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[plproud]

Hi me and my wife are looking at moving to the pervolia area of larnaca and with me being diabetic could anyone tell me what thee healthcare situation is please as when we get to cyprus i would need to register with a doctor as to get my medication, Thanks...

[Svetlana]

Are you or your wife of retirement age? It affects how much you will pay for medical services. You can try looking up overseas benefits on a UK Government website.

Lana

[plproud]

im 37 and my wife is 35, in this country i get free perscriptions does the same apply in cyprus or would i have to pay for my medications?

[Svetlana]

The answer is, you will need to pay for medication/treatment, the proportion you pay will depend upon your income. Once you reach far off retirement age, you will receive 'free' healthcare here - which is actually paid for by your Nation of Birth.

[Tim Drayton]

If, as an EU citizen, you are employed or self-employed in Cyprus, then you will join and contribute to the social insurance system in Cyprus. You will then be entitled to the same benefits as Cypriot citizens. Free health care is means tested in Cyprus. If you earn below a certain amount - and it is quite a low amount - you qualify, otherwise you don't. You can still use the government hospitals, but have to pay. If you are looking for anything similar to the NHS in Cyprus, forget it. My guess is you will have to go to a private doctor and pay.

[CBBB]

You can get away with using a UK issued EHIC for two years (I think) as a tourist, but not sure if this entitles you to free medication. As someone else pointed out, Cyprus is not the nanny state that the UK is, so you won't get loads of benefits until you have either retired or paid Social Insurance for a couple of years.

[Tim Drayton]

You can get away with using a UK issued EHIC for two years (I think) as a tourist, but not sure if this entitles you to free medication. As someone else pointed out, Cyprus is not the nanny state that the UK is, so you won't get loads of benefits until you have either retired or paid Social Insurance for a couple of years.

... Oh yes, there is a little rule that you have to make contributions for two years before you become entitled to any kind of benefit.

[Gasman]

On the brighter side - private medical treatment here is nowhere near as expensive as it is in the UK. Clinics and equipment are modern and all the treatment I've received has been excellent.

[Z4]

You can get away with using a UK issued EHIC for two years (I think) as a tourist, but not sure if this entitles you to free medication. As someone else pointed out, Cyprus is not the nanny state that the UK is, so you won't get loads of benefits until you have either retired or paid Social Insurance for a couple of years.

... Oh yes, there is a little rule that you have to make contributions for two years before you become entitled to any kind of benefit.

Come to UK, stay for 5 minutes and get given a house, enough money to pay your bills (which includes electricity, food, gas and a even a little pocket money left over).

If you are already living here tought shit you get pheck all