If your health insurance from your home country (whether public or private) is accepted in Germany, you will need confirmation that you are exempt from compulsory health insurance when you enroll. After you arrive in Germany and before you enroll at your German university, you should contact a German health insurance provider in your area to obtain a certificate of your insurance coverage. It is advisable to ask the International Office which provider you should contact for this. Note that once you receive this confirmation, you will no longer be able to join the German statutory health insurance scheme for the entire duration of your studies.