health cover

Hi, Unless things have changed, I thought after 5 years  residency you had to be treated the same as an Italian no matter how old you are!   Also having an Italian wife entitled you to treatment as the spouse of an Italian citizen. It would be worth trying again at the ASL to see if you can get a more sympathetic result & get your T.S. rolled over for the next year. Make a fuss, take your wife, be firm.   There is lots of background info. on the old site if you need it. This is a good start: http://www.italymag.co.uk/community/post/italian-residency-uk-residency Follow some of the links back to older threads. In bocca al lupo!

  I agree with Chris, you could be put as a dependant on your wife's cover. Insist.

Hi, you can also consider continuing with your NI payments in the UK. It costs very little (around10 Pounds a month) and you are entitled to carry on with your NI cover for up to 2.5- 3 years (thereabouts) provided your last NI payment has not been not been made more than 3 years ago. There's also information available if you receive a UK pension: check this link for more info: http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/movingabroad/Pages/Livinga...

Well, just in case this info is of any help to anyone: When I first came here I had E106 cover  for nearly 2 years.  When that expired, the comune said I was entitled to Italian cover as a permanent resident.  Then I got a job and they didn't know how to classify me. By this time I'd been here 5 years.  But the man in charge of health at the Comune told me to go to the Comune Immigration office and ask for a certificate of permanent residence - Attestazione Di Soggiorno Permanente Per i Cittadini dell'UE under Articolo 16 del Decreto Legislativo no 30 del 6/2/2007.  To my surprise, this was issued with no bureaucratic fuss. Then I went to the Health Office and was, again with no fuss, issued with a libretto of permanent health cover.  I did have to show a work contract, though.   Pat

Has anyone had their E106 run out recently?  Mine is due to expire in January, the local ASL haven't been very helpful, just say come back when its expired!  Is anyone managing to pay NI contributions and still get cover from the UK, I thought this was only for those who were working....I know they are trying to cutback so seems a bit of a long shot!