2. Health Insurance Cover in France

1. 2.1. E106 Health Cover
   2.2. Health Cover for Self-Employed
   2.3. Health Cover for Cross Border Workers
   2.4. E121 Health Cover for Retired Persons
   2.5. Health Insurance Cover for Early Retirees
   2.6. European Health Insurance Card (EHIC)
   2.7. Travelling Abroad from France

2.2. Health Insurance in France for Self-Employed

If you are relocating to set up your business, then you register in the health service as part of the process of business registration. This will take place at one of the business registration centres, called the Centre des Formalites des Enterprises (CFE) e.g. Chambre de Commerce/Metiers.

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

As a self-employed person, you will pay contributions into the health service 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 E106 from your home social security authority, which will give you up to two years health cover, or until you register your business, whichever is the sooner.