Confused: self-employed staying with a friend.

First time resident applications don't need to show a lease

If you are going to work freelance I would think you will have to register as self employed, in which case you would have to contribute to the NI system here and would be covered for health care.
If you don't, your past contributions in the UK will allow you to get cover through the RHA by simply going to the Entitlement Unit at St.Luke's and showing your passport and the completed the application form which you can download.
The RHA does not give comprehensive cover but is sufficient for day to day needs and your Residence application.
You are not technically covered if you visit the UK as the NHS is residence based, nor are you entitled to the NHIC.

Ray

volcane wrote:

First time resident applications don't need to show a lease

Oh really? Well that should make things fairly simple then.

F0xgl0ve wrote:

If you are going to work freelance I would think you will have to register as self employed, in which case you would have to contribute to the NI system here and would be covered for health care.
If you don't, your past contributions in the UK will allow you to get cover through the RHA by simply going to the Entitlement Unit at St.Luke's and showing your passport and the completed the application form which you can download.
The RHA does not give comprehensive cover but is sufficient for day to day needs and your Residence application.
You are not technically covered if you visit the UK as the NHS is residence based, nor are you entitled to the NHIC.

Ray

Ah, so RHA is usually used in combination with a self sufficiency application?

Edit: When you say not entitled to the NHIC back in the UK do you mean EHIC? Can I not just get a Maltese EHIC?

Sorry, yes I meant EHIC .

Ray

As I understood it, once registered with the Maltese authorities one can apply for a UK issued card for use in UK or other EU countries. I have the application form on my PC. Can't be done online though.

other Ray

RayAucote wrote:

As I understood it, once registered with the Maltese authorities one can apply for a UK issued card for use in UK or other EU countries. I have the application form on my PC. Can't be done online though.

other Ray

If you are paying contributions into the Maltese system then you can get an EHIC issued by Malta.

You can only get a UK issued EHIC, whilst being a resident of Malta, if you are registered through the S1 scheme, which is only available to those UK citizens in receipt of a UK state pension.

Ray

Thanks for the clarifications guys, much appreciated.