Moving to the UK when pregnant.

[barrowvian]

Hi all,

This is my first post and I'm not sure if this is in the right section, so please bear with me.

This is a little bit complicated so any help would greatly be appreciated. My girlfriend and I have been together for several years, I am English and she is Czech. We both lived and worked in the UK and were planning on moving over to the Czech Rep. She moved back over to the Czech Rep as she found a job, and we had the intention of moving me over when I transferred through my company. Anyway, we have just found out she is pregnant

After talking it through and discussing our options etc etc we have decided that as I am the main earner that we will have the baby over here in the UK.

She is currently 4 months pregnant and will be moving back over at the end of August as that is when she can take maternity leave. We have been going through all of the pregnancy things over there; doctors visits, scans etc.

My question is ... when she moves back over here, is she entitled to NHS care with being an EU citizen? Do we have to do anything different or when she moves over do we then need to sort her out with a doctor/midwife and just take it from there?

It's not something I want to leave till the last minute so any advice would be great. Thank you.

 

[netty]

You can get free NHS hospital treatment if you are lawfully entitled to be in the UK and usually live here. This is called being ordinarily resident.


Some people from abroad who are not ordinarily resident in the UK can receive all NHS hospital treatment free of charge. If you are entitled to free NHS hospital treatment, family members including your spouse, civil partner and dependent children will also be able to get free treatment, but only if they are lawfully allowed to live in the UK. In many cases, they must also be living with you throughout your stay to qualify.


You can receive free NHS hospital treatment if you:-

• have been living legally in the UK for at least 12 months when you start treatment, and did not come to the UK for private medical treatment. Temporary absences from the UK of up to three months (in England, up to 182 days) are ignored
• have come to the UK to take up permanent residence, for example, if you are a former UK resident who has returned from abroad, or if you have been granted leave to enter or remain as a spouse
• have come to the UK to work, either as an employee or self-employed person. In England and Wales, if you are employed, your employer's main place of business must be in the UK or be registered in the UK. This could be, for example, a branch of an overseas company. If you are self-employed your main place of business must be in the UK
• normally work in the UK, but are temporarily working abroad for less than five years. You also need to have lived in the UK continuously for at least ten years before going overseas.
• In Scotland, you normally work in the UK but are temporarily working abroad. You must have lived in the UK continuously for at least ten years and taken home leave in the UK at least once every two years. However, if you are studying abroad you may not be entitled to free NHS treatment
• are receiving a UK war pension
• have been granted, or made an application for temporary protection, asylum or humanitarian protection
• in Wales, have applied for asylum
• in England, are an failed asylum seeker in certain circumstances, or in Scotland and Wales, are a failed asylum seeker
• in England, are a child the local authority has taken into care
• have been identified as having been trafficked from abroad or are believed to have been trafficked from abroad
• are imprisoned in the UK or detained by UK immigration authorities
• get a UK state retirement pension and live in the UK for at least 182 days a year (in Scotland and Wales, six months a year) and live in another European Economic Area (EEA) member state or Switzerland for the other part of the year. If you have registered as a resident of another EEA state or Switzerland, you may be entitled to free NHS hospital treatment if you fall ill during a trip back to the UK
• are from a European Economic Area (EEA) country or Switzerland and have a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC). The EHIC does not cover coming to the UK just to get medical treatment but it allows you to get free care if you're referred to the UK for pre-planned treatment with an E112 or S2 certificate
• are a student following a course of study which lasts at least six months, or a course that is substantially funded by the UK, Welsh, Scottish or Northern Ireland Governments.

found this for you http://www.adviceguide.org.uk/engla...osts_e/nhs_charges_for_people_from_abroad.htm


hope this helps, nhs treatment doesnt always go on your nationality

 

[Little_angel]

Whether she is ordinarily resident depends on proving her intent to stay.

Chances are if your girlfriend presents at your GP surgery and explains that she is your gf and has permanently moved here, they will take her on as a patient. It might help smooth things if you attend with her.

As far as I'm aware, this is all that needs to happen to ensure she gets NHS care. Referrals to midwife and hospital for scans, will come from the GP, so if the GP practice accept her and refer her as their patient the rest will not question it.

We have lots of EU migrants who are patients at our surgery and they are accepted without any concern.

 

[barrowvian]

Thank you for the advice