Coverage from World Nomads, even if you're already overseas.
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If you're an Australian and you’ve left home without travel insurance or your policy has run out and you’re still on the road, World Nomads may have you covered. With World Nomads, you can buy a travel insurance policy online, anytime, from anywhere in the world.
We know it's easy to forget to buy travel insurance. With World Nomads, you can buy a travel insurance policy even after you've left home (waiting periods apply).
If you forgot to buy a travel insurance policy before you started your trip, are outside Australia without insurance, or your cover has ended but your trip hasn’t, you can buy a World Nomads policy 24/7 online.
If you buy a travel insurance policy while you’re already travelling, you will need to wait 72 hours after purchasing before your cover will start. This is called a waiting period.
Traveller tip: The 24/7 emergency assistance team is here to help if things go wrong. They can help organise medical transport, payment of hospital bills and assist with medical emergencies.
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With World Nomads you can get an instant quote anytime, anywhere, before you leave home or while you’re on the road.
While there is a 72-hour waiting period if you purchase your travel insurance after you’ve started travelling, both our Standard and Explorer policies may offer cover for overseas medical expenses and medical evacuation and repatriation after the policy departure date and before the end of the 72-hour waiting period.
If something goes wrong and you suffer a serious injury as the result of an accident, there may be cover for emergency overseas medical and dental expenses, and emergency evacuation and repatriation expenses, without having to wait 72 hours.
All other cover and benefits still begin 72 hours from when your certificate of insurance is issued, and only for events first occurring after the 72-hour waiting period.
If you’re travelling and decide you want to travel for longer, we can help you stay covered by extending your existing policy for up to 12 months. Simply sign into your World Nomads membership to check eligibility and extend your cover before 11:59pm AEST/AEDT on the return date shown on your certificate of insurance. For more information, read our article on how to extend your cover.
If you have any questions, be sure to check out our comprehensive FAQs or you can also contact us.
Waiting periods apply
Here are our most frequently asked questions about buying away from home. You can also find the answers to other questions in our Help Center or you can ask the customer service team.
With World Nomads, you can buy a policy online even if you’re already overseas. Just note that a 72-hour waiting period applies before full cover begins.
As soon as the payment goes through, it will be emailed to you or you can access it in your membership.
Learn how you can buy your travel insurance policy while traveling anytime from anywhere in the world by watching this video.
The above features and benefits are a summary of cover only. Travel insurance is not designed to cover everything, so take the time to read the full description of cover in the Product Disclosure Statement for the full details on what’s not covered as well as the terms, conditions, limitation, and exclusions.
If you are unsure of anything, please contact us for help.
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If you need medical assistance or emergency medical evacuation our team is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, 365 days a year before and during your trip.
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Phone: +61 2 8263 0470 or Phone: +61 2 8292 1470 (reverse charges via an operator from anywhere in the world)
Contact the teamBefore your trip, check the latest government advice for any travel alerts for your destination.