Medical Assistance for Migrants without health insurance

Austria > Medical assistance

There are some places that provide healthcare for persons without papers, insurance and free of charge...

Denmark > Medical Assistance

As an adult asylumseeker you only have the right to get immediate/emergent health care, which is a basic right.
For adult undocumented migrants and people who stay underground or have got a rejection in their asylum case, access to healthcare and other public goods is limited and you only have the right to get the immediate health care. Furthermore doctors are not supposed to report to the police that you are undocumented, but some might do this.

France > Medical Assistance

In France asylum seekers in normal procedure have full right to social care. People without legal papers have the right to get free medical assistance through the free medical centre (PASS) and the emergency service of the hospital.

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Germany > Medical Assistance

Undocumented migrants are excluded from the regular health system in Germany. Medical Aid Groups for Refugees offer practical medical assistance for refugees and migrants:
- who are afraid of visiting a doctor's practice because they don't have residency status or papers,
- whom, despite of owning valid papers, ‚Sozialamt’ refuses to cover the costs of health care,
- who, through the experience of torture, war or exile, need psychological support.

Greece > Medical Assistance

Asylum seekers have free access to medical care in Greek public hospitals. Everybody has to pay 5 Euros to see a doctor. With the "white paper" you can only access public hospitals in emergency cases. Otherwise you have to visit NGO run polyclinics (PRAKSIS, Doctors of the World) which have doctors or might arrange for you to visit a public hospital in difficult cases.

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Lithuania > Medical assistance

Asylum seekers are entitled to free medical service only after submitting the application and if asylum is granted, during the integration period (12-18 months). After integration program free medical assistance does not remain for temporary residents unless they are legally working.

Netherlands > Medical Assistance

Medical care is considered a human rights. All normal health care is accessible for undocumented migrants. The costs are covered by the CVZ (www.cvz.nl) if the client cannot pay by himself.

Sweden > Medical Assistance

It is hard to get care for persons that has got a negative decision and persons that stay away. In Sweden grown-up asylum-seekers, undocumented (person that has not applied for asylum), and persons that got a negative decision only has right to emergent care. Asylum-seeking children has the same rights to care as other children in Sweden.

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Switzerland >Medical Assistance

Most sans-papiers (undocumented persons), migrants without valid residence permits as well as refused refugees,do not have health insurance and therefore no or only limited access to health care.

Turkey > Medical assistance

Generally, there is no financial help for health care and you are only allowed to seek treatment in the city you were assigned to. You can try to apply to the “Valilik” (regional governor), but...

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