The quickest and easiest way to make sure you’re covered for the countries you’re planning on travelling to, is to select them all when you purchase your travel insurance with us.
If we don’t provide cover to the country you’ve selected we may let you know right away before you purchase your travel insurance. But if you’ve already started travelling, are contemplating a side trip to a country other than those you specified and need to know if you’re covered, there’s a few things you need to know.
While World Nomads provides travel insurance coverage for travel to more than 130 countries worldwide, there’s still many we can’t or won’t provide cover for.
We exclude cover for travel to sanctioned countries or those with a Do Not Travel advisory against them by the Australian Government. That means if you select a region when purchasing your policy, you’re only covered for those countries in that region we provide cover to… and it can be tricky knowing which countries those are.
The best thing to do if your plans change is to contact us to check if you’re covered under your current policy as you may still be covered to travel to that missing country.
Note: Always check the status of your chosen destination(s) with the Australian Government travel advisory (smartraveller.gov.au) before you buy a policy and before you pay anything towards your trip, like deposits or the full amount. If you decide to travel in a country or region where a travel warning is in place or if an event is occurring that may threaten your safety, it may affect your policy coverage.
It’s not possible to upgrade or add another higher priced country or region to your policy after you buy it. If you’re still within the 21 day cooling off period and you haven’t already left Australia you can cancel for a full refund and re-purchase your policy.
If you’ve already left Australia or are outside of the cooling off period, contact us.
This is only a summary of cover and does not include the full terms and conditions of the policy. You should read your PDS in full, so you understand what is and isn’t covered. That way there won’t be any surprises if you need to use it. If you have any questions, please get in touch.
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Before your trip, check the latest government advice for any travel alerts for your destination.