{"id":1068,"date":"2026-04-11T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/en\/?p=1068"},"modified":"2026-03-29T13:51:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-29T13:51:11","slug":"uk-travel-insurance-visitors-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-travel-insurance-visitors-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Fer\u00f0atryggingar fyrir Bretland fyrir gesti: \u00dearftu \u00fe\u00e6r?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1800\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1068_0.jpg\" alt=\"Fer\u00f0atryggingar fyrir Bretland fyrir gesti: \u00dearftu \u00fe\u00e6r? - tryggingaskjal l\u00e6knis\" class=\"wp-image-1310\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>Fer\u00f0atryggingar fyrir gesti \u00ed Bretlandi: Allt sem \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 vita<\/h2>\n<p>Ein algengasta spurning sem gestir spyrja \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00feeir fer\u00f0ast til Bretlands er hvort \u00feeir \u00feurfi fer\u00f0atryggingar. Stutta svari\u00f0: \u00fea\u00f0 er <strong>ekki lagalega krafist<\/strong>, en \u00fea\u00f0 er <strong>Mj\u00f6g m\u00e6lt me\u00f0<\/strong>. L\u00e6knisme\u00f0fer\u00f0, fer\u00f0askipti og t\u00fdnd farangur geta kosta\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fasundir punda, og \u00e1n tryggingar ert \u00fe\u00fa pers\u00f3nulega \u00e1byrgur fyrir hverri einustu kr\u00f3nu. \u00deessi lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir \u00fatsk\u00fdrir hvernig heilbrig\u00f0iskerfi\u00f0 virkar fyrir gesti \u00ed Bretlandi, hva\u00f0 fer\u00f0atryggingar \u00e6ttu a\u00f0 \u00feekja og hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 velja r\u00e9ttan v\u00e1tryggingarsamning fyrir fer\u00f0ina \u00fe\u00edna.<\/p>\n<h2>Er fer\u00f0atrygging nau\u00f0synleg til a\u00f0 komast inn \u00ed Bretland?<\/h2>\n<p>Nei. \u00d3l\u00edkt sumum l\u00f6ndum sem krefjast s\u00f6nnunar \u00e1 fer\u00f0atryggingu vi\u00f0 landam\u00e6rin, gerir Bretland tryggingu ekki a\u00f0 l\u00f6glegri skilyr\u00f0i fyrir inng\u00f6ngu. \u00de\u00e9r ver\u00f0ur ekki be\u00f0i\u00f0 um a\u00f0 s\u00fdna tryggingarsamning \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa kemur, og a\u00f0 hafa engan sl\u00edkan mun ekki hafa \u00e1hrif \u00e1 \u00feig. <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-2026-rules-cost-2\/\">\u00c1\u00e6tla\u00f0ur komut\u00edmi<\/a> e\u00f0a landam\u00e6ragrei\u00f0sla.<\/p>\n<p>En bara af \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 er ekki skylda \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir ekki a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa eigir a\u00f0 sleppa \u00fev\u00ed. Heilbrig\u00f0iskerfi Bretlands hefur s\u00e9rstakar reglur fyrir gesti, og kostna\u00f0urinn vi\u00f0 l\u00e6knisme\u00f0fer\u00f0 \u00e1n trygginga getur veri\u00f0 verulegur.<\/p>\n<h2>Hvernig heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nusta NHS virkar fyrir gesti<\/h2>\n<p>Heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nusta r\u00edkisins (NHS) er opinberlega fj\u00e1rmagna\u00f0a heilbrig\u00f0iskerfi Bretlands. H\u00fan veitir \u00edb\u00faum Bretlands \u00f3keypis e\u00f0a ni\u00f0urgreidda \u00fej\u00f3nustu, en reglurnar fyrir gesti eru a\u00f0rar.<\/p>\n<h3>Hva\u00f0 er \u00f3keypis fyrir alla<\/h3>\n<p>\u00c1kve\u00f0nar \u00fej\u00f3nustur NHS eru \u00f3keypis fyrir alla \u00ed Bretlandi, \u00f3h\u00e1\u00f0 dvalarst\u00f6\u00f0u e\u00f0a tryggingum:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Me\u00f0fer\u00f0 slysa og br\u00e1\u00f0atilfella (A&amp;E)<\/strong> \u2013 Ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft br\u00e1\u00f0a- e\u00f0a ney\u00f0ar\u00fej\u00f3nustu, ver\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00e9r sinnt \u00e1 hva\u00f0a sj\u00fakrah\u00fasi NHS sem er \u00e1n endurgjalds. \u00deetta felur \u00ed s\u00e9r sj\u00fakrab\u00edla\u00fej\u00f3nustu \u00ed raunverulegum ney\u00f0artilvikum.