Healthcare for UK nationals living in Spain
- Doctor Line
- Aug 15, 2022
- 1 min read
All residents in Spain need to register to access healthcare.
Once registered for healthcare, basic state services are free, but there are some things that patients need to pay for. For example, you usually have to pay something towards prescriptions – either a reduced price or the full price.
UK nationals usually access the Spanish national health system in one of these ways:
through entitlement to healthcare if they’re employed or self-employed and make social security contributions in Spain
registering a UK-issued S1 form with the social security office (see ‘UK-funded healthcare: getting and using an S1 form in Spain’ below)
through entitlement to healthcare as a permanent resident if they’ve lived in Spain for 5 years
paying directly into the public health insurance scheme (Convenio Especial)
using a European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) or Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC) for temporary stays when studying, or as a posted (detached) worker
Reed more: https://www.gov.uk/guidance/healthcare-in-spain-including-the-balearic-and-canary-islands
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