Health Insurance in Germany

Yesterday we went to Immigration to obtain my residence permit for Germany so that I may attend language school. Health insurance in Germany is required to obtain a residence permit in Germany and I had purchased travel insurance before leaving Canada. Turns out that travel insurance is not considered valid health insurance and you will not receive a residence permit for Germany without it. Yikes, I had already purchased travel insurance for the next six months, which was not cheap. J.P. was rather pleased that this was the only hiccup we encountered and said this was great news. I wasn't as pleased.

Immigration gave us several names of companies providing health insurance in Germany that would be accepted for a residence permit in Germany. I ended up purchasing health insurance from Dr. Walter GmbH since the price was reasonable and you receive your proof of health insurance in Germany immediately.

This post is meant to serve as a heads up for anyone else who may also be trying to provide the appropriate documents for their residence permit in Germany including that of valid health insurance in Germany.

Step 1 Applying for a residence permit for Germany

Step 2 ensuring you have approved health insurance in Germany to obtain a residence permit for Germany (this post)

Step 3 Success in obtaining a residence permit for Germany (a week following this original post)