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C-MED — Schengen short stay — medical treatment

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What medical treatment/purpose does the route cover and which applicant role does it address: patient, donor or another medical purpose?

This route is a Schengen short-stay (uniform) visa used for journeys undertaken for medical reasons; the applicant is the traveller seeking medical care.

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Limits of the record
  • Visa Code text is the EUR-Lex consolidation of 02.02.2020; later amendments not checked.
  • No donor or other medical role is described in the Visa Code.

What acceptance, appointment, referral, treatment plan or healthcare-provider documentation is important?

An official document from the medical institution confirming the necessity of medical care in that institution.

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Limits of the record
  • Visa Code text is the EUR-Lex consolidation of 02.02.2020; later amendments not checked.

How must treatment costs, living costs and insurance be demonstrated?

Treatment costs: proof of sufficient financial means to pay for the medical treatment. Living costs: sufficient means of subsistence for the stay and the return. Insurance: travel medical insurance covering repatriation for medical reasons, urgent care, emergency hospital treatment or death.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Visa Code text is the EUR-Lex consolidation of 02.02.2020; later amendments not checked.

Can a carer/companion accompany the patient? Who qualifies and what separate/linked permission applies?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether a companion may accompany the patient and under what permission.

How long can the patient stay, what happens if treatment continues longer, and what official extension or follow-up mechanism exists?

Stays of no more than 90 days in any 180-day period. An issued visa is extended free of charge where force majeure or humanitarian reasons prevent departure, and may be extended for serious personal reasons for a EUR 30 fee.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Visa Code text is the EUR-Lex consolidation of 02.02.2020; later amendments not checked.
  • Longer treatment would require a national permit (the Code lists an I.4 permit for medical care), not verified as a follow-up route.
  • https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02009R0810-20200202
    This Regulation establishes the procedures and conditions for issuing visas for intended stays on the territory of the Member States not exceeding 90 days in any 180-day period.
  • https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/HTML/?uri=CELEX:02009R0810-20200202
    The period of validity and/or the duration of stay of an issued visa shall be extended where the competent authority of a Member State considers that a visa holder has provided proof of force majeure or humanitarian reasons preventing him from leaving the territory of the Member States before the expiry of the period of validity of or the duration of stay authorised by the visa. Such an extension shall be granted free of charge. 2. The period of validity and/or the duration of stay of an issued visa may be extended if the visa holder provides proof of serious personal reasons justifying the extension of the period of validity or the duration of stay. A fee of EUR 30 shall be charged for such an extension.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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