Do we get healthcare upon residency

My wife and I moved to Spain in 2019 before UK left the EU  We are both under 65 and part of the Residency process was that we had to show we had Private Healthcare of which the first year had to be paid in full.  No reason to suspect anything has changed.

Blessings

Free healthcare in Spain is only available if someone in your household is working and paying social security payments, either employed or self employed.

You also get free healthcare with the S1 form (EU wide form that transfers your healthcare to Spain and is paid by the country paying your pension). It is only available for those who have reached retirement age in their home country, for those with certain disabilities and certain other things like being pregnant.

You will have to show private medical cover to at least the standard given by the Spanish NHS until you are of retirement age and must cover pre-existing conditions.

After one year of residency, you can apply for the Convenio Especial which gives you full cover on the NHS but at a cost of 65 euro per person per month until you reach 65 when it goes up to 145 euro per person per month. This cost does not include the price of prescriptions.

Free healthcare for all residents was stopped back in about 2013 or so under the then PP government. 

So, no, you won't get free healthcare by simply taking out residency. Note that if just one person in the household is working and paying social security then the whole household is covered. 

Thank you. Can I ask if you have Spanish healthcare now following your first year’s private medical insurance? Who did you go with for private healthcare? Thanks so much 

This link will have all the information you need:

https://upsticks.es/residency-in-spain-for-irish-passport-holders-all-you-need-to-know/amp/

And this link too:

https://administracion.gob.es/pag_Home/en/Tu-espacio-europeo/derechos-obligaciones/ciudadanos/residencia/obtencion-residencia/inscribirte-residente.html

Steve 

Thanks very much Steve most appreciated, its all very confusing! But I’m sure we’ll get to understand it more when we move over. 

This is extremely helpful thanks so much. Its all beginning to make sense now. 

No. You must have full private health insurance with no copayments and this must be provided to the National Police during your residency aoplication process. However, once you have been officially resident in Spain for one year you can apply to join the Convenio Especial, which will give you full access to the same healthcare as Spanish citizens. You will have to pay for prescriptions though. Currently the cost is €60 if you are under 65 and €157 if you are 65 and over per month. The following link will provide you with further information and how to apply:

https://www.gva.es/es/inicio/procedimientos?id_proc=17044

No, it is not England where you can arrive by a rubber boat and get everything for free.