Will you be traveling abroad soon? Make sure to take the right insurance document with you on your trip. For example the EHIC, which can be found on the back of your health insurance card. One of the documents described below enables you to prove that you are insured for medical costs when abroad. Which one you need depends on which country you are traveling to.
There are 3 different kinds of insurance documents:
Below we will tell you more about the different proofs of insurance and the countries in which they are valid. We will also explain how to acquire them.
The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) entitles you to urgent medical care in various countries. Read more about the EHIC and view the countries that accept it.
The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) looks the same everywhere Europe. The regulations of the country where you receive the health care determine the reimbursement. The advantage of the EHIC is that you usually do not have to advance any costs yourself.
Your health insurance card is valid in the following countries:
The EHIC can be found on the back of your insurance card. It is free and personal. Read more.
If you have taken out a basic health-care plan with ONVZ for the first time, you will automatically receive the health insurance card from us free of charge.
If you have lost your insurance card, never received it, or if it has expired, please contact our Service Centre via live chat or by calling 030 639 62 22.
You can find the expiry date of the EHIC on the back of your health insurance card. Read more.
If you have a basic health-care plan with ONVZ, you will automatically receive a health insurance card. The EHIC is on the back of this card. It is valid for 5 years.
Please note: if you use the ONVZ health insurance card while no longer insured with ONVZ, we will reclaim the costs from you afterwards.
The Netherlands has concluded agreements with a number of countries on the reimbursement of health-care costs. Read more about treaty form 111 and view the countries that accept it.
If you will be visiting one of the treaty countries listed below, you should take an E111 treaty form with you. With this form you are entitled to urgent care in the countries below and you will not be asked to advance the costs yourself.
Treaty form 111 is valid in:
Request the form via live chat or by calling our Service Center on 030 639 62 22. Please provide us with the following:
Read more about the insurance statement and the countries that require you to bring one.
The insurance statement states, in English, that you have health insurance in the Netherlands.
You need an insurance statement for the following countries:
Request the form via live chat or by calling our Service Centre on 030 639 62 22. Please provide us with the following:
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