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Me\u00f0fer\u00f0 \u00e1kve\u00f0inna smitsj\u00fakd\u00f3ma<\/strong> \u2013 \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al berklasj\u00fakd\u00f3m, COVID-19 og kynsj\u00fakd\u00f3ma<\/li>\n<li><strong>\u00dej\u00f3nusta vi\u00f0 fj\u00f6lskyldu\u00e1\u00e6tlun<\/strong> \u2013 r\u00e1\u00f0gj\u00f6f og me\u00f0fer\u00f0 \u00ed getna\u00f0arv\u00f6rnum<\/li>\n<li><strong>Me\u00f0fer\u00f0 samkv\u00e6mt d\u00f3ms\u00farskur\u00f0i e\u00f0a nau\u00f0ungarvistun<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Mikilv\u00e6gt:<\/strong> \u00de\u00f3 a\u00f0 br\u00e1\u00f0ame\u00f0fer\u00f0 \u00e1 br\u00e1\u00f0am\u00f3tt\u00f6ku s\u00e9 \u00f3keypis, hva\u00f0a <strong>eftirfylgdarme\u00f0fer\u00f0<\/strong> Eftir upphaflega br\u00e1\u00f0amatsmati\u00f0 \u2013 \u00fear me\u00f0 tali\u00f0 innl\u00f6gn \u00e1 sj\u00fakrah\u00fas, skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0 e\u00f0a \u00e1framhaldandi um\u00f6nnun \u2013 er innheimt gjald af gestum.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00dea\u00f0 sem gestir ver\u00f0a a\u00f0 borga fyrir<\/h3>\n<p>Me\u00f0fer\u00f0 sem ekki er br\u00fdn \u00ed NHS er <strong>ekki \u00f3keypis<\/strong> fyrir erlenda gesti. \u00deetta felur \u00ed s\u00e9r:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Heimilisl\u00e6knisbo\u00f0unir<\/li>\n<li>Sp\u00edtalame\u00f0fer\u00f0 sem er ekki tafarlaust l\u00edfsh\u00e6ttuleg<\/li>\n<li>G\u00f6ngudeildart\u00edmar og tilv\u00edsanir til s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0inga<\/li>\n<li>Uppskriftir og lyf<\/li>\n<li>Tannl\u00e6kningar (nema ney\u00f0artannl\u00e6kningar \u00e1 br\u00e1\u00f0am\u00f3tt\u00f6ku sj\u00fakrah\u00fass)<\/li>\n<li>\u00d6ll frekari me\u00f0fer\u00f0 eftir upphaflega br\u00e1\u00f0ame\u00f0fer\u00f0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>NHS innheimtir gj\u00f6ld af erlendum gestum \u00e1 <strong>150% af sta\u00f0als gjaldskr\u00e1 NHS<\/strong>, sem \u00fe\u00fd\u00f0ir a\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fa borgar 1,5 sinnum \u00fea\u00f0 sem me\u00f0fer\u00f0in myndi venjulega kosta. Nokkrar n\u00e6tur \u00e1 sj\u00fakrah\u00fasi geta au\u00f0veldlega kosta\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fasundir punda. \u00deess vegna er fer\u00f0atrygging svo mikilv\u00e6g.<\/p>\n<h3>EHIC og GHIC: Hva\u00f0 EES-borgarar \u00feurfa a\u00f0 vita<\/h3>\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert r\u00edkisborgari ESB e\u00f0a EES, \u00feitt <strong>Evr\u00f3pskt sj\u00fakratryggingakort (EHIC)<\/strong> e\u00f0a <strong>Al\u00fej\u00f3\u00f0legt sj\u00fakratryggingarkort (GHIC)<\/strong> gildir \u00e1fram \u00ed Bretlandi. \u00deetta veitir \u00fe\u00e9r r\u00e9tt til nau\u00f0synlegrar heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu sem r\u00edki\u00f0 veitir \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e1 t\u00edmabundnu dv\u00f6l stendur, \u00e1 s\u00f6mu forsendum og gilda um \u00edb\u00faa Bretlands.<\/p>\n<p>Helstu atri\u00f0i um EHIC\/GHIC \u00ed Bretlandi:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u00dea\u00f0 n\u00e6r til l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0ilega nau\u00f0synlegrar me\u00f0fer\u00f0ar \u00e1 me\u00f0an dv\u00f6l \u00feinni stendur (ekki fyrirfram \u00e1kve\u00f0innar me\u00f0fer\u00f0ar)<\/li>\n<li>\u00deetta gildir a\u00f0eins um me\u00f0fer\u00f0 \u00e1 NHS-stofnunum, ekki \u00ed einkareknu heilbrig\u00f0iskerfi.<\/li>\n<li>\u00de\u00fa g\u00e6tir enn\u00fe\u00e1 \u00feurft a\u00f0 grei\u00f0a gj\u00f6ld fyrir lyfse\u00f0la og sum tannl\u00e6knisgj\u00f6ld, r\u00e9tt eins og \u00edb\u00faar Bretlands.