International health insurance by country

Employer cover, the visa link, and why UAE expats add international health insurance on top. What to check before you compare.

Employer cover is mandatory for expats in Saudi Arabia. Here is what it usually leaves out and how to compare international top-up plans.

Qatar expats: how mandatory insurance and employer cover fit together, what they leave out, and how to compare international plans.

Bahrain expats: public access, the phased mandatory scheme, cover across the causeway, and how to compare international health insurance.

Spain expats: who gets public care, what residence visas generally expect of private cover, and how to compare international health plans.

Portugal expats: public registration, what residence visas generally expect of private cover, and how to compare international health plans.

Germany expats: statutory versus private insurance, why many international plans do not qualify, and where IPMI still fits.

UK readers: the NHS, the visa health surcharge, domestic PMI versus IPMI, and how to compare international health plans.