wsteele1983

Hi all, just wanted to try and find out. My future wife will be taking on a job in Madrid, through a Uk company for 2 years, her national insurance will continue to be paid during this period.
Come September when we move over we will be married, when over there i will not be working.
Can i claim 2 years free health cover with a S1 form and be a dependent? as my wives salary will be looking after me!
I have been reading bits and pieces, and it claims that if you are a dependant and your partner is working in an Eu country and still paying Uk national insurance, they and the family can claim free health car for a period of up to 2 years.

Any help would be greatly appreciated

lynnxa

have you been working yourself in the UK? If so, you will probably qualify for an S1 in your own right

wsteele1983

I would also like to add that ive been working in the Uk for the last 15 years with a 1 year break in between and paying Uk tax and national insurance if this makes a difference!

lynnxa

see my post above yours

pwwm

Why not call Newcastle and ask?

wsteele1983

lol just read it after i posted.
I was under the impression that you could only get an s1 for yourself if you were working abroad and still paying NI. But you could get one for any dependents/children which you have.
Guess i could call Newcastle, just wanted to see if anyone on here has done this before. So at least i have a clue

lynnxa

yes, call Newcastle - you need to in order to get the S1 sent to you in any case

as long as your NI payments are up to date & recent/current, then you will qualify for one

Richie1892

I think this is who you need to call Overseas Healthcare Team 0191 21 81999 ...I was entitled to just under 2 years worth of healthcare when I moved over due to NI contributions paid whilst working in the UK.

wsteele1983

Cool, I'll give a ring sometime and ask them, cheers for the help