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How will this impact on future application ? How will they find out that the person is/has been taking free NHS. ?CR001 wrote:Just a point for you to remember, your father is not entitled to the free NHS services, GP or medication etc. Make sure if he does see your GP and gets medication, that you pay private patient rates for these services as this could have an impact on future applications if not paid for.
This is what I am trying to ask.CR001 wrote:@DoubleV - HO can check the systems in the UK if they wish to. If you say 'no' to the medical care question and they check and confirm the applicant has used it, it is deception. If you say 'yes' and don't have any evidence you have paid for the service, it is using a service you are not entitled to.
If a visitor has used free NHS to which they are not entitled and does not declare or pay for the service, it can impact future applications negatively. With all the publicity on NHS Tourism, it is a fairly big issue.
Your own thread is extensive and this has been advised to you already. Please do not start another long discussion in someone else thread.
Thanks for the link and info.Casa wrote:Only the initial treatment in Accident & Emergency is free (A&E). If the patient requires an overnight stay (or more) charges apply.
So you want to know how the Home Office (UKVI) check whether treatment has been received? By information sharing with the NHS. All Government departments, HMRC, UKVI, DWP, NHS have access to shared information held on official records. Here's the link if you're still unsure:
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/s ... ndix_4.pdf
So GPs are linked with NHS database ?Casa wrote:The Guardian newspaper previously reported that the Home Office was given access to the NHS records of more than 6,900 people between 2010 and 2013. The leaflet in the link I posted was dated August 2014, but sharing of information was obviously in place before then. Not receiving a leaflet doesn't exempt a patient from paying the NHS charges due. As GP surgeries are part of the NHS they can pass information in the same manner as hospitals in order to recover costs.
Thanks CR001 I have paid all my parents treatment last year as well and this year is not an exception. Their time is the thing that mattersCR001 wrote:@DoubleV - HO can check the systems in the UK if they wish to. If you say 'no' to the medical care question and they check and confirm the applicant has used it, it is deception. If you say 'yes' and don't have any evidence you have paid for the service, it is using a service you are not entitled to.
If a visitor has used free NHS to which they are not entitled and does not declare or pay for the service, it can impact future applications negatively. With all the publicity on NHS Tourism, it is a fairly big issue.
Your own thread is extensive and this has been advised to you already. Please do not start another long discussion in someone else thread.
Boots is not part of the NHS, so if you pay for the check, there is no need to mention it but make sure you keep your receipt.prasad394 wrote:Hi All,
Would getting an eye check up done at Boots constitute a medical treatement ? My wife is on a visitor visa and has been having some eye trouble for the past two days. If she gets a check up now, should we report it in the application at a later stage ? We will pay for this checkup and not through NHS.
Regards,
Prasad