Does it matter if the countries that you’re going to visit belong to different premium…

Does it matter if the countries that you’re going to visit belong to different premium categories?

Please proceed as follows: Changing area of validity up to 6 weeks If your stay in a country which belongs to a different area of validity does not exceed 6 weeks, you do not have to do anything. You have worldwide insurance coverage up to 6 weeks. E.g.: You travel to Panama for 6 months. On your way back home, you want to make a four-week stopover in the USA. Please choose “Worldwide travels excluding USA/Canada” as area of validity for the complete duration of your journey. Changing area of validity for more than 6 weeks

What is the type of insurance that the PROTRIP-WORLD offers?

Perfectly insured with PROTRIP-WORLD! All-round insurance cover for au pairs, high school participants, Work and Travel participants, volunteers, interns, language and exchange students, undergraduates, postgraduates and other travelers. You should not make any compromises when choosing your international travel insurance. Especially for longer stays abroad it is advisable to rely on extensive benefits and first-class care. PROTRIP-WORLD is suitable for all young people up to 49 years of age and can be taken out for up to 24 months. The big plus: PROTRIP-WORLD can even be taken out during the trip. Because au pairs, high school students, Work and Travel participants , volunteers, trainees, language and exchange students or students or doctoral students face very special challenges during their trips, PROTRIP-WORLD was designed to meet these needs. We know what moves you. For 60 years, DR-WALTER has provided international health insurance policies for youth and educational travel and each year, many thousands of satisfied clients rely on the comprehensive cover of our insurance solutions.

Will a stay in your home country be covered?

You want to interrupt your stay abroad for a few days in order to spend some time at home? No problem. If you interrupt your stay abroad and spend time at home, you will have insurance cover for 6 weeks. You can also travel home several times as long as the overall duration does not exceed 6 weeks. There will be insurance cover for costs resulting from an accident or from an acute and newly acquired illness. If you travel to your home country at the end of the insurance period, this is not considered to be an interruption of your stay abroad. In this case, insurance coverage ends as soon as you arrive in your home country.

How does the PROTRIP-WORLD insurance actually work?

Information for Work and Travel participants – The PROTRIP-WORLD insurance for Work and Travel participants adapts to your travel plans. You have the choice between different travel regions and you can also flexibly choose the scope of insurance: PROTRIP-WORLD always includes a strong international health insurance. We especially recommend Work and Travel participants to supplement their insurance cover with the Comfort or Plus Package to be able to travel and work without worries. The two packages differ in the scope of the liability insurance. The Plus Package includes a higher basic insurance sum and covers, for example, the risk of losing your keys and damages arising from an act of favor.

What are some advantages that the DR-WALTER Blocked Account offers?

• Accepted and approved by German Federal Foreign Office for obtaining a German visa.
• Receive official confirmation on the next day – latest.
• Cheap: one-off set-up of €49 and €5 per month only.
• In cooperation with the escrow services and payment provider MANGOPAY.

Do you need to pay to cancel your insurance and how much?

Cancellation free of charge! Your travel plans change? You can cancel free of charge before the start of the insurance without giving any reason. The travel period changes? Rebook the insurance period free of charge. Are you travelling home earlier? You will be refunded any premiums you have paid too much.

How should you prepare for an upcoming hospital stay?

If you are admitted to a hospital, you will be asked about your insurance cover. As a student you are covered by your international health insurance. The policy covers treatment within compulsory health insurance without optional services. The easiest way for you is to present your “Ärzte-Info-Ticket” (medical info card) during the admission. Here you can print out your “Ärzte-Info-Ticket”: Ärzte-Info-Ticket (medical info card) (German). After your admission, the hospital will contact us and, under normal circumstances, we will then settle the billing directly with the hospital. Inpatient treatment without emergency situation! If an inpatient treatment is not an emergency treatment, we recommend arranging the details of the planned therapy beforehand with our claims department. This way, we can help you to minimize any financial risk. Contact us.

Do you need a visa in order to visit Germany?

There are a lot of reasons why people want to travel to Germany. Members of the Schengen States can visit this beautiful place without a visa as a result of the Schengen Agreement, as for non-EU citizens, they can visit, study, work in it but must obtain a Schengen visa first.