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Wife Entitlements

  • 07-10-2015 10:39am
    #1
    astonaidan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭


    Ok so I just got married to a girl from Argentina, she got her visa no bother, my question is does she now have any entitlement to health coverage as I have a medical card, also a little thing we think she is expecting, Im kinda all over the place right now as their is no way Id be able to pay for the delivery or anything in regards to having a baby


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  • #2
    Sala
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,494 ✭✭✭Sala


    Don't know about the medical card but maternity services are free anyway. You need to be "ordinarily resident" for free services but I can't imagine them disputing this- I know one non- EU national who came here to stay with her husband when she was already pregnant and it was free


  • #3
    uck51js9zml2yt
    Closed Accounts Posts: 18,268 ✭✭✭✭uck51js9zml2yt


    As she is your dependent you can apply for a medical card for her.
    I assume you have one yourself.
    She will need a pps number.


  • #4
    astonaidan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭astonaidan


    Thanks guys this is good news


  • #5
    GerardKeating
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,806 ✭✭✭GerardKeating


    astonaidan wrote: »
    Thanks guys this is good news

    Check your new wife's income does not put YOU over the threshold for the medical card.


  • #6
    astonaidan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,456 ✭✭✭astonaidan


    GerardKeating wrote: »
    Check your new wife's income does not put YOU over the threshold for the medical card.

    Well were both unemployed, just came home from Canada, so dont see that as a problem


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