18 year old - silly question!
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18 year old - silly question!
Again., forgive me my ignorance on this! We are moving to Abu Dhabi permanently next year and my daughter will be 16 so will then do A levels out there for 2 years. I have been advised that it is fine for her to stay after she is 18 with us, but what would happen re her medical cover through my husband's job? do all the benefits just stop at age 18 for a child?! thanks all.
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Re: 18 year old - silly question!
Again., forgive me my ignorance on this! We are moving to Abu Dhabi permanently next year and my daughter will be 16 so will then do A levels out there for 2 years. I have been advised that it is fine for her to stay after she is 18 with us, but what would happen re her medical cover through my husband's job? do all the benefits just stop at age 18 for a child?! thanks all.
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Re: 18 year old - silly question!
thanks Dean, whether you are wrong or not, it's very nice to get an opinion!
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Re: 18 year old - silly question!
Again., forgive me my ignorance on this! We are moving to Abu Dhabi permanently next year and my daughter will be 16 so will then do A levels out there for 2 years. I have been advised that it is fine for her to stay after she is 18 with us, but what would happen re her medical cover through my husband's job? do all the benefits just stop at age 18 for a child?! thanks all.
By law your employer (in Abu Dhabi only) must provide HAAD (Health Authority Abu Dhabi) compliant medical insurance cover for the employee, his wife and up to three children up to the age of 18 years.
There is therefore no legal requirement for the employer to contnue to provide cover for her once she reaches age 18, but the easiest and cheapest option would be for her to stay on the company cover (provided the scheme terms allow for this) and for you to pay the premium. This would be cheaper than setting up an individual policy.
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Last edited by Meow; Jun 20th 2010 at 10:42 am. Reason: I am a lousy typist!
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Re: 18 year old - silly question!
thanks Meow, you are a great help.
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Re: 18 year old - silly question!
Again., forgive me my ignorance on this! We are moving to Abu Dhabi permanently next year and my daughter will be 16 so will then do A levels out there for 2 years. I have been advised that it is fine for her to stay after she is 18 with us, but what would happen re her medical cover through my husband's job? do all the benefits just stop at age 18 for a child?! thanks all.