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
More information about the NHS
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.
Special care has been taken to ensure that information is given in clear language, and the content and style has been tested with user groups. Open the leaflets in one of the following languages