You may be eligible for a UK EHIC if you meet one of the following criteria:
- you're living in the European Union (EU), Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein, and have been since before 1 January 2021 with a registered S1 form issued by the UK
- you're living in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein, since before 1 January 2021 with an A1 issued by the UK
- you're a national of the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein who has legally resided in the UK since before 1 January 2021 and are covered under the Withdrawal Agreement; you may not be covered if you‘re also a UK national or if you were born in the UK
- you're an EU national ordinarily resident in the UK, but studying in the EU, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein and your course started before 1 January 2021
- you're a family member or dependant of an entitled individual already listed.
- you're a Chen or Ibrahim or Teixeira carer
Dual nationals
If you live in the UK and jointly hold UK and EU, Swiss, Norwegian, Icelandic or Liechtenstein citizenship, you will not normally be eligible for a new UK EHIC unless you:
- hold British citizenship through naturalisation
- were a citizen of an EU country, Switzerland, Norway, Iceland, or Liechtenstein before also becoming a British citizen
You'll usually be eligible for a UK Global Health Insurance Card (GHIC).
People born in the UK
If you were born in the UK to British parents or parents who were settled in the UK and have lived in the UK from before 1 January 2021, you're not normally eligible for a new UK EHIC even if you're an EU, Swiss, Norwegian, Icelandic or Liechtenstein citizen.
This includes people of Northern Ireland who are Irish citizens.
You'll usually be eligible for a UK GHIC.
If you live in Ireland
You may be able to get a new UK EHIC if you’re:
- a UK State Pensioner or are receiving some other exportable benefits and you’ve been living in the Republic of Ireland since before 1 January 2021
- a frontier worker, this means you're working in one country while living in another, and have been since before 1 January 2021
If you live in Ireland and think you’re eligible for a UK EHIC you cannot currently apply online and need to contact NHS Overseas Healthcare Services.