Who is covered by public health insurance in Denmark?
Citizens of Nordic countries as well as UK citizens are covered by the Danish public health insurance scheme upon arrival in Denmark. EU/EEA nationals must have been covered by the public health insurance scheme in their respective country in order to be covered in Denmark, and the E104 form must be presented when registering with the Danish authorities. All other nationals, as well as newcomers who either had private health insurance or were not covered by public health insurance in their home country are not covered by the Danish public health insurance scheme until six weeks after they have registered. Any medical treatment required within this initial six-week period must be paid for independently, so it is probably worth taking out a short-term private insurance policy in the meantime.
