What is the eligibility criteria to purchase different types of travel insurance in the UAE?

Depending on the cover you opt for, buying different travel insurance policies have certain eligibility criteria attached to it, following are a few:

  • Family Travel Insurance: The applicants must include two adults under 60 and 2 children under 21. According to the insurance policy, this constitutes a family. Once these criteria are met, it is easy to buy family travel insurance.
  • Senior Citizen Travel Insurance: Generally, Senior citizen travel insurance may be for people 60 and above. No clinical screening is required for seniors above 85 years of age to buy travel insurance.
  • Student Travel Insurance Plan: Students between the age of 16-40 can buy a student travel insurance plan by submitting proof that they are enrolled in an educational institution. Students already abroad for study can easily purchase student travel insurance after they have reached their destination as well.
  • Schengen Travel Insurance Plan: The age criteria for Schengen travel insurance is infants over 90 days and adults under 70. Another stipulation in the Schengen travel insurance is that the travel purpose must be either business or tourism to be eligible.
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