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New UK citizen what do i have to do for NHS?
« on: September 27, 2005, 09:18:59 AM »
I just got my registration as a UK citizen last week, under the UKM deal.  I'm headed to London on Oct. 4th.  I don't currently have health insurance because i chose not to to COBRA from my last job.  If I need to see a doctor in London do I have to do anything to get coverage?  or can I just go with my passport?
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Re: New UK citizen what do i have to do for NHS?
« Reply #1 on: September 27, 2005, 09:36:05 AM »
You register with your GP.  It's that simple.
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Re: New UK citizen what do i have to do for NHS?
« Reply #2 on: September 27, 2005, 09:41:46 AM »
i'd bring your passport, but my surgery didn't want to see it or my visa letter.  just find the nearest surgery, or one that a family member/relative is using close by, walk in and ask to register.  it's best to do this b/f you actually get sick as it takes a short time for you to get a NHS number, etc...
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Re: New UK citizen what do i have to do for NHS?
« Reply #3 on: September 30, 2005, 08:01:48 AM »
I got an unexpected letter from NHS a few months after I entered on my fiance visa, ordering me to register with a GP.


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Re: New UK citizen what do i have to do for NHS?
« Reply #4 on: October 04, 2005, 09:08:19 AM »
just as an update... my aunt rang her GP and it is as simple as registering with a GP, but you have to be a resident for 60 days before you are eligible.


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Re: New UK citizen what do i have to do for NHS?
« Reply #5 on: October 04, 2005, 09:38:56 AM »
i was a resident for less than a week before i registered. 
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Re: New UK citizen what do i have to do for NHS?
« Reply #6 on: October 04, 2005, 09:43:29 AM »
well technically 60 days, as far as i know there is no confirmation that you have actually been one for 60 days.  so, yah im gonna just go and see what happens.


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Re: New UK citizen what do i have to do for NHS?
« Reply #7 on: October 04, 2005, 02:54:25 PM »
It might have been a little less than 60 days. I entered with my fiance visa for the first time on 12 Feb, I got the letter a few days after I moved her permanently,which was 7  April.


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