You don’t need to have travel and health insurance to visit the UK to learn English, but it’s a good idea.

• If you’re from an EU country you should bring your European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) or Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) with you. This will give you access to most NHS services for free.

Please be aware that these cards don’t cover all possible NHS costs. You should still get private travel and health insurance for your visit to the UK as some things like prescriptions for medication and visits to the dentist are not free.

• Visitors from Norway can use their passport to receive necessary medical care. Visitors to the UK from Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Switzerland will have to pay for access to the NHS after 31 December 2020. Any treatment you need that’s not necessary will be charged 150% the normal NHS price, so it’s important to get private travel and health insurance.

For more detailed information, check this website here.

• If you’re a visitor to the UK from outside the European Economic Area (EEA), you will be charged 150% the normal NHS charge for any treatment that is not necessary. This is true even if you were a resident of the UK in the past. This is why it’s important to have private travel and health insurance when you visit the UK.

If you don’t pay the costs of the NHS services you use, this can affect your future visa applications.

For the full details, read more here.

The NHS is the National Health Service in the UK.

There are some services on the NHS that are always free. If you visit the UK you won’t have to pay for:

• Accident and emergency services (this doesn’t include emergency treatment if you are admitted to hospital)
• Family planning services (this doesn’t include termination of pregnancy or infertility treatment)
• Treatment for most infectious diseases
• Treatment for a physical or mental condition caused by torture, female genital mutilation, and physical / sexual violence