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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2 offices in Cologne

  • 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.

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