Mrs Tickets went through all the SGK medical checks at the Develet yesterday, and so we went down to the SGK offices first thing this morning to complete the sign up.
'Are you retired?' we was asked by the clerk (through the interpreter we took along). Mrs Tickets began to say we were, but I quickly corrected the situation saying no we were not retired, just not working, and we were certainly not drawing the UK state pension.
After a bit of humming and ahhing, reluctantly, it appeared, she agreed.
When she saw/heard that Mrs T was joining the scheme, and I would be her dependant spouse. She then said that I needed to provide evidence of no existing health problems (I don't) and that I too would need to take the SGK medical examination at the Devlet. And the whole application thing came to a halt then. So much for it only needs one of you to undertake the medical, and indeed pay the expense of taking it!!
I have come to the same conclusion as Ian, somebody at the top, or some point in between, has issued an edict that they do not want us, and they are attempting to put up as many hurdles as possible to stop people joining the scheme and if at all possible force them out of the scheme too. Does anyone know how to contact the Consulate, ideally through e-mail, so I can update them on my experience in the SGK office in Fethiye, as requested in their document