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Health Insurance while in NZ

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  • 17-09-2018 12:22pm
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    Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
    Registered Users Posts: 3,236 ✭✭✭


    Hi Folks

    I'm moving to Wellington next month on a year long visa. For those of you who are living there, can anyone advise me regarding health insurance? I just need basic cover for the year, its a condition of my visa.

    Thanks in advance.


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    onrail
    Registered Users Posts: 1,022 ✭✭✭onrail


    I used backpacker travel insurance for a year long trip
    Pretty competitively priced and I made a couple of claims in NZ without any issue. Would definitely recommend.


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    Mrs OBumble
    Registered Users Posts: 25,717 ✭✭✭✭Mrs OBumble


    Get travel insurance with comprehensive health cover.

    Any you can buy locally there will have unsuitable waiting periods for cover and will not medivac you home to ireland if you are injured.


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    Gael23
    Registered Users Posts: 12,089 ✭✭✭✭Gael23


    How can you get cover for pre existing illnesses? Only company that will quote is €330 per month.


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    Dr. Kenneth Noisewater
    Registered Users Posts: 3,236 ✭✭✭Dr. Kenneth Noisewater


    Gael23 wrote: »
    How can you get cover for pre existing illnesses? Only company that will quote is €330 per month.

    Don't know about that one but yeah I'd expect they'd all charge you an arm and a leg for a pre existing illness to be covered. I have a pre existing condition and the crowd I went with refused to cover it.


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