What do I need to know?

• Non-EU students must have private health insurance for Immigration purposes.
• If you require a study visa, you will need to submit private health insurance details with your visa application
• The health insurance document must be written in English
• In addition to medical insurance being a visa and immigration requirement, the cost of Healthcare in Ireland is high. A one night stay in hospital can cost in excess of €1200. You need private medical insurance to cover any emergency situation where you might need to be hospitalised or require access to private consultations.

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Health Insurance Options

Study & Protect
www.studyandprotect.com  
MTU has an agreement with “Study and Protect” Insurance suppliers for you with competitively priced policies.You can choose MTU from the drop down list.

Policies available:
- Medicover Standard: 12 months cover with an excess of €100.00 (deductible) which means it is the students responsibility to pay the first €100.00 of each claim you make and the limit is €2.5 million. Please see website for current prices.
- Medicover Superior:12 months cover with an excess of €50.00 (deductible) which means it is the students responsibility to pay the first €50.00 of each claim they make and the limit is €5 million. Please see website for current prices.

Obtain health cover from your home country.
Please ensure that it is valid in Ireland. Please note that in cases where there is a high deductible (excess) it may be less expensive to purchase health insurance in Ireland.

Irish Health Insurance Companies
Laya Healthcare -  www.layahealthcare.ie
VHI (Voluntary Health Insurance Board) - www.vhi.ie
Aviva Health  -  www.aviva.ie/online/health/
Irish Life Health -  www.irishlifehealth.ie
Bupa Global - www.ihi.com/.