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Forum: Portugal

Sep 14th 2013, 7:01 am

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Posted By loonytoon

Re: NHS for Expats

will depend on whether you become resident or not. if you stay under the radar and don't become resident (not that i recommend this) then you will not need to do anything and your EHIC will come from...

Forum: Portugal

Jul 2nd 2013, 8:26 am

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Posted By loonytoon

Re: NHS for Expats

as i may well be moving over to PT full time in the near future and i will be 57 (so well below pension age) this situation may well affect me in the very near future so have just spoken to the...

Forum: Portugal

Jul 2nd 2013, 7:29 am

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Posted By loonytoon

Re: NHS for Expats

as i said, i wasn't sure so i stand corrected

jeff

Forum: Portugal

Jul 2nd 2013, 7:02 am

Replies: 49

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Posted By loonytoon

Re: NHS for Expats

i may be wrong on this and i stand to be corrected but as far as i am aware as a PT resident, you only get a UK EHIC if your are over pension age. those under pension age may get up to 2.5 years...

Forum: Portugal

Jul 1st 2013, 7:58 am

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Posted By loonytoon

Re: NHS for Expats

as far as i am aware, if you are covered by the PT health service you would be entitled to a PT EHIC which would cover you from treatment in the UK (or other EU countries)

Forum: Portugal

Jul 1st 2013, 7:56 am

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Posted By loonytoon

Re: NHS for Expats

not strictly true - see

http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/EHIC/Pages/about-the-ehic.aspx

note the bit about treatment for pre existing medical conditions - i.e. not necessarily...

Forum: Portugal

Jul 1st 2013, 7:40 am

Replies: 49

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Posted By loonytoon

Re: NHS for Expats

i think that it needs to made clear exactly what we are talking about here. if you are resident in the EU then the whole discussion is irrelevant as the EHIC card (which all EU citizens should obtain...

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