Registering with GP without a passport?

Petaltop · Post by **Petaltop** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 10:43 am

Casa wrote:Just to clarify, countries which have a bi-lateral agreement with the UK for health care are:
Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Georgia, Gibraltar, Yugoslavia i.e. Serbia & Montenegro, Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Macedonia, Moldova, New Zealand, Romania, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, Uzbekistan and residents of the following countries: Anguilla, Australia, Barbados, British Virgin Islands, Channel Islands, Falkland Islands, Iceland, Isle of Man, Montserrat, St. Helena, Turks and Caicos Islands.

According to the student website, many only give limited treatment for free and some of those countries seem to have time limits on their citizens in the UK for them to be covered under reciprocal agreements. They also warn the list of countries may change.

Even EU EHICs are restricted (by that EEA country) for visiting/temporary stays and have limits on what is covered for free (paid for by another EEA country) in the UK.

Reciprocal Health Care Agreements

The UK has reciprocal health care agreements for the following people:

Citizens of: Armenia; Azerbaijan; Belarus; Georgia; Kazakhstan; Kyrgyzstan; Moldova; New Zealand; Russia; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Ukraine; and Uzbekistan
Residents of Anguilla; Australia; Barbados; British Virgin Islands; Falkland Islands; Gibraltar (but only if expected to stay in UK for a maximum of 30 days); Isle of Man (provided stay will not exceed 3 months); Jersey (provided stay will not exceed 3 months); Montserrat; St Helena (not Ascension Island or Tristan da Cunha); and Turks and Caicos Islands
Insured persons of: Bosnia and Herzegovina; Kosovo; Macedonia; Montenegro; Serbia

Please note that this list changes, as new arrangements are agreed, or existing agreements end.

If you are covered by a reciprocal health care agreement, you will be eligible for some free NHS hospital treatment even if your course lasts less than six months. Reciprocal health care agreements generally cover free hospital treatment, the need for which arose during your stay, but in many cases do not cover treatment of an existing condition. Before you travel, you should seek advice from the health authorities in your home country about what treatment will be covered. You may still need to take out limited medical insurance.

http://www.ukcisa.org.uk/International- ... pril-2015/#

Petaltop · Post by **Petaltop** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 2:20 pm

manci wrote: I know that retrospective legislation would be highly unlikely but have you actually found an official source expressly confirming that this is in fact the case for pre-April 2015 visa holders, i.e. are there any transitional provisions for them?

The only transitional protection I can find is for those apply for a visa of 6 months of less from inside the UK. They can't get free NHS as they would have if they applied before 6 April 2015, but they buy the IHS instead of having to pay each time they use the NHS. Whereas those who apply for a UK visa of 6 months or less from 6 April 2015 from outside the UK, have to pay each time they use the NHS. Subject to the exemptions the UK listed of course.

Visitor visas and short-term visas

You don’t have to pay the healthcare surcharge if you’re applying from outside the UK for a visitor visa or any visa that will only last for 6 months or less.

You don’t need to use healthcare surcharge service or get an IHS reference number for your visa application. Instead, you’ll have to pay for any healthcare you get through the NHS at the point you use it.
https://www.gov.uk/healthcare-immigrati ... n/overview

For immigration applications made from within the UK, you’ll have to pay if:

you’re a national of a country outside the EEA
you’re making an immigration application for any length of time, including applications for 6 months or less (but you’re not applying to permanently remain in the UK)
you’ve applied and paid your application fee on or after 6 April 2015
https://www.gov.uk/healthcare-immigrati ... eed-to-pay

StellarCow, apologies for taking your thread off topic again.

Casa · Post by **Casa** » Tue Jun 23, 2015 2:57 pm

Manci...yes I did mean before 6 April not after. Thanks for pointing it out.

tchitchi · Post by **tchitchi** » Thu Jul 30, 2015 11:24 pm

DOCTORSOFTHEWORLD.ORG.UK. They will definitely held you register with a GP even if you are in an illegal situation.

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