Will we qualify for Healthcare?

Hi,

We're planning a one-off 6 month stay in Spain from Nov 2011. We'll be renting an appartment somewhere near Alicante. My wife receives a UK pension but I do not as yet. We both have UK EHIC cards. As this will be only a temporary stay does aAnd if we do qualify does anyone know how we get onto the system in Spain? Sorry if this is such a newbie question but we are not regular visitors to Spain.

Regards.

Ray

Hi there,

to qualify for spanish health care you would have to be a permanent resident in Spain.  If you were moving here to live permanently and bringing your S1 form from Works & Pension in UK, your wife would be intitled automatically and you would be classed as her dependent, as she is in receipt of a pension in the UK.

However, as you are only temporarily staying here you are only entitled to emergency cover under the European Medical system.

Hope this is of help.

Many thanks Mariposa07,

looks like we'lll have to take out some sort of travel or medical health insurance in that case.

regards.

Ray

Ray, there is a good summary of the EHIC card here on the NHS website.

Hope that helps.

Justin

Thanks Justin, very useful.

All I need now is to find out whether we need to register with doctor when we arrive.

Regards.

Ray