Live abroad

This benefit covers:

• Health care for beneficiaries of the benefit due to necessity, in those countries of residence that lack such coverage or when its content and scope are insufficient
• Health care for returned Spaniards of origin and residents abroad temporarily displaced to Spain

Health care due to necessity, in those countries of residence that lack such coverage or when its content and scope are insufficient. Ministry of Labor and Social Economy

Health care for returning Spaniards of origin and residents abroad temporarily displaced to Spain. Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migrations

If you move to another EU country, you can receive health care under the same conditions as other residents of that country. However, European health and social security systems vary from country to country and knowing what health system pay for your treatment depends on your specific situation. 

In the Health area of ​​the Your Europe Portal of the European Commission you will find information on the right you have to receive medical treatment in other EU countries. You can also find out about the procedures you must follow or what to do if you need unforeseen treatment during a temporary stay in another EU country, for example, on vacation, business trips or short periods of study in other European Union countries. .

The General State Administration offers us information on agreements applicable to workers with different situations abroad.

Agreements for workers abroad. Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration

The European Health Card is the personal and non-transferable document that certifies the right to receive the health benefits that are necessary, from a medical point of view, during a temporary stay in the territory of the European Economic Area or Switzerland. This document is granted taking into account the nature of the benefits and the duration of the planned stay, in accordance with the legislation of the country of stay and regardless of whether the purpose of the stay is tourism, a professional activity or studies.

European sanitary card. Ministry of Inclusion, Social Security and Migration

It is an international insurance, for residents in Spain, valid all over the world, that grants ample protection to the young people in their trips and stays abroad, covering expenses of medical assistance and medicines, in the cases of illness or accident and loss of luggage, even within the country of origin.

Youth card of the Community of Madrid

La embassy —or diplomatic mission— has the function of representing a Government in the territory of another country. Its ultimate goal is to maintain cordial and friendly bilateral relations with the Government of the country where it is located; In addition, it carries out promotion and rapprochement work between both countries at all levels.

Among the activities it carries out, it transmits messages from its Government to that of the country of residence, and vice versa, informs its country of origin of relevant events of all kinds that occur in that foreign territory, prepares visits and treaties, and promotes everything related to the country it represents (gastronomy, culture, science, etc.).

Functions of embassies

1. Represent the State before the country in which the diplomatic mission is located.
2. Protect the interests of the country it represents in the territory where it is located.
3. Engage in negotiations and reach agreements with the foreign country where it is located.
4. Inform yourself in a legal and lawful manner of the events that happen in the State in which the embassy is located, and inform the State it represents of them.
5. Promote and encourage good relations at all levels (political, economic, social) between both states, helping as much as possible to create a cordial and friendly atmosphere between them — and foster friendly relations with the State where the embassy is located in all sectors of Spanish Foreign Action—.
6. Cooperate with the Permanent Representations of Spain to the EU to coordinate a common Foreign Action strategy.

Embassies and consulates. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation

Un consulate is the representation of the Public Administration of a country in a foreign territory, and its work is especially oriented towards the protection of Spanish citizens abroad.

Features

1. Carry out procedures and renew passports and other types of official documents.
2. Issue consular discharges.
3. Offer your collaboration to process the DNI to Spaniards residing abroad (which is only processed in Spain, after certification by the consulate).
4. Keep a record of civil events, such as births, deaths, marriages, etc.
5. Inform compatriots about matters relating to Social Security.
6. Communicate to the Spanish Administration all kinds of issues (pensions, judicial and criminal certificates, etc.).
7. Offer assistance and financial aid in emergency or indigent situations to their fellow citizens.
8. Pay attention to compatriots subjected to legal cases or in prison.
9. Establish visas.
10. Carry out procedures regarding the nationals of their country who have disappeared in that foreign territory.
11. Establish evacuation plans for compatriots in case of emergency or crisis.

Attention XNUMX-hour: A consulate does not lend money, does not serve as a travel agency, does not find work for its nationals, does not offer help or assistance personnel, nor can it exempt a compatriot from compliance with the law of that country or territory.

Types of consulates and their members

1. Career Consulates:

• General Consulate: It has all the general powers of a consulate, and they are located in the most important cities of a country.
• Ordinary Consulate.

2. honorary consulate. Led by an honorary consul, it is created by Order of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation. It is attached to the consulate general, but with limited powers. It cannot issue visas or passports itself, nor can it process most information, only transmit it.

The officers of a consulate may be career (full-time government employees who are citizens of the country they represent) or honorary (they receive an honorary salary from the country they represent, and may be resident citizens of the country in which the consulate is located). embassy).

Embassies and consulates. Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation