Immigration Solicitors - Entitled For NHS

The UK immigration law has strict rules and conditions concerning who are entitled for NHS services. The law states that only the UK residents are permitted for a free treatment in any recognized National Health Systems facilities, clinic and hospitals in the UK. The UK healthcare services are the envy of the world that is why there are rules governing the spouse, children, fianc矇, or civil partner's access for NHS treatment. Also included are the student or visitor visa holders. The free treatment is under the hospital's discretion whether or not to provide medical services for eligible individuals.

The hospitals must determine that the one seeking medical attention is a UK resident, meaning he is able to provide documentation that he legally lives and settle in the UK before seeking healthcare services and emergency medical intervention. If you are a UK resident, you are entitled for NHS free medical care. There are special circumstances however, that anyone can be entitled for a free treatment, see the conditions and categories below:

v You will be entitled for a free medical treatment or surgery if you have an accident and or requiring any emergency medical treatment
v If you are seeking family planning services but excluding maternity services
v Treatment of communicable diseases acquired while you are in the UK
v There is a need for psychiatric treatment due to psychotic episodes or any mental illness
v Selected non visa or overseas residents gets free medical treatment

There are citizens that are entitled for a medical treatment if they are in agreement with the United Kingdom healthcare including the Switzerland, the European Economic Area and the European Union even if they are not UK residents, any one else, pays. There is an underlying rule that exempts this category; any resident who comes to the UK with the sole purpose of seeking medical health because of these provisions will be denied. The doctors will determine if the disease has been with you since long before you arrived in the UK. If you are puzzled by these regulations, contact your UK solicitors to help explain things to you and help you with your concerns if you are denied of medical treatment exclusive of the category clauses and or a case of discrimination or violation of your human rights. You can also discuss about the reciprocal agreement if you are under this category.

But what if you are pregnant and on the process of joining your spouse, fianc矇, or civil partner who is a UK resident? You are entitled for free medical treatment if you are eligible to come to the UK before child birth. Again, if you come to the UK with a singular purpose of giving birth to a child and then go back to your own country after that, then you will not be entitled for free NHS treatment. You will be given treatment and give birth of course but as a paying private patient. After you give birth, you will be billed accordingly then you will be released from the hospital.