Carte Vitale (Health Insurance Card)
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The Carte Vitale links you to Assurance Maladie for healthcare reimbursements. It contains your social security number.
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Where to find it
Apply via your Ameli account (CPAM) or by mail when requested.Why it matters
Speeds up reimbursements and proves affiliation to the French health system.What to do now
- Create/complete your Ameli profile
- Provide photo/ID to request the card
- Activate and keep the card updated when your status changes
Related
Guides
- Get your French Tax Number (numéro fiscal)
- Declare French income taxes online
- Find your avis d’imposition
- Register as auto-entrepreneur with URSSAF
- Get French health insurance (CPAM + Carte Vitale)
- Sign up for a mutuelle
- Pay taxe foncière
- Understand taxe d’habitation
- Obtain a quitus fiscal for a foreign car
- Request an attestation de résidence
More terms
- French Tax Number (Numéro fiscal)
- French Social Security Number (Numéro de sécurité sociale)
- Tax Notice (Avis d’imposition)
- Proof of Address (Justificatif de domicile)
- Bank Details (RIB)
- Pôle emploi Registration
- URSSAF for Self‑Employed (Auto‑entrepreneur)
- Quitus fiscal (Vehicle Import)
- Income Tax Return (Déclaration des revenus)
- Ameli Account (Assurance Maladie)
FAQ
Optional; many use a 'mutuelle' for complementary coverage.
Report loss in Ameli and request a replacement.
Use the European Health Insurance Card (CEAM) for EU travel.
No fixed expiry, but update after life changes (address, job).
