Meadbh
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This. I will, from time to time, think about moving to England or Ireland. Every time I do contemplate such a move, the obstacle of health insurance as you age seems to be a fairly high hurdle.
If you qualify for residency (thru investor exemptions) I assume that after getting residency status you can access national health, but I am not certain. Plus, it would mean having to renounce US citizenship.
So in the end spending twilight years abroad seem to be more of a pipe dream for me...
People who retire to Ireland are entitled to public health services on the basis of residency and means, irrespective of their citizenship. Private health services must be paid for directly or through private insurance, by all Irish residents, irrespective of citizenship. There would be no reason to renounce your US citizenship; in fact, you would need it until you were eligible to become an Irish citizen. Ireland allows dual citizenship and has a tax treaty with the U.S. Be aware that the cost of living in Ireland is quite high.
Entitlement to health services is primarily based on residency and means, rather than on your payment of tax or pay-related social insurance (PRSI). Any person, regardless of nationality, who is accepted by the Health Service Executive (HSE) as being ordinarily resident in Ireland is entitled to either full eligibility (Category 1; medical card holders) or limited eligibility (Category 2) for health services.
Entitlement to health services
Retiring to Ireland
http://www.citizensinformation.ie/e..._an_irish_citizen_through_naturalisation.html
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