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Jersey

Considering going to Jersey at the end of this month would I need a passport and insurance to do this,Thanks in anticipation.

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  • tanith
    tanith Posts: 8,091 Forumite
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    Travel insurance is always advisable but you won't need a passport for Jersey unless you are travelling by air , I think most airlines require a passport for ID purposes in todays climate..
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  • paulwellerfan
    paulwellerfan Posts: 1,190 Forumite
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    you need insurance where ever you go these days.

    you dont need a passport though only id.
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  • Doshwaster
    Doshwaster Posts: 6,406 Forumite
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    Technically you are leaving the UK (and the EU) when you fly to the Channel Islands but there are no immigration controls so no passport is required.

    More info: http://jersey.com/English/aboutjersey/practicalinformation/passportsandcustoms/Pages/default.aspx

    Most airlines accept a photo driving licence as a valid ID for flights within the British Isles (though Ryanair are a notable exception)
  • PeteMc
    PeteMc Posts: 574 Forumite
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    Insurance most definately as the reciprocal arrangement finished a few years ago and the EHIC doesn't apply.
  • Doshwaster
    Doshwaster Posts: 6,406 Forumite
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    PeteMc wrote: »
    Insurance most definately as the reciprocal arrangement finished a few years ago and the EHIC doesn't apply.

    According to this the reciprocal agreement for medical treatment has been reintroduced: http://jersey.com/english/aboutjersey/practicalinformation/medicalcentre/pages/default.aspx
  • moonrakerz
    moonrakerz Posts: 8,650 Forumite
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    Doshwaster wrote: »
    According to this the reciprocal agreement for medical treatment has been reintroduced: http://jersey.com/english/aboutjersey/practicalinformation/medicalcentre/pages/default.aspx

    From that link:

    "Although the new RHA covers treatment, it will not cover the costs associated with repatriation in the event that a UK resident taken ill in Jersey is unable to return to the UK on a conventional flight. Therefore it is advisable that wherever possible, travel insurance is still purchased to cover this eventuality.

    Visitors to Jersey from the UK are advised to have comprehensive health and travel insurance. Those with private health insurance are advised to check with their policy provider regarding health cover in Jersey."
  • I went to Jersey in June with the OH to see his sister's family and we used passports (which were asked for several times in the airport) but had no separate insurance.
  • We went to Jersey by ferry, took our passports but they were never checked. Personally I always take a passport if I am in doubt - better to have it and not need it than to need it and not have it IYSWIM!!

    As for insurance, definitely a necessity. Not just medical treatment, but what if you were seriously injured and needed to be repatriated?
    What is this life if, full of care, we have no time to stand and stare
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