Timeline for Do I actually need an EHIC?
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| Jul 18, 2014 at 19:28 | comment | added | vclaw | In the UK, the EHIC is usually valid for 5 years, not forever. So make sure yours if still valid before travelling. It is easy to renew it online, for free. | |
| Jul 18, 2014 at 17:26 | answer | added | Relaxed | timeline score: 0 | |
| Jul 18, 2014 at 17:16 | answer | added | The Wandering Dev Manager | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 18, 2014 at 16:20 | comment | added | Grzenio | To answer your comment, you are not entitled to national health service just be being a citizen of a given EU country. E.g. in the UK you need to be a resident, in other countries it is more complicated. | |
| Jul 18, 2014 at 15:22 | comment | added | Tor-Einar Jarnbjo | How should you be able to confirm in country A that you have public health insurance in country B without actually carrying some kind of proof? | |
| Jul 18, 2014 at 15:08 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/#!/StackTravel/status/490151104286826497 | ||
| Jul 18, 2014 at 14:51 | comment | added | Cjxcz Odjcayrwl | + for UK, but I don't understand, why do you need a separate card at all, one (your national) should be enough... | |
| Jul 18, 2014 at 14:50 | comment | added | Aleks G | As a side note, in the UK, the cards are one-time issue, valid essentially forever. The government recommends that people get it and carry it with them. | |
| Jul 18, 2014 at 14:47 | history | asked | Cjxcz Odjcayrwl | CC BY-SA 3.0 |