Where to join public health insurance in German cities

A branch near you can answer questions before you sign

Health insurance funds run their own branches in many cities, and each one sets its own days and ways of seeing new members. Your city’s branches show whether you can apply online or in person, what an adviser can help with, such as confirming your start date or checking cover from your home country, and how international students are treated.

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42 offices

  • Aachen

    TK Aachen

    Ursulinerstraße 7–9, 1. OG, 52062 Aachen

    Techniker Krankenkasse informs your previous health insurer if you switch, and you tell your employer your choice.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

  • Aachen

    For international students

    TK Aachen

    Ursulinerstraße 7–9, 1. OG, 52062 Aachen

    Techniker Krankenkasse checks your home-country cover online and sends the confirmation straight to your university.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    For the EHIC route, prepare readable images of the front and back of your card and the information requested for the university notification. Have your university details and proof that home-country cover lasts for your studies available. For a GHIC or an agreement-country entitlement certificate, ask TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) which evidence to supply. Follow the form’s applicable foreign-cover option; membership eligibility and any private-insurance exemption require separate clarification.

  • Augsburg

    TK Augsburg

    Werner-Haas-Straße 10, 86153 Augsburg

    Apply online or in person, and treat a submitted form as a request until your start date is confirmed.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

  • Berlin

    TK Berlin-City

    Rankestraße 5–6, 10789 Berlin

    You can ask an English-speaking adviser by phone at any hour about membership before you visit.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

  • Berlin

    TK Berlin-Mitte

    Alte Jakobstraße 81–82, 10179 Berlin

    This application is for employees, while students, self-employed people and family members apply differently.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

  • Bielefeld

    TK Bielefeld

    Walther-Rathenau-Straße 33, 33602 Bielefeld

    Registering your address or taking a mini-job does not insure you, so apply for membership yourself.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

  • Bochum

    TK Bochum

    Universitätsstraße 76a, 44789 Bochum

    Check the branch page or call before you go, as the opening times differ from day to day.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

  • Bonn

    TK Bonn

    Welschnonnenstraße 5, Ecke Stiftsplatz, 53111 Bonn

    Apply online or book a visit, then tell your employer that you chose Techniker Krankenkasse.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

  • Braunschweig

    TK Braunschweig

    Waisenhausdamm 8–11, 38100 Braunschweig

    You can join even if you have just arrived from abroad, as long as you are an employee.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

  • Bremen

    TK Bremen

    An der Reeperbahn 12, 28217 Bremen

    Ask from which date your cover would start, because eligibility and the start date still have to be confirmed.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

  • Chemnitz

    TK Chemnitz

    Am Rathaus 2, 09111 Chemnitz

    Choose the employee application, then tell your employer or whoever pays your contributions which insurer you picked.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

  • Cologne

    TK Köln

    Habsburgerring 2, Eingang Pilgrimstraße, 50674 Cologne

    Ask the branch to confirm whether you qualify and which switching conditions apply to you.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

  • Cologne

    TK Köln-Deutz

    Ottoplatz 6, 50679 Cologne

    Opening times vary during the week, so check the branch page or call before you set off.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website0800 285 8585

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

  • Dortmund

    TK Dortmund

    Ruhrallee 9, 44139 Dortmund

    Ask first which application suits you if you are a student, self-employed or joining through a family member.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

  • Dresden

    TK Dresden

    Bergstraße 2, 01069 Dresden

    A form or a consultation does not insure you yet, so wait until the insurer confirms your membership.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

  • Duisburg

    TK Duisburg

    Schifferstraße 166, 47059 Duisburg

    Tell your employer which insurer you chose, and Techniker Krankenkasse will inform your previous one.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

  • Düsseldorf

    TK Düsseldorf

    Carl-Theodor-Straße 8, 40213 Düsseldorf

    Apply online, or book a visit if you would rather go through the application with someone in person.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

  • Erfurt

    TK Erfurt

    Schlösserstr. 20, 99084 Erfurt

    After you apply, the insurer confirms your eligibility and the date your cover starts.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

  • Essen

    TK Essen

    Lindenallee 43–45, 45127 Essen

    If you are already insured with another fund, Techniker Krankenkasse informs it about your switch.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

  • Frankfurt am Main

    TK Frankfurt-City

    Grüneburgweg 2, 60322 Frankfurt am Main

    Choose the employee application for membership through your job, and let your employer know your choice.

    Apply onlineBook an appointmentOffice website+4940460660

    Prepare your personal and contact details, intended start date, previous insurance and country of cover, employment start and pay information, and insurance number if already assigned. The employee form asks about pensions and dependants too. Use the current form; TK (Techniker Krankenkasse, a German public health insurer) will request missing evidence. Confirm separate family-insurance requirements.

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