Health Insurance

Health Insurance is one of the obligatory requirements for all international students at Vytautas Magnus University (VMU) that must be organized by the student before the arrival (VMU does not provide the Health Insurance for the students).

There are two types of the Health Insurance recognized in Lithuanian Health Care Institutions:

• European Health Insurance Card (available for citizens of EU / EFTA countries)
• Private Health Insurance

Requirements for Private Health Insurance:

• must be valid throughout the entire study period (or the period of visa/temporary residence permit validity)
• must be valid in Schengen area / worldwide
• must cover all expenses which might arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, urgency medical attention, emergency hospital treatment or death during the stay
• The minimum coverage of the private health insurance must be not less than 30.000,00 EUR (in the case of VISA Application) / 10.000,00 EUR (in the case of TEMPORARY RESIDENCE PERMIT Application)
• The coverage must be indicated in EUR or USD
• Documents must be in English and originally signed and sealed by the insurance company.

International students who need to get or extend their health insurance after the arrival can address one of these companies:

• Gjensidige
• Lietuvos draudimas
• ERGO