Visa requirements
Does your nomad visa require health insurance?
The exact insurance requirement for each digital-nomad and long-stay visa — minimum coverage, repatriation, whether a local-licensed insurer is mandatory, and the mistakes that get applications rejected. Every page is source-cited and dated.
D8 Digital Nomad Residence Visa
Portugal
Insurance requiredYes — Portugal's D8 Digital Nomad Visa requires health insurance with at least €30 000 of coverage, valid across the Schengen Area, including emergency care, repatriation, and the full visa period. Travel insurance alone is not accepted; the cover must be issued as long-term residency-grade health insurance.
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Spain
Insurance requiredYes — Spain's Digital Nomad Visa requires private health insurance with no co-payment, issued by an insurer authorised to operate in Spain. International travel insurance is rejected. Spain does not publish a numerical minimum coverage amount; consulates instead require comprehensive cover equivalent to Spain's public Seguridad Social.
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