Expat health insurance in Germany from €72/month

Yes, if you’ve recently relocated to Germany and are looking for your first health insurance plan, you're eligible for expat health insurance.

Yes, if you are not employed or working as a self-employed person.

Expat health insurance is an excellent option if you're a freelancer or self-employed. Expat insurance provides emergency and accidental coverage in addition to any illness you might have.

If you’ve been insured in the EU or the UK within the last three months, you have the option to get on public insurance after moving to Germany. You should check out our recommendation tool to go through the other options before signing up for expat insurance.

Freelancers and those who are self-employed are considered to be "voluntarily insured,” or freiwillig versichert, which means public health insurance companies are not obligated to insure them.

Yes, this policy meets the legal requirements for getting your first visa or residence permit in Germany.

However, if you need to renew your visa or residence permit, you have to sign up to one of the long term plans.

Immediately. Your policy documents will be waiting for you in your Feather account after you finish signing up.

You can use these documents to show proof of health insurance for your visa or residence permit application.

The newcomer expat health insurance plans have a maximum term limit of five years, while the extended expat health insurance plans have no limit. The five-year term starts on the first day you arrive in Germany.

For example, if you moved to Germany on the 1st of January 2025 but signed up for expat health insurance on the 2nd of June 2025, you can only remain on the policy until the 1st of January 2030 with the newcomer plans.

If you purchase a policy and it becomes active within 14 days of purchase, then you have 14 days to cancel your policy from the date of purchase and receive a full refund (as long as no claims were made during this period).

However, if you purchase a policy with a start date in the future (over 14 days), then you have any time before the policy becomes active to cancel it and receive a full refund.

After this period, you can still cancel anytime! Whenever you cancel, you will then no longer be charged during the next monthly billing cycle.

You can check our detailed FAQs about the cancelation policy and how to cancel.

Yes, a standard 31-day waiting period applies before you can use the insurance. However, sometimes, a waiting period can be waived. You can learn more about it and when it can be waived in our FAQ.

Yes, you'll have to pay upfront. We suggest paying the doctor or clinic as soon as possible to avoid any late fees. Following that, submit photos of all invoices, receipts, and documents related to the incident in your Feather account to get reimbursed. The reimbursement will be made to you, not to the doctor.

Yes, dependents can be added to your plan. Please note that each dependent will have to have their own policy, but we can add them all under one account for ease of access.

To add a dependent, simply:

1. Sign up for expat insurance for yourself first (or for the person you want to be the main policyholder)

2. Once you sign up, log into your Feather account and click on your expat policy.

3. Click 'add dependents' and sign up the dependent to whichever policy you wish. You don't have to purchase the same policy for each person.

Yes! If you upgrade from a newcomer to an extended expat health insurance policy, then your policies will be linked and medical events that occurred during your time on the newcomer policy will be included for coverage under your extended policy.

A switch from extended to newcomer expat is also possible, however, please note if you switch from extended to newcomer expat health, the policies will not be linked.

Yes, you can always start with a basic or premium plan then upgrade when you need a visa or work permit renewal or reach the 5-year limit.

However, keep in mind that the medical conditions that you acquire while on the basic or premium plan will not be covered under the extended basic or premium plan as they will be considered new pre-existing conditions.