Voyager Insurance

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Business phone:
GlobalVoyager Telephone: +44 (0) 1483 806 688

Business phone:
High Risk Voyager Phone: +44 (0)1483 806 686

Business phone:
Voyager Travel Insurance Phone: +44 (0)1483 562 662

Customer service email:
enquiries@voyagerins.com

Website: www.voyagerinsurance.com

Voyager Insurance Services Ltd. is an Award Winning Travel Insurance provider with a range of dedicated travel products for the Expat community and their families back in the UK.

GlobalVoyager is designed specifically to meet the travel insurance needs of those people not resident in the UK but need medical cover when travelling away from their usual country of residence. We can provide cover to residents of virtually any country worldwide. Policies can be upgraded to include non-medical coverages such as Cancellation and Baggage.

High Risk Voyager is a unique Travel Insurance policy for UK and EEA residents travelling to high risk areas such as Afghanistan or Iraq for work or leisure, which most other travel insurance policies would exclude.

Voyager Travel Insurance is available for UK and EEA residents and provides a wide range of covers to protect you while travelling abroad, including cover for many pre-existing medical conditions.

Opening Times: 09:00 – 17:30 UK Time, Monday to Friday (excluding English public holidays).

Moving Abroad Checklist

Initial Considerations

Will your partner be travelling with you?

If so, what will they be giving up in your present home and will they be able to continue with their career in your new home? You will need to check whether a separate visa is required for your partner to work or if your visa gives that right. If they are unable to work you will need to decide on the effect on your finances and what alternatives are available to give a fulfilling life (home business, training, voluntary work).

Are you taking family with you?

Moving with family raises many exciting opportunities, but also can create challenges. The HSBC Expat Explorer survey indicates that expat kids can take six months to settle in to their new country (see article). Getting young or even older children to prepare to move and leave their friends and family behind can be a challenge and should be thought through.

The options for education is another area that needs to be thought through.

Moving your child to a new country with a different education system can be a great opportunity to broaden their experience, but if they are close to key exams the timing can make this inadvisable. If you do take your family with you, it is important to decide between joining the local school system or choosing an international school.

Where will you be living?

Whether you will be living in a house or apartment, furnished or unfurnished, these decisions will affect what you need to take with you. The time you are planning to live overseas will also affect whether you should leave your property at home empty, rent it out or sell it. See the article Sell, Store or Ship.