<\/li>\n<li>\u00dea\u00f0 gerir \u00fea\u00f0 <strong>ekki<\/strong> \u00feekja heimflutning (l\u00e6knisflug heim), t\u00fdnda farangur, fer\u00f0afelld\u00f3ms e\u00f0a \u00fej\u00f3fna\u00f0<\/li>\n<li>\u00dea\u00f0 er <strong>Ekki \u00ed sta\u00f0 fer\u00f0atryggingar<\/strong> \u2013 EHIC\/GHIC \u00e6tti a\u00f0 teljast vi\u00f0b\u00f3t vi\u00f0, en ekki sta\u00f0gengill fyrir, heildst\u00e6\u00f0a fer\u00f0atryggingastefnu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert me\u00f0 gilda EHIC- e\u00f0a GHIC-kort, taktu \u00fea\u00f0 me\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r. \u00dea\u00f0 getur verulega dregi\u00f0 \u00far sj\u00fakrakostna\u00f0i sem \u00fe\u00fa grei\u00f0ir sj\u00e1lfur. En ger\u00f0u einnig fer\u00f0atryggingar til a\u00f0 f\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e1 vernd sem korti\u00f0 veitir ekki.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1068_1.jpg\" alt=\"Fer\u00f0atryggingar fyrir Bretland fyrir gesti: \u00dearftu \u00fe\u00e6r? - sj\u00fakrah\u00fasl\u00e6knis\u00fej\u00f3nusta\" class=\"wp-image-1311\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>Hva\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0 fer\u00f0atrygging \u00e6tti a\u00f0 n\u00e1 yfir<\/h2>\n<p>Ekki eru allar fer\u00f0atryggingar jafn g\u00f3\u00f0ar. \u00deegar \u00fe\u00fa verslar tryggingar fyrir fer\u00f0 til Bretlands skaltu leita a\u00f0 eftirfarandi lykilatri\u00f0um:<\/p>\n<h3>Heilbrig\u00f0iskostna\u00f0 og br\u00e1\u00f0ame\u00f0fer\u00f0<\/h3>\n<p>\u00deetta er mikilv\u00e6gasta atri\u00f0i\u00f0. Stefna \u00fe\u00edn \u00e6tti a\u00f0 taka til:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Br\u00e1\u00f0ame\u00f0fer\u00f0 og skur\u00f0a\u00f0ger\u00f0 \u00e1 sj\u00fakrah\u00fasi<\/li>\n<li>Sj\u00fakraflutningaakstur<\/li>\n<li>G\u00f6ngudeildarme\u00f0fer\u00f0 og heims\u00f3knir til heimilisl\u00e6knis<\/li>\n<li>Lyfin sem eru \u00e1v\u00edsu\u00f0 af l\u00e6kni<\/li>\n<li>Nau\u00f0synjartannl\u00e6kningar<\/li>\n<li><strong>M\u00e6lt er me\u00f0 l\u00e1gmarkstryggingarfj\u00e1rh\u00e6\u00f0: \u00a31,000,000 til \u00a32,000,000<\/strong> fyrir l\u00e6knis\u00fatgj\u00f6ld<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00deetta kann a\u00f0 hlj\u00f3ma miki\u00f0, en alvarlegur \u00e1verk e\u00f0a sj\u00fakd\u00f3mur sem krefst gj\u00f6rg\u00e6slu og heimflutnings getur au\u00f0veldlega kosta\u00f0 sex stafa upph\u00e6\u00f0.<\/p>\n<h3>Heilbrig\u00f0isflutningur til heimalands<\/h3>\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa veikist alvarlega e\u00f0a slasast g\u00e6tir \u00fe\u00fa \u00feurft a\u00f0 vera fluttur me\u00f0 sj\u00fakra\u00feyrlu aftur til heimalandsins. \u00dea\u00f0 ein og s\u00e9r getur kosta\u00f0 50.000 pund e\u00f0a meira. Gakktu \u00far skugga um a\u00f0 v\u00e1tryggingastefna \u00fe\u00edn n\u00e1i yfir l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0ilega heimflutninga og takmarki \u00fe\u00e1 ekki vi\u00f0 l\u00e1ga upph\u00e6\u00f0.<\/p>\n<h3>Fer\u00f0afellur og fer\u00f0askering<\/h3>\n<p>\u00deetta n\u00e6r yfir fj\u00e1rhagslegt tap \u00feitt ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft a\u00f0 afl\u00fdsa fer\u00f0inni fyrir brottf\u00f6r e\u00f0a stytta hana \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa ert kominn til Bretlands. Algengir trygg\u00f0ir \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0na eru me\u00f0al annars:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Sj\u00fakd\u00f3mur e\u00f0a mei\u00f0sli hj\u00e1 \u00fe\u00e9r e\u00f0a n\u00e1num fj\u00f6lskyldume\u00f0limi<\/li>\n<li>Sorg<\/li>\n<li>Kvi\u00f0d\u00f3ms\u00fej\u00f3nusta e\u00f0a d\u00f3mkall<\/li>\n<li>Ofvi\u00f0run<\/li>\n<li>N\u00e1tt\u00faruhamfarir e\u00f0a fer\u00f0atruflanir<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>M\u00e6lt er me\u00f0 l\u00e1gmarkstryggingarfj\u00e1rh\u00e6\u00f0:<\/strong> n\u00f3g til a\u00f0 standa straum af heildarkostna\u00f0i fyrirframgreiddar fer\u00f0ar \u00feinnar (flug, h\u00f3tel, sko\u00f0unarfer\u00f0ir o.s.frv.).<\/p>\n<h3>Farangur og pers\u00f3nulegir munir<\/h3>\n<p>Trygging fyrir t\u00fdndum, stolnum e\u00f0a skemmdum farangri og pers\u00f3nulegum munum. Athuga\u00f0u h\u00e1marksfj\u00e1rh\u00e6\u00f0 \u00e1 hlut, \u00fev\u00ed margar tryggingastefnur takmarka einstaka hluti vi\u00f0 200\u2013500 pund, sem g\u00e6ti ekki duga\u00f0 fyrir d\u00fdran raft\u00e6kjab\u00fana\u00f0 e\u00f0a skartgripi. Munir me\u00f0 h\u00e1tt ver\u00f0gildi kunna a\u00f0 krefjast vi\u00f0b\u00f3tartryggingar.