HAVE to have travel insurance or not ?

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HAVE to have travel insurance or not ?

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Is it or is it not required for a usa person to have travel covid insurance or not as last year at some time there was a post on internet, not this website nor forum , titled Cambodia is no longer requiring travel insurance
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Check hospital prices first...
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Not required.
Vax cert only
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Dont forget the other health risks out there..basic travel insurance is a must IMHO. Sure better than having someone run a gofund.me project after something serious has happened to you. Better safe than sorry.
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The mandatory Forte COVID-19 Insurance Policy requirement was suspended in November 2021. As others have already stated, would be irresponsible not to have travel Medical insurance though
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PSD-Kiwi wrote: ↑Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:29 pm As others have already stated, would be irresponsible not to have travel Medical insurance though
Completely agree
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when I was young and reckless I took the risk not to buy travel insurance, now I need it, it's a lot more expensive, but I have to agree too; get insured
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PSD-Kiwi wrote: ↑Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:29 pm The mandatory Forte COVID-19 Insurance Policy requirement was suspended in November 2021. As others have already stated, would be irresponsible not to have travel Medical insurance though
Sorry if daft question/already answered, so is it OK to enter without having any travel insurance? We have colleagues from Vietnam who are just flying in for literally a couple of days
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Bluenose wrote: ↑Fri May 13, 2022 10:00 am
PSD-Kiwi wrote: ↑Sat Apr 23, 2022 6:29 pm The mandatory Forte COVID-19 Insurance Policy requirement was suspended in November 2021. As others have already stated, would be irresponsible not to have travel Medical insurance though
Sorry if daft question/already answered, so is it OK to enter without having any travel insurance? We have colleagues from Vietnam who are just flying in for literally a couple of days
Yes...there is no requirement to have insurance for entry into Cambodia.
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Travel insurance is a great idea for every visitor. Be sure to use online price comparison sites.

The Forte policy only ever covered the cost of treatment for Covid in a government treatment centre so could not be considered a proper Covid policy, let alone proper travel insurance. It's also expensive for the coverage that you get.

Medical insurance is a great idea for expats up to 60 if they don't have pre-existing conditions. For others, it may best to self-insure if you have funds as the premiums are high and the exclusions are wide. It would be great if there was a trauma-only medical policy for older expats but there isn't.
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