Calis Beach and Fethiye Turkey Discussion Forum

Information and Services in Turkey Section => Residency in Turkey, Visas, Work Permit Questions => Topic started by: davybill on July 02, 2014, 08:35:19 AM

Title: residency insurance
Post by: davybill on July 02, 2014, 08:35:19 AM: Good news on facebook over 65s dont need health insurance when
applying for residency. ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: stoop on July 02, 2014, 08:45:37 AM: Is that official? So many rumours on FB and Twitter tbh.
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Post by: Marggie on July 02, 2014, 09:08:18 AM: Looks like it Stoop. Here is the link for UK In Turkey facebook page. Scroll down to see.

https://www.facebook.com/ukinturkey
Title: Re: residency insurance
Post by: DonM on July 02, 2014, 09:41:49 AM: Thanks for that. :) :) Being over 80 we were very concerned about getting cover when we renewed our RP.
DonM
Title: Re: residency insurance
Post by: Marggie on July 02, 2014, 09:56:32 AM: Don, don't know when your Residency is up but the 15 days grace shown in your Blue Book is not being allowed. You must apply before your Permit expires, in fact you can apply up to six months before expiry. However, there lies another conundrum, will they renew from the date of application or will they add on the unused period? Think I already know the answer!
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Post by: stoop on July 02, 2014, 10:35:39 AM: Good news at last!
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Post by: DonM on July 02, 2014, 15:35:27 PM: Marggie we still have a year to run so I'm hoping it stays the same as getting insurance at our age is a nightmare. I don't understand the idea of renewing six months early if the RP are only being issued for one year at a time.

DonM
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Post by: lance on July 02, 2014, 16:03:27 PM: Turkey init mate. ;)
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Post by: Eric on July 02, 2014, 16:13:32 PM: Its not that you don't need health insurance, its that you don't have to prove that you have health insurance to get a residents permit. If you are living here, no matter what your age, you are silly if you do not provide for illness or injury through some type of health cover.
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Post by: snowtop on July 02, 2014, 18:51:34 PM: Has anyone seen the official release on this matter?
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Post by: DonM on July 02, 2014, 19:30:11 PM: Eric, Being over 80 and both of us having pre existing medical conditions we are unable to get cover for a six month stay in Turkey. We pay our own way and have done so for the last couple of years. We are well aware of all the costs.

Next month we are going on a Viking river cruise from St Petersburg to Moscow and the insurance cost us £336 for 12 day cover.

If anybody knows of any insurer who covers the aged with medical conditions i would be pleased to know.

DonM
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Post by: Marggie on July 04, 2014, 17:54:02 PM: Here is a post by Lynda Yilmaz on 3 july 2014 that I have copied and pasted from Facebook

According to the police in Fethiye (who haven't had their full orders yet from Ankara) it's not as cut and dried as the UK Embassy indicate. People over 65 WHO CAN'T GET any other insurance, or are not eligible for SGK will be let off the insurance criteria, and you will have to provide evidence that you can't get it. Not sure how THAT will work, proving a negative is not easy. BUT, since private Turkish health insurance is available for people up to 70, that sounds at odds with the 65 year ceiling and you will only be not eligible for SGK, because you have not had an unbroken year or more of residency, or because you have been refused on health grounds. My usual caveat applies to this post. This is the information Yakup was given TODAY at the Passport police. Maybe tomorrow will be different. Again apologies if someone has already posted this information.
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Post by: Jacqui Harvey on July 04, 2014, 18:12:31 PM: I know Yakup was inundated with people asking about this problem when we were over in May/June as he arranges Residency. So, you can be sure his information will be correct.
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Post by: lance on July 05, 2014, 09:10:44 AM: If you say so jacqui that's ok then .
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Post by: Marggie on July 14, 2014, 08:26:45 AM: Copied and pasted from Facebook.

Posted by Lynda Yimaz at 08.12, wife of Yakup who helps people to do their residency.

Good news everybody (although I'm covering myself with the usual disclaimer, that this is the news today) The police have now, this minute confirmed - that over 65's do not need insurance for their Resident Permits. This will be a source of great relief for many, and no doubt a source or great annoyance, for those who have bought expensive insurance. This information has been given to Yakup just 10 minutes ago.
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Post by: davybill on July 14, 2014, 08:41:10 AM: About time to,Fethiye police seem always last to know anything new,
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Post by: Evie on July 14, 2014, 08:53:55 AM: Does anyone know when the lifetime residencies come in for people have lived here for 8 years or more.
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Post by: nichola on August 06, 2014, 09:04:14 AM: Article in the Telegraph about Resident Permits and insurance - some local people were contributors...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/expathealth/11013414/Turkey-abolishes-mandatory-health-insurance-for-expat-pensioners.html