Posted on Friday, June 22nd, 2012 at 8:00 am

Becoming an international student can be a lot of work, but it can also be a very rewarding experience. Before classes even begin, most international students have a stack of paper work to complete and a check list of guidelines to comply to, including finding international student health insurance that will meet their school requirements.

Since each school has their own requirements that they have put in place for their international students to meet with their insurance plan, you are able to search our school requirements database to see if we have insurance for your university.

Many students purchase the Student Secure plan since it will meet many school requirements such as maternity, repatriation of remains, emergency medical evacuation, mental health care and prescriptions. Also, since this plan is able to be purchased on a monthly basis, you only have to buy coverage for the time that you need, whether that is one month, one semester or one year*.

Some schools have an insurance plan that international students must purchase or waive out of. Usually schools will allow students to waive out of the university insurance plan as long as the alternate insurance plan will cover certain benefits as laid out in a school-provided waiver form. If you would like to purchase one of our plans that will meet your school’s requirements but are required to also complete a waiver form, we can take care of this for you. After you purchase insurance for your university we will complete the waiver form and ensure it is sent to your school. That way you can focus on completing other items on your check list to become an international student.

Finding insurance for your university can be difficult if your school has several benefit requirements listed. Contact one of our agents today to see if we have a plan that will meet your school insurance requirements.

*Coverage can be purchased for up to 364 days with the option to renew.

Posted by Bryanna Davis

Bryanna joined International Student Insurance in 2011 after returning to the United States from teaching English in China. Her interest in international education, sparked initially by her own study abroad experience in Wales, led her to the company. Bryanna is originally from Missouri and is a graduate from the University of Central Missouri.