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“Don’t let a lost passport ruin your holiday!” New video clip for use on news and community websites launched by British Consulates

Losing your passport will cost you time, cost you money and could ruin your holiday. That’s the message from the network of British Consulates in Spain who between them handle more than 4,000 lost passport cases every year. For the unfortunate passport holder that usually means a journey to the nearest consulate, time spent making an application for an emergency travel document, and a fee of over 100 Euros.

So, keeping your passport safe will save you hassle and expense, and avoid you wasting precious holiday time. In order to help British passport holders, the consular network in Spain has produced a short video giving advice on how to keep your passport safe and reduce the risks of having it stolen.

Dave Thomas, British Consul General in Madrid, said “We want to help holidaymakers and prevent passports from getting lost or stolen. This new video is an innovative way of getting across some simple steps to keep your passport safe and prevent your holiday getting ruined.

“We want as many people as possible to see this video, so we’re asking members of the British community in Spain to share it as widely as possible – in Spain and back home in the UK. It doesn’t matter if you’re embedding it in your website, including it in a blog posting, or simply sharing it via Twitter or Facebook. We hope that by distributing the video through our community, we can reduce the number of Brits who suffer the stress and expense of a lost or stolen passport.”

The video can be found on YouTube using the search term ‘Lose your passport, lose your holiday - Spain’.

And just in case…

Recognising that some people may still lose their passport or have it stolen, the Consulates have produced a second video podcast that provides a step-by-step guide of what to do. This video can be found on YouTube using the search term ‘Getting an Emergency Travel Document’.

Guidance on how to embed or share the videos is given on the YouTube website.

Lose your passport, lose your holiday - Spain - YouTube

UkinSpain, the official website of the British Embassy in Spain
Threads posted by the British Consulate in Spain

http://www.expatforum.com/expats/sp...g-spain/180113-private-public-healthcare.html August 2013


http://www.expatforum.com/expats/sp...ng-spain/180129-ehic-vs-travel-insurance.html August 2013

http://www.expatforum.com/expats/sp...s-public-healthcare-spain-order-priority.html February 2014

http://www.expatforum.com/expats/sp...ng-spain/349729-convenio-especial-murcia.html February 2014

http://www.expatforum.com/expats/spain-expat-forum-expats-living-spain/369313-questionnaire.html Healthcare Questionnaire March 2014

http://www.expatforum.com/expats/sp...18377-changes-healthcare-1st-july-2014-a.html

http://www.expatforum.com/expats/sp...6-new-uk-spain-double-taxation-agreement.html June 2014

http://www.expatforum.com/expats/sp...455162-residual-s1-form-changes-1st-july.html 2014

http://www.expatforum.com/expats/sp...in/455170-reimbursements-claims-1st-july.html 2014

http://www.expatforum.com/expats/sp...ving-spain/486882-replacement-ehic-spain.html July 2014

http://www.expatforum.com/expats/spain-expat-forum-expats-living-spain/486874-oxygen-support.html July 2014

http://www.expatforum.com/expats/sp...-spain/486898-register-health-care-spain.html July 2014

http://www.expatforum.com/expats/sp...living-spain/486914-keep-out-burn-summer.html July 2014

http://www.expatforum.com/expats/spain-expat-forum-expats-living-spain/516097-returning-back-uk.html August 2014
 
For further advice, contact the Overseas Healthcare Team (Newcastle):

Overseas Healthcare Team (Newcastle)
Room TC001
Tyneview Park
Whitley Road
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE98 1BA

Phone 0191 218 1999 (Monday to Friday 8am-5pm).
 
Due to the differences in opinions re EHIC and residency and healthcare , I actually took the time to write to the U.K. Government asking them about using the EHIC zas a declared resident in Spain and keeping healthcare in the U.K. If registered as a resident in another EU country. Here is the reply, I have removed personal



Our ref: DE-

Dear Mrs

Thank you for your correspondence of 19 July about the European Healthcare Insurance Card (EHIC).  I have been asked to reply.

A British person registered as a resident in Spain cannot use a UK-issued EHIC to pay for healthcare in Spain, unless they are a state pensioner, a posted worker, a dependant of either of the two and are covered by an S1 form.

Regarding multi-country residency, I can confirm that a person can be resident in two European Economic Area countries at the same time. However, they can only be registered in one, as this confirms healthcare eligibility.

I hope this reply is helpful.


Yours sincerely,

Ministerial Correspondence and Public Enquiries
Department of Health

So according to the UK government your EHIC will not cover you here if registered as a resident unless you have an S1. you can reside in Spain but if registered in another EU country the U.K. Recognises that as your place of residency and from that I infer you are technically not eligible for the NHS. s healthcare in the U.K. is based on residency
 
Work Visa Scams

Thankfully we don't hear about this very often- but it does happen :(


A non-EU citizen needs a work visa to work in Spain. For this you need a job offer & the COMPANY has to apply for the visa - NOT the potential employee.

The company should also pay the fees - 60€ for the application to the govt.

Be VERY wary if a company expects you to pay anything for a work visa application, or expects you to make the application yourself.

http://www.expatforum.com/expats/spain-expat-forum-expats-living-spain/1333426-fees-work-permit-visa-scam.html
 
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