S G K Health Insurance FIASCO - Urgent

[Patience]

Do you have to go in person to register or can someone do it for you?

[col]

Another point that has not been mentioned so much, is the 'pre-exsisitng condition'. It would seem that for many who have to take on this scheme would in effect be having to pay twice for possible hospital visits, tests, medication etc. For those it is also unfair, compulsory insurance, plus other costs they may already be paying for that will not be covered.
For those who are able to, I can see some people returning to the uk and returning here on 3 month tourist visas. I would imagine over this coming year, many ex pats will look closely at costs, savings etc and again where possible, spend less time in Turkey.

[Rindaloo]

quote:Originally posted by Dutchie

Apparently it had been decided and published in 2010 that these changes would be made.
I hadn't heard anything about it though.

That's my point.  Surely if the whole of Turkey including expats were going to be forced to have government healthcare, they would know the date it would be implemented.  At THAT point, why wasn't the British Consulate informed?  It could then have been put on the website and people would have been in the picture and preparing for it, sooner.  Is that the SGK's failing or the Consulate?

PS, yes it was talked about in 2010 and a lot of people knew bout it, then it was shelved.  But suddenly its right upon us and we didn't know about it till last minute.

[joemerc]

i have been living here for 8 years now had a pacemaker fitted here paid privately go  to antalia every6 months have to pay to have itmonitored  i pay for my tablets about 60 lira a month so now i have to have insurrance of 250 a month to get half of my tablets that sounds a good deal for turkey i am 75 years old a third of my life paying uk national insurance at sixty five get free  medical in uk now i have to start paying again compaired this to turkish people going to uk to live they get free hospital treatement if they are out of work get the right to sign on the dole get housing help ect ect so why cant we just register and continue to pay privately or have the choice

[Sus]

quote:Originally posted by corbindallas

I find it incredible from what I am reading that I now have to find another £2000 a year for my partner and I to be able to stay in Turkey, as we are not married we have to pay double, I am guessing our daughter as she is under 3 will be tagged  on one of the policies (unlike the resident permit). I moved to Turkey when this scheme was not on the horizon, so I knew if we need anything medical we pay private, I have no issue with this at all.We live here full time for 10 month's of the year, the rest back in the UK, so we also don't want to give up our NHS status either, we are also well under retirement age,and have no real income apart from interest payments therefore to have to now divert £2000 a year for something we don't want or need, means we will have to shorten our future in Turkey, is this what they really wanted to achieve!

If you live in Turkey for ten months of the year you loose your entitlement to the NHS in the UK, plus if you got married it would half the cost.

[yabanci]

quote:Originally posted by dinger

  We were told we had all the correct documentation but unfortuately as our residency permit is due for renewal on the 1st March 2012, they would not register us, stating that you must have at least one full year left on your residency. We were told to come back in March after we have renewed our residency.

So which criteria is it for Residency Permits?
Dinger is told by the SGK you have to have a year or more left on your RP.
Dutchie is told by the Director of the SGK it is those who have had RP'S for a year or more.
Fethiye Times/LOL article says it is those who have a RP of a year or more.[?]

[tylerbabe]

My husband,s Rp runs out 21 Feb it was for 5 yrs so does he not register then [?]

[corbindallas]

quote:Originally posted by Sus

quote:Originally posted by corbindallas

I find it incredible from what I am reading that I now have to find another £2000 a year for my partner and I to be able to stay in Turkey, as we are not married we have to pay double, I am guessing our daughter as she is under 3 will be tagged  on one of the policies (unlike the resident permit). I moved to Turkey when this scheme was not on the horizon, so I knew if we need anything medical we pay private, I have no issue with this at all.We live here full time for 10 month's of the year, the rest back in the UK, so we also don't want to give up our NHS status either, we are also well under retirement age,and have no real income apart from interest payments therefore to have to now divert £2000 a year for something we don't want or need, means we will have to shorten our future in Turkey, is this what they really wanted to achieve!

If you live in Turkey for ten months of the year you loose your entitlement to the NHS in the UK, plus if you got married it would half the cost.

If the 10 months was continuous then yes you would be right, however as long as we are not out of the UK for periods longer than 3 months then you still remain fully entitled to NHS treatment, as it is classed as temporary regardless of what it adds up to over a year.

Re the marriage solution, I think half the cost is still too much for something I don't want or need for when we are here.

[Karennina]

Hubby and I were maybe planning on spending six months next year in Turkey with one visit back to the UK in the intense heat of August.Having sat and worked out some possible dates for next year,with the new visa rules as well coming in to play I have realised this wont be possible with the new visa rules as we will only be able to stay the 90 days out of the 180, so we are now thinking about the residency to enable us to stay for the six months. My brain is rather full up at the mo with stuff so could someone clarify for me please if we are married (which we are )would we have to pay only one amount for us both for the new medical insurance, many thanks.

[Carolyn1957]

Yep! As long as you're married to each other!