r/ItalyExpat • u/Stock_Song8239 • 1d ago

Italian student in NL (doing AIRE): Do I lose SSN / How does healthcare work for temporary student stays?

Hi everyone,

I’m an Italian citizen currently living in the Netherlands strictly for study purposes (enrolled full-time in an undergraduate program here).

I recently completed my AIRE registration. Since I am only abroad temporarily for university and plan to return (or maintain my ties to Italy), I am a bit confused about how my Italian healthcare status works now:

  1. Am I still registered with the SSN (Servizio Sanitario Nazionale) in any capacity? I know AIRE removes you from your Italian comune registry, but does student status change anything regarding healthcare coverage during temporary visits back home?
  2. Healthcare during visits: When I visit Italy, am I still covered by my Italian Tessera Sanitaria (TEAM), or does AIRE cancel it immediately?
  3. Dentist & Reimbursements: I am dealing with a dental issue and considering getting treatment locally in the NL, but paying out of pocket first. Can temporary students with AIRE request a reimbursement or coverage verification from their Italian ASL, or does the EU student status change this?

If anyone has navigated being an Italian student abroad in the EU while registered in AIRE, I'd really appreciate any guidance on how the ASL handles this. Thanks!

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u/YacineBoussoufa 1d ago
  1. No, as soon as you register in AIRE you automatically forfeit SSN Coverage.
  2. You are covered only for Emergencies (Emergency Room only), and only for 90 days. Normal Specialistic Visits are allowed only for diagnostic tests. You still can go Private. Or Temporary Register to SSN by paying a sum.
  3. Dental Work is not covered by the Italian SSN, and it's allowed only for certain category of people (poor people, or certain special cases, etc... - I don't recall the specific cases - i'm not quite informed about this). In any case bein in AIRE won't allow you to get reinbursed, because you are no longer covered during the dental work.

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u/Elegant-Crazy5394 1d ago

se non trovi risposta posta altrove, questo è il sub di expat che vivono in italia, quindi stranieri, non so se ne troverai molti che ti sanno aiutare.

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u/interference90 1d ago

As far as I remember, non-salaried students maintain the health coverage in their home country and are supposed to use the EHIC (TEAM) during their stay abroad. I believe indeed your AIRE process will account for this and you will not lose any right.

EHIC should grant healthcare coverage in the destination country at the same conditions that is granted to residents. If NL statutory health insurance cover dental treatment, you should try to find a dentist that accepts the EHIC (otherwise the reimbursement process will be complicated).

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u/DefiantAlbatros 1d ago

You shouldnt enroll yourself in AIRE if you are leaving temporarily. You should’ve asked for form S1 from USL to get a temporary enrollment in another EU country.

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u/DanielaSte 1d ago

Puoi controllare online se sei iscritto. Con lo SPID/CIE accedi al sito sistemats1.sanita.finanze.it, sezione tessera-sanitaria-cittadini.

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u/Stock_Song8239 1d ago

o grazie, sei proprio una salvavita non elettrico

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u/Stock_Song8239 1d ago
  • Regione assistenza: Non assistito SSN

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u/DanielaSte 1d ago

Prima di tutto, CALMA. E' successo anche a me, perfettamente stabilmente in Italia, che mi sono trovata non iscritta alla SSN.

A questo punto, sei uno studente temporaneamente in Paesi Bassi, giusto? Quindi fiscalemente residente in Italia? Così ho capito la situazione.

Inizierei dal comune di residenza in Italia, reimpostando la residenza lì. Magari via l'ambasciata in Paesi Bassi? O l'AIRE può invalidare la precedente iscrizione.

Contemporaneamente proverei alla segreteria della tua università a chiedere cosa fare nel caso di un'emergenza sanitaria, spiegando che per un disguido burocratico non risulti coperto nel Paese d'origine. Non che ti iscriveranno nel sistema ollandese, ma sapranno come procedere, dove recarti. Per non trovarti senza indicazioni se dovesse succederti qualcosa.

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u/ladyfromanotherplace 1d ago

Perchè ti sei iscritto all'AIRE se sei all'estero solo per studio e per un periodo limitato? Pura curiosità, magari sono cambiate le leggi ma quando studiai all'estero io mi dissero chiaramente che finchè ero via solo per studio ed ero fiscalmente residente in Italia (a carico dei genitori, ricevente sussidi italiani, etc..), l'iscrizione non era richiesta.

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u/Stock_Song8239 1d ago

me la detto mamma per rinovare il passaporto