Public Health Insurance for EU citizens (and some 3rd Country Nationals)
We do not publish a pricelist for public health insurance.
This is because although the basic minimum fee is 1.080 CZK / month, selecting the right way to be insured is very complex, unlike taking out a simple commercial health insurance for non-EU.
It depends on whether you have paid / are paying in another EU country, whether you can make use of the insurance of your spouse, whether children can be insured for free etc. etc.
EU Citizens
We have noticed that EU Citizens are often being sold the wrong type of insurance, for example:- insufficient coverage (the 'emergency' health insurance is not meant for EU Citizens),
- unnecessary coverage (for a male 'pregnancy and birth costs' insured),
- incompliant coverage (insurance from an international insurance company).
3rd Country Nationals
3rd Country Nationals may also get public health insurance under special conditions:- in case you are or were already registered as employee in an EU country,
- in case you are citizen of Croatia, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Turkey or Japan and have a trade license (working as independent contractor / freelancer),
- in case you have a czech permanent residence permit (stay over 5 years),
- in case of a temporary EU residence permit you are not eligable
Registration process
We charge 2500 CZK per person for registering into the public health care system,monthly insurance fees you will pay directly to the VZP.
The registration will take a couple of days (it is not immediate, as commercial health insurance) and you will get a temporary insurance proof (an A4 paper) that you should carry with you.
After 3 months the plastic card will be sent to your home address.
