Know the insurance your trip needs.

The visa and entry rule where you’re going, what policies pay for, and how to claim.

Where are you going?

If you live in the UAE and need a visa for Switzerland, the embassy checklist listed on 14 April 2026 asks for a policy issued in the UAE or Bahrain with at least EUR 30,000 of medical cover, including repatriation.

Minimum medical cover: EUR 30,000
Where the policy must be issued: UAE or Bahrain
Credit card insurance: Not accepted

Read the guide for Switzerland

If you live in the UAE and need a visa for Germany, the German Consulate General in Dubai asks for at least EUR 30,000 of medical cover with repatriation, valid in all Schengen countries.

Minimum medical cover: EUR 30,000
Credit card insurance: Not accepted
Insurer office, multiple-entry visas: Schengen state, Switzerland or Liechtenstein

Read the guide for Germany

If you live in the UAE and need a visa for Spain, the embassy asks for at least EUR 30,000 of medical cover with repatriation for your whole stay.

Minimum medical cover: EUR 30,000
Credit card cover: Not accepted
Proof you hand in: Policy or table of benefits

Read the guide for Spain

Both Italian posts in the UAE ask for at least EUR 30,000 of medical cover with repatriation.

Minimum medical cover: EUR 30,000
Hospital cover, Dubai and Northern Emirates: Full and unlimited
Proof you hand in: Table of benefits or certificate copy

Read the guide for Italy

Your policy must cover at least EUR 30,000 of emergency medical treatment and repatriation, in every Schengen state, for your whole stay.

Minimum cover: EUR 30,000
Consulates that do not accept credit card cover: Germany, Spain, Switzerland
Where Switzerland wants the policy issued: UAE or Bahrain

Read the guide for Schengen visa insurance

UK visitor rules do not mention travel insurance.

Insurance in UK visitor rules: Not mentioned
NHS hospital charge in England: 150%
Unpaid NHS debt reported to the Home Office: £500 or more

Read the guide for the UK

Since 1 January 2026 tourists entering Georgia must hold health and accident insurance of at least 30,000 GEL for the whole stay.

Minimum sum insured: 30,000 GEL
Rule in force since: 1 Jan 2026
How long the cover must run: Whole stay

Read the guide for Georgia

Turkish law lists not holding valid medical insurance for your stay as a ground to refuse a visa, and to refuse entry even to visa-free visitors.

Refusal ground in Turkish law: No valid medical insurance
Minimum cover set by Türkiye: None stated
Longest stay: 90 days in 180

Read the guide for Türkiye

Qatar's health ministry requires visitor health insurance if you need a visa before you travel, with emergency cover of QAR 150,000 from QAR 50 a month.

Emergency limit of the basic policy: QAR 150,000
Price of the basic policy: QAR 50 a month
Shortest basic policy: 30 days

Read the guide for Qatar

From 1 October 2026 foreign visitors to Tanzania must buy inbound travel insurance from a state-designated insurer, NIC for the Mainland and ZIC for Zanzibar.

Rule in force since: 1 Oct 2026
Price: USD 44
How long it lasts: Up to 92 days

Read the guide for Tanzania

Belarus asks foreign citizens, including UAE citizens, for health insurance of at least EUR 10,000 valid in Belarus or worldwide, to get a visa and to cross the border.

Minimum cover: EUR 10,000
Territory on the policy: Belarus or worldwide
UAE citizens exempt: No

Read the guide for Belarus

The visit and tourist visa routes on the ICP, GDRFA and u.ae pages list a health insurance policy valid in the UAE.

Health insurance on a UAE visit visa: Listed as a term
Policy length for the 5-year tourist visa: 180 days
Minimum sum insured: None stated

Read the guide for visitors to the UAE

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