Will quarantine costs be covered by the foreign health insurance? Language students, interns, doctoral students…
Will quarantine costs be covered by the foreign health insurance?
Language students, interns, doctoral students and students from the age of 30 Quarantine costs are not covered by the foreign health insurance. Quarantine is often prescribed as a precautionary measure. This is not a medically necessary treatment. If you fall ill with the coronavirus during quarantine, the treatment is of course insured. Students up to age 29 Quarantine costs are not covered by Techniker Krankenkasse. Quarantine is often prescribed as a precautionary measure. This is not a medically necessary treatment. If you fall ill with the coronavirus during quarantine, the treatment is of course insured.What is the visa that you need to travel to Germany if you do not live in the EU?
If you’re not from one of the EU countries, then unfortunately you need to apply for a German Visa in order to be able to travel there. The good thing is, around 62 countries can enter Germany without a Visa, so we suggest you check if your country is on the list!
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 be covered if you are infected on your way home?
Upon arrival to your home country, both EDUCARE24 and Techniker Krankenkasse (TK) insurance coverage ends. Please contact your last insurance company in your home country to reactivate it immediately.
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:- Please consult a general practitioner before seeing a specialist or going to hospital.
- Please provide the physician with our Ärzte-Info-Ticket (medical info card) prior to the treatment.
- Please tell your doctor that some treatments require approval and that you need a medical costs projection for these treatments.
