New laws. April 2015
If you take early retirement and move to an EEC you can no longer go back to the UK for free treatment ,in the past this has been possible. The French decided about 18mons to 2 yrs ago to stop treating people who came to France expecting free treatment who hadn't contributed to their system, this did not include people of retirement age as there was an agreement in place. You now have to contribute if you have not reached retirement age.
The new rules now involve all EEC. If you come to France, Spain, etc and work your employer pays his share, as do you, as you would in England. Or if you are self-employed you pay your contributions again as in England.
If you are officially retired then no problem.
As an "expat " if you decide to move back to the UK permanently then you sign up to a GP. Stating if your address is temporary or permanent it doesn't matter which if it's temporary then it simply makes it easier if you find another Dr if you move away. The GP will need to see your passport, birth certificate ,address etc; then normally within two weeks you will receive your registration number and be able to use the NHS as though you had never left.
In A&E you will be treated free for all emergency's ,such as accidents, heart attacks etc:
So as an expat moving back permanently to live in England there is no problem concerning the NHS. Normally your dependants if they are not English are accepted as your dependants therefore there is no problem for them. Other EEC members might have to wait six months or more.
Hope this clears up some misunderstanding for those English moving back to live permanently in the UK. For those outside of EEC there might be some different rules ,the above applies to UK nationals. Pauline
Medical care, expats'
If you take early retirement and move to an EEC you can no longer go back to the UK for free treatment ,in the past this has been possible. The French decided about 18mons to 2 yrs ago to stop treating people who came to France expecting free treatment who hadn't contributed to their system, this did not include people of retirement age as there was an agreement in place. You now have to contribute if you have not reached retirement age.
The new rules now involve all EEC. If you come to France, Spain, etc and work your employer pays his share, as do you, as you would in England. Or if you are self-employed you pay your contributions again as in England.
If you are officially retired then no problem.
As an "expat " if you decide to move back to the UK permanently then you sign up to a GP. Stating if your address is temporary or permanent it doesn't matter which if it's temporary then it simply makes it easier if you find another Dr if you move away. The GP will need to see your passport, birth certificate ,address etc; then normally within two weeks you will receive your registration number and be able to use the NHS as though you had never left.
In A&E you will be treated free for all emergency's ,such as accidents, heart attacks etc:
So as an expat moving back permanently to live in England there is no problem concerning the NHS. Normally your dependants if they are not English are accepted as your dependants therefore there is no problem for them. Other EEC members might have to wait six months or more.
Hope this clears up some misunderstanding for those English moving back to live permanently in the UK. For those outside of EEC there might be some different rules ,the above applies to UK nationals. Pauline
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