Saudi COVID-19 travel insurance approved as EU moves closer to opening

Insurance company Tawuniya has recently said that it had received final approval for an insurance product for Saudis traveling overseas that covers COVID-19 risks.

It follows the decision to allow citizens to leave the Kingdom from May 17 and it comes as the European Union’s executive recommended recently that vaccinated foreign citizens and those coming from low risk countries be allowed to travel into the bloc without additional restrictions. The EU currently allows citizens of seven countries to come on holidays.

Tawuniya stated that the Saudi Central Bank had approved a travel insurance product with the participation of some Saudi insurers.

The new policy coincides with the lifting of travel restrictions on citizens who have received two doses of the COVID-19 vaccine or one shot in cases where they have been vaccinated 14 days before departure as detailed by the Tawakkalna app.

Citizens who have recovered from the COVID-19 pandemic within the last six months will be also allowed to travel abroad.