UK & EU Agree Post-Brexit Trade Deal

In NZ and Oz it’s GST (Goods & Services Tax), but it’s (mostly) the same thing

[papa smurf]

Originally Posted by Hugh

In NZ and Oz it’s GST (Goods & Services Tax), but it’s (mostly) the same thing

No matter what it's called it's still someone's hand in your pocket

Anyhoo, on a brighter note, EHIC cards are remaining valid until their expiry date (ours expire mid June 2024).

Still time to apply online for yours, which will be valid for 5 years.

[gba93]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Anyhoo, on a brighter note, EHIC cards are remaining valid until their expiry date (ours expire mid June 2024).

Still time to apply online for yours, which will be valid for 5 years.

Only certain categories of people can now apply - most people will not qualify!
See https://services.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/cra/s...onExpired=true

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by gba93

Only certain categories of people can now apply - most people will not qualify!
See https://services.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/cra/s...onExpired=true

There's supposed to be a replacement , a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC), which gives the same cover.

See, the EU are nice people , but don't get ill in the US whatever you do! They'll have your house repossessed..

Originally Posted by gba93

Only certain categories of people can now apply - most people will not qualify!
See https://services.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/cra/s...onExpired=true

Thats from 1st January - you (one) can still apply for the existing version till the end of this month.

https://www.ehic.org.uk/Internet/startApplication.do

Will the EHIC still be valid after Brexit? https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-44850972

What will happen from 2021?

The deal on the future relationship between the EU and the UK was announced on 24 December. It says that all EHIC cards issued before the end of 2020 will be valid until their expiry date.

After that, the UK will issue a new card. The UK government says the new card will be called the UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC), but there are no further details yet on how to obtain it.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Thats from 1st January - you (one) can still apply for the existing version till the end of this month.

https://www.ehic.org.uk/Internet/startApplication.do

Only for EU nationals? We aren't one of those anylonger.

Originally Posted by Mr K

Only for EU nationals? We aren't one of those anylonger.

Where does it say that?

It says

If you are ordinarily resident in the UK then it is likely that you will be considered to be insured by the UK under EU law and will be entitled to a UK EHIC.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by Hugh

Where does it say that?

It says

https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/hea...nsurance-card/

You’re still entitled to healthcare in the EU until 31 December 2020. However, unless you’re eligible for an EHIC from 1 January 2021, we are not currently issuing new cards.

You might be able to apply but guess nothing will happen. As mentioned above there's supposed to be a replacement GHIC card.

[BenMcr]

This is the current guidance
https://www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-resid...and-healthcare

Visiting the EU from 1 January 2021
For most UK nationals, EHICs may not be valid from 1 January 2021.

Make sure you take out travel insurance with medical cover for your trip.

You may not have access to free emergency medical treatment and could be charged for your healthcare if you do not get health cover with your travel insurance.

Using an EHIC from 1 January 2021
Some people can get a new UK-issued EHIC which will remain valid for visits that begin from 1 January 2021.

You’ll be able to apply if you’re:

• an EU national living in the UK before the end of 2020
• receiving a UK State Pension or some other ‘exportable benefits’ and living in the EU before the end of 2020
• a ‘frontier worker’ (someone who works in one state and lives in another) before the end of 2020, for as long as you continue to be a frontier worker in the host state
• an eligible family member or dependant of one of the above

Originally Posted by Mr K

https://www.nhs.uk/using-the-nhs/hea...nsurance-card/


You might be able to apply but guess nothing will happen. As mentioned above there's supposed to be a replacement GHIC card.

Thanks - it let me all the way through, until it pointed out my card wasn't expired.

Just looking at that page, it's out of date - it was posted the day before the deal, and it states

For most people, EHIC may not be valid from 1 January 2021.

Whilst the deal states that EHIC cards are valid until expiration date.

Probably worth trying (if you don't have an EHIC card already) to see what happens.

[Mr K]

Don't think anyone will be travelling anywhere soon anyway, if they've got any sense. Most countries won't have us.

Lucky to get my Rome trip in at the beginning of the year. Strange how times change, thought people wearing masks on the streets were being a bit paranoid !

[nomadking]

Originally Posted by Mr K

There's supposed to be a replacement , a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC), which gives the same cover.

See, the EU are nice people , but don't get ill in the US whatever you do! They'll have your house repossessed..

"The EU are nice people"?
The UK gets sent the bill instead, we're unsurprisingly, not so good at claiming back from the other EU countries.
Eg The Spanish taxpayer doesn't have to pay for a UK visitor. It's the UK taxpayer that picks up the tab.

[Mr K]

Originally Posted by nomadking

"The EU are nice people"?
The UK gets sent the bill instead, we're unsurprisingly, not so good at claiming back from the other EU countries.
Eg The Spanish taxpayer doesn't have to pay for a UK visitor. It's the UK taxpayer that picks up the tab.

If we don't claim it back, its no fault of Spanish. If anything it says they are more efficient.

I suspect our many drunken and elderly visitors to Spain cost a lot more in healthcare than Spanish visitors do to us.

[Sephiroth]

I got all the way through too (Hugh). And received this email confirmation:

Thank you, your application has been received.

Please do not respond to this acknowledgement. If you have any queries please e-mail nhsbsa.ehicenquiries@nhsbsa.nhs.uk . When contacting us by e-mail, please provide your full name, date of birth and address, including your postcode.

Alternatively, you can contact our enquiry line on 0300 330 1350.

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Originally Posted by Mr K

There's supposed to be a replacement , a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC), which gives the same cover.

See, the EU are nice people , but don't get ill in the US whatever you do! They'll have your house repossessed..

The EU aren't people at all. They are a bureaucratic institution trying to extend its competencies over the real people.

The real people are the citizens of the 27 countries currently under the EU cosh.

Got it?


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In today's Sunday Times, there is a blow-by-blow account of the passage from David Frost's initial day as Chief Brexit Negotiator through to the Christmas Eve "Have we got a deal" question put by Boris to UvdL.

It's behind a paywall, but the lightbulb moment was when UvdL actually twigged on 21-December that Boris was truly prepared to settle for No Deal.

Right up to then, the EU were still trying to force us down their road.