Schengen visa for spain from UK?
I came to the UK on October 2008 for studying. I’m planning to visit spain but I read on their website that I need to have a health insurance to be able to get a schengen visa which can not be issued if I haven’t lived for at least six months in the UK….
My company covers my medical expenses internationally.. do you think it would be enough if I could get a letter from my company to prove that I already have a health insurance?
Thank you
The provisions of the Schengen Agreement concerning the travel insurance are:
In addition, in support of an application for a short-term or travel visa, applicants must show that they are in possession of adequate and valid individual or group travel insurance to cover any expenses which might arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, urgent medical attention and/or emergency hospital treatment.
Applicants should in principle underwrite insurance in their State of residence. Where this is not possible, they should seek to obtain insurance in any other country. If the host underwrites insurance for the applicant, he should do this in his own place of residence.
The insurance must be valid throughout the territory of the Member States applying in full the provisions of the Schengen acquis and cover the entire period of the person’s stay. The minimum coverage shall be EUR 30000.
In principle, the proof of this insurance shall be submitted when the visa is issued.
The diplomatic mission or consular post competent to examine a visa application may decide that this requirement has been met where it is established that an adequate level of insurance may be assumed in the light of the applicant’s professional situation.
Exceptions from the requirement to produce evidence of travel insurance may also be made when, in the framework of local consular cooperation, it is established that it is impossible for nationals of certain third States to acquire such insurance.
When assessing whether an insurance is adequate, Member States may ascertain whether claims against the insurance company would be recoverable in a Member State, Switzerland or Liechtenstein.
In general your present travel insurance for the UK should cover the other European countries, too. The EHIC which you would be entitled as U.K. resident after 6 months would not be sufficient since it covers only emergency medication but not repatriation.
You should be good to go if you have a statement by your insurance company that you hold a travel insurance including medical cover, hospital treatment, and repatriation with at least a €30,000 (£20,000) limit, valid for the entire Schengen area and covering the duration of the requested visa.
Source(s):
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:52005XG1222(01):EN:NOT
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The provisions of the Schengen Agreement concerning the travel insurance are:
In addition, in support of an application for a short-term or travel visa, applicants must show that they are in possession of adequate and valid individual or group travel insurance to cover any expenses which might arise in connection with repatriation for medical reasons, urgent medical attention and/or emergency hospital treatment.
Applicants should in principle underwrite insurance in their State of residence. Where this is not possible, they should seek to obtain insurance in any other country. If the host underwrites insurance for the applicant, he should do this in his own place of residence.
The insurance must be valid throughout the territory of the Member States applying in full the provisions of the Schengen acquis and cover the entire period of the person’s stay. The minimum coverage shall be EUR 30000.
In principle, the proof of this insurance shall be submitted when the visa is issued.
The diplomatic mission or consular post competent to examine a visa application may decide that this requirement has been met where it is established that an adequate level of insurance may be assumed in the light of the applicant’s professional situation.
Exceptions from the requirement to produce evidence of travel insurance may also be made when, in the framework of local consular cooperation, it is established that it is impossible for nationals of certain third States to acquire such insurance.
When assessing whether an insurance is adequate, Member States may ascertain whether claims against the insurance company would be recoverable in a Member State, Switzerland or Liechtenstein.
In general your present travel insurance for the UK should cover the other European countries, too. The EHIC which you would be entitled as U.K. resident after 6 months would not be sufficient since it covers only emergency medication but not repatriation.
You should be good to go if you have a statement by your insurance company that you hold a travel insurance including medical cover, hospital treatment, and repatriation with at least a €30,000 (£20,000) limit, valid for the entire Schengen area and covering the duration of the requested visa.
Source(s):
http://eur-lex.europa.eu/LexUriServ/LexUriServ.do?uri=CELEX:52005XG1222(01):EN:NOT
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Better ask the Spanish embassy or the consulate. Here you won´t get a correct answer most probably. With the residence in UK it might be different.
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