European Health Insurance Card
European Health Insurance Card is a free card that gives you access to medically necessary, state-provided healthcare during a temporary stay in any of the 28 EU countries + Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland, under the same conditions and at the same cost (free in some countries) as people insured in that country.
Cards are issued by your national health insurance provider. It is important to note that European Health Insurance Card:
- is not an alternative to travel insurance. It does not cover any private healthcare or costs such as a return flight to your home country or lost/stolen property;
- does not cover your costs if you are travelling for the express purpose of obtaining medical treatment;
- does not guarantee free services. As each country’s healthcare system is different services that cost nothing at home might not be free in another country.
You obtain a card by contacting the health insurance institution where you are insured and which is therefore responsible for assuming your healthcare costs. See the list below.
To be eligible for a card, you must be insured by or covered by a state social security system in any EU country or Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway or Switzerland. Each separate member of a family travelling should have their own card.
People from non-EU countries, who are legally residing in the EU and are covered by a state social security scheme, are also eligible for a card. However, nationals from non-EU countries cannot use their EHIC for medical treatment in Denmark, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.
European Health Insurance Card expiry date – this varies from one country to another and is best to check when you contact your local health authority to obtain the card.
Apply for European Health Insurance Card in your country:
Austria
Belgium
La carte européenne d’assurance maladie (CEAM)
De Europese ziekteverzekeringskaart (EZVK)
Bulgaria
Национална здравноосигурителна каса (Information for persons insured in Bulgaria – in Bulgarian)
Croatia
Hrvatski zavod za zdravstveno osiguranje
Cyprus
Η Ευρωπαϊκή Κάρτα Ασφάλισης Ασθένειας
Apply for the European Health Insurance Card (in English)
Czech Republic
Kancelář zdravotního pojištění (Health Insurance Bureau)
Seznam zdravotních pojišťoven (List of insurance providers in the Czech Republic – in Czech): http://www.mzcr.cz/dokumenty/zdravotni-pojistovny_945_839_1.html
Denmark
Bestil EU-sygesikringskort (Det blå sygesikringskort)
Estonia
European Health Insurance Card
Finland
Tietoa Suomessa vakuutetuille henkilöille (suomeksi)
Hae Eurooppalainen sairaanhoitokortti: http://www.kela.fi/in/internet/suomi.nsf/NET/081110083201PM?OpenDocument
France
Informations pour les personnes assurées en France (en français)
Germany
Die Europäische Krankenversicherungskarte
Versicherungsschutz im Ausland (http://www.bmg.bund.de/krankenversicherung/leistungen/auslandsversicherungsschutz.html)
Greece
Πληροφορίες για την περίθαλψή σας πριν ταξιδέψετε στην Ευρωπαϊκή Ένωση
Hungary
Információk a Magyarországon biztosítottak számára: http://www.oep.hu/portal/page?_pageid=34,34892&_dad=portal&_schema=PORTAL
Iceland
Evrópska sjúkratryggingakortið
Applying for the European Health Insurance card (in Icelandic)
Applying for the European Health Insurance card (in English)
Ireland
Information for persons insured in Ireland (in English)
Italy
Informazioni per le persone assicurate in Italia (in italiano)
Latvia
Nacionālais veselības dienests
Liechstenstein
Amt fur Gesundheit (National Office of Health)
Lithuania
Valstybinė ligonių kasa prie Sveikatos apsaugos ministerijos
Luxembourg
Commande d’une carte européenne d’assurance maladie: http://www.ccss.lu/certificats/assures/carte-europeenne-de-securite-sociale/
Malta
Applying for an EHIC https://ehealth.gov.mt/HealthPortal/chief_medical_officer/eu_healthcare_entitlement_unit/applying_ehic.aspx
Netherlands
Aanvraagformulier Europese Zorgverzekeringskaart
Norway
Poland
Europejska Karta Ubezpieczenia Zdrowotnego
Portugal
Cartão Europeu de Seguro de Doença
Romania
Modalitățile de eliberare și utilizare a Cardului European
Casa Naţională de Asigurări de Sănătate
Slovakia
Information for persons insured in Slovakia (in Slovak)
Slovenia
Naročanje listin za tujino (evropske kartice zdravstvenega zavarovanja in konvencijskega potrdila)
Information for persons insured in Slovenia (in English)
Spain
Solicitud Tarjeta Sanitaria Europea (TSE)
Seguridad Social: Desplazamientos por Europa – Tarjeta Sanitaria Europea (TSE)
Sweden
Order the European Health Insurance Card (in Swedish)
Switzerland
Français Couverture d’assurance en cas de séjour temporaire dans un Etat de la CE/AELE
Deutsch Krankenversicherungsschutz bei vorübergehendem Aufenthalt in einem EG-/EFTA-Staat
United Kingdom
Applying for the first time or renewing your European Health Insurance Card
