2020 is here and we embrace the future with relish in this golden land. This our eighth New Year in Cyprus and, although there have been some hiccups in the last eighteen months, we survived and intend to prosper.
With the political turmoil in the UK seemingly arrested for the moment I would imagine all British citizens living in the EU will be considering their options. Do we trust Boris Johnson to protect our interests? Not at all. Like health in Cyprus, you must ensure you take responsibility. Don’t expect the all-embracing care of the NHS. Will the U.K. abandon its citizens and no longer take responsibility for expat healthcare? Nobody knows and I suspect nobody trusts the government to honour its obligations.
To counter this, we applied for and received “permanent residence” here with the MEU3 form. The Cyprus government makes this available to EU citizens after five years of residence. It cost us some money to get it all sorted but worth every cent. We are also registered with GESY, which is the new health system here. At the moment the U.K. government pays for that (via the S1) but, if not, we can still remain in the system if we pay 2.7% of our income - which is considerably cheaper than private health insurance.
Of course it may all turn out as hoped but we are prepared for the worst. Tory, Labour, Lib Dem - they are all equally untrustworthy and we go ahead on that premise.
Onwards and upwards.
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