
- Bosnia-Herzegovina
- Iceland
- Liechtenstein
- North Macedonia
- Montenegro
- Norway
- Switzerland
- Serbia
- Türkiye
- Tunisia
- United Kingdom