"Resident" to be or not to be?
Mar 8th 2010, 7:18 pm
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"Resident" to be or not to be?
Well I have an Italian national insurance number........ But I've decided to stay as an English resident whilst I spend my time in Sicily (witch will probably be most of the year)...... Anyone see any problems?.... I have an English registered van with unlimited european insurance, which will return to the UK with me to be MOTed every August..... The benifit of not having to pay rates as my only residence in Sicily wasent a problem........ So again can anyone see any problems?
Mar 9th 2010, 8:29 am
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Re: "Resident" to be or not to be?
Health care ?
Mar 9th 2010, 4:19 pm
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EHIC ?......... http://www.nhs.uk/nhsengland/Healthc...areabroad.aspx
Mar 9th 2010, 5:08 pm
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Only for emergencies at the accident and emergency department at the hospital. Everything else you would pay for. 
Mar 9th 2010, 5:43 pm
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Thats not what the new regulations from May 2010 say on the website...... all what would be expected NHS wise in the UK should be avalible as Long as I remain a UK resident and pay my national insurance ETC....... I'll ask what other Brits do in Sicily when I go back in April.
Mar 9th 2010, 5:55 pm
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Tbh, what entitles you to still be a resident of the UK isn't just paying insurance etc. there. There are also rules on how long you can be absent from the UK before, in effect, forfeiting your residency unless you are working for a UK firm here or you have a job in the UK that allows long absences. You need to check all the rules regarding residency in the UK before assuming you will be okay. I'm not saying what you want to do CAN'T be done, I'm just saying you are bending the rules to breaking point.
Mar 9th 2010, 6:07 pm
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Just asking here hence the name of the thread....... As I'm self employed in the UK I'll allow myself long absenses...........
Mar 9th 2010, 6:22 pm
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Fair enough! From the EHIC website I would be careful how often you claim on it though, if you need to. As I remember there are only so many times you can claim before they start to, shall we say, get suspicious. It also used to be for a stay of no longer than 3 months in total. I don't know how they check on these things but I guess if you were using your EHIC card every few weeks for 6 months or so, they's get a bit narky! 
From the EHIC website I would be careful how often you claim on it though, if you need to. As I remember there are only so many times you can claim before they start to, shall we say, get suspicious. It also used to be for a stay of no longer than 3 months in total. I don't know how they check on these things but I guess if you were using your EHIC card every few weeks for 6 months or so, they's get a bit narky!
Mar 9th 2010, 6:38 pm
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Cheers for that.............. Maybe I might come across a wealthy contessa, then all my worries will be over. Maybe there could be an Italian/Sicilian dating thread on here?
Mar 9th 2010, 8:02 pm
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I know a few, my landlady is one - very high maintenance! I wouldn't bother if I were you!
Mar 9th 2010, 8:07 pm
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What about "girl friend wanted in Sicily" thread?
Mar 9th 2010, 8:27 pm
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You could try! Not sure what Lorna would have to say though! You might be better off on an Italian site too!
Mar 10th 2010, 7:00 am
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Mar 11th 2010, 3:47 pm
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So health care could be a prob and no crumpet........ Anything else before I put my villa up for sale?