Monthly Archives: December 2020

Check your EHIC Card Validity !

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The European Health Insurance Card (EHIC) provided free medical insurance cover for UK and EU nationals.

The Brexit “deal” states that individual cards will continue to be valid until their expiry.

As they last for 5 years. maybe, just maybe, you can still renew online? I’ve requested mine here but it says to allow 10 days…. https://www.ehic.org.uk/Internet/startApplication.do

Gov says the scheme will be replaced with a new “UK Global Health Insurance Card” but as usual no details and at what cost?
To imply that we’ll get global cover is, I suspect just an attempt to put a gloss on the reality

Travel restrictions – Switzerland 2021

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UK passport holders will be refused entry into Switzerland from 1st January 2020 as citizens lose freedom of movement rights. This has been confirmed to me in writing from the Swiss authorities this morning.

Switzerland currently refuses entry from countries that they have designated as being “high risk”. But EU/EFTA/UK citizens have enjoyed an exemption under the freedom-of-movement that membership of the EU provides.

This comes to an end on 1st January. Furthermore, Swiss authorities confirm that when UK citizens are allowed to travel, that they cannot fast-track through EU channels but must use “other countries” lanes