Hi.can any one tell me where I would go in the Marbella or San pedro de Alcantara area, to get registered for social security.... I have been on the Free Beer Thread but it only says about one particular area...

Many Thanks

What do you mean, "registered for social security"

I need a social securidad number or card ...i have NIE... have Residencia...but need the other, can you advise JDR.as you are so knowlegable !!

I need to see a speciaist doctor in Barcelona University Hospital...I spoke to her and as my husband has a business here she said i would not need to pay for consultations if I have social securidad !! hope that explains a little better??

As far as I know you have to be a pensioner with an E121, or working with a contract, or paying into the system around 250€`s a month while being self employed.
Unless you are in these catagories you will need private medical cover.

Yes we are paying into the system !! fully up and legal....so what do i do ???

Just read your last post, as he is in business, I think you as his dependant should be able to claim off his payment.
I don`t know how you go about this though.
Our daughter and their children are covered by her husbands contract, they went in as a family with half a ton of paperwork.

Oh ok...I will talk to my lawyer..maybe he will know, but in the meantime if you come across any informaton,could you let me know,?

Thanks

Just had a Google and it seems you have to do it yourself, a Gestor would be cheaper than a lawyer though.

Info on one site.....
Social Security Number: Your employer applies for this number when you start your first job in Spain. This number then stays with you for all subsequent jobs. If you are self-employed, you apply for this number yourself.

you have to apply for SIP cards - once you have these you get free medical care, your husbands contributions will cover you and any children

Not sure where the office is in your area but try the local medical centre, if they cant help they will point you in the right direction - take with you all your details, marriage certs etc plus your husbands social security number and details

A small point but SIP cards are only issued in Valencia.

In other areas, in this case Marbella, they are called a Tarjeta Sanitaria.

right, didnt know that, thought SIP cards were just standard everywhere

Don't use a lawyer for this. He will not know any more about it than you do. As JDR says, a gestor will be for more knowledgeable and will charge a fraction of the price.

If your husband doesn't have a social security number yet, he has to apply for one.

This web page will give you all the info:

http://www.seg-social.es/Internet_6/...7332/index.htm

and this page is the application form:

http://www.seg-social.es/stpri00//gr...ario/365_6.pdf

You need to take this completed form to the local Tesoreria, which in Marbella is here:

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...marbella&meta=

When he has the number, take it, along with your residencia, padron, marriage cert and passport (and photocopies) to your local health centre. He can register himself and yourself as a dependant. If you have kids and you have them in the family book (libro de familia) you can register them as dependants as well.

Thanks intheknow!!

I will go onto those links and sort it