{"id":2774,"date":"2025-01-31T14:53:26","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T14:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/emigrandoalemania.com\/?p=2774"},"modified":"2026-02-12T11:11:10","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:11:10","slug":"compulsory-health-insurance-in-germany","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/emigrandoalemania.com\/en\/guia-seguro-medico-obligatorio-en-alemania\/","title":{"rendered":"Guide: Compulsory Health Insurance in Germany"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2774\" class=\"elementor elementor-2774\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f88f10a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f88f10a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f57794 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2f57794\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Compulsory Medical Insurance, also known as Compulsory Health Insurance, also known as\u00a0<span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px; font-weight: bolder;\">Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung (GKV)<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\">,<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px; font-weight: bolder;\">Krankenversicherung<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\">, o<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px; font-weight: bolder;\">Statutory health insurance<\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\">.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"text-align: var(--text-align); letter-spacing: 0px;\"><br \/>If you are planning to live and work in Germany, public health insurance is a mandatory requirement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>In this article, we explain everything you need to know to sign up, how to use the insurance, and more.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bbae714 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"bbae714\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4c6d76c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4c6d76c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2>What are the most popular compulsory insurances?<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: 2rem;font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight );letter-spacing: 0px\"><\/span><\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fe37009 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"fe37009\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6753f93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6753f93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>The best known insurances are Barmer, TK and AOK.<\/li>\n<li>We recommend <a href=\"https:\/\/emigrandoalemania.com\/en\/compulsory-health-insurance-in-germany\/\">Barmer<\/a> as at the moment it is the only one that allows you to \"pause\" the insurance in case you have a Work&amp;Holiday visa and you are not working. Unlike other insurances that will ask you to pay for those days when you are not working.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595dc5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"595dc5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-455afca elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"455afca\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2>What do I need to register for compulsory insurance?<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: 2rem;font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight );letter-spacing: 0px\"><\/span><\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c484e5c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"c484e5c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4531995 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4531995\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li><strong>Passport or identity card<\/strong> (to verify your identity).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Address in Germany<\/strong> (may be temporary, but is required for registration).<\/li>\n<li><strong>Employment contract or company details<\/strong> where you are going to work (name and address of the company) -&gt; this point is not mandatory if you join Barmer. We will explain the step by step below.\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-855e9bd e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"855e9bd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a974761 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a974761\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2>What is the cost of the German Compulsory Insurance?<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: 2rem;font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight );letter-spacing: 0px\"><\/span><\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d96eab4 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d96eab4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-74ba099 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"74ba099\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul>\n<li>Public health insurance in Germany has a fixed cost stipulated by law and is deducted monthly from your salary. The percentages are as follows:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><!-- wp:list --><\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><!-- wp:list-item --><\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none;\">\n<ul>\n<li><strong>17,05%<\/strong>Health insurance<br \/>(half is paid by your employer, so you will only be deducted 7.3%).<\/li>\n<li><strong>1,8%<\/strong>Care insurance<\/li>\n<li><strong>1,3%<\/strong>Unemployment insurance<\/li>\n<li><strong>9,3%<\/strong>: Pension<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:list-item --><!-- wp:list-item --><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae806e0 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"ae806e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f872229 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f872229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\"><h2>Can I use my travel insurance to work in Germany?<span style=\"font-family: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-family ), Sans-serif;font-size: 2rem;font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-primary-font-weight );letter-spacing: 0px\"><\/span><\/h2><\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-250cfb9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"250cfb9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>NO, travel insurance is not valid for work in Germany.<br \/><br \/>If you are planning to work, you need adequate health insurance, such as the <strong>Gesetzliche Krankenversicherung (GKV)<\/strong> (public insurance) or a <strong>Private Krankenversicherung (PKV)<\/strong> (private insurance).<br \/><br \/>Travel insurance only covers temporary emergencies and does not meet the legal requirements for employees.<br \/><br \/>Before starting work, you must register with a German health insurance company in order to comply with the regulations.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-244c81a e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"244c81a\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b297012 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b297012\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How to register for a German public insurance?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-df95390 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"df95390\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7b1afa0 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"7b1afa0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/emigrandoalemania.com\/en\/how-to-join-a-german-public-insurance\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">REGISTER HERE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2c21ec3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2c21ec3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c2a003b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c2a003b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h2><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px;\">I hope you found them useful and that they will make your stay in Germany easier.<br \/><\/span><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-size: 16px; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); letter-spacing: 0px; text-align: var(--text-align);\">Thank you very much for reading us!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div><span style=\"color: var( --e-global-color-text ); font-family: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-family ), Sans-serif; font-weight: var( --e-global-typography-text-font-weight ); text-align: var(--text-align); font-size: 16px; letter-spacing: 0px;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Compulsory health insurance, Krankenversicherung, social insurance number. 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