One of the essential questions if you are traveling in Europe is apply for the European Health Card , also known as TSE .This is the document that will accredit the right to receive the necessary health benefits during a temporary stay in the territory of the European Economic Area and also if you travel to Switzerland.The most comfortable way to obtain the TSE is to apply through the Internet as well as other common procedures , like a Work Life Report.
The European Health Card can also be requested in person , by previously requesting a prior appointment, at the Care and Information Centers of the National Social Security Institute, however, it is much more comfortable and, above all, quickly do the whole process from home.To try to help anyone who has any questions, we will see a guide to know how to get the TSE.
STEPS TO ORDER THE EUROPEAN HEALTH CARD
The European Health Card can be requested by all those entitled to the right of assistance or those beneficiaries in charge of it who meet the requirements recognized by the Spanish legislation.The European health card is valid for two years .
- To proceed with your request, we must first go to the Electronic Headquarters of the Social Security, the web page from which we will carry out the whole process.This process can be carried out without having to have a certificate Once inside, we click on the Highlights section, where we have direct access to the European Health Card application.We also have the option of going to the Citizens section> and select the option of Healthcare , where the different access modes will appear.
- We select the option without Digital Certificate , which will take us to a new page from which we can check the status of a previous application or request and renew the European Health Card (TSE).If we click on this option, we will end up in a form in which we have to enter all the relevant data to proceed with the request.
- The application can be made both for the holder of the health card , for the holder and the beneficiaries, in case we are going to travel in Europe with our children for example, or only for beneficiaries.It is important to have the social security membership number at hand to apply.
- Once all the steps have been completed and after pressing the accept button, you will be taken to a summary screen that collects all the data that we have entered to verify them.In case everything is correct, we only have to accept to process the request.
- In this last step, we will generate a request reference number with our data , which will also arrive to the email that we have entered in the previous data.After 24 hours we will be able to check the status of our request through the social security page.
WHO CANNOT MAKE YOUR APPLICATION FOR THE TSE THROUGH THE INTERNET?
There are some exceptions to apply through the Internet.It affects the following types of contributors:
- All those who are receiving unemployment benefits and their beneficiaries.
- All those workers who have a temporary contract.
- The insured who have recognized the right to health care as persons by income limit, or those who have exhausted unemployment benefits.
- Beneficiaries with NIE.
- All those insured who must submit documentation to export the right to healthcare.
In these cases, the request must be made in person in the Security Information and Assistance Centers Social requesting an appointment in advance.
In both cases, the process is completely free .We will comfortably receive the card in our home within a maximum period of ten days.To do this, it is essential that the address in the Social security is the same as we have entered in our form , since otherwise they will not send us the TSE.
THE PROVISIONAL SUBSTITUTE CERTIFICATE
But what happens if I have to travel overnight? In this case, the Provisional Substitute Certificate can be requested, but it will be necessary to have a valid digital certificate to access the process through the Internet and will be obtained at the time.
The CPS offers the same coverage as the European Health Card but they have a validity of only 90 days .This request for provisional replacement certificate can be made in case the issuance of the TSE is not possible , when specific documentation must be submitted or displacement is imminent.
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