What should you and can you do in the case of an illness? Foreign visitors…

What should you and can you do in the case of an illness?

Foreign visitors are covered by private travel health insurance. Such health insurance covers only acute medical treatment of newly occurred illnesses. Please consider the following three rules of conduct for outpatient treatments:

1. Please consult a general practitioner before seeing a specialist or going to hospital.
2. Please provide the physician with our Ärzte-Info-Ticket (medical info card) prior to the treatment.
3. Please tell your doctor that some treatments require approval and that you need a medical costs projection for these treatments.

What is the AIESEC?

Informations for AIESEC – Insurance cover belongs in your baggage! The goal and task of the student organization AIESEC is to help students around the world to grow into socially relevant roles through leadership experience. By participating in social projects or internships abroad, you will expand your professional skills, improve your foreign language skills and increase your intercultural communication skills. AIESEC supports you in your preparations for going abroad, you have to take care of the insurance coverage yourself. Under no circumstances should you travel abroad without a suitable international insurance policy.

Which type of visa is the right type?

Because there are many types of Visas out there, be careful which one you apply to depending on the reason you want to go to Germany. If you want a new job then apply for a Job Seeker Visa, if you want to study there then the Studying & Language Learning Visa is the right one. If you want to travel around or need a visa for a short business trip to Germany, then apply for the Schengen Visa or the Tourist and Visitor Visa. And lastly, if you want to go there to be reunited with your relatives, apply for the Family Reunion Visa.

Should you inform your insurance provider in case you need to travel to a different country from the one you originally intended to?

You do not have to inform us if you choose to travel to a different country as long as the alternative country belongs to the same area of validity as the country you indicated. If the alternative country belongs to a different area of validity and if you stay there for more than 6 weeks, you need to inform us. Please also note the FAQ “I want to travel to more than one country, and these countries belong to regions with different areas of validity. Which insurance should I purchase?” in the section “Questions regarding application”.

Will you need to conclude private or public health insurance while in Germany?

GERMAN STUDENT INSURANCE offers insurance combinations which are tailored to your needs, depending on your age and your purpose of stay. Language students, interns and doctoral students Students who have not started their subject-related studies, yet, cannot take out public health insurance. The private health insurance EDUCARE24 provides comprehensive cover for language students, interns and doctoral students. EDUCARE24 can be taken out in various insurance combinations (S, M, L, XL), so it is tailored to your individual needs. We recommend EDUCARE24 M, our comprehensive cover. EDUCARE24 M consists of travel health insurance, accident insurance, private liability insurance and deportation costs insurance. EDUCARE24 L additionally includes a wider range of dental treatments. EDUCARE24 XL is the right solution for persons who also want to make use of benefits within the framework of public programs up to a value of € 500 per year of insurance. EDUCARE24 S is limited to health insurance. Students up to age 29 You will be comprehensively covered by the student insurance of Techniker Krankenkasse during your studies. If you arrive in Germany before the start of your semester, DR-WALTER will provide you with a free additional cover. Students from the age of 30 Students from the age of 30 cannot take out public student health insurance. We recommend our comprehensive cover EDUCARE24 XL for the complete duration of your stay. EDUCARE24 XL consists of private health insurance, accident insurance, private liability insurance and deportation costs insurance. Our online consulting tool will quickly and easily present you the ideal insurance solution for your needs.

Are you planning on starting a new life in Germany or staying in your home country?

It is understandable if your home country doesn’t meet your expectations and you want to explore and live in a country that offers you plenty of opportunities to grow as a person and to grow your career. Applying for a German Visa in order to be able to work/study there is a great move, because not only does it offer high quality degrees/jobs, it also offers it to anyone and everyone!

Do you want more information about viruses?

The Robert Koch Institut provides you with important information about the current development: https://www.rki.de/DE/Content/InfAZ/N/Neuartiges_Coronavirus/nCoV.html (machine translated from German).

Will you need a blocked account for your stay in Germany?

Proof of a blocked account is usually one of the prerequisites for obtaining a visa. If you do not know whether you need a visa for your stay in Germany, please look at this official list of the Federal Foreign Office. Here you can find all countries for which a visa is required as well as additional information.