Healthcare & insurance

Basic health insurance

International students holding EU citizenship are covered by basic health insurance, which may cover only basic emergency services, but do not guarantee free services by medical treatment. Hence, besides the European health insurance card (EHIC), it is reccommended that you acquire additional health insurance. 

More information about EHIC and how to order: European Health Insurance Card | Go Vilnius.

List of private health insurance providers in Lithuania: https://www.draudikai.lt/en/insurers.

Compulsory health insurance

All full-time international students holding EU citizenship at Lithuanian higher education institutions can also choose to be insured with compulsory health insurance at state expense if (must meet all conditions):

• studies according to a full-time study programme,
• has a residence permit/certificate in Lithuania issued by the Migration Service,
• declared the place of residence in Lithuania.

To be insured with compulsory health insurance at state expense, a person meeting the above conditions should contact the health insurance fund in person or in writing.

Health insurance fund contacts: https://ligoniukasa.lrv.lt/lt/struktura-ir-kontaktai/gyventoju-aptarnavimas.

Students with a Temporary residence permit (TRP) in Lithuania are not covered by compulsory health insurance ("Privalomas sveikatos draudimas (PSD)") at the state's expense. Students are responsible to have health insurance throughout the entire timeframe of their studies at the VDA.

International students holding non-EU citizenship are not covered by compulsory health insurance and need to purchase it either in their home country or aborad like Lithuania. Who are registered at the Migration department and who have been issued a document confirming registration (certificate) with the code of a foreigner with interests in Lithuania (ILTU) and the electronic health history (ESI) number, health care services are provided according to the ESI number.

List of private health insurance providers in Lithuania: https://www.draudikai.lt/en/insurers.

Students studying in Lithuania can be covered by compulsory health insurance (Privalomasis sveikatos draudimas (PSD)) at the state's expense if they have a Permanent residence permit (PRP), not a Temporary residence permit (TRP) in Lithuania. Insurance for such students is issued automatically according to the data provided by the Academy student register. 

Medical support

Emergency number 112 (police, ambulance, or fire department) 

• For non-emergency medical treatment, you must make an appointment.
• If you need prescription medication, it is best to have a residence permit and then you be able to register at a clinic based on your place of residence.

:Public clinic located in the city center

• Centro Poliklinika in Vilnius
• Kauno miesto poliklinika in Kaunas
• Klaipėdos miesto poliklinika in Klaipėda

Hospitals in Vilnius

• In case of a medical problem, you can apply to a public or private clinic. Vilnius university hospital Santaros klinikos. Address: Santariškių St. 2, Vilnius, Phone: (8-5) 236 5000.
• Vilnius City Clinical Hospital. Adress: Antakalnio St. 57, Vilnius, Phone: (8-5) 234 4519.
• You can also search for a private clinic near you (Šeimos medicinos centras, Kardiolita, Medicinos diagnostikos ir gydymo centras and many others). If you have some medical issues and you are unsure where to get help, please inform the International Relations Office and we will direct you.

Hospitals in Kaunas

• In case of a health problem, you can apply to a public or private clinic. The nearest public clinic to the Kaunas Faculty is Altamedica Senamiesčio klinika. Address: Šv. Gertrūdos St. 64. Phone: +370 37 227410 or +370 611 18427.

Hospitals in Klaipėda

• In case of a health problem, you can apply to a public or private clinic. The nearest public clinic to the Klaipėda Faculty is Klaipeda University Hospital. Address: Liepojos St. 41. Phone: (8-46) 396500.

Hospitals in Telšiai

• In case of a medical problem, you can apply to a public or private clinic. The nearest public clinic is VšĮ Regional hospital of Telšiai. Address: Kalno St. 40, Phone: (8-444) 77000.

Before registering to a public health institution it would be good to choose which one you will prefer to be registered, as the most common practice is to choose the one which is most quickly accessible to where you live.

Here are the links to most of the clinics in Vilnius you can apply to:

• Lazdynų poliklinika
• Šeškinės poliklinika
• Karoliniškių poliklinika
• Antakalnio poliklinika
• Vilniaus rajono centrinė poliklinika
• Centro poliklinika
• Naujosios Vilnios poliklinika
• Naujininkų poliklinika
• Vilniaus universiteto ligoninės Santaros klinikos

Hospitals and public clinics in Kaunas, Klaipėda, and Telšiai are listed here: Healthcare & insurance | For Students | Vilnius Academy of Arts.

You should also consider finding a family doctor who you can communicate with in one of the languages you speak. After selecting the clinic you can ask for this detail before you are assigned a family doctor. In case there is no available doctor that you can communicate with, you can change the clinic that you will be registered in.