durobird

Hi All.
I just wanted to thank everybody for the help found on this forum regarding getting residency.
As it happened, it was so easy, I couldnt believe it.
We have moved to a small village called Candida near Avellino. The council were so helpful.
All I had to do was take myself and passport there and sign a decleration that I could support myself.
No need for health insurance and not even a visit from the local policeman...he came to the council to see me and signed the papers.
I guess it just depends where you are moving to and how helpful or not,the council workers want to be.
Now happily setting up our new home and garden.

indiebird

That's brilliant newsxxxxx Well done you!!

37100

Congrats! That always happens when you're fully prepared for any ifs or buts.

Lorna at Vicenza

great news on the residency - but what about health? Did you get an Italian tessera sanitaria ?

Mr Posh

another bloody foreigner in Italy





Congrats durobird Enjoy Italia

37100

Here in Verona, they give you a receipt then, after about 1 mnth, you receive a letter confirming your successful residency application, even if you've just moved 'round the corner'. Only then can you sign on at the Asl. What do they do in Candida? Just curious.

durobird

I actually havent even thought about the doctor situation yet. I presume if I get ill I either have to pay privately in Italy,or see a UK doctor?

Gio

Great Stuff. So much can be so difficult to achieve here.

Margaret M

If you are officially resident here then you are technically no longer entitled to health care in the UK, although I don't know whether anyone has tested that. We signed on at the ASL without health insurance and we did get the Tessera Sanitaria, although again I don't think we should have been able to.

indiebird

yes we did too, even though theoretically we shouldn't be able to either.

Margaret M

So does the Tessera Sanitaria act like the UK European Health Card, so we would be able to us that to get emergency treatment in the UK?

Lorna at Vicenza

yes you can Mrs M.

read the little paragraph in the box on this page ....

http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthc...ges/About.aspx

I showed my Italian plastic card two years ago at A & E in England but the guy at the desk waved it away and said my name was in the computer system - at my mum's address. Don't know why I was under her address though as I've never lived in her new house. I can only think that I gave her address to the doctor's once when I was over there and filled out a temporary resident form.

indiebird

does this mean that when back in the UK with the kids, if one of us were poorly we could sign on as temp resident and see a doc for free? It is something that worries, especially if it were for a kids illness like mumps or measles and wasn't acute enough to go to A&E for?

Lorna at Vicenza

I was at my dad's a few years ago and Chloe got quite poorly. At first it seemed like a rotten cold but got worse.

Dad phoned his doctor - said his granddaughter was there, got Chloe an appointment. I took her in, filled out a temp resident form at the recption desk saying that I/she was at dad's address. The doctor saw her, told me she had a throat and ear infection, gave me a prescription for antibiotics for her and I never paid a penny for anything.

I don't think you have to do anything when you land in the Uk - I never have - just when I needed to.

37100

We just booked an emergency appointment with the doc same as Lorna. Hubby was taken ill several times too and also had a stay in hospital. I offered the hospital our private insurance (came with hubby's job) but they weren't interested. I'm still in the system.