Health care and insurance for UNU fellows in Iceland

Foreigners that visit Iceland and intent to stay more than three months have to go through a health check in order to get a Limited Residence Permit in Iceland. Applicants for the UNU fellowship have to provide a written statement (a special sheet in the application form) from a physician about the state of the applicant's health.

UNU fellows are provided with an travel and accident insurance that is effective the moment they start their travel to Iceland. The UNU insurance covers any illnesses and treatments that may take place during their stay in the UNU-FTP, but the fellows may have to cover the initial expenses up to 150 US$ and the programme/insurance will cover the rest of the cost. Chronic deceases and illnesses that fellows have suffered prior to their participation in the UNU-FTP will not be covered by the insurance.

If a fellow suffers from an illness during his/her stay in Iceland and that illness does not affect the progress of the study/training then the fellow has all the rights to complete the training.