<\/p>\n<h3>Fer\u00f0atafir og misst tengiflug<\/h3>\n<p>Ef flugi\u00f0 \u00feitt seinkast um nokkrar klukkustundir e\u00f0a \u00fe\u00fa missir millilendingu, \u00e6tti v\u00e1tryggingastefna \u00fe\u00edn a\u00f0 standa straum af:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Vi\u00f0b\u00f3tarkostna\u00f0ur vegna gistingar og m\u00e1lt\u00ed\u00f0a<\/li>\n<li>Valm\u00f6guleikar \u00ed samg\u00f6ngum<\/li>\n<li>F\u00f6st b\u00f3tagrei\u00f0sla fyrir hverjar 12 klukkustundir t\u00f6f<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Pers\u00f3nuleg \u00e1byrg\u00f0<\/h3>\n<p>\u00deetta gildir ef \u00fe\u00fa mei\u00f0ir einhvern fyrir slysni e\u00f0a skemmir eignir \u00feeirra \u00e1 fer\u00f0inni. Leita\u00f0u a\u00f0 a\u00f0 minnsta kosti 1.000.000 punda pers\u00f3nulegri \u00e1byrg\u00f0artryggingu.<\/p>\n<h3>L\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0ikostna\u00f0ur<\/h3>\n<p>Sumar tryggingastefnur innihalda l\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0ikostna\u00f0arskyldu, sem getur hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0 ef \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft l\u00f6gfr\u00e6\u00f0ilega umbo\u00f0s\u00fej\u00f3nustu erlendis. \u00deetta er sjaldnar nau\u00f0synlegt en ver\u00f0m\u00e6tt ef \u00fea\u00f0 er innifali\u00f0.<\/p>\n<h2>Fyrirliggjandi l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0ileg \u00e1stand<\/h2>\n<p>\u00deetta er eitt af mikilv\u00e6gustu atri\u00f0unum sem \u00fearf a\u00f0 gera r\u00e9tt. Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert me\u00f0 fyrirfram tilvistandi l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegt \u00e1stand \u2013 allt fr\u00e1 astma og sykurs\u00fdki til n\u00fdlegrar hjartasj\u00fakd\u00f3ms \u2013 ver\u00f0ur \u00fe\u00fa a\u00f0 uppl\u00fdsa um \u00fea\u00f0 \u00feegar \u00fe\u00fa kaupir fer\u00f0atryggingu.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00d3tilkynnt skilyr\u00f0i eru ekki innifalin.<\/strong> Ef \u00fe\u00fa lendir \u00ed l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegum atbur\u00f0i sem tengist \u00e1standi sem \u00fe\u00fa tilgreindir ekki, ver\u00f0ur kr\u00f6fu \u00feinni hafna\u00f0.<\/li>\n<li>Flestir tryggingaf\u00e9lagar hafa l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegan spurningalista \u00ed ums\u00f3knarferlinu.<\/li>\n<li>Fer eftir \u00e1standinu getur i\u00f0gjaldi\u00f0 \u00feitt h\u00e6kka\u00f0, e\u00f0a tryggingaf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 getur \u00fatiloka\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 tilteknu kvilla.<\/li>\n<li>Sumir s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0itryggingara\u00f0ilar einbeita s\u00e9r a\u00f0 fer\u00f0al\u00f6ngum me\u00f0 fyrirfram tilvistandi heilsufarsvandam\u00e1l og geta bo\u00f0i\u00f0 betri skilm\u00e1la en hef\u00f0bundnir tryggingara\u00f0ilar.<\/li>\n<li>Lesi\u00f0 alltaf skilm\u00e1la v\u00e1tryggingastefnunnar vandlega til a\u00f0 skilja hva\u00f0 er og er ekki innifali\u00f0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tryggingavernd fyrir \u00e6vint\u00fdris\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttir og -athafnir<\/h2>\n<p>Ef \u00fe\u00fa hyggst gera meira en a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a kennileiti \u00e1 fer\u00f0 \u00feinni um Bretland, athuga\u00f0u hvort athafnir \u00fe\u00ednar s\u00e9u innifaldar. Margar hef\u00f0bundnar tryggingastefnur \u00fatiloka:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>G\u00f6ngufer\u00f0ir \u00e1 h\u00e6\u00f0 e\u00f0a \u00ed afskekktum sv\u00e6\u00f0um (sumar fjallg\u00f6ngur \u00ed Bretlandi g\u00e6tu gilt)<\/li>\n<li>Hj\u00f3lrei\u00f0afer\u00f0ir og fjallahj\u00f3lrei\u00f0ar<\/li>\n<li>Vatna\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttir (brimbrettasport \u00ed Cornwall, kajaksport \u00ed Skotlandi o.s.frv.)