J1 Basic Travel Insurance

With Covid cover
Trip durations of up to 12 months
J1 Visa travel on budget – good value for money
Meets J1 Visa Travel Insurance medical requirements

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Globelink J1 Basic Travel Insurance provides all the essentials if you are on a tight budget but still need a policy that exceeds the requirements of the US J-1 Visa exchange programme set by the U.S Department of State.

Globelink J1 Basic Key Benefits

Exceeds J1 Exchange Visitor Visa Programme medical insurance requirements;
Wide range of pre-existing medical conditions covered for free;
24-hour Emergency Medical assistance;
Return Home Option (add-on Extra);
Trekking to altitudes of up to 3500 metres for free;
Cover for USA and all other countries except your home country;
Over 100 adventure/hazardous activities covered as standard
No hidden costs.

J1 Basic provides Cancellation & Curtailment cover up to £1,500, Emergency Medical Expenses up to £5,000,000, Hospital Confinement, Missed Departure, Personal Liability including Rental Accommodation and Scheduled Airline Failure.

Globelink J1 Basic - a cost effective solution for the essentials. Check our Globelink J1 Regular Policy if you need cover to include baggage, exam failure cover and more.

Globelink J1 travel health insurance covers a wide range of pre-existing medical conditions for free. Diabetes, Glaucoma, Asthma and many other conditions are in the list of no screen conditions covered by the standard terms of the Globelink J1 Basic Policy.

J1 Basic provides worldwide cover for people normally resident in the EU, so it's fine if you visit another country during your J1 Visa Exchange Programme trip.

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Globelink team will assist solving any of your questions over the phone 00 44 (0) 1353 699082.

J1 Basic

Schedule of Cover and Limits of Indemnity per Insured Person
THIS POLICY IS AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE LIVING IN THE EU PARTICIPATING IN A J1 VISA WORK & STUDY PROGRAMME TO THE USA

	Person Per Section Cover	Maximum Sums Insured Per Person	Excess Per Claim
A	Cancellation or CurtailmentCover for unrecoverable costs and deposits incurred if you are forced to cancel or cut short your trip as a result of specified causes such as death, injury, illness or redundancy. (including Exam Failure Cover)	Up to £1,500 in total Not Insured	£100
B	Emergency Medical & Other Expenses (including Dental Treatment) Reasonable hospital, medical and other expenses including emergency repatriation costs to your home country within the EU.	Up to £5,000,000 in total Up to £100 in total	£100 £40
B1	Hospital Confinement BenefitCash benefit paid to you for each day you are hospitalized abroad to help towards additional expenses such as and phone calls, magazines etc.	Up to £10 per 24 hours up to a maximum of £500 in total	Nil
C	Personal Accident Death Loss of Limb or Eye Permanent Total Disablement This is a lump sum payment in the event of accidental injury resulting in death, loss of limb or eye or permanent total disablement.	Not Insured Not Insured Not Insured Not Insured	Nil
D1	Missed DepartureA payment towards the reasonable additional accommodation and travel expenses if you miss the departure of your initial Outward or final Inward international leg on which you are booked to travel, as a result of failure of public transport, accident or breakdown involving your vehicle or ahead of you on a motorway, strike or adverse weather.	Up to £1000 in total	£40
E	Baggage Single Article/Pair/Set Limit Total Valuable Limit Spectacles/Sunglasses Limit Delayed Baggage (Minimum delay of 12 hours) Loss or damage to your personal baggage providing you take proper care to safeguard your property at all times. The any one article and valuables limit are as specified. We recommend that any expensive valuables such as ipads, cameras, phones etc. are separately insured under an All Risks policy.	Not Insured Not Insured Not Insured Not Insured Not Insured	Nil
F	Personal Money Passport & Documents Cover for personal money and documents, including the unused portion of passports, visas and driving licences.	Not Insured Not Insured	Nil Nil
H	Personal Liability (including Rental Acommodation Limit) Cover if you become legally liable to pay compensation arising from you causing bodily injury, to certain people, or damage to rented accommodation. This section does not extend to the use of any type of vehicle or craft, or anything related to any work or business.	Up to £2,000,000 in total Up to £100,000 in total	£250 £250
I	Legal Expenses & AssistanceCosts and expenses incurred in pursuit of claims arising out of your death bodily injury or illness.	Not Insured	Nil

Travel Insurance

Please read your Policy Wording carefully to ensure that it meets with your precise requirements. View and download the relevant Policy Wording* from the links below. If you purchased a Globelink policy previously while you were an EU RESIDENT, or you need to view the Policy Wording we issue to EU Residents, please click here to visit our Globelink EU site.

*If you purchased your Travel Insurance policy prior to Jan 2022, you can view your policy wording by reviewing your Globelink Travel Insurance Documents Purchase email, or obtain a copy by contacting globelink@globelink.co.uk with your name and address details.

*if you purchased a STAYCATION Policy please see the *last PDF at the bottom of this page – for the Staycation Policy Wording

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Policy Wording for Policies issued to UK residents (Living in the UK only) from 1st October 2023 to 28th November.

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Policy Wording for Policies issued to UK residents (Living in the UK only) from 1st June 2022 to 30th September 2023.

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Policy Wording for Policies issued to UK residents (living in the UK only) from 1st Feb 2022 to 31st May 2022.

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Policy Wording for Policies issued to UK residents (living in the UK only) from 30th Dec 2020 to 31st January 2022

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Policy Wording for Policies issued to UK residents (living in the UK only) from 29th Oct - 29th Dec 2020

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Policy Wording for Policies issued to UK residents (living in the UK only) from 1st Oct - 28th Oct 2020

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Policy Wording for Policies issued to UK residents (living in the UK only) from 1st Feb – 10th August 2020

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