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Best European health insurance (not travel insurance)

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  • jimbo please read my earlier post about WHY THE ACTUAL QUALITY OF COVER DOESN'T REALLY MATTER AT THIS STAGE. 
  • eDicky
    eDicky Posts: 6,835 Forumite
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    edited 18 June 2020 at 8:18PM
    It's just that, again as I say, he requires it as a formality just to satisfy the host country's formal requirements for permission for longer stays (should they be required). 
    So what are these requirements..?

    Is he applying for residence status..?
    Evolution, not revolution
  • jimbo6977
    jimbo6977 Posts: 1,280 Forumite
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    Long stay / "backpacker" travel insurance is considered health insurance for tourist visa purposes. So if it comes to the point where a visa is required, Long Stay travel insurance will normally be sufficient. Of course the Spanish authorities could play silly-wotsits and insist on x y or z but as no-one knows what they might demand, no insurer or broker has tailored a product to deal with it. In the event, I'm sure suitable products will become available very quickly. 
  • Thanks everyone, i've passed all the suggestions/info on to him so sure he will get something sorted out. 
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