Expat health insurance meets the health insurance requirements of many visa and residence permit applications in the European countries we insure. The visa types listed for each country are the ones our customers most commonly use expat health insurance for. These lists aren't exhaustive. If your visa or residence permit isn't listed, please contact so that we can confirm if and how our expat heath insurance covers your situation.
Which general types of visas and residence permits does expat health insurance meet the requirements for?
Expat health insurance meets the health insurance requirements of many types of visas and residence permits across the European countries we insure. Not every country offers every visa type, and visa names differ by country. The general types include:
Type D visas, the national long-stay visas European countries issue
Residence permits, including temporary residence permits
Student visas
Working holiday visas
Visitor visas
Digital nomad visas
Family reunification visas
Job-seeker visas
Startup, investor, and golden visas
Retirement, passive income, and financial independence visas
Which visa types does expat health insurance cover in each country?
Visa types our customers commonly use expat health insurance for, by country:
Austria
Student Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
Belgium
Visa Type D
Residence Permit
Student Visa
Family Reunification Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
Bulgaria
Visa Type D
Residence Permit
Digital Nomad Visa
Family Reunification Visa
Student Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
Croatia
Digital Nomad Visa
Family Reunification Visa
Residence Permit
Student Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
Cyprus
Category F Visa / Residence Permit
Student Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
Czechia
Visa Type D
Residence Permit
Family Reunification Visa
Student Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
Denmark
Working Holiday Visa (WHV)
Student Visa
Visitor Visa
Estonia
Visa Type D
Digital Nomad Visa
Residence Permit
Family Reunification Visa
Student Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
Finland
Visa Type D
Residence Permit
Family Reunification Visa
Student Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
France
Germany
Greece
Visa Type D
Visa for a Financially Independent Person (FIP)
Golden Visa
Digital Nomad Visa
Family Reunification Visa
Resident Permit
Student Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
Hungary
Job-seeker Visa
Visa Type D
Family Reunification Visa
Resident Permit
Student Visa
Digital Nomad Visa (White Card)
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
Ireland
Stamp 0: Temporary stay for retirees, visiting academics, or people with independent financial means who cannot work or access public services.
Stamp 1: Work permit that covers employment permit holders, working holidays, business owners, trainee accountants, and recent graduates (1, 1A, 1G, and 1H).
Stamp 2: Study permission for full-time students, allowing limited part-time work for eligible courses and no work for others (2 and 2A).
Stamp 3: Volunteer, religious, or dependent stay that allows you to live in Ireland for a specific time but strictly prohibits working or running a business.
Stamp 4: Residence permit that grants full rights to work, start a business, or study without needing a work permit (4 and 4D).
Italy
Elective resident visa (ERV)
Digital Nomad Visa
Family Reunification Visa
Investor Visa
Student Visa
Permesso di soggiorno (Residence Permit)
Retiree Long Stay Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
Latvia
Visa Type D
Family Reunification Visa
Residence Permit
Student Visa
Digital Nomad Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
Lithuania
Startup Visa
Temporary Residence Permit (TRP)
Residence Permit
Student Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
Luxembourg
Visa Type D
Family Reunification Visa
Student Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
Malta
Nomad Visa and Residence Permit
Family Reunification Visa
D Visa
Student Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
Netherlands
Provisional Residence Permit (MVV)
Family Reunification Visa
Student Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
Portugal
All Visa Type D and more:
Visa Type D1: Employment
Visa Type D2: Independent work / entrepreneur / self-employed (including the Start-up Visa)
Visa Type D3: Highly qualified / EU Blue Card Visa (including the Tech Visa)
Visa Type D4: Student visa, including for a study course, internship, and volunteering
Visa Type D5: Intra-EU mobility for students & researchers, including the Working Holiday Visa
Visa Type D6: Family Reunification Visa
Visa Type D7: Retirement or Passive Income
Visa Type D8: Digital Nomad Visa
Golden Visa (ARI)
Autorização de Residência (AR): Residence Permit renewal at AIMA
Visitor Visa
Romania
Student Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
Slovakia
Visa Type D
Family Reunification Visa
Residence Permit
Student Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
Slovenia
Digital Nomad Visa
Temporary resident permit
Family Reunification Visa
Residence Permit
Student Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa
Spain
Sweden
Visas and residence permit through the Swedish Migration Agency (Migrationsverket):
Job-seeker Visa
Work Permit
Residence Permit
Family Reunification Visa
Student Visa
Working Holiday Visa
Visitor Visa