Countries With Mandatory Travel Insurance Requirements for Tourists

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Getting travel health insurance should be one of the first things anyone does as soon as they book a trip abroad. A good travel insurance policy can give you financial protection in case you need to cancel the trip and cover your medical bills if you have a medical emergency abroad.

Do I Need Travel Insurance?

This is why a lot of countries have added travel health insurance as part of their visa requirements. But if we travel to a place where visas are not required, travel insurance is usually optional – so many of us tend to overlook it.

Here is the complete list of countries that you cannot enter without travel insurance:

  • Schengen countries.
  • Cuba.
  • Ecuador.
  • Iran.
  • Turkey.
  • Morocco.
  • Thailand.
  • The UAE.
  • Togo.
  • Algeria.
  • Romania.
  • Croatia.
  • Moldova.
  • Georgia.
  • Aruba.
  • Cambodia.
  • Lebanon.
  • Seychelles.
  • Antarctica.
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