Who does not have to pay UK charges?

Here is a full list of those entitled to full NHS hospital treatment free of charge:

Anyone who is working in the UK for an employer who is based in the UK or is registered in the UK as a branch of an overseas employer (this includes self -employed people). You must be actually working, not just looking for work.

Any full-time student on a course of at least six months duration, or, if less than six months, a course substantially funded by the UK government.

UK state pensioners who have lived lawfully in the UK for 10 continuous years at some point, who now live for not more than six months each year in another EEA member state and not fewer than six months each year in the UK.

Anyone who receives a UK war disablement pension or war widows' pension.
Members of Her Majesty's UK armed forces*.

Anyone working abroad for not more than five years as long as they have lived legally in the UK for 10 continuous years at some point (including self-employed people). In other words, for those who come to live and work in the Isle of Man after having previously worked for 10 years in the UK, they are covered for full treatment back in the UK for only the first five years of their residence in the Island.

Any unpaid worker with a voluntary organisation offering services similar to those of a Health Authority or Local Authority social services department.

Anyone who has come to live permanently in the UK. If you make an application for permanent residence after you get there you are chargeable until your application is approved.

Anyone who has been lawfully living in the UK for 12 months immediately prior to treatment.

Refugees and asylum-seekers whose applications are still being considered.

Anyone employed on a ship or vessel registered in the UK or working offshore on the UK sector of the Continental Shelf.

Diplomatic staff working in embassies or Commonwealth High Commissions in the UK.

UK Civil Servants working abroad who were recruited in the UK and employed by Her Majesty's Government*.

Anyone recruited in the UK who works abroad for the British Council or the Commonwealth War Graves Commission*.

Anyone who is working abroad in a job financed in part by the UK government in agreement with the government or a public body of some other country or territory*.

Anyone working in an EEA country member state and contributing compulsory (not voluntary) UK national insurance contributions (class I or II).

Anyone who is a national of an EEA member state, a refugee or stateless person or their dependant or survivor living in an EEA member state who is referred to the UK for specified treatment with an EC form E112 or E123.

Anyone who is referred by their home country authorities for specified treatment in the UK under the terms of a bilateral agreement.

Anyone who is detained in prison or by the Immigration Authorities in the UK.

Serving NATO personnel, posted in the UK, who are not using their own or UK armed forces hospitals.

Missionaries working overseas for an organisation principally based in the UK, regardless of whether they are receiving a wage or salary*.

Those who have been formally identified or suspected as being a victim of human trafficking.

The spouse or civil partner and any dependent children of anyone who is exempt under the above criteria, if they are living permanently with the exempt person. Coming to visit the exempt person for a few weeks or months does not give exemption.

* These categories of exemption provide that the spouse/civil partner/dependent children are exempt from charge in their own right so that the principal exempt family member does not have to be in the UK with them at the time of their treatment.

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People entitled to some treatment at NHS hospitals

Anyone, including a refugee, stateless person or a member of the family of any of them, who is an 'insured' resident of an EEA member state and is visiting the UK*.

Anyone, or the spouse, civil partner or child of anyone, receiving a UK state pension who has either lived legally in the UK for 10 continuous years at some point or has worked as a UK Civil Servant for at least 10 continuous years.

Anyone, or the spouse, civil partner or child of anyone, who is a national of a country that has signed the European Social Charter but is not entitled to be provided with services under a bilateral agreement (currently Turkey) and is genuinely without the means to pay for their treatment.

Anyone, or the spouse, civil partner or child of anyone, who has lived legally in the UK for 10 continuous years at some point but who is now living in another EEA member state or in certain countries with which the UK has a bilateral healthcare agreement.

Anyone who is entitled to receive industrial injury benefit from Israel if the treatment is in connection with the industrial injury.

Anyone living in a country with which the UK has a bilateral healthcare agreement (some bilateral healthcare agreements are limited to nationals of that country).

*Also includes treatment for chronic conditions, including routine monitoring.