Health and healthcare for foreigners in Spain

Access to public healthcare (SNS) as a foreigner, even without legal residence, pharmacy co-payment and benefits for children (glasses, hearing aids, dental care).

• Hearing aids for minors: SNS orthoprosthetic benefit (RD 1030/2006 anexo VI, RD 1506/2012) Spain's SNS funds hearing aids for minors with hearing loss under the orthoprosthetic benefit, with age cover progressively extended to 26. Managed by each region.
• Convenio especial Spain cost: €60 or €157 a month and who can join Convenio especial Spain cost: €60 a month under 65, €157 from 65, for public healthcare. Who can join, what it covers, documents and where to apply in your region.
• Bilateral social security agreement Spain healthcare: which countries and who is covered Bilateral social security agreement Spain healthcare: Morocco, Chile, Peru and Tunisia. Who is covered, which certificate is asked for and where to present it in Spain.
• Real Decreto-ley 11/2026 — pharmaceutical co-payment (copago, contribution by income bracket) How much you pay for SNS prescription drugs in 2026: 40-60% by income for active workers, now with monthly caps from €8.23; 10% for pensioners. Exempt groups (minimum income, unemployed without benefit).
• Voluntary termination of pregnancy (IVE): access in the SNS for everyone in Spain (Ley Orgánica 2/2010, reformed by Ley Orgánica 1/2023) Abortion (IVE) is free in the public health system up to 14 weeks on request, for everyone in Spain regardless of nationality or legal residence status.
• Real Decreto 902/2025 — Plan VEO (aid for glasses and contact lenses for minors under 16) Plan VEO: Spanish government direct grant of up to €100/year for glasses, prescription lenses or contact lenses for minors under 16 with public healthcare coverage. Valid until 31.12.2026.
• Real Decreto 180/2026 — access to public healthcare for foreign nationals without legal residence RD 180/2026 opens public healthcare to foreigners without legal residence and asylum seekers who prove habitual residence. Provisional document at once.
• Orden SND/606/2024 — expansion of the common dental care package (children's dental care 0-14 years) Spain's public health system expands free dental care for children aged 0-14: check-ups, fluoride, sealants, fillings for caries or trauma. Managed by each region.
• Healthcare under temporary protection in Spain and for asylum seekers Healthcare under temporary protection in Spain, for asylum seekers and refugees: what the law says, from when you are covered and how to get the health card.
• Free healthcare for children in Spain: the right of foreign kids and how to apply Free healthcare for children in Spain: the law gives foreign minors public healthcare. Documents asked for, how to apply and what to do if a centre refuses.
• Healthcare in Spain without papers (2026): how to get the health card and what it covers Healthcare in Spain without papers: yes. File a declaration at your regional health service and get a provisional document at once. Steps and coverage.
• Medical insurance for students in Spain: what the visa rule says and what consulates ask Medical insurance for students in Spain (RD 1155/2024, art. 35): insurer authorised in Spain, cover similar to the public system and what consulates ask.
• Health insurance for Spain visa: what each residence type requires Health insurance for Spain visa: what the rules say for non-lucrative, student, digital nomad and family reunification visas, and what several consulates ask.
• Private health insurance in Spain for foreigners: which visas require it and what it covers Private health insurance in Spain: which visas and permits require it, whether you need it for a NIE or EU registration, and what consulates ask for.
• Schengen visa travel insurance: EUR 30,000 minimum cover and rules Schengen visa travel insurance: at least EUR 30,000 cover, valid in the Member States for the whole stay. Who needs it, what it covers and what to check.

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