Travel Insurance with Visa Schengen

Are you planning your trip to Europe? Additional to prepare for the passport, Don’t forget to prepare to apply for the visa before travelling as some of the country required some nationals to apply for visa before entering to the country. However, if you are planning to visit more than one European country, we suggest to applying for the Schengen visa instead because it can travel to 26 European countries at once. So it very and convenient tourist friendly.

Schengen Visa?

Schengen is a short stay visa allowing its holder to travel in the Schengen area. The Schengen area covers 26 countries ("Schengen States") without border controls between them. It allows travelers to stay in the Schengen states of a duration of no more than 90 days in any 180 days period. Suitable for travelers who want to visit many countries at once. The countries are 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.

Tips on how to applying for Schengen Visa

To apply for Schengen visa, you should research and prepared required documents and apply the visa with the main country of destination.

1. If travel to many countries and number of durations are different, should apply with the country of longest of stay.
2. If travel to many countries and number of durations are the same, should apply with the first country of visit.
3. Visitors should have enough money to cover living cost covering period of stay. This is also impact to visa application.
4. Travel insurance for Schengen Visa require minimum of coverage of 30,000 Euro or 1,500,000 THB and should cover the travel period. You can apply up to 3 months prior to your trip.

Why Travel Insurance is needed for Schengen visa application process

Travel Insurance is important for the European country visa and Schengen visa because travel insurance is one of the risk assurances for the unwanted event that could happen while traveling. As we all know that the medical expense is very expensive especially in European zone, moreover it helps protect and cover your property such as documents and baggage as well.

So if you have travel insurance, it will help you save from the medical expense, and inconvenient cost such as loss of baggage, damage to baggage, delay of flight etc. Additional to the coverage, some travel insurance will have communication channel to assist you when encounter with emergency.

Requirement of travel insurance for Schengen Visa and other country

1. Medical Expense Coverage and Loss of life coverage minimum of 30,000 Euro or 1,500,000 THB
2. Travel insurance that recognized by the Schengen countries