Travel insurance for foreign visitors

Travel insurance for visitors from abroad such as family, friends and partner

Travel insurance for you foreign visitor to the Netherlands you can arrange here quickly and cheaply. When a foreign visitor, such as family, friends or a partner travels to Europe, you can take out medical travel insurance for the visitor.

For a foreign visitor who visit the Netherlands or other Schengen countries, a number of rules apply, even if they visa-free are. Foreigners are allowed to stay for a maximum of 90 days in a 180-day period and they must meet a number of conditions:

• De foreign visitor must have a valid travel document (e.g. passport). The travel document must be valid for 3 months longer than the end of the free period.
• He or she may not pose a threat to public order, national security or the international relations of one of the Netherlands or the Schengen countries.
• He or she has sufficient means of support. This is at least an amount of € 55 per day for the duration of the stay in the Netherlands.
• The foreign national must make his purpose of travel plausible. This can be done, for example, with an original letter of invitation from family members or acquaintances who are going to visit in the Netherlands. If the foreigner does not have an invitation letter, this can be demonstrated with an original form 'proof of sponsorship and/or private accommodation'. This form does not need to be legalized at the municipality.
• The foreign visitor must be able to demonstrate that he has taken out medical insurance. Healthcare is not free in the Netherlands. Bills for hospitalization or doctor visits must be paid in full before departure from the Netherlands. The foreign guest must carry proof (policy of the medical insurance) to prove that he/she is insured.

How long can a foreign guest stay in the Netherlands?

A foreign visitor may stay in the Schengen area for a maximum of 90 days out of 180. You can also enter and leave the Schengen area during this period. The 90 days can be spread over 180 days, but they can also be used all at once in a row. If you stay in the Netherlands/Schengen area for 90 consecutive days, you will have to wait 90 days before you can travel to the Netherlands/Schengen area again.

Medical travel insurance for foreigners: Travel Risk Insurance

Foreign visitors coming to the Netherlands cannot take out standard short-term travel insurance. Usually it is also not possible to take out travel insurance in the country of origin. For this group of foreigners, there is Travel Risk Insurance, the international short-term medical insurance from Allianz Global Assistance. This special insurance is suitable for, among other things:

• Foreign visitors who come to the Netherlands or Europe for family visits or tourism.
• A foreign partner visiting you.
• The application for a short-stay Schengen visa.

Please note: This insurance can only be taken out before leaving the foreigner's country of residence. If he or she is already traveling or has already arrived at the destination, you can no longer take out this medical travel insurance.

Frequently asked questions and answers about travel insurance for foreign guests

What is insured?

• SOS charges (including assistance, rescue and search).
• Medical expenses* (including hospital, specialist and doctors).
• Repatriation (including ambulance plane and transport of mortal remains).
• Burial or cremation costs and arrival of family.

* Medical costs are monetary compensation for doctors (fees) and costs of:

• hospitalization;
• operation and operating room use;
• prescribed X-rays and radioactive irradiations;
• prescription medications, bandages and massage;
• medically necessary transport, including any medically necessary evacuation and transport from a ski slope.

Your travel documents (purchase costs, laissez-passer, replacement visa or other official travel document), replacement clothing and/or toiletries and damage to accommodation is also insured. The following is also covered:

• illness, accident or missing person of the insured;
• death of the insured, illness, accident or death of the insured's family not traveling with him;
• death of a co-insured travel companion;
• damage to property of the insured in the country of residence;
• costs due to forced delay.

Premium medical insurance

Europe coverage	€ 2,-
Global coverage	€ 3,-
Winter/special sports	€ 1,15
Cancellation	5% of travel sum
Minimum premium	€ 11,50
Policy costs	€ 4,50
Premium per person per day. Up to and including 69 years.

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