Guide to obtaining medical Visa for Germany
The german Medical System is one of the best and most advanced ones in the World. As well as this, the Medical Costs in Germany compared to other european countries and the US are much more suitable.The quality of health care Services in german Medical Centers meets high global Standards.Using skilled and experienced personnel in medical and nursing staff along modern technologies and equipment are the key features of the german health care system.These reasons together make numerous patients from all over the world travel to Germany in order to benefit from medical services there annually.For this reason the federal government of Germany has actively worked to utilize this capacity anf genereta revenue, issuing a large number of visas to applicants every year.If you wish to travel to the Federal Republic of Germany to take advantage of medical Services you can join us and benefit from our knwoledge and experiences in this area.
Medical Visa of Germany
There are 2 types of Mediacl Visa :
This visa is similar to the Schengen Visa and allows you to stay in the Schengen area for up to 90 days for medical treatment.
If your medical treatment lasts longer than 3 months, you can apply for a long term visa. With this type of Visa you are permitted to stay in Germany for up to 1 year (12 months).
Conditions and documents for medical visa of Germany
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Finding the Clinic or Hospital, where you want to receive treatments
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Corresponding and communicating with the hospital and send the necessary medical documents. If the hospital agrees to offer you treatment they wil send you an invitation letter.
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Obtaining a recommendation letter and a detailed medical history from a trusted doctor in Iran. This letter should completely explain the type of illness, its duration an severity, the treatments received so far and the reasons for seeking treatments in Germany.
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gathering all necessary for the medical visa.
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Filling out the medical visa application form. The long term visa application form is currently only available offline.
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Use the onlie forms in order to apply for 3 months Schengen visas
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Booking an appointment at the german embassy.
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Providing employment documents and proof of sufficient financial means to cover medical expences is mandatory for the issuence of a mediacl visa.
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Valid travel insurance (currently with the coverage of minimum 30.000 euros and valid for all days of travel)
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Original invitation letter from the hospital or treatment insitution or attending physician in Germany
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Confirmation of the need of treatments from the hospital or attending physician in Germany
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Proof of prepayment to the hospital or attending physician in Germany
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If staying outside the hospital : confirmation of hotel reservation in Germany
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The typical response time for a medical visa application from the german embassy is between 2 to 3 weeks
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For minors and patients needing a companion, a guardians or caregivers visa application must be submitted simultamously with the main applicants application.
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Upon arrival in Germany, the patients and the companion residence must be registerred with the foreigners local registration office at the earliest opportunity even if the residence is a hospital, nursing home or another treatment facility.