Important read: Australians overseas and COVID-19
Have you found yourself stuck overseas due to sudden restrictions? If you're an Australian away from home, your travel insurance policy might be able to help.
Here are some actions to take:
- Contact your insurer to see if you can extend your cover while you're overseas. It's unlikely, but still worth a shot as long as your policy hasn't expired.
- Ask your insurer what you're covered for. You may not be covered for COVID-19 related claims but you could be covered for other medical expenses, or your belongings.
- If travel insurance can't cover you, try looking into local insurance options such as travel insurance from whichever country you're in, or even some form of health insurance.
You may not get all the cover you want, but at least it's something.
We are currently covered with credit card insurance with CBA for one year which has just run out. CBA credit card cover states that we have to return to Australia to reinstate the yearly insurance however, we aren’t returning to Australia until December 2018. Currently, have been living in Bali for 6 months which visa expires in May. We leave Bali to go to KL to extend our Indonesian Visas for another 6 months and will travel around Malaysia, Vietnam and Cambodia for 5-6 weeks then return to Bali for 6 months then probably back to Australia beginning December. We are looking at getting travel insurance from 3rd May when we leave Bali for say 6 weeks until we return to Bali. We are aged 51 and 60 in good health. Are we able to get travel insurance for this 6 week period?
Thanks for any information
Lynne
Hi Lynne,
Thanks for visiting Finder.
Yes, you may get a cover from the Australian insurers listed above whilst overseas as long as you’re coming back and have a return ticket booked to Australia. To get a quote, simply click the “Get Quote” button above.
When getting a quote, make sure to include all the regions you’ll be visiting on your policy to ensure that you are appropriately covered when you cross borders. Moreover, make sure to ask your insurer regarding natural disaster cover like a cover for Mt. Agung ash cloud.
Best regards,
Liezl
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Hi just shopping but hope you can help. My Australian daughter is currently living in Chile, but is planning a move to Germany early March and then back to Australia late January/February 2019. She had travel insurance but we didn’t renew it. Just wanting quotes now for me to cover her – she has been living out of the country for approx 3 years now
Hi Tracey,
Thanks for your inquiry. Please note that we are not affiliated with any company we feature on our site and so we can only offer you general advice.
If you’re daughter is living overseas for an extended period, chances are you’ll want to take out travel insurance at some stage to further explore the region you are living in. But when it comes to taking out cover with an Australian provider, one of the requirements is usually that you must end your trip in Australia.
There are respected brands who do offer protection to Australians who are already abroad. You will need to be an Australian resident in order to take out cover overseas.
The page you are currently on has some useful information to your question. You may click the name of your insurance to know more details and you may click the green “Get quote” button to direct you to their official site.
Best regards,
Rench
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I am Australian citizen I am married to thai National. We plan to visit Australia in October. What would be our best travel insurance to cover wife?
Hi Bert,
Thanks for your question. Finder is a comparison service and we are not permitted to provide our users with personalised product recommendations. You may find our guide to travel insurance for non-residents helpful.
All the best,
Richard
I bought a policy for Travel Insurance for three months but now I decided to prolong my journey for another month and my insurers cannot extend my insurance. Can I extend it through another Insurer?
Hi Andreas,
Thanks for your question. Yes, you can get travel insurance while you’re overseas. Please consult the table at the top of the page for a list of travel insurance brands in the panel that offers this service.
I hope this was helpful,
Richard
Hi my daughter had complimentary travel insurance for 6 months that is about to expire. She is staying in London working for another 6 months how can she get travel insurance for 6 months when she has Arcady left Australia and how expensive is it?
Hi Roxanne,
Thanks for your question. There are several travel insurance brands in our panel that offer cover for people that are already overseas. You can review the insurance brands in our panel that offer this cover above. Additionally, if your daughter ends up needing cover for an extended period of time, you may learn more about long-term travel insurance.
I hope this was helpful,
Richard