S G K Health Insurance FIASCO - Urgent

[Dutchie]

Do you reckon?

I've got one of offer for 45 pounds...

[saoirse]

quote:Originally posted by Dutchie

If you want I can pop into them tomorrow and ask what happens if somebody wants to register but isn't in Turkey at the moment.
I don't think you will need to pay though but you might get fined if you don't register (as somebody wrote on the previous page).

Thanks Dutchie. It seems I will have to pay if its length of RP as opposed to actual time in country

[col]

You will probably find that most non Turikish citizens here will wait till something far more clear has been decided by both the Turkish and other governments, then clarified in some form that everyone understands in full, rather than going by what the local SGK office says. There are far too many people who have heard this or that, or read something somewhere and many reports differ, at the moment, nothing is clear.

quote:Originally posted by hubblebubbles

Just returned from the SGK office in Fethiye where I was informed it IS compulsory to fill in the forms and you need a photocopy of your passport and your visa .The pages with your photograph on.If you hold a residency visa then it applies to you  .Then you have to get an official notice from UK to say you are not receiving any health insurance from the government  ie National Health . They dont expect you to be able to provide this form at the same time as you are  registering .It can be done at a later date. IF you have a private health scheme from UK you still have to register here then you can opt outof the Turkish scheme once they have all the details . If you don't have proof then you are obliged by Turkish law to pay for insurance here. IF you dont register by the end of this month you will be fined but also will be put on the highest rate of charges . The place was packed with Turkish people all registering.No payment is required when you register.When you do eventually get the required paper from UK it has to be officially translated into Turkish .Not sure where to get the official paper from UK though. Any Ideas anyone

[Dutchie]

quote:Originally posted by saoirse

quote:Originally posted by Dutchie

If you want I can pop into them tomorrow and ask what happens if somebody wants to register but isn't in Turkey at the moment.
I don't think you will need to pay though but you might get fined if you don't register (as somebody wrote on the previous page).

Thanks Dutchie. It seems I will have to pay if its length of RP as opposed to actual time in country

You won't need to pay since you are covered by NHS. It stated very clearly that only people who don't have a medical insurance in their homecountry have to take an SGK insurance.

If what Hubblebubble says is correct, then you might need to pay the fine.

[Firo]

Remember the mention of unbroken 1 years residency to qualify? Well if you are only here 5 months in a year then it's well and truly broken!..lol

[saoirse]

Thats what I thought Fi but apparently leaving the country doesnt break it- its the time you are holding an RP not residing in Turkey

[Dutchie]

I just thought of something else.

In the original law article to which they refer in the letter, they following phrase is being used:
Mütekabiliyet esasi da dikkate alinmak şartiyla, oturma izni almiş yabanci ülke vatandaşlarindan yabanci bir ülke mevzuati kapsaminda sigortali olmayan kişiler.

Translated:
With the reciprocity principle taken into consideration, foreigners with residence permits who are not insured under the legislation of a foreign country.

Maybe UK citizens might get away with the reciprocity principle.

All Dutch (living in the Netherlands) have to pay monthly for a mandatory health insurance.
For Turks living in the Netherlands on a residence permit, this insurance is mandatory as well and they have to pay on a monthly basis.

UK citizens don't pay for NHS and according to a quick Google, it seems that foreigners living with a residence permit for longer than 1 year in the UK don't have to pay for the NHS either.

This would mean that the reciprocity principle does not apply to UK citizens (whereas it would apply to Dutch).

Or do I understand the situation incorrectly?

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