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Forum: Spain

Mar 27th 2011, 1:59 am

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A Spanish Health Card (or maybe not ?)

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Posted By megmet

Re: A Spanish Health Card (or maybe not ?)

As a pensioner here myself I can assure you that you will no longer be able to obtain the EHIC from the Spanish social security, it is issued now by the DWP in the UK.
When we first moved here the...

Forum: Spain

Mar 27th 2011, 1:37 am

Replies: 30

A Spanish Health Card (or maybe not ?)

Views: 4,391

Posted By megmet

Re: A Spanish Health Card (or maybe not ?)

Your Spanish EHIC which replaced the old E111 is no longer issued in Spain to foreigners (an EEC ruling)....as of May 2010 as a British citizen you now have to renew it from the UK, as was widely...

Forum: Spain

Mar 26th 2011, 5:49 pm

Replies: 30

A Spanish Health Card (or maybe not ?)

Views: 4,391

Posted By megmet

Re: A Spanish Health Card (or maybe not ?)

You are entitled to a EHIC as a British citizen (even though a Spanish resident) whether you you pay into the social security system or not!
You can apply for one online, though last year when we...

Forum: Spain

Mar 26th 2011, 5:02 pm

Replies: 30

A Spanish Health Card (or maybe not ?)

Views: 4,391

Posted By megmet

Re: A Spanish Health Card (or maybe not ?)

The EHIC used to be issued here to residents, it's all now changed and the EHIC is now issued by the country of your birth, in your case UK.
You need to ensure that you have an up to date card, you...

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