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Travel Insurance for US Citizens visiting Belgium

Short term travel medical Insurance

For short term travel vacations ranging from a few weeks to few months (less than a year). This covers all catastrophic health care expenses, but does not include coverage for preventive care and has limited cover for pre-existing conditions.

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Long term visitor health Insurance

Ideal for expats working overseas and for US pensioners living outside the US. These plans offers comprehensive coverage for preventive-care, pre-existing conditions, mental health, dental and vision benefits.

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Do I need travel insurance for Belgium?

If you need to apply for the Schengen visa to travel to Belgium, then you definitely need Travel insurance that satisfies Schengen visa requirement for visiting Belgium. However if you do not need a Schengen visa (some nationalities including US citizens do not need the Schengen visa for a short stay in Belgium), then travel insurance is not mandatory. However given the cost of healthcare in Belgium and when you consider the nominal cost of the travel insurance in the context of expenses involved while traveling to Belgium, it is strongly recommended to buy adequate travel insurance for travel to Belgium. Travel insurance is also required if you plan on a long term stay in Belgium which is usually more than 90 days. This is required even if you do not need the Schengen visa for a short term stay in Belgium.

Which is the best travel insurance for Belgium ?

Good question and we try hard to find the best answer to this question! Given the unique needs of different travelers there is not one Belgium travel insurance plan that always works best for everyone. If you are a traveler with concerns about an existing medical conditions, then you will be looking at different plans as opposed to a different traveler without any life-threatening pre-existing condition. We endeavor to give our visitors as much information as possible so they can find the best Belgium travel insurance plan. Our travel insurance quote comparison tool helps travelers compare different visitors travel insurance plans based on price and coverages in an objective manner. If you want some more guidance, our licensed agents are here to help you with your choice!

Popular tourist destinations in Belgium

Grand Place

Grand Place was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its outstanding blend of architectural and artistic styles.

Meuse Valley

This is the perfect opportunity to take a trip along the river watching the beautiful scenery, dense forests are interspersed with cute towns backed by limestone cliffs.

Mons

Mons is best known for the magical and surprising ringing of the town’s glorious Belfry bells, which hail from the 80 meter (270 foot) tower.

Bruges

Bruges is home to glorious medieval architecture, particularly on the southern side of the city’s main hub.

Belgium - General information

Location

Central Europe

Capital

Brussels

Language

Dutch, French, German

Currency

Euro

Population

Around 11 million

Best time to visit

May to September

Vacation spots

Bruges, Brussels, Ghent, Antwerp, Ardennes, Mechelen, Tournai, Leuven, Dinant, Mons.

Trip cancellation insurance

Is it worth buying trip cancellation plans?

Annual vacation that is once in a lifetime experience could be very expensive. Planning a vacation involves expenses from booking air tickets, cruise reservations, hotel bookings which is done months in advance. As life is not certain, we cannot predict what can happen in the future which can resulting in cancelling an expensive vacation or trip or making other trip arrangements. Sometimes while on a trip an emergency medical situation may arise which can result in hospitalization and huge medical bills. Other risks involved maybe baggage loss, flight delay, trip interruption, loss of passport which can cripple your life savings. Buying Trip protection insurance for Belgium can be a life and money saver which will cover most of the trip investment expenses and expenses arising from emergency travel and medical expenses.

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Older traveler Insurance

Globehopper travel medical insurance offered by International Medical Group (IMG) is specifically designed for US citizens and US permanent residents aged 65 years and older. The GlobeHopper Senior plan is available either as the GlobeHopper Single-Trip plan for single trips with coverage from 5 days to 365 days, or as the GlobeHopper Multi-trip plan which covers a period of 12 months with a maximum of 30 days for each overseas trip. The GlobeHopper Senior plan is very popular as it provides coverage up to $1 million for travelers less than 79 years and $100,000 for travelers more than 80 years old. The plan includes $2,500 cover for sudden unexpected recurrence of an existing medical ailment and $25,000 for emergency medical evacuation

Group Travel Insurance

Quite often groups travel overseas together. The groups could be traveling for varied reasons such as employees on training, groups of tourists holidaying, members of a missionary organization, groups of students attending a sporting or academic event. Since the regular domestic health insurance will usually not cover you outside your home country you can buy cheap Group travel health insurance for visiting Belgium. The group travel plans are cheaper when compared to individual travel medical insurance. There is usually a discount of about 10% or more in group travel policies when compared to individual visitor health insurance for the same destination.

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Do US citizens need visa to visit Belgium?

Schengen Visa information for US citizens

US Citizens with a valid US passport can travel to Belgium for up to 90 days in a 180 day period without a Schengen visa
Requirements for traveling to Belgium:

A valid US passport with a minimum of three months (safer with 6 month) validity beyond the departure date from the Schengen area.
Valid reason for travel.
Proof of sufficient financial resources for the entire stay in the Schengen region.

Schengen Visa information for US residents

Most non US citizens need the Belgium (Schengen) visa. You can verify if you need the visa in the list of "Nationalities who need Belgium visa". Non US citizens residing in the US need to show the resident status (Green card, valid US visa and copy of valid I-20 or valid I-AP66, visas…) to apply for a short term Belgium visa in the US. The visa and the US resident status must be valid for at least 3 months after the last day of stay in the Belgium.

How long can an American stay in Belgium?

Long term Europe visa insurance

US citizens who wish to stay in Europe for longer durations of over 90 days should apply for the Long Term Europe visa. One of the requirements for being issued this Long Term Europe visa is to satisfy Schengen visa requirements. One requirements for being issued a Schengen long term visa is to have adequate travel health insurance in Europe with a minimum of 30,000 Euro coverage. This Schengen visa long term Europe travel insurance plans are very affordable and can be bought online quite easily. Compare Popular travel health insurance plans for long term Europe Visa.

Travel insurance plans for older US travelers with Medicare coverage

US senior citizens who have Medicare coverage should buy international travel health insurance while traveling outside the United States. Good travel health insurance is required since Medicare offers very limited coverage outside the US. International travel always involves risks. This is especially true for older travelers and given that the costs of medical evacuation and health care outside the United States is expensive, buying good Medicare Supplemental international Travel insurance coverage is prudent.

Globehopper travel insurance for older US travelers

Medical evacuation travel insurance for travelling to Belgium

US Travelers to Belgium who need coverage for expenses arising from international security evacuation, medical evacuation and repatriation can buy Medical evacuation insurance commonly called “Medevac insurance” .
The Atlas Medevac insurance from Tokio Marine offers covers emergency medical evacuation for US citizens.

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Annual insurance for frequent International travel

These plans are ideal for regular travelers who make many overseas trips annually. The Annual multi-trip insurance for travelling to Belgium plans provide coverage for a whole year, while having a maximum limit for the length of each international trip. Business travelers find the annual trip plans very useful and price effective, as opposed to buying insurance for each of their overseas trips. One of the requirement is that the traveler must have primary health insurance in the home country

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