Health in Germany

Health Advice: The medical care service in Germany is extremely good and has excellent facilities and medical professionals. For more comfort and safety, private clinics are an alternative option, however, a rather more costly one. The best thing to do in this case is take out health insurance, which will allow students to benefit from medical services free of charge in most cases.

Health Insurance: Every student should join a health plan. It is actually a prerequisite in order to sign up at a German university. If the applicant has a similar health plan in his or her home country, it may be acknowledged in Germany . Applicants who are European Union nationals may, during their stay of not more than twelve months, continue receiving health insurance benefits of their home country's health insurance. Evidence of membership to a health plan is obtained through the E109 or E111 form, which is issued in the home country and is acknowledged by other health insurance organizations which also issue an insurance certificate.

If students are unable to come by adequate health insurance, they must join a health insurance plan in Germany . The only exceptions to this rule include Studienkolleg students, those taking part in a language course for German as a foreign language (DAF) and students over the age of 30 years, who are not covered by such a plan, nor are these rules applicable to them.