If you are in the UK to work with a working visa

  • If your working visa is for less than 6 months – we can only register you as a Temporary Registration
  • If your working visa is over 6 months, and you have paid the Immigration Health Surcharge(IHS) – register as permanent patient. When your visa expires you will need to produce new documentation.

If you are in the UK to study with a student visa

  • If your student visa is for less than 6 months – we can only register you as a Temporary Registration
  • If your Student Visa is over 6 months, and you have paid the Immigration Health Surcharge(IHS) – register as permanent patient. When your visa expires you will need to produce new documentation.


If you are a visitor to the UK


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These fact sheets have been written to explain the role of UK health services, the National Health Service (NHS), to newly-arrived individuals. They cover issues such as the role of GPs, their function as gatekeepers to the health services, how to register and how to access emergency services.

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