🏠 Home country with Genki Resident
Your home country doesn’t have to be your birth country or the country where you currently live — it just needs to be a country where you hold citizenship or a permanent residence permit.
Many digital nomads and expats have different nationalities and addresses, and some may not have a registered address. Choosing a home country in that situation can feel confusing when signing up for Genki Resident.
🤔 What to consider when choosing your home country
Local health coverage: If possible, choose a country where you have access to local health insurance or a national health system.
Support network: Having family or friends there can help if you ever need emergency repatriation.
Genki Resident is an international health insurance. It is not designed to fully replace local coverage in your home country.
📅 Coverage in your home country
You are covered in your home country for up to 180 days per calendar year.
This includes all covered benefits under your plan (for example, check-ups and vaccinations with Premium).
Coverage becomes active only after you leave your home country on or after your insurance start date.
If you start your insurance while still in your home country, you must leave first for coverage to activate.
If you are already abroad on your start date, coverage begins immediately.
✈️ Medical repatriation
You can request medical repatriation back to your home country if:
The duration of treatment justifies it, and
The responsible doctor confirms you are fit to fly.
⚠️ Important: Once you arrive back in your home country, your Genki Resident contract terminates. Any follow-up treatment after that must be covered locally.
Repatriation is optional — you may also choose to continue treatment abroad and resume travel once medically cleared.
Still unsure which country to choose?
Send us a chat message or email [email protected] — we’re happy to help.