European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)

Entitlement holders and their dependent beneficiaries who meet the requirements in accordance with Spanish law and Social Security Community Regulations.

 Information on how to apply for the card.

You can apply for or renew your European Health Insurance Card, or that of your beneficiaries, at the Social Security e-Office. We will send it directly to your home address if your address is the same as the one you have registered in Affiliation. If you need us to send it to a different address in Spain, and you have your telephone number registered with us, it can request by having a code sent to your mobile phone. If you have an electronic certificate or cl@ve you can also apply for it here. Remember that if the European Health Insurance Card is for one of your beneficiaries, it is you who must apply for it.

 European Health Insurance Card without digital certificate

 European Health Insurance Card with SMS

 European Health Insurance Card with digital certificate

Irrespective of the EHIC application method, it will be sent to your address within 5 days. Under no circumstances will it be delivered by hand.

When the issue of the EHC is not possible, or if the travel is imminent, the EHC Card Provisional Substitute can be requested.

 Provisional Substitute Certificate (CPS)

The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) is valid until the expiry date shown on the card. Use of the EHIC during its validity period is subject to the holder continuing to meet the requirements under which the card was issued. Otherwise, expenses incurred may be recovered as undue benefits, in accordance with the provisions of article 76 of Regulation (EC) 883/04.

It is important that you ensure that you have an EHIC and that its validity period includes the planned return date before travelling to another country in the European Economic Area (1) or Switzerland. If not, request a new EHIC to guarantee your health care cover during your stay.

(1) Countries in which the EHIC is valid:

Germany, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Croatia, Denmark, Slovakia, Slovenia, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Norway, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, United Kingdom, Czech Republic, Romania, Sweden and Switzerland.