European Health Insurance Card - Participating Countries

Participating Countries

As of 2012, 31 countries in Europe participate: the member states of the European Economic Area (EEA) plus Switzerland. This coincides with the 27 member states of the European Union (EU) and 4 member states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA).

  • Austria
  • Belgium
  • Bulgaria
  • Cyprus (but not in the North)
  • Czech Republic
  • Denmark
  • Estonia
  • Finland
  • France
  • Germany
  • Greece
  • Hungary
  • Iceland
  • Ireland
  • Italy
  • Latvia
  • Liechtenstein
  • Lithuania
  • Luxembourg
  • Malta
  • Netherlands
  • Norway
  • Poland
  • Portugal
  • Romania
  • Slovakia
  • Slovenia
  • Spain
  • Sweden
  • Switzerland (excluding Bulgarian and Romanian nationals)
  • United Kingdom (including Gibraltar)

The Channel Islands and Isle of Man do not supply coverage under the EHIC, and their residents are not eligible for EHICs.

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