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Information regarding visa regulations can be found on the homepage of the German Federal Foreign Office or the local foreigners' registration offices (Ausländerbehörden). Please check carefully in advance which insurance coverage your private health insurer is offering. Students released from the national insurance requirements must arrange in advance for reimbursement of potentially high medical costs from their private health insurer. If you do not send it in time, the issuing of the SmartCard and the Semesterticket might be delayed! Please note that this release from the insurance requirement cannot be withdrawn and is valid for the entire time of study in Germany.


For the enrolment procedure it is extremely important that you send us a scan of your proof of health insurance and the respective form for an exemption from the German compulsory health insurance by September 1 (Winter Semester) or March 1 (Summer Semester) respectively. Travel insurance is not sufficient.Īttention: Students with a foreign /a private health insurance for Germany need to be released from the German compulsory health insurance requirement. Private Health Insurance (in German: “private Krankenversicherung“): It needs to cover your study stay in Witten.Public Health Insurance (in German: “gesetzliche Krankenversicherung“): It covers all medical and emergency dental treatments and hospitalization – no additional payments necessary.These students must either obtain a health insurance through a public insurance company (also called “German compulsory health insurance”) or buy a private health insurance for their time of studies in Germany: a copy of the European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) issued by your local medical insurance company in your home countryī) Students from Europe with a private health insurance in their home country & students from non-European Countries:.the Form AT/11 E111 E128 (International Foreign Medical Insurance Record Card) issued by your local medical insurance company in your home country OR.Students from EWR/EU-countries and students from countries with which Germany has a social insurance treaty (former Yugoslavian states, Switzerland, Turkey, Tunesia) need to hand in one of the two following documents: There are the following possibilities to prove health insurance in Germany:Ī) Students from Europe with a compulsory health insurance in their home country:

It is your responsibility to make sure that you have sufficient health insurance coverage. All international students who enrol at Witten/Herdecke University must have proof of health insurance that covers their study visit in Germany.
