Before the University can proceed with enrolling you on a degree programme, it needs confirmation that you have sufficient health insurance coverage.
While this is done electronically, you still have to request proof of insurance status from a statutory health insurance provider in Germany. Your insurance provider will determine whether you have sufficient health insurance coverage from the beginning of the semester (or the day of enrolment) and, if you are insured, confirm your insured status electronically to the University.
This means that even if you are insured at a German private-sector insurance company or at an insurance company abroad, your insurance status must be checked and confirmed by a statutory health insurer in Germany before you can proceed with enrolment.
The health insurance provider who will be sending the confirmation is either:
If you are an international student, you can find more details on health insurance on the International Office webpages.
The University of Passau is listed in the online system of the public health insurers under the following university number: H 0000 745
Student Registration Office
Innstrasse 41
94032 Passau
Germany
Phone: +49 851 509 1127
registry@uni-passau.de
