Health Insurance a requirement to enter Czech Rep

[WillTravel]

From the embassy site:
www.mzv.cz/wwwo/default.asp?id=32179&ido=15859&idj=2&amb=87

Please note that you are required to have a travel/health insurance to travel to the Czech Republic. Your health insurance must cover the medical services abroad - if not, you must have a travel insurance for possible expenses and hospitalization charges for medical reasons (accidents or unexpected illness while traveling in the Czech Republic),including repatriation to the country of your legal residence or to the country which issued your travel document. Minimum coverage of the insurance has to be at least $ 35000. Make sure you will have a proof of your medical insurace with you when entering the Czech Republic.

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I always make sure I have good health insurance before I go anywhere, but this is one more reason to ensure you have it. I don't know if any other European countries have this specific requirement.

[paint]

When I checked into travelling to Poland I found that requirement as well, though I think it was more stringent than the one for the Czech Republic. I bought travel insurance before I went to the Czech Republic because I don't even have health insurance in this country, but they didn't ask for anything other than my passport when I entered the country and when I left it.

[adamwc]

Has anyone had any problems regarding this, is provincial Medicare sufficient? I have Blue Cross, but I am not sure if those traveling with me have it.

[Victor]

I crossed from Germany to the Czech Republic this summer via train and they only asked to see a passport.