reganal

This is Regan, I live in Chicago and have been in the US now since 1999. Prior to that I worked in Germany for 18 years. I am now looking to retire and return to the U.K. And hope that I can learn from the shared experiences here the best way to do that.

mikelincs

Welcome to BE.

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Have a read of the threads in the 'moving back to the UK' forum there is plenty of good advice there, assuming you are a British Citizen then you will have no problem moving here, and you will be eligible for the NHS from day one.

Moving back to the UK - British Expats

reganal

Thank you, Mike. Yes, I have always kept my British citizenship and was never enticed into applying for either German or US citizenship. I am hoping that means I will be eligible for the NHS. Already started collecting my British pension a couple of years back (based on my sex and age I could do that at 62.5 years). Waiting to apply for my German pension in a few months! I will most certainly look at the different threads relating to moving back to the U.K. Thanks again!

mikelincs

For British Citizens NHS treatment is residency based, so once resident in the UK you will be able to access the service.

reganal

Thank you for that confirmation.

Rete

Just to throw this into the pot, along with a big welcome and hello, taking US Citizen will not make you lose your British citizenship. But since you are returning home to enjoy your retirement, you probably are not planning on returning to the US to live in the future and if you have worked 40 quarters in the US you can collect your social security benefits without having to acquire US citizenship.

I know you will find all the information you need to make the transition back to home as painless as possible in the MBTTUK forum Mike pointed you to.

Rosemary

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