When students move to Peru with their spouses and/or children, they need a plan for healthcare. While there are excellent private health services available in larger Peruvian cities, accessing them can be challenging without a well-planned approach to your insurance options. 

If you are moving to Andorra to study and you are bringing a partner or children, you need to solve two things at the same time: legal acceptance (your permit paperwork) and real-life protection (what happens when someone gets sick on a Tuesday night). The safest way to do that is to start from Andorra’s formal requirement, then work backwards into the type of plan that can actually meet it.

When you think of Bhutan, you likely picture peaceful monasteries, dramatic Himalayan landscapes, and a nation guided by Gross National Happiness. What you might not picture—until it's urgent—is what happens if you get sick while studying there.

Studying abroad can be an experience of a lifetime for many people; however, for Eritrean students who may need to cross borders (for example), and/or for international students coming into Eritrea – the logistical challenges of having access to quality health care can be overwhelming when you are bringing a spouse or dependents with you. Your goal is not simply to have some documentation that will allow you to meet a visa requirement; you are creating a protective umbrella for your family while living in foreign country.

It is a colossal shift in your life to take your family to another country to study. In Zimbabwe, the academic opportunities are plentiful, but the health care system seems to have two legs: the public system, which is often overstretched and the private one, which is of good quality of care but poses a high price point. Out-of-pocket payments form a risky strategy to an international student.