Health insurance for foreigners in Spain must be purchased based on your circumstances. Regulations stipulate that all persons residing in the country for more than three months and without a work permit, i.e., not registered with Social Security, must apply for a European Union Citizen Certificate, if they are EU citizens, or a residence permit, if they are from a non-EU country.
In order to receive these certificates or permits, as established by the National Immigration Code, it is an essential requirement that you have private health insurance with full coverage without limits, including hospitalizations, no co-payments, and repatriation, valid throughout Spain and for the duration of your stay in the country. This insurance must be purchased with an insurance company operating in Spain. tourist or travel insurance is not valid to obtain your residence permit.
Sanitas Más Salud is the Medical insurance required for foreigners residing in Spain who need to process a visa or renew their NIE.
This insurance is valid to obtain residence permits, Visa, NIE, TIE…
We will provide you with all the certificates and documents that will be requested by the immigration office for the management of your application. residence visa, obtaining NIE or TIE.
There are specific requirements that your contract must meet for your residence permit application to be valid.
You can take out medical insurance with your passport.
What are the basic characteristics that the Immigration Office requires to issue a visa?
Valid throughout your stay in SpainYour health insurance is linked to your residence permit. Therefore, the contract with the insurance company must be valid for the entire duration of your permit. If you want to renew your card, you must also renew your health insurance subscription for the duration of your stay.
Are you a foreign student coming to Spain to study?
If you are coming to Spain for studies, you must take out the specific insurance for international students.
Sanitas Mas Salud is a comprehensive health insurance plan designed for foreign residents in Spain and designed to cover their health needs both inside and outside Spain, essential for obtaining a visa.
Sanitas Mas Salud It is Sanitas insurance with the highest quality and access to the entire Sanitas medical network, 58.000 medical professionals and 4,500 healthcare centers throughout Spain, is an insurance with comprehensive healthcare and hospitalization included.
1-Primary care, (General medicine, pediatrics, nursing services, general emergencies.)
2-Medical specialties (Cardiology, dermatology, endocrinology, neurology, gynecology, traumatology, psychology, etc.)
3-Simple and complex diagnostic tests (clinical analysis, x-rays, endoscopies, ultrasounds, magnetic resonance imaging, CT scans, etc.)
4-Simple and complex therapeutic methods (Rehabilitation, oncological treatments, respiratory therapies, radiotherapy, lithotripsy, etc.)
5- Surgical interventions Whether they are outpatient or require hospital admission.
6- Hospitalization, Admission and stay in hospital, in a single room with a companion bed.
7-counseling programs, A telephone and web-based platform with general counseling programs, staffed by health professionals.
8- 24-hour emergency care via video consultation,
9- Dental coverage, Includes more than 30 services and up to 21% discount on other treatments
10- Emergencies when traveling abroad. You'll have coverage for medical emergencies that you may need when traveling abroad, with a limit of up to €12.000 per year for stays of up to 90 days per year in any country in the world.
What conditions does this insurance have?
As established by the National Immigration Code, if you need to obtain a visa, you are required to purchase medical insurance for foreigners in the following cases:
Please note that both the primary applicant and their family members must have health insurance.
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