Self sufficient in Germany

[logical_1]

Hell everyone,
Could anyone please clarify that in order to get a residency card under self sufficiency for Non EU family member of EU citizen, do both partners need to have CSI or just the EU citizen?
Second, when applying for PR under self sufficiency, do both partners need to have CSI or just EU citizen?
Your help will be appreciated.
Many thanks.

[sheraz7]

If EU national is self sufficient then the whole family must be covered by CSI policy at all times unless the EU national start exercising its treaty rights in some other ways such as worker/self employment.

[treena.oakley]

Yes, both must be covered by CSI and, as my current issue is teaching me, you should find out exactly what CSI is from the German authority because there is no European precedent for this, thus every country will have different definitions of what is "comprehensive" (in my case, which is in Sweden, that means 100% coverage for everything, including previously known illnesses, accidents, riots, etc... which most private insurance companies don't cover).

However, if you are working in one country, but living in another, your partner may be covered under the national scheme of your home country. You can find more information on the Europa website

[logical_1]

First of all thanks for information.
Second yes terena.oakley you are right about every country having different definations of comprehensive insurances.
After some research I have found out that in Germany the CSI must be acceptable by German Financial Supervisory Board (the BaFin )
BaFin have a list of acceptable insurers on their website.
So as long as your insurance company is licensed by BaFin then you may use your CSI for visa/residence purposes.
Note that this is only acceptable by German authorities, other EU countries may have different requirements.

[dalebutt]

Because health services does not come free in Germany, every EU citizen, either self sufficient, employed or self employed, who wishes to sponsor their family member residence card application must have German based insurer. This does not apply to EU citizen only, every German resident must have krankenkasse (insurer) it is a legal requirement.

[dalebutt]

You might find these informative if you need further information.

http://www.toytowngermany.com/wiki/Health_insurance

Any of the insurer on the list of the national association of statutory health insurance funds will be automatically accepted; AOK, TKK, BAHN-BKK etc.