Smarty3108

Hi I'm planning on leaving the UK to move to Greece in a couple of months. I'm hoping I can get some help in who I need to inform on my move and if there's any guides out there on the best way to do this? Also from experience how long this may take? Thank you in advance.

Rotor

Legally perhaps no one but I`d say HMRC for one , make sure you get the right forms.

scot47

Keep a bank account in the UK. Inform the bank of your new address. National insurance in Longbenton, Newcastle. You can keep your name on the voters' roll (for 10 years ?).

BritInParis

There's no legal requirement to tell anyone but it's a good idea to inform HMRC using Form P85 as you may be eligible for a tax refund.

Rotor

You could pay self employed NI , it will keep your pension topped up and your right to healthcare , maybe naughty but thats your choice....

https://www.gov.uk/self-employed-nat...nsurance-rates

Novocastrian

NHS access is based on residency. Nothing at all to do with NI.

Rotor

You're not seeing how it could work to the OP`s benefit ,assuming one is not retired and youve been absent from the UK for x years technically you are not automatically entitled to NHS care , get it?, also when you rock up in Spain and are not a retiree you will only get emergency medical care.

BritInParis

Anyone who is ordinarily and legally resident in the UK is entitled to free secondary NHS care. There's no link between NI contributions and NHS care. You can be making voluntarily NI contributions from overseas but that still doesn't allow you to fly back for treatment as a visitor however as a British citizen you are eligible for free treatment from the moment you arrive in the UK even if you have never been to the UK providing you are intending to stay.

Rotor

Source?

BritInParis

"Provision of free NHS treatment is on the basis of being ordinarily resident and is not dependent upon nationality, payment of UK taxes, national insurance (NI) contributions, being registered with a GP, having an NHS number or owning property in the UK. Ordinarily resident means, broadly speaking, living in the UK on a lawful and properly settled basis for the time being."

Moving to England from the EEA - Access to healthcare in England - NHS Choices

Rotor

Thats what I said , but I cant see where being an expat Brit is always entitled to NHS secondary care regardless of time away.

I did see "If you are not ordinarily resident in the UK, you are considered to be an overseas visitor and may be charged for NHS hospital services."

Novocastrian

You need to do some more reading.

Rotor

Very helpful

Pulaski

No, it's the exact opposite of what you said. They're not, but if they move back to the UK i.e. intend to stay, find a home, and live, in the UK, then they are entitled to NHS treatment just the same as anyone else who is resident in the UK.

Rotor

"You're not seeing how it could work to the OP`s benefit ,assuming one is not retired and youve been absent from the UK for x years technically you are not automatically entitled to NHS care , get it?, also when you rock up in Spain and are not a retiree you will only get emergency medical care."