Mandatory travel insurance scrapped

Travel insurance is no longer mandatory if you are planning to visit Bhutan. This means that travel insurance is not necessary to process for visa to visit Bhutan.

Visa processing for tourists went online more than a year ago, and valid travel insurance for the duration of travel was one of the requirements during the COVID-19 pandemic as a precaution.

This requirement has now been withdrawn, which should make visa processing easier.

Bhutan’s tourism authorities, however, recommend that visitors still possess travel insurance as a precaution against unforeseen emergencies.

Insurance companies within the country offer a number of travel insurance schemes for tourists.