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A trip to France needs to 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 which insurance 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 need to apply for a short term visa, a 'short stay visa'.Schengen visa". This formality is compulsory to enter France and stay legally. In addition to this visa, you will need to take out Schengen visa insurance to be protected during your trip to France.
In the event of illness, medical transport, repatriation or hospitalisation, you will be covered for all medical expenses. You should pay particular attention to this insurance as it is one of the conditions for obtaining the famous Schengen visa.
How to obtain a Schengen visa? To obtain the document that will allow you to stay in France, you will have to go to the French consulate. To do this, you will need to gather a few documents such as
- The reason for the trip
- On-site accommodation conditions
- Insurance
- The complete file
Health insurance with social security
It is a fact that you will not be safe from an accident or illness while abroad. That's whyit is necessary to prepare and organise your trip to leave safely and serenely. In the checklist of formalities, thehealth insurance is essential in order to be covered if necessary. In order to do this, you will need to take out an insurance policy that corresponds to your status to protect you in the best possible way:
- The expatriate worker
- The pensioner
- The student
- The civil servant
- The posted worker
Supplementary health insurance
Medical expenses can really turn your stay in France into a nightmare. Especially since these costs 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 costs. Depending on the expenses, supplementary health insurance is essential to avoid having to pay large sums of money.
This is especially true since some supplementary health insurance covers costs that are not covered by social security. This will prevent you from having to face unpleasant surprises. You should choose your contract carefully so that you have the necessary guarantees. To do this, you can turn to an insurance company, a bank, a mutual insurance company, etc.
As you can see, to avoid your dream turning into a nightmare, we advise you to be covered by security, complementary and visitor insurance.
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