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Health & Insurance

Health insurance, registering with a doctor, pharmacies and emergencies.

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Health insurance for international students

Who is covered, who must buy private cover, and how much it costs. Health insurance for international students in Lithuania, explained for EU, non-EU and Erasmus students.

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Emergencies & 112

112 is Lithuania's free emergency number for ambulance, police and fire. How to call, what to say, and what to expect as an international student.

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Registering with a doctor

A step-by-step guide for international students on registering with a family doctor (šeimos gydytojas) at a Lithuanian polyclinic — what to bring, whether it's free, and how insurance affects it.

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Private insurance for your residence permit

Why non-EU students in Lithuania need private health insurance for a D visa or TRP, how much cover it must give, and when employment moves you into the state PSD system.

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Using your EHIC (EU students)

How to use your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) in Lithuania: what it covers, where to go, what you'll pay for medicines, and when it stops being enough.

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Finding an English-speaking doctor

How international students in Vilnius (and elsewhere in Lithuania) find an English-speaking doctor — through private clinics or a public family doctor you can actually talk to.

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Pharmacies (vaistinė) & medicine

How pharmacies work in Lithuania: finding a vaistinė, what you can buy without a prescription, how e-prescriptions work, and using an EU prescription as a student.

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Mental health support

Where international students in Lithuania can find mental health support — free university counselling, public mental health centres, and 24/7 helplines, including English-language options.

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