Dual Citizen-Can I get health benefits?
Jun 15th, 2005, 01:38 PM
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Dual Citizen-Can I get health benefits?
I'm a dual American/British citizen who has grown up in America. I'm moving to Italy for 1 year for a study program through my university. Is there any way I can qualify for health insurance as an EU citizen? If so....how? Anyone know about any government housing options for students as well? I will be very poor. 
Jun 15th, 2005, 02:10 PM
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You have to be a British resident rather than a citizen to benefit from reciprocal health care rights (through the E111 form) with Italy so just having a passport wouldn't make any difference.
And there are no government housing options for students in Italy as far as I'm aware. The university may have some residences for some students but you would have to inquire at the university in question and they certainly wouldn't be government schemes. The majority of students in Italy go to university in their home towns and live with their families.
And there are no government housing options for students in Italy as far as I'm aware. The university may have some residences for some students but you would have to inquire at the university in question and they certainly wouldn't be government schemes. The majority of students in Italy go to university in their home towns and live with their families.
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You might want to investigate this further.
Betsy is right to say that, under normal circumstances, it's being a British resident that gets you the E111 certificate.
But you're going to be an Italian resident. And the norm in affluent Europe (Switzerland excepted) is that residents get help with healthcare. Certainly in Britain "resident" includes full time students, of any nationality. And when I lived in Italy, it was my residency, not my British passport, that got me the healthcare.
Check with the Italian university, your nearest Italian diplomatic mission, and the Western Europe Thorntree board, for the general rules about students' eligibilty for Italian healthcare.
The relevance of your British citizenship isn't that you can get the entitlement card British residents can -the E111. It's that Italy has to treat all EU citizens the same way as its own. It can have rules like "free care only if you've paid into an EU state insurance system". But it can't have rules like "free care only for Italians".
I'd certainly investigate this a lot further before forking out on health insurance - something no European did when I was your age.
Betsy is right to say that, under normal circumstances, it's being a British resident that gets you the E111 certificate.
But you're going to be an Italian resident. And the norm in affluent Europe (Switzerland excepted) is that residents get help with healthcare. Certainly in Britain "resident" includes full time students, of any nationality. And when I lived in Italy, it was my residency, not my British passport, that got me the healthcare.
Check with the Italian university, your nearest Italian diplomatic mission, and the Western Europe Thorntree board, for the general rules about students' eligibilty for Italian healthcare.
The relevance of your British citizenship isn't that you can get the entitlement card British residents can -the E111. It's that Italy has to treat all EU citizens the same way as its own. It can have rules like "free care only if you've paid into an EU state insurance system". But it can't have rules like "free care only for Italians".
I'd certainly investigate this a lot further before forking out on health insurance - something no European did when I was your age.
Jun 16th, 2005, 01:23 AM
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If you are going on a programme through your university you will be attending as a non-EU student through the programme from what I would assume. You cannot drop in and get insurance most places you need to be resident in the country for a period for it to kick in especially if you are not working/paying tax. Also why would you want govt housing...this totally does not make sense. Here in Ireland the student houseing is university run not Govt run. I do not think you can arrive and claim benefits like this. It's not that easy over here.
In my opinion you will be viewed as a student on a U.S. study abroad programme who has dual citizensahip but will not be able to avail of benefits full time resident students get as you are not a resident and do not participate in the economy. Many college require of Dual citizens applying for a FT course that they must be resident and working/studing the previous 3 out of 5 years to be eligible for EU status in the university.
Talk to your program coordinator.
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In my opinion you will be viewed as a student on a U.S. study abroad programme who has dual citizensahip but will not be able to avail of benefits full time resident students get as you are not a resident and do not participate in the economy. Many college require of Dual citizens applying for a FT course that they must be resident and working/studing the previous 3 out of 5 years to be eligible for EU status in the university.
Talk to your program coordinator.
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