Please be aware that health insurance coverage is required as of the day of your arrival. Family members traveling with you also have to be insured. Proof of sufficient health insurance coverage is also required for the approval of your residence permit application.
In Germany, health insurance is mandatory for all citizens. Please be aware that health insurance coverage is required as of the day of your arrival. Family members traveling with you also have to be insured. Proof of sufficient health insurance coverage is also required for the approval of your residence permit application.
If you are coming to Germany on a Schengen visa for a short-term research trip of up to 90 days, travel insurance valid for all Schengen countries with a coverage of at least EUR 30,000 is required. For longer stays with a residence permit, you will need more comprehensive health insurance coverage, equal to that of German statutory health insurance.
Depending on your status at the University of Mannheim, there are different options regarding health insurance:
- If you are enrolled at the University of Mannheim as a doctoral student and are completing your dissertation project here, your health insurance options depend on your individual status. Please research the specific conditions.
- If you have signed a work contract with the University of Mannheim as an academic staff member or post-doc, you will have to take out a statutory health insurance policy. Please continue reading on the health insurance for employees page.
- If you are being appointed to the University of Mannheim as a (junior) professor, you are required to enroll in private health insurance as you receive the status of a civil servant. Please continue reading on the private health insurance for civil servants page.
- If you are a visiting scholar or visiting doctoral student involved in research at the University of Mannheim but are not employed by the University of Mannheim, you need to take out a private health insurance policy. Please continue reading on the private health insurance for visiting scholars and visiting doctoral students page.
- If you are an EU citizen enrolled in statutory health insurance in your home country while staying in Germany and have no work contract with the University of Mannheim, please continue reading on the health insurance for EU citizens page.