Immigration health surcharge

[ambikaagw]

Do I need to pay surcharge if my spouse is British

[WR1]

Yes.

It doesn't matter if your spouse is British. The health surcharge is still payable by the applicant as you are not settled yet.

[arrow57]

I think this health surcharge does not apply to spouse visa of a british citizen

[CR001]

I think this health surcharge does not apply to spouse visa of a british citizen

It does apply

[Casa]

It certainly does.

[arrow57]

If thats correct you could have people come from france poland spain etc not pay yet family members of british citizens who have paid visa fees asked to pay more

[Petaltop]

If thats correct

As you have been told, it is correct and the spouse of a UK citizen does now have to pay this small surcharge as their contribution towards their healthcare from the UK. If the spouse is an Australian or New Zealand citizen they won't pay because their countries have health agreements with the UK.

Those visiting the UK will be billed at 150% of the cost to the NHS if they don't have insurance.

you could have people come from france poland spain etc not pay yet family members of british citizens who have paid visa fees asked to pay more

This is the health agreement between EEA countires. The new NHS checks will mean the UK sticks to this.

If those EEA citizens are in work in the UK as a worker or self employed AND earn enough each week to pay NICs, then they are a worker or self employed Qualifed Person in the UK and the UK will pay for their healthcare. The same with their countries when Brits work there.

Their free NHS as a jobseeker is limited to just 3 months now as that is all the JSA money and healthcare the UK will give them (and then only once they have been in the UK for the previous 3 months) as they then lose their right to reside in the UK as a jobseeker qualified person and all benefits stop too.

If they don't work in the UK then they will not be offered this small health surcharge to get their healthcare paid for by the UK. They will need to have full sickness insurance to pay all their NHS bills because the UK won't pay for them. Or they can use their own countires EHIC for use of the NHS and then their own county will be billed for all their treatment and medication.