S G K Health Insurance FIASCO - Urgent

[karaokemark]

I phoned the consular office in Fethiye today.
I was told anyone who has residencey for more than one year and has not registered at the SGK office by 31st Jan this year will be fined (approx 880tl)
he also said it did not matter if you had private cover you still have to register, that it was 203tl for a household ie husband and wife and children.
Mark

[shutterbug]

Well when it is all said and done, the medical care here is so much faster and better, the hospitals cleaner and after all, that's only about £60 per month. BUPA quoted me £800 per month and no pre existing. Makes this a bargain...even if I do have to pay for months I didn't have cover. I was due for out-patient surgery at AK Deniz,which I had to cancel. It was going to cost me 12tl for the x-rays, ekg and blood tests. that's it. The petrol to get there cost more. Also, it is not just foreigners this new rule is for, it is also for Turks who haven't signed up. Looks to me like they are getting organized and probably about time. We just hit the mid-change chaos.

[saoirse]

quote:Originally posted by karaokemark

I phoned the consular office in Fethiye today.
I was told anyone who has residencey for more than one year and has not registered at the SGK office by 31st Jan this year will be fined (approx 880tl)
he also said it did not matter if you had private cover you still have to register, that it was 203tl for a household ie husband and wife and children.
Mark

Mark when  you say ' has residency'- do you understand this to mean live there or just have an RP for more than a year?

[milliemars]

Hi mark probably already on here somewhere,but where is the SGK office ??

[karaokemark]

Originally posted by saoirse

Originally posted by karaokemark

I phoned the consular office in Fethiye today.
I was told anyone who has residencey for more than one year and has not registered at the SGK office by 31st Jan this year will be fined (approx 880tl)
he also said it did not matter if you had private cover you still have to register, that it was 203tl for a household ie husband and wife and children.
Mark
[He just said if you have residencey for more than a year, he did not mention living here.
Mark
/quote

[saoirse]

Thanks Mark. So the name of the game is take an RP for 1 year at a time.

It does all still seem very confusing as on another forum it was stated letters had been issued and the letters stated both that the 1 year term was continuous living there AND that if the person had their own they did not need the Turkish one.

This would make more sense to me as its possible to hold an RP and still be fully on NHS books back home so what need would there be for Turkish cover ( trav ins whilst there)

Curiouser and curiouser!!

[Dutchie]

In the letter it states very clearly that the SGK insurance is only mandatory if you don't have any insurance in your own country and it states a term of 1 year residency. The question remains whether this means a one year rp (but not living full time in Turkey) or that it means a one year rp with continous living in Turkey.

If you do have insurance in your own country, the SGK is not mandatory.

[saoirse]

Dutchie you have the patience of a Saint I appreciate your help..

So as an.RP holder I assume I will be issued a letter. Is it then my requirement on receipt of the letter to go to them and show my travel insurance. Thanks again.

[Dutchie]

No worries, I've got nothing else to do

I assume that going to the SGK office will be the smartest thing to do.
However, I don't know whether a travel insurance will be good enough to show.
Don't you have any registration papers from NHS?

By the way, the SGK office is on the road to Kipa. About 150 metres after the Mugla Makasi (the Mugla junction) towards Calis on the left hand side.

[Dutchie]

According to the newspaper article and the letter, you can be fined if you don't get it fixed before January 31st.
Personally I wouldn't wait for the letter to arrive but just go to the SGK before then.