Social Health Coverage (AMELI, Carte Vitale🪪)
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It’s free and covers 70% of medical expenses. You’ll also receive your French social security number.
- Fill in the form on the website above and wait.
- Sometimes you’ll get emails asking for additional documents — so check your inbox regularly.
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Your Carte Vitale should arrive in your mailbox within ~1 month.
Complementary Health Insurance
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Covers the remaining 30% of medical expenses.
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Important requirement: You need your social security number obtain after the Social Health Coverage procedure.
Option 1: Complémentaire Solidaire
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It’s free, but you need to apply.
- You can go in person to ask for a paper application and then submitted it via a mailbox (this is one the places).
- But it seems you can also apply online: link
Option 2: Mutuelle (Paid)
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You have to pay for it
Some examples: