yvonne Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 We are planning to retire to France this year. My husband will be in receipt of the UK state pension by the time we move. Will he be entitled to the Carte Vitale and if so will that also cover me too ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NormanH Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 He will be covered by the S1 form. as long as he is in receipt of an OAPHe can ask for you to be added to his Carte Vitale as an 'ayant droit'The card itself is only a convenient piece of plasticThe important thing is the paper 'attestation' that comes with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinabee Posted June 15, 2015 Share Posted June 15, 2015 You may need to ask the DWP to provide a separate S1 in your name as his dependent, rather than ask the CPAM to register you as an ayant droit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yvonne Posted June 16, 2015 Author Share Posted June 16, 2015 Thank you Tina & Norman - that's good news Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Val_2 Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 You would also need to find out about a mutuelle top up as the S1 only covers part of your costs! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araucaria Posted June 16, 2015 Share Posted June 16, 2015 Yvonne - it might be worth talking to the DWP in Newcastle before you move. I've always found them very helpful and they might (but I don't know) send you an S1 straight away, but with a future start date of your husband's pension entitlement, so you can start getting it into the French system straight away.The French international social security office apparently has delays of at least two months in processing UK S1s, but I noticed on mine that it has a box for a start date (which is different from the box showing when it was issued), so they might be able to issue them in advance.And yes, you should certainly ask for S1s covering you both. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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