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ddiddles
Oct 21, 2008

Roses are red, violets are blue, I'm a schizophrenic and so am I
Don't know if this is the right thread to ask this in, but here goes. I've got a question about travelers health insurance.

I currently live in the US, but will be leaving the country permanently in July 1st this year to move to Europe (dual US/UK citizenship with passports for both). For the rest of this year (or however long the money I've put aside lasts) I will be backpacking Europe and Southeast Asia. I have health insurance through my work now, but that will end when I quit at the end of this month.

I was hoping to be able to jump on the UK NHS insurance, but it looks like you need to provide proof of residency, and I'll only be in the UK for two weeks before I head out backpacking, and I don't know if it would cover me when I go to SEA anyways.

All of the travel insurance website I'm looking at make you designate a date when you are returning from your trip, but I don't exactly know how long I'll be out traveling. Could I just buy insurance that covers me from July 1st to December 31st, and if I'm still out traveling after that, buy another policy to cover me further?


Also, while I'm asking questions, has anyone ever traveled out of country before while holding dual passports? I have a US and UK passport, and my flight is Boise->Seattle->Calgary->London, and I'm wondering which passport I show when? I know I'm going to use my British passport to enter the UK to not have any issues with visas, but will I run into any trouble using my US passport leaving the United States without a return ticket? Will I have to show a passport when I arrive in Calgary?

Thanks

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