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| It’s an interesting position that you describe but I would suggest that you check carefully that you are, in fact, still covered under the German insurance. Presumably you have moved your residence from Germany to Switzerland in which case are you sure that your German cover is still valid ? If you move your residence out of the UK your entitlement to the health service stops after 3 months. I’m not saying it’s the same for German but, in your own interest, do make absolutely sure.
In the case of your children, if they are covered under the Swiss scheme then they are entitled to a EHIC (European Health Insurance Card) under this but you cannot hold a card from two different countries, for obvious reasons, and I think you will find that the German one should be surrendered.
Do be careful and make sure that you are covered and, if in doubt, ask for written confirmation. An example of this is the two previous posts I’ve made which refer to the UK system where the Dept. of Health website, under two different sections, there is information which appears to contradict the other. | |
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Blonaybear,
at first I couldn't believe it myself, but it works!
In my maternity leave I can choose wherever I reside, I just have to tell my employer. I had to tell my German health insurance of the change of address and then sort it all out with the Swiss "Gemeinsame Einrichtung KVG". They gave me a Swiss insurance card, I hand in all my bills to them and they sort it all out with my German health insurance. The children at the moment are insured in both countries, whether possible or not, as we have seen doctors here via their Swiss cards and back in Germany via their German cards.
I don't know if you could so a similar thing coming from the UK, but it definitely works from Germany and from Sweden, a Swedish friend of mine did it in exactly the same way.
I was told that this arrangement will benefit me for my pensions as well, because I'm technically still employed and not "just" a housewife over here...