<\/li>\n<li>Hestamennska<\/li>\n<li>Sk\u00ed\u00f0a\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttir og snj\u00f3brettakstur (ef heims\u00f3tt er Skotland \u00e1 veturna)<\/li>\n<li>Bjargklifur og abseiling<\/li>\n<li>Bungee-st\u00f6kk e\u00f0a zip-l\u00ednur<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ef einhverjar af \u00feessum ath\u00f6fnum eru \u00e1 fer\u00f0ar\u00e1\u00e6tlun \u00feinni, keyptu anna\u00f0hvort tryggingarsamning sem innifelur \u00e6vint\u00fdris\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttir sem sta\u00f0alb\u00fana\u00f0 e\u00f0a b\u00e6ttu vi\u00f0 uppf\u00e6rslu fyrir \u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttir.<\/p>\n<h2>Hversu miki\u00f0 kostar fer\u00f0atrygging \u00ed Bretlandi?<\/h2>\n<p>Kostna\u00f0ur er mj\u00f6g misjafn eftir aldri \u00fe\u00ednum, r\u00edkisborgarar\u00e9tti, lengd fer\u00f0arinnar, tryggingar\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0um og fyrirliggjandi heilsufarsvandam\u00e1lum. Sem almenn lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir fyrir venjulega vikulega fer\u00f0 til Bretlands:<\/p>\n<table>\n<thead>\n<tr>\n<th>\u00deekjustig<\/th>\n<th>\u00c1\u00e6tla\u00f0ur kostna\u00f0ur<\/th>\n<th>Besti fyrir<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td>Grunnur<\/td>\n<td>15\u201330 pund<\/td>\n<td>Ungir, hraustir fer\u00f0alangar \u00e1 stuttum fer\u00f0um me\u00f0 f\u00e1um ver\u00f0m\u00e6tum<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Mi\u00f0svi\u00f0<\/td>\n<td>30\u201360 pund<\/td>\n<td>Flestir fer\u00f0alangar \u2013 gott jafnv\u00e6gi milli tryggingarverndar og kostna\u00f0ar<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Alhli\u00f0a<\/td>\n<td>\u00a360\u2013\u00a3120+<\/td>\n<td>Eldri fer\u00f0alanga, \u00fe\u00e1 sem eru me\u00f0 undirliggjandi sj\u00fakd\u00f3ma, e\u00f0a fer\u00f0ir sem kosta miki\u00f0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>\u00c1rlegar margfer\u00f0atryggingar eru hagkv\u00e6mari ef \u00fe\u00fa fer\u00f0ast oft. \u00dear sem \u00fe\u00ednar <a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-2026-rules-cost-2\/\">UK ETA gildir \u00ed tv\u00f6 \u00e1r.<\/a> Me\u00f0 m\u00f6rgum fer\u00f0um getur \u00e1rs\u00e1\u00e6tlun veri\u00f0 skynsamleg ef \u00fe\u00fa hyggst fara nokkrum sinnum.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1600\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1068_2.jpg\" alt=\"Fer\u00f0atryggingar fyrir Bretland fyrir gesti: \u00dearftu \u00fe\u00e6r? - fyrstu hj\u00e1lparkassi, l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0ilegur\" class=\"wp-image-1312\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>Hven\u00e6r \u00e1 a\u00f0 kaupa fer\u00f0atryggingu<\/h2>\n<p>Hinn fullkomni t\u00edmi til a\u00f0 kaupa fer\u00f0atryggingu er <strong>Um lei\u00f0 og \u00fe\u00fa b\u00f3kar fer\u00f0ina \u00fe\u00edna<\/strong>. H\u00e9r er \u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0an:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Trygging gegn fer\u00f0afellingu gildir fr\u00e1 kaupdegi \u2013 ef \u00fe\u00fa kaupir trygginguna m\u00e1nu\u00f0um fyrir fer\u00f0ina ertu trygg\u00f0ur ef eitthva\u00f0 ney\u00f0ir \u00feig til a\u00f0 fella hana ni\u00f0ur \u00e1 \u00feeim t\u00edma.<\/li>\n<li>L\u00e6knis\u00fej\u00f3nusta gildir a\u00f0eins \u00e1 fer\u00f0inni sj\u00e1lfri, en me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 kaupa snemma f\u00e6r\u00f0u hugarr\u00f3.<\/li>\n<li>Ver\u00f0 h\u00e6kka almennt ekki fyrr sem \u00fe\u00fa kaupir.<\/li>\n<li>Sumar stefnur bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 k\u00e6lit\u00edmabil (venjulega 14 daga) \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00fa getur sagt upp og fengi\u00f0 fulla endurgrei\u00f0slu.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 gera kr\u00f6fu \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00fe\u00fa ert \u00ed Bretlandi<\/h2>\n<p>Ef eitthva\u00f0 fer \u00farskei\u00f0is \u00e1 fer\u00f0inni \u00feinni, fylgdu \u00feessum skrefum:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Haf\u00f0u strax samband vi\u00f0 ney\u00f0arl\u00ednu v\u00e1tryggjanda \u00fe\u00edns.