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Moving to Spain — your health-cover decision guide

8-page PDF · Last reviewed 3 September 2026

Reviewed by the Spanish Health Insurance advisory team · DGSFP registration C0320Y2155969D · Last reviewed 3 September 2026

Spanish Health Insurance · Free guide
Moving to Spain — your health-cover decision guide
8-page PDF · Plain English · Reviewed 3 September 2026

Start with your position, not your nationality. This guide keeps the four kinds of cover apart, explains the public-healthcare routes in plain English, and shows where private cover fits. Free to download.

Who this guide is for

  • Anyone planning a move to Spain
  • People weighing public and private healthcare routes
  • EU and non-EU movers who want the full picture first

What you’ll learn

  • Why your position, not your nationality, is the starting point
  • The four kinds of cover, kept apart
  • The public-healthcare routes in plain English
  • Where private cover fits, if you choose or need it

What’s inside

  1. Start with your position, not your nationality
  2. Which position fits you?
  3. Four kinds of cover — kept apart
  4. The public-healthcare routes, in plain English
  5. If you choose — or need — private cover
  6. What to check about Sanitas cover
  7. Go to the right next step
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An 8-page PDF. Requirements and policy terms can change — confirm the current details before you rely on them.