Healthcare and moving/retiring to Spain

Hiya Breianne - me again 😁

I don’t believe you will be coming out with a pension immediately, will you?  If not then you have two choices - private healthcare, or pay Autónomo (the equivalent of the UK National Insurance) and register on the Spanish health system.  I believe that once you are registered with the health system (and paying Autónomo) you are entitled to health care in the same manner as UK.

Dental treatment I believe is separate from the healthcare system BUT is a lot cheaper than the UK and, from our experience, outstanding service.

You can use an EHIC card for Doctors, hospital etc but that is really for holiday makers and would not be valid to be used after 3 months in the country.

You may reside in Spain for up to 3 months on a EU passport, but people wanting to stay longer than 3 months should apply for Residencia

UK Gov - Residency Requirements in Spain

Saludos, Me again 😁

Hi there,

Good evening from the UK.

Thank you for your reply and the information about my healthcare query.

We are still awaiting the outcome of Brexit (i.e. the UK leaving the EU) as this may affect the healthcare side of things in respect of Spain.

We are towards a bank holiday here in the UK so looking forward to an extra day off from work and looking forward to some sunshine (so the UK Weather Forecast informs).

Muchas gracias.  Todos sus datos son valorados y apreciados