A printable route check covering Social Security and private healthcare evidence.
Before you begin
If you have not yet checked whether recognised public entitlement could satisfy your route, start there first. Check public healthcare entitlement →
Short answer
Do not begin with a policy. Begin with the Social Security arrangement for the applicant and employer or self-employed activity, then identify any remaining healthcare evidence.
Written by Jon Grocott
Map the Social Security position
Record whether the applicant is employed or self-employed and which country’s legislation will apply.
Employment or self-employment route identified
Spanish registration or applicable coordination route checked
Official certificate obtained where an agreement applies
Healthcare effect of the certificate confirmed
If private evidence is needed
Apply the current UGE and consular instructions to the final contract.
Insurer authorised to operate in Spain
Equivalent healthcare scope checked
Not travel or reimbursement-only insurance
No co-payments or waiting periods where UGE rules apply
Check the application pack
Every applicant needs evidence suited to their own position.
Correct names and dates
Acceptable evidence for every accompanying family member