U.K. Immigration healthcare surcharge

[mrskint]

Just looking through the FLR (M) form as it's due to be renewed in a few months, I see they are now asking £200 per year for this they have recently introduced.

My wife works and pays national insurance, so would she still have to pay this fee?

[theoldgit]

Yes she does, in effect she's going to pay for her cover twice.


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[7by7]

Indeed.

 

One of the iniquities of this surcharge.

 

IMHO, at the very least it should be deducted pro rata from any tax and NICs the person pays before they have ILR. Easily done via their tax code I'd have thought.

[Trevor1809]

Mrskint consider yourself lucky if you only pay £200 per year, I paid £2000 in surcharges for my wife's FLR. I am still awaiting UKVI's reason for overcharging by a factor of 4. And of course my wife still pays tax and NICs.

[mrskint]

She's even on my BUPA private work medical insurance which makes it even more nuts!!