<\/strong> \u2013 n\u00fameri\u00f0 \u00e6tti a\u00f0 vera \u00e1 tryggingaskj\u00f6lunum \u00fe\u00ednum og vista\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00edmanum \u00fe\u00ednum<\/li>\n<li><strong>F\u00e1 l\u00f6greglusk\u00fdrslu<\/strong> \u2013 vegna \u00fej\u00f3fna\u00f0ar e\u00f0a taps, tilkynna til l\u00f6greglu innan 24 klukkustunda og f\u00e1 m\u00e1lsn\u00famer<\/li>\n<li><strong>Geymi\u00f0 allar kvittanir og skj\u00f6l<\/strong> \u2013 sj\u00fakrah\u00fasreikningar, lyfse\u00f0lar, kvittanir um endurkaup, sta\u00f0festing \u00e1 seinkun flugs<\/li>\n<li><strong>Taktu myndir af \u00f6llu.<\/strong> \u2013 skemmd farangur, slysasta\u00f0ir, l\u00e6knisg\u00f6gn<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ekki heimila d\u00fdra me\u00f0fer\u00f0 \u00e1n \u00feess a\u00f0 hringja fyrst \u00ed tryggingaf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 \u00feitt.<\/strong> \u2013 nema um s\u00e9 a\u00f0 r\u00e6\u00f0a alv\u00f6ru l\u00edfsh\u00e6ttulegt ney\u00f0artilvik<\/li>\n<li><strong>Fylgdu lei\u00f0beiningum tryggingaf\u00e9lagsins \u00fe\u00edns.<\/strong> \u2013 \u00feeir geta v\u00edsa\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e9r \u00e1 \u00e1kve\u00f0na sj\u00fakrah\u00fas e\u00f0a heilsug\u00e6slust\u00f6\u00f0var<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h2>Algengar undantekningar sem vert er a\u00f0 hafa auga me\u00f0<\/h2>\n<p>Allar tryggingastefnur hafa undantekningar. Algengustu undantekningarnar sem koma fer\u00f0al\u00f6ngum \u00e1 \u00f3vart eru:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>\u00c1fengistengd atvik<\/strong> \u2013 margar tryggingastefnur \u00fatiloka kr\u00f6fur sem stafa af of mikilli \u00e1fengisneyslu<\/li>\n<li><strong>A\u00f0 skilja eftir eigur \u00f3var\u00f0ar<\/strong> \u2013 ef \u00fe\u00fa skildir t\u00f6sku \u00fe\u00edna eftir \u00e1 st\u00f3l \u00ed kr\u00e1 og h\u00fan er stolin, getur kr\u00f6fu \u00feinni veri\u00f0 hafna\u00f0<\/li>\n<li><strong>A\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast \u00fevert \u00e1 l\u00e6knisr\u00e1\u00f0<\/strong> \u2013 ef l\u00e6knir segir \u00fe\u00e9r a\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast ekki en \u00fe\u00fa fer\u00f0ast engu a\u00f0 s\u00ed\u00f0ur, geta b\u00f3takr\u00f6fur veri\u00f0 hafna\u00f0ar<\/li>\n<li><strong>A\u00f0 fer\u00f0ast til sv\u00e6\u00f0a me\u00f0 vi\u00f0v\u00f6runum fr\u00e1 stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ldum<\/strong> \u2013 athuga\u00f0u fer\u00f0ar\u00e1\u00f0 FCDO (utanr\u00edkis-, samveldis- og \u00fer\u00f3unarm\u00e1lar\u00e1\u00f0uneytisins)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Verkst\u00f6rf e\u00f0a atvinnu\u00fe\u00e1tttaka<\/strong> \u2013 ETA leyfir \u00fe\u00e9r ekki a\u00f0 vinna \u00ed Bretlandi, og flestar fer\u00f0atryggingar \u00fatiloka vinnutengd atvik<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ver\u00f0m\u00e6tir hlutir skildir eftir \u00ed innritu\u00f0u farangeri<\/strong> \u2013 Geymi\u00f0 raft\u00e6ki, skartgripi og mikilv\u00e6g skj\u00f6l \u00ed handfarangrinum ykkar.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>\u00dearftu tryggingu fyrir stutta fer\u00f0?<\/h2>\n<p>Jafnvel fyrir helgarfer\u00f0 er fer\u00f0atrygging \u00feess vir\u00f0i. Hugleiddu \u00feessi tilvik:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Flugafl\u00fdsing \u00e1 f\u00f6studagskv\u00f6ldi g\u00e6ti skili\u00f0 \u00feig eftir strandveiddan og \u00feurfa h\u00f3tel.<\/li>\n<li>Uppsn\u00fainn \u00f6kkli vi\u00f0 sko\u00f0un \u00e1 London g\u00e6ti krafist heims\u00f3knar \u00e1 br\u00e1\u00f0am\u00f3tt\u00f6ku (\u00f3keypis) auk eftirme\u00f0fer\u00f0ar hj\u00e1 sj\u00fakra\u00fej\u00e1lfara (ekki \u00f3keypis fyrir gesti).<\/li>\n<li>Vasabrotari \u00ed tro\u00f0fullri ne\u00f0anjar\u00f0arlestarst\u00f6\u00f0 g\u00e6ti stoli\u00f0 s\u00edmanum \u00fe\u00ednum, veskinu \u00fe\u00ednu og kortunum \u00fe\u00ednum.