just a dream or reality?

[jonathan47]

darren -b i was talking from a male members point of view who was/is british returning from a period away, its unlikely that he would be asked for evedence of his rights to treatment...even if he was asked for id ....imho

regards
jonathan

[Steve.r]

I worked in Saudi for 2 years with expat status, not Uk taxed. I decided to pay a nominal NI payment, as I remember, something like £7 a month to keep my NHS status as fully paid. I went to the local tax office to make sure this was correct before I went.

I am also thinking along the lines of settling in the Philippines too. A similar situation to Ticker. I am actively looking for work, as an engineer and teacher/lecturer I might be able to find something to keep me employed to pay the bills.

hth

steve

[darren-b]

darren -b i was talking from a male members point of view who was/is british returning from a period away, its unlikely that he would be asked for evedence of his rights to treatment...even if he was asked for id ....imho

regards
jonathan

Do you know this for certain though? I admit I hadn't been to my GP for almost 20 years and they re-accepted me with no questions - though I had nothing wrong with me (I went there to get my wife registered). But I can't comment what would have happened if I had an existing serious illness the first time I turned up there.