Can a visitor give birth in the UK?
Jul 24, 2015, 7:26 am
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Hi,
Thanks for responding. I did ask for the NHS cost, so I will be paying for it obviously and not taking you hard-earned tax-payers' dollars lol. It's just we're having twins which is a mighty big surprise and I believe I'll get the best care in the UK since it will be a multiple birth. I've done some research and I seem to be finding old threads and info from around 2009, saying the cost is around 5,000.gbp. I guess I can come with that amount plus a credit card to offset extra costs.
Thanks for responding. I did ask for the NHS cost, so I will be paying for it obviously and not taking you hard-earned tax-payers' dollars lol. It's just we're having twins which is a mighty big surprise and I believe I'll get the best care in the UK since it will be a multiple birth. I've done some research and I seem to be finding old threads and info from around 2009, saying the cost is around 5,000.gbp. I guess I can come with that amount plus a credit card to offset extra costs.
Why dont you invest in having your babies at a private hospital?
I know many citizens of arab countries use the Princess Margaret Hospital in Windsor (a few miles from LHR).
Youd get good care and wouldnt have all the hassle of using the NHS.
FC
Jul 24, 2015, 7:48 am
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You all think she's trying to get a UK citizenship - her child will not qualify for it unless on of the parents are a citizen or are a resident. Neither seems so apply.
So maybe just for a moment hold your judgemental opinions to yourself and answer the question at hand, which isn't how to steal healthcare from the UK.
Jul 24, 2015, 8:00 am
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Unless that embassy in the UK is going to issue paperwork saying the child of the parent/parents doesn't qualify for the citizenship of the parent's/parents' country of citizenship, I have every reason to doubt that it is as you make it out to be. And given the quote you included above, that would be read as the child being processed for citizenship/passport application for something other than UK citizenship.
Jul 24, 2015, 8:08 am
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you guys, wow lol
Jul 24, 2015, 8:10 am
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It's not possible. We are not British, a parent has to British for the kids to acquire UK citizenship and passports. I meant my own embassy will sort out citizenship and passports for the little ones. It's also someting I will have to do for them so I'll sort it all out in one trip. The UK is the only place in europe where we have an embassy.
Jul 24, 2015, 8:37 am
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Come on! By now it's cristal clear OP means her embassy will help process OP's own citizenship (not British) for her twins. As explained by some poster, the twins won't get British citizenship because UK law won't grant it. She's not any kind of alien invader. She will just spend her hard earned money in the UK and help finance NHS so you don't have to.
Jul 24, 2015, 9:22 am
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Come on! By now it's cristal clear OP means her embassy will help process OP's own citizenship (not British) for her twins. As explained by some poster, the twins won't get British citizenship because UK law won't grant it. She's not any kind of alien invader. She will just spend her hard earned money in the UK and help finance NHS so you don't have to.
Jul 24, 2015, 10:11 am
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And even if you could, going to the embassy of another country would obviously not be the right place to go
Jul 24, 2015, 10:19 am
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Jul 25, 2015, 11:27 am
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Jul 27, 2015, 7:54 am
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Just a word of caution...
Congrats to the OP.
My understanding is that you have medical insurance that will cover "some of the costs". I'm sure you are already aware that a significant proportion of twin pregnancies result in pre-term delivery, caesarian section, and a small (but significant) minority of the newborns require specialised care post-natally. All of these can become _very_ expensive.
If your insurance has a maximum (small, a few tens of thousands of pounds) cap, this may get rapidly used up. If you have to pay a sizeable proportion (say 40-50%) of total costs, that will also be expensive.
However, presumably you would have the same constraints (bar living costs) delivering your twins in Turkey under private medical care....
Expat private healthcare can be very expensive in less developed countries: routine delivery prices in Beijing (in plush, expat-friendly hospitals) where we live are far more than for equivalent private care in the UK (on the whole), with (on average -- with notable exceptions) somewhat "less good" doctors. More of a hotel atmosphere though!
Good luck to OP!
tb
My understanding is that you have medical insurance that will cover "some of the costs". I'm sure you are already aware that a significant proportion of twin pregnancies result in pre-term delivery, caesarian section, and a small (but significant) minority of the newborns require specialised care post-natally. All of these can become _very_ expensive.
If your insurance has a maximum (small, a few tens of thousands of pounds) cap, this may get rapidly used up. If you have to pay a sizeable proportion (say 40-50%) of total costs, that will also be expensive.
However, presumably you would have the same constraints (bar living costs) delivering your twins in Turkey under private medical care....
Expat private healthcare can be very expensive in less developed countries: routine delivery prices in Beijing (in plush, expat-friendly hospitals) where we live are far more than for equivalent private care in the UK (on the whole), with (on average -- with notable exceptions) somewhat "less good" doctors. More of a hotel atmosphere though!
Good luck to OP!
tb
Jul 28, 2015, 10:04 am
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Jul 29, 2015, 8:56 am
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Aug 1, 2015, 3:01 am
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There is a farmer on here who buys his sheep with Amex and calls the sheep his walking Avios. I guess this is not so different