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Self employed in NZ and eligibility for health services
Thread poster: Nathalie Coutelle
Nathalie Coutelle United Kingdom Local time: 12:49 Member (2008) English to French + ...
Oct 23, 2017
Hi,
I am considering moving to NZ.
Does anyone know if (as foreigner self-employed in NZ) I would qualify for public health services ?
Kind regards,
Nathalie
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erickl New Zealand Local time: 01:49 English to French + ...
Health services
Oct 23, 2017
Hi Nathalie,
There are different cases; you would only be eligible if you have permanent residency;
If you are a citizen of a Commonwealth country or of a Pacific Islander, you are not eligible for three months;
For all other countries, you are not eligible for two years (There were talks of extending it to three years, but I am not sure if this has actually been implemented).
Yet, upon entry in the country, you are most likely to receive a tem... See more
Hi Nathalie,
There are different cases; you would only be eligible if you have permanent residency;
If you are a citizen of a Commonwealth country or of a Pacific Islander, you are not eligible for three months;
For all other countries, you are not eligible for two years (There were talks of extending it to three years, but I am not sure if this has actually been implemented).
Yet, upon entry in the country, you are most likely to receive a temporary permit of work, valid for one year; in my case, the permanent residency was issued after 52 weeks in New Zealand, and this is when they start to count the 2-year delay, which therefore became in reality three years.
The same goes for all public services, not only health services.
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