Hi everyone,
My girlfriend wants to attempt to get a multi entry schengen visa. She's non-EU, currently studying in the UK. She's had many visa already to Switzerland and studied here as well for 3 years.
I'm looking at the different travel insurance options and see that most are for a defined duration. She would like to attempt to get a 6 month multi-entry visa where she can come for up to 90 days. So how do I get an insurance to cover the amount of days rather than a range of dates?
anyone have any experiences?
Also do you know if the postoffice travel insurance ( http://www.postoffice.co.uk/travelinsurance ) in the UK also counts for the schengen? It seems to be so much cheaper than all the other swiss insurance plans.
Thanks!
Will she be coming for 90 days at once, or 90 days over 6 months?
If she will be coming for 90 days spread over 6 months, then she needs the annual multi-trip policy from the post-office. You can get different trip limits according to the link you provided.
You select your trip limit and the area of travel (UK, Europe, Worldwide etc) when getting a quote/purchasing.
Thanks, so this travel insurance from the postoffice should be accepted then right?
Because it's significantly cheaper than some of the Swiss ones like AXA or even swisscare. By 100-200 chf.
Are you talking about the UK post office ? If so its for people who are entitled to treatment on the NHS, which is where they will end up if its anything serious & on going
Yes, the UK postoffice, they offer travel health insurance. My girlfriend is currently a phd student there, so she's entitled to the NHS and all that. I just wanted to know if it's good enough to meet the schengen health insurance requirements as it's definitely cheaper than some of the others I found.
Most things are generally much cheaper in the UK than Switzerland.
If she is currently resident in the UK she needs UK travel insurance not Swiss travel insurance, Swiss travel insurance is normally only valid for Swiss residents, UK insurance only valid for UK residents etc.
Travel insurance will pay for emergency treatment in the country you are on holiday in and if necessary repatriation to the UK to continue treatment there under the NHS.
Thanks everyone, just got word from the Swiss Embassy in London that the travel insurance from the Post office in the UK is accepted.
Be careful. My daughter bought travel insurance from the Post Office a few years ago, reputed to be one of the best insurances available, and it is. Indeed, she was hospitalised in Switzerland and between her EHIC card and the insurance, many thousands of francs in costs were covered in full. But she was lucky: they asked for proof that her planned stay was 30 days or less (other policies allow longer stays) and she had delayed her departure so that indeed her stay would have been (but for her hospitalisation) 30 days. They also demanded her EHIC. I don't think third-country nationals can get EHICs and you may need to make that clear when buying the insurance.
A UK resident is entitled to an EHIC, and being UK resident is a requirement of almost all UK travel insurance.
Here is the direct site to apply for EHIC card, if you go through another site, they have a charge of £20 to £25 for basically checking you have filled in the form the correct way & submitting it to below site.
http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthc...-the-ehic.aspx
I had a quick look at that link for the postoffice insurance, believe it says 60 days per trip. Different UK insurances give, 30 days, 60 day or 90 days. What you need to ask for is European Insurance I think,
normal insurance not including the likes of ski-ing etc, and she is in good health should be well under £100. If you want ski insurance or something else, then pay extra.