Medical insurance

[Highlander]

Not on topic but can I ask - if people have the choice to have their pension(s) paid in the UK or Turkey, why do they chose the UK.

With apologies if that's a daft question

[desmartinson]

quote:Originally posted by Highlander

Not on topic but can I ask - if people have the choice to have their pension(s) paid in the UK or Turkey, why do they chose the UK.

With apologies if that's a daft question

do behave John:D

[desmartinson]

quote:Originally posted by Rindaloo

quote:Originally posted by desmartinson

Repeat. will they, wont they,will they, wont they, what a great topic this is to keep the forum active.

What? Like it's dead without this thread!!!!!  

of course not Lynne, thats what CBF is all about, even the people that live in england, oh and scotland cant resist it.

[Highlander]

I promise to behave desmartinson, if you promise to answer the question

[LeeGlo]

quote:Originally posted by George Warner

BUT,
 When does the residency rule apply,we renewed ours May 2011 do we wait until May 2012 to register i.e after having lived here a year,or is from the date of issue.
We have heard,and seen in print,cases of people being told come back when your current residency is a year old but also know of people who have had their latest residency only a few months yet were allowed to register.

Some friends of ours registered today, they renewed their RP in August 2011, as we did, they were asked for a copy of the page of their RP showing the previous visa period as well as the current one.
So it looks as though previous RP periods (if they are consecutive) are being taken into account. We are going tomorrow and I'll post to let you know how we get on as ours is definitely consecutive.

[LeeGlo]

quote:Originally posted by Highlander

Not on topic but can I ask - if people have the choice to have their pension(s) paid in the UK or Turkey, why do they chose the UK.

With apologies if that's a daft question

You can have State Pension paid in Turkey but maybe not Private Pensions, depends on your provider. We chose to have our State Pension paid in the UK because it was much easier and it allows us to draw on it in Sterling via our Flex a/c card and exchange it at a favourable rate here.

[Eric]

John, mine is paid in the UK but I do not have a choice in the matter.  Because I was in South Wales Fire Service which covers several Unitary Authorites, it is a 'Combined Fire Authority' which the IR regard as a Government pension and cannot be paid here.  If I had been in a 'County Fire Service', Devon, Durham etc, it would not be regarded as a 'Government' pension.  Work that one out!  Same pension scheme!
Given a choice I would have it paid here then there would be no tax to pay.

[Jim Fraser]

quote:Originally posted by Highlander

Not on topic but can I ask - if people have the choice to have their pension(s) paid in the UK or Turkey, why do they chose the UK.

With apologies if that's a daft question

i do not have a choice - my company pension admin will only pay in the UK

[Diverbaz 1]

I have a Civil Service pension which I have no choice, must be paid and taxed in the UK, and a private pension that I am about to apply to have paid tax free here.

[desmartinson]

quote:Originally posted by Highlander

I promise to behave desmartinson, if you promise to answer the question

i assume you mean pensions question John, i cant answer yet as i dont get mine for another 2 years.