What health insurance is mandatory for foreigners in France?

A trip to France must be prepared. Yes, in order to benefit from the same rights as French citizens in the country, you must take out health insurance as a foreigner in order to discover France safely and serenely. Whatever the reason for your stay and its duration, find out what insurance you need to take out.

Health insurance for foreigners in France: insurance for visitors

If you are going to a stay in France for less than 90 days, you will be required to apply for a short term visa, a "Schengen visa". This formality is mandatory to enter France and stay legally. In addition to this visa, you will have to subscribe to Schengen visa insurance to be protected during your trip to France.

Whether it is in case of illness, medical transportation, repatriation or hospitalization, you will have a guarantee that will allow you to be reimbursed for all medical expenses. You must pay particular attention to this insurance as it represents one of the conditions for obtaining the famous Schengen visa.

How to obtain a Schengen visa? In order to obtain the document that will allow you to stay in France, you must go to the French consulate. To do so, you will need to gather a few documents such as

• The reason for the trip
• The conditions of accommodation on site
• The insurance
• The complete file

Health insurance with Social Security

It's a fact, you will not be safe from an accident or illness while abroad. That's whyit is necessary to prepare and organize your trip to leave safely and serenely. In the checklist of formalities, thehealth insurance is essential to be covered if needed. To do this, you will need to take out insurance that corresponds to your status to protect you in the best possible way:

• The expatriate worker
• The retiree
• The student
• The civil servant
• The posted worker

  

Supplementary health insurance

Medical expenses can really turn your stay in France into a real nightmare. Especially since they could make a more or less significant hole in your budget. This is why thesupplementary health insurance is essential to avoid unbalancing your budget and having to cut your stay short.

Supplementary health insurance takes over when social security does not cover all medical expenses. Depending on the expenses, complementary health insurance is essential to avoid having to pay large sums of money.

Especially since some complementary health insurance plans cover costs that are not covered by Social Security. This will prevent you from having to deal with unpleasant surprises. You will have to choose your contract carefully in order to subscribe to the necessary guarantees. To do so, you can turn to an insurance company, a banking organization, a mutual insurance company...

As you can see, to prevent your dream from turning into a nightmare, we advise you to be covered by security, complementary and visitor's insurance.