Posted: Fri Jul 1, 2022 7:20pm
Hi pabrmu,
I'm afraid this information is incorrect:
"You say you have applied for an S1 so I presume you have a Spanish address, they will not send one to you in UK.
"It's being said that UK Consulates are accepting S1's as proof of health insurance for the NLV but ultimately it's Spain which decides what's valid and what isn't at the point of applying for residence and a TIE and their procedure requires full private insurance which an S1 is not until it's registered with INSS - which you can't do until you are resident!
"Cart before horse in other words."
As you have already discovered, NHSBSA WILL send your S1 to your UK address. Also, it CAN be used to prove healthcare for your NLV application, in place of private health insurance. The reason that Spain "decides what's valid" is because the "UK Consulates" are not UK, they are Spanish Consulates in the UK - an important distinction and one that I'm sure you already know.
Regarding the use of your S1 for your NLV application, please see this website:
https://www.exteriores.gob.es/Consulados/londres/en/ServiciosConsulares/Paginas/Consular/Visado-de-residencia-no-lucrativa.aspx
from which I've taken the following extract:
"6. Health insurance..... A receipt of registration of S1 form on the web of Social Security is also accepted as medical insurance for non-lucrative visa. To register S1 form please access the following link (Internet Explorer does not support this web, please use alternative browsers):
https://tramites.seg-social.es/acceso/registro-s-1-cobertura-asistencia-sanitaria-espa%C3%B1a.html
Once you've registered your S1 online, you take the original and a copy of the email confirming your S1 registration to your NLV meeting at the Spanish Consulate - make sure you get your S1 back, so that you can complete the registration once you get to Spain.
Kind regards,
Kim