What is an EHIC card, how is it obtained and is it enough?
This is a form which confirms a traveller’s status as a resident of a Member State of the European Union. Agreements between the EU Member States mean that discounts on the cost of treatment can be obtained at each other’s state medical facilities on a reciprocal basis. It does not cover 100% except in an extreme emergency and it will not cover the cost of repatriation, so it does not replace your travel insurance, but its use will reduce the medical costs incurred. This means we are sometimes able to offer better terms for trips to EU Member States when an EHIC is carried and used. Unlike the E111 which it replaces, every individual travelling will need their own EHIC card, even infants. To obtain one you can get a form from the Post Office, complete it and hand it in or send it to the address on the back of the form. You can also apply online. Apart from the names and addresses of the applicant the only other information needed is a National Health number and an NI number. An EHIC ca