<\/li>\n<li>Farangur \u00feinn g\u00e6ti tafist e\u00f0a t\u00fdnst \u00e1 stuttri flugfer\u00f0.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kostna\u00f0urinn vi\u00f0 skammt\u00edmatryggingu er oft undir 20 pundum \u2013 l\u00edtill ver\u00f0 fyrir hugarr\u00f3.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1068_3.jpg\" alt=\"Fer\u00f0atryggingar fyrir Bretland fyrir gesti: \u00dearftu \u00fe\u00e6r? - fer\u00f0\u00f6ryggis\u00e1\u00e6tlun fart\u00f6lvu\" class=\"wp-image-1313\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>Athugunarlisti fyrir fer\u00f0atryggingar<\/h2>\n<p>\u00c1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa kaupir, far\u00f0u yfir \u00feennan athugunarlista:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>\u2610 L\u00e6knis\u00fej\u00f3nustutrygging a\u00f0 l\u00e1gmarki 1.000.000 pund<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 L\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0ileg heimflutningur innifalinn<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Trygging gegn fer\u00f0afelli og fer\u00f0askur\u00f0i sem nemur ver\u00f0m\u00e6ti fer\u00f0ar \u00feinnar<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Farangur og pers\u00f3nulegir munir me\u00f0 n\u00e6gjanlegum h\u00e1marksb\u00f3tum \u00e1 hvern hlut<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Trygging gegn fer\u00f0at\u00f6fum og misstum brottf\u00f6rum<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 S\u00e9reignatrygging a\u00f0 l\u00e1gmarki 1.000.000 punda<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Allar fyrirfram tilkynntar og trygg\u00f0ar.<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 \u00d6ll fyrirhugu\u00f0 athafnir innifaldar (merktu \u00e6vint\u00fdris\u00ed\u00fer\u00f3ttir)<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Ney\u00f0ars\u00edman\u00fameri\u00f0 24\/7 er vista\u00f0 \u00ed s\u00edmanum \u00fe\u00ednum<\/li>\n<li>\u2610 Stefnu\u00adskj\u00f6l a\u00f0gengileg \u00e1n nettengingar (PDF-skr\u00e1 sem er s\u00f3tt ni\u00f0ur)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Hagn\u00fdtar r\u00e1\u00f0leggingar fyrir fer\u00f0alanga<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>B\u00e6ttu ney\u00f0arn\u00fameri tryggingaf\u00e9lagsins \u00fe\u00edns vi\u00f0 s\u00edmaskr\u00e1na \u00fe\u00edna.<\/strong> \u2013 \u00fe\u00fa vilt ekki leita a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed \u00ed ney\u00f0artilfelli<\/li>\n<li><strong>Sendu \u00fe\u00e9r sj\u00e1lfum afrit af v\u00e1tryggingarskilm\u00e1lum \u00fe\u00ednum me\u00f0 t\u00f6lvup\u00f3sti.<\/strong> \u2013 a\u00f0gengilegt fr\u00e1 hva\u00f0a t\u00e6ki sem er me\u00f0 nettengingu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Ber\u00f0u EHIC\/GHIC-korti\u00f0 \u00feitt<\/strong> Ef \u00fe\u00fa ert EES-borgari \u2013 \u00fe\u00e1 gildir \u00fea\u00f0 samhli\u00f0a fer\u00f0atryggingu.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lestu sm\u00e1letur<\/strong> \u2013 einkum sj\u00e1lfs\u00e1byrg\u00f0arupph\u00e6\u00f0in og hva\u00f0 kveikir gilda kr\u00f6fu<\/li>\n<li><strong>Bera saman stefnur<\/strong> \u2013 nota samanbur\u00f0arvefi en athuga\u00f0u l\u00edka beint hj\u00e1 tryggingaf\u00e9l\u00f6gum, \u00fev\u00ed sum bj\u00f3\u00f0a betri kj\u00f6r fyrir beina kaupa.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Athuga\u00f0u n\u00faverandi tryggingavernd \u00fe\u00edna<\/strong> \u2013 Sum kreditkort og bankareikningar innihalda fer\u00f0atryggingar sem fr\u00ed\u00f0indi. Athuga\u00f0u umfang tryggingarinnar \u00e1\u00f0ur en \u00fe\u00fa treystir \u00e1 hana.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1068_4.jpg\" alt=\"Fer\u00f0atryggingar \u00ed Bretlandi fyrir gesti: \u00dearftu \u00fe\u00e6r? - heilsukort, heilbrig\u00f0isstarfsma\u00f0ur\" class=\"wp-image-1314\" srcset=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1068_4.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1068_4-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1068_4-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1068_4-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/b4_1068_4-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2>Tengdar lei\u00f0beiningar<\/h2>\n<p>Fyrir frekari uppl\u00fdsingar um undirb\u00faning fyrir fer\u00f0ina \u00fe\u00edna til Bretlands, sko\u00f0a\u00f0u \u00feessar au\u00f0lindir:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-2026-rules-cost-2\/\">Alhli\u00f0a lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um UK ETA 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-application-guide\/\">Hvernig \u00e1 a\u00f0 s\u00e6kja um UK ETA<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-border-control-customs-rules\/\">Lei\u00f0arv\u00edsir um landam\u00e6raeftirlit og toll \u00ed Bretlandi<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/etavisauk.org\/is\/uk-eta-requirements-2026-guide\/\">Kr\u00f6fur um ETA fyrir Bretland 2026<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Algengar spurningar<\/h2>\n<h3>Get \u00e9g nota\u00f0 NHS \u00f3keypis sem fer\u00f0ama\u00f0ur?<\/h3>\n<p>A\u00f0eins fyrir raunveruleg ney\u00f0artilfelli \u00e1 br\u00e1\u00f0am\u00f3tt\u00f6ku. \u00d6ll \u00f6nnur \u00fej\u00f3nusta NHS, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al heims\u00f3knir til heimilisl\u00e6knis, innlagnir \u00e1 sj\u00fakrah\u00fas vegna \u00f3br\u00fdnna tilfella og eftirfylgdarme\u00f0fer\u00f0, eru gjaldskyldar fyrir erlenda gesti \u00e1 150% af sta\u00f0algjaldi.<\/p>\n<h3>Gildir EHIC-korti\u00f0 mitt enn \u00ed Bretlandi eftir Brexit?<\/h3>\n<p>J\u00e1. EHIC- og GHIC-kort sem ESB hefur \u00fatgefi\u00f0 eru gild \u00ed Bretlandi. \u00deau n\u00e1 yfir l\u00e6knisfr\u00e6\u00f0ilega nau\u00f0synlega me\u00f0fer\u00f0 \u00e1 me\u00f0an \u00e1 t\u00edmabundnum dv\u00f6l stendur. Hins vegar n\u00e1 \u00feau ekki yfir heimflutning, fer\u00f0askipti n\u00e9 \u00fej\u00f3fna\u00f0, svo \u00fe\u00fa \u00fearft enn s\u00e9rstaka fer\u00f0atryggingu.<\/p>\n<h3>Hva\u00f0 ef \u00e9g get ekki leyft m\u00e9r fer\u00f0atryggingu?<\/h3>\n<p>Grunntryggingar fyrir stuttar fer\u00f0ir geta kosta\u00f0 a\u00f0eins 10\u201320 pund. \u00deetta er mun \u00f3d\u00fdrara en ein einasta sj\u00fakrah\u00fasreikningur hj\u00e1 NHS, sem getur numi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00fasundum. Ef fj\u00e1rhagsramminn er \u00fer\u00f6ngur er l\u00e1gmarksr\u00e1\u00f0lag\u00f0ur kostur a\u00f0 velja grunntryggingu me\u00f0 h\u00e1u l\u00e6knis\u00feakki.<\/p>\n<h3>Heldur fer\u00f0atrygging utan um COVID-19?<\/h3>\n<p>Flestar tryggingastefnur innihalda n\u00fa COVID-19-tryggingu sem sta\u00f0alb\u00fana\u00f0. Athuga\u00f0u a\u00f0 stefna \u00fe\u00edn n\u00e1i yfir l\u00e6knisme\u00f0fer\u00f0 ef \u00fe\u00fa smitast af COVID \u00e1 fer\u00f0inni, sem og fer\u00f0ab\u00f3kunarh\u00e6ttu ef \u00fe\u00fa f\u00e6r\u00f0 j\u00e1kv\u00e6\u00f0a ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0u fyrir brottf\u00f6r. Fr\u00e1 og me\u00f0 2026 eru engar COVID-tengdar innt\u00f6kukr\u00f6fur \u00ed Bretlandi.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00c9g er me\u00f0 hjartasj\u00fakd\u00f3m. Get \u00e9g samt fengi\u00f0 fer\u00f0atryggingu?<\/h3>\n<p>J\u00e1. \u00de\u00fa ver\u00f0ur a\u00f0 uppl\u00fdsa um fyrirfram til sta\u00f0ar sj\u00fakd\u00f3ma, og i\u00f0gjaldi\u00f0 \u00feitt getur veri\u00f0 h\u00e6rra. S\u00e9rh\u00e6f\u00f0ir tryggingara\u00f0ilar bj\u00f3\u00f0a upp \u00e1 tryggingarsamninga sem eru s\u00e9rstaklega sni\u00f0nir a\u00f0 fer\u00f0al\u00f6ngum me\u00f0 heilsufarsvandam\u00e1l. Lykilatri\u00f0i\u00f0 er fullkomin uppl\u00fdsingagj\u00f6f vi\u00f0 ums\u00f3knarferli\u00f0.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Travel Insurance for UK Visitors: Everything You Need to Know One of the most common questions visitors ask before travelling to the United Kingdom is whether they need travel insurance. The short answer: it is not legally required, but it is strongly recommended. 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