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Troubles with the moving

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McCloud

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Em....... Hi.
I'm not from Scotland, not even from Europe. I want to live in Scotland in future. And I have a T1D.
Is there anybody who had moving experience with this disease?
< Sorry for my English. It's not my native language. >
 
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McCloud said:
Em....... Hi.
I'm not from Scotland, not even from Europe. I want to live in Scotland in future. And I have a T1D.
Is there anybody who had moving experience with this disease?
< Sorry for my English. It's not my native language. >
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Hi @McCloud , welcome to the forum.

I don't know any members who moved to Scotland, but I can tag some members who lived there, maybe they can help you out with finding useful resources. @AndBreathe , @Ushthetaff , @Annb come to mind.

Don't worry about your English, it's not my first language either (although I've got a lot better at it thanks to using the forum so much), and people are very friendly here, they'll simply ask if something you write isn't clear!
 
Thanks, you're really kind
 
McCloud said:
Em....... Hi.
I'm not from Scotland, not even from Europe. I want to live in Scotland in future. And I have a T1D.
Is there anybody who had moving experience with this disease?
< Sorry for my English. It's not my native language. >
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Personally, I think you'll probably have more trouble entering and staying in the UK rather than dealing with T1 once here. (NB, not a T1 myself but I do know a little about the health service in the UK and right to remain etc).

Anyone who is lawfully and permanently in the UK (Scotland is part of the UK) has full access to the NHS, including registration with a GP, referral to secondary services, prescriptions etc. So you would receive standard NHS treatment for T1.

Permanently is easy - it means, in practice, an intent to stay for at least six months. You don't have to wait six months: if you arrive (lawfully) and you intend to stay longer then you'll be OK on that factor.

The question for you is whether you already have or can establish a lawful right to remain. There are a number of ways to do this, and without knowing anything about your circumstances I've no idea whether you'd meet the criteria as they're currently being applied.
 
Thanks for the tag, @Antje77 . I was born and lived my formative years in Scotland, then moved away, so my experiences of healthcare systems up there are not recent or personal.

Looking at @KennyA 's response (and he knows his stuff), I think you'll be OK, @McCloud .
 
McCloud said:
Em....... Hi.
I'm not from Scotland, not even from Europe. I want to live in Scotland in future. And I have a T1D.
Is there anybody who had moving experience with this disease?
< Sorry for my English. It's not my native language. >
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Good Morning McCloud.

I am native to Scotland. Have never lived anywhere else so cannot comment what it would be like moving here.
if you have any questions please ask away
 
Before anyone can give you any advice on accessing T1 or any healthcare in Scotland (or anywhere in the UK) you would need to disclose your visa status as getting access to the free National Health Service (NHS) is not available to all immigrants, permanent or not. And we are not immigration specialists here so you'd be best checking all that as you apply and get proper advice rather than opinions.
 
Yes, i was in Scotland and left Scotland a year ago. I was in a small city called Dundee.
The nