2. Health Insurance Cover in France

1. 2.1. S/E Form Health Insurance Cover
2. 2.2. Health Cover for Self-Employed
3. 2.3. Health Cover for Cross Border Workers
4. 2.4. E121/S1 Health Cover for Retired Persons
5. 2.5. Health Cover for Early Retirees
6. 2.6. European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
7. 2.7. Travelling Abroad from France

2.2. Health Insurance in France for Self-Employed

If you are relocating to France and propose to run a business, then you obtain affiliation to the French health system as part of the process of business registration.

Your business registration will take place at one of the registration centres, called the Centre de Formalités des Entreprises (CFE) e.g. Chambre de Commerce/Métiers. It can also be carried out over the internet.

Those who register as an micro-entreprise/auto-entrepreneur (a particular form of business status) also automatically obtain health cover.

As a self-employed person you will pay health insurance contributions with your other social security contributions.

You can read more about social security contributions for business owners in France in our comprehensive Guide to Starting a Business in France.

If you are relocating from within the EEA you should obtain a Form S1 from your home social security authority, which should give you up to two years health insurance cover, or until you register your business in France, whichever is the sooner. Your entitlement to an S1 will depend on your national insurance contribution record (see previous section).