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Health care for people coming to Scotland to work
If you are coming from overseas to work in Scotland,
and you live
here legally, this factsheet tells you how you can get health care
from
the NHS while you are here.
I have come from abroad to work in Scotland. Can I get health care from the NHS?
- Yes. You can get health care from the NHS if you are employed or selfÂ-employed in Scotland.
- You can also get health care from the NHS if you:
- work on a ship registered in the UK
- work offshore in UK territory
- work as a missionary, or
- have come to Scotland to work as an unpaid volunteer providing services within or similar to health or social services.
- If you are from a country in the European Economic Area (EEA) or Switzerland, you can also get health care from the NHS if you have come to Scotland to look for work.
Page last edited: 21 April 2010