Health Insurance for Non-EU Citizens

In Germany, sufficient health insurance coverage is mandatory for obtaining a visa and immatriculation at Bauhaus-Universität Weimar.

You can either take out private health insurance abroad or, after your arrival in Germany, take out insurance with a German statutory health insurance for students.

What do you have to do?

In order to enrol at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, you must submit proof of your health insurance coverage.

If there are problems receiving the documents mentioned below, you can take out German health insurance after your arrival in Weimar.

Please complete the following two steps at least 4-6 weeks before your trip to us:

1. Send a scan of your international health insurance documents (in English or German) to a German health insurance company (e.g. studentenservice[at]plus.aok.de) AND put us (incoming[at]uni-weimar.de) in “CC” to your e-mail with the following text:
   
   

   "Good afternoon, my name is [your surname, first name]. I was born on [your date of birth] in [your place of birth]. I will be spending a semester abroad at the Bauhaus-Universität Weimar in [semester of stay at the Bauhaus-Universität]. Please find attached a scan of my international health insurance documents.
   Please forward the data to Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (M10) so that I can be enrolled as an exchange student. I would also like to ask you to issue an "Exemption from compulsory health insurance in Germany" (Befreiung zur Krankenversicherungspflicht in Deutschland". Thank you very much."
   
   

German translation: "Guten Tag, mein Name ist [your surname(s), first name(s)]. Ich bin geboren am [your date of birth] in [your place of birth]. Ich werde im [semester of stay at the Bauhaus-Universität] ein Auslandssemester an der Bauhaus-Universität Weimar verbringen. Im Anhang finden Sie einen Scan meiner Auslandskrankenversicherung. Bitte übermitteln Sie die Daten an die Bauhaus-Universität Weimar (M10), damit ich als Austauschstudent:in eingeschrieben werden kann. Außerdem möchte ich Sie um die Erstellung einer "Befreiung zur Krankenversicherungspflicht in Deutschland" bitten. Vielen Dank."

Please note
Please consult your insurance company in your country of residence to make sure that your insurance cover is valid during your stay in Germany. Please also enquire about the need for additional insurance (e.g. repatriation of sick persons).