EU citizen’s right of residence

European health insurance card

Tartu29.08.2014

EU citizen's right of residence (1)

Register as citizens of Tartu within 3 months after your arrival.

Required documents:

o Your identity documento A tenancy contract

Population Register Office in TartuKüüni St 5Opening hours:Mon 9-12, 15-18Tue 9-16Wed-Fri 9-12, 14-16

EU citizen's right of residence (2)

After the registration (within one month), go to the Migration Bureau to apply for Estonian ID-card

Required documents:– application form– identity document– coloured photograph (you can take the photo

free of charge in the Migration Office)– document certifying the payment of the state

fee (24,28 EUR)– http://www.politsei.ee/en/teenused/riigiloivud

For more information, see the brochure “Getting Started”, pages 27-28

EU citizen's right of residence (3)

All students must

inform ISS once they have their Estonian ID code (isikukood);

EU citizen's right of residence (4)

Migration Bureau in TartuRiia St. 132

Open: Mon-Fri 8-18

Closed on the last Friday of each month

Bus nr 1, Raja stop

www.politsei.ee

More information about right of residence on UT webpage: http://www.ut.ee/en/eu-citizens-right-residence

European health insurance card (1) (28+Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and

Switzerland )

You have it from your home country (you cannot get it from Estonia)

European health insurance card (2)

Substitute certificate of an EU health insurance card (form E128)

Always have the EHIC with you in case you need medical help in the EU!

European health insurance card (3)

Ensures medical care on similar conditions as for Estonian citizens:

Planned treatments cannot be carried out in the limits of the EU health card (e.g. planned surgeries);

Healthcare is (mostly) free for you; still at your first visit to a specialist you have to pay a fee up to 5 EUR;

Prescribed medications are cheaper; Dental care for adults is not free in Estonia.

More information: Getting Started, page 32-33

http://www.haigekassa.ee/eng

European health insurance card (4)

If anything happens that requires you to be taken back home – that is not covered;

o Separate health insurance highly recommended.

Options for health insurance

• AON Student Insurance• ERGO Insurance• If Insurance• SwissCare International Student Health

Insurance• Crystal Studies Insurance• KindlustusEst - insurance broker

Important numbers

Emergency care: Call 112Always free!

Family doctors’ advice: 1220 (in Estonian and in Russian)

Thank you!