How to obtain your travel insurance certificate ? You may be asked to provide proof of insurance to obtain your visa or to enter the country. A certificate of insurance covering Covid-19 care is now required in many countries, including Costa Rica, Jordan and Ukraine (see list below).
Why an international insurance certificate?
Depending on the purpose of your stay abroad, you may need a foreign insurance certificate. If you’re studying abroad, your school or university may ask you for this document. You will need a certificate of insurance for certain countries. If you live in certain countries, an immigration certificate is required.
What does a foreign health insurance certificate contain?
The health insurance certificate is a document confirming that you are covered by an international health insurance policy. This document is proof of insurance during the period of validity of the contract. This is also called the insurance certificate and must include at least the following information:
- last name, first name, date of birth
- type of insurance,
- dates of stay abroad
Other information may be requested depending on the purpose of your stay. Mondassur will provide you with the appropriate certificates for your stay abroad. You may be asked to name the various benefits covered by your policy, in particular coverage of medical expenses abroad and repatriation assistance – essential benefits when abroad. This applies to Covid-19 coverage.
All Mondassur attestations are in English and one other language: French, Spanish. Travel Pass insurance covers Covid-19 care and complies with requests for insurance certificates in countries requiring them.
Covid-19 insurance: Safe travel insurance
Insurance may be mandatory for certain countries, which require proof of coverage and/or vaccination against Covid-19.
Before the health crisis, only 6 countries required tourists to provide proof of health insurance (China, Russia, Cuba, Algeria, Mongolia and Saudi Arabia). Since then, this number has risen dramatically as Covid-19 has evolved worldwide.
Covid-19 country-specific coverages
Given the rapid evolution of the health crisis, this list is subject to change. Contact us to be sure!
- Countries where Covid-19 health insurance is no longer required: Argentina, Cape Verde, Costa Rica, Chile, Ecuador, Mauritius, Indonesia, Lebanon, Malaysia, Philippines, French Polynesia, Singapore, Thailand, Togo.
Although insurance is no longer compulsory, it is highly recommended.
- Countries where Covid-19 travel insurance is compulsory: Benin, Djibouti, Fiji, Israel (except for temporary residents with A/1, A/5 or B/1 visas if insured by employer), Jordan, Nepal, Oman, Seychelles.
- Laos: Insurance with a minimum guarantee of $50,000
- Vietnam: Insurance with a minimum guarantee of $10,000
Which visas require an insurance certificate?
Tourist visas for China, Russia, Mongolia, Cuba…etc.
To stay in certain countries or obtain a visa (e.g. Russia or China), you need to have travel insurance. When you apply for your visa, you will be asked to provide proof of health insurance. Mondassur offersTravel Pass travel insurance. This travel insurance meets the insurance criteria required by the consulates of these countries for travel insurance.
Student visa or internship
If you are a student, your school may require proof of worldwide health insurance. If you’re doing an internship in the USA, you’ll need an attestation for your J-1 visa. If you wish to study in the United States, you must take out insurance for the United States, and your American university will require it. Mondassur offersStudent Global insurance, especially for the United States, or Student Backup and Student Budget insurance, depending on your international insurance needs.
Schengen Visa
If you want to stay in Europe, you’ll need a Schengen visa, depending on your nationality. To obtain this short-stay visa, you’ll need to take out Schengen visa insurance. This insurance is required to obtain a certificate of insurance to start your visa application. Mondassur offers Schengen Visa insurance for less than 90 days: Schengen Europe Access. This insurance complies with European consulate requirements for Schengen visas.
Long-stay visa : If you are staying longer in Europe and France, a certificate of insurance for a Long Stay visa will also be required for your stay. Mondassur offersEurope Access insurance and will provide you with a certificate immediately after you take out visa insurance online.
WHV Visa
As part of a WHV, you must take out WHV insurance in order to receive a certificate of insurance and obtain your WHV visa.
Retired Visa
In some countries, such as Thailand for the O-A visa for those aged 50 and over, it is compulsory to produce a certificate of insurance covering the guarantees required by the Thai government when renewing your visa. Mondassur offersGoldVisa insurance to help you obtain or renew your resident visa.
Why is it important to have proof of insurance abroad?
In order to benefit from healthcare services when traveling abroad.
When you are hospitalized in a foreign country, the medical staff will ask you for proof of international insurance so that they can provide you with the care you need. The attestation document will enable the establishment to contact your insurance company to guarantee financial coverage of your care. Without this, you won’t be treated unless you can give your credit card as a guarantee…
That’s why, when you travel to a country, the embassies of some countries require you to have travel insurance to make sure your health expenses can be covered.
How to obtain your international health insurance certificate?
If you take out Mondassur insurance, you’ll receive your insurance certificate as soon as you take out your international insurance policy. For certain visa applications, we can send you an original copy of your insurance certificate by post. This means you can start the process of obtaining your visa as soon as you take out your Mondassur international insurance policy.
