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# Health insurance in France

# Health insurance in France

||| It is obligatory to have health insurance in France! 
 
__If you are a European Student: __
You do not have to register with the social security system if you have a European Health Card. This card must cover the entire period of your stay in France.  You must apply for it with your home 
health service. You will give ESA a recto-verso copy of this card when you arrive here.  

![European Health Card](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ccd9e2f73b473800/telechargement_16u3dcq.jpg)

|| If you do not have this card when you arrive here, you must register with the French Social Security System. Don't worry, it is free!

__If you are a non-European student: __
**You must register with the French Social Security System, even if you have private health insurance in your home country.**  Registration with the French Social Security System is obligatory for all non-European students undertaking a study period of longer than 3 months.  

First-time international students who are nationals of a State outside the European Union  / European Economic Area and Switzerland are required to join the General Health Insurance Scheme (CPAM = Primary Health Insurance Fund).  You will benefit from the same social coverage as all students in France. ** It is free to register.** 
 
The site dedicated to joining the CPAM is https://etudiant-etranger.ameli.fr/#/  (available in French and English). 

If you have any questions, please contact: international.admission@groupe-esa.com 📩