This article will cover the whole process for your TK public health insurance. With this article you can learn about application and activation process of TK public health insurance and have better insight on how long it might take.

Before you come to Germany

1. Apply for TK public health insurance on the Expatrio Website.
2. Once you have successfully applied, you will be given access to the Expatrio User Portal.
3. In your User Portal, you will be able to see updates regarding the status of your TK public health insurance and download your insurance certificate from the ‘Documents’ section,which you need for your visa or residence permit application!

After you arrive in Germany

1. Once you arrive in Germany, you will need to enroll at university and open a Bank Account if you do not have a Blocked Account with Expatrio.
2. In order to enroll at the university, you will need to provide your university with the ‘TK insurance certificate’ and ‘TK notification to university’ (there is no need to complete this form; your insurance details will be sent to your university digitally by TK).
3. Afterwards, you can then activate your TK public health insurance on your Expatrio User Portal.
4. Once you have provided the required information, we will check your documents and then forward your data to TK.
5. The TK public health insurance activation process takes 2-4 weeks. When your insurance has been successfully activated, TK will send you a letter confirming the activation of your insurance.
6. TK will also send you a letter asking for you to send a photo for your health insurance card. TK will send you your health insurance card 10-14 days after you send them your photo.
7. Your insurance is activated! Please note that it can take up to 4 weeks for your insurance status to be updated on your Expatrio account, but this will not affect the validity of your insurance.

For more details on the activation process please visit our How do I activate my TK Health Insurance? article.