Schengen
Travel Insurance Coverage:
Travel
insurance is mandatory for Schengen visa countries.
The Schengen visa basically allows the visa holder to travel to any (or all)
member countries using one single visa, thus avoiding the hassle and expense of
obtaining individual visas for each country. This is particularly beneficial
for persons who wish to visit several European countries during the same trip.
Travelers obtain the visa from the Consulate of the
country of their main destination. If your main destination cannot be
determined, the country you first enter is responsible for granting your visa.
One thing many travelers may not know about the
Schengen visa application process, however, is that they must provide proof of
health insurance to obtain it. The insurance is designed to pay expenses that
might arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, urgent medical
attention, and/or emergency hospital treatment.
Since June 2004, travelers who are subject to the visa
requirement to stay or transit in one or several Schengen countries must
demonstrate, in support of their visa application that they are in possession
of adequate and valid travel insurance. In other words, without travel
insurance, the visa will not be issued.
To make an affordable travel insurance you could use
the services of Schengen Visa
Itinerary. We also offer Flight Reservation
and Hotel
Reservation to complete your visa requirements.
Two
different Schengen visas require travel insurance
The short stay vi09sa (category C), is the most common
Schengen visa, issued for purposes of tourism, business, family or private
visit or to get married. The transit visa (category B) is issued to entitle
travelers who are going from one outside State to another outside State to pass
through the territories of the Schengen states. Category A, the airport transit
visa, does not require travel insurance.
Though all Schengen countries are in Europe, travelers
should not confuse Schengen countries with European Union (EU) countries.
Schengen and EU demarcate two different agreements between European countries.
The Schengen area consists of the following countries within the Europe zone:
Schengen States of Austria, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia,
Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein,
Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, and Switzerland as well as the European
Union Member States of Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus and Romania.
Certain states, two of them being significant members
of the European Union, do not belong to the Schengen area. Two other countries,
Norway and Iceland, while not members of the European Union, are nevertheless
part of the Schengen area. In regards to France and the Netherlands, the
Schengen Convention only applies to their European territories. The
Principality of Monaco, for example, allows entry on its territory without any
formality to the holder of a Schengen visa.
If you need support with an upcoming trip to the
Schengen Area, please Contact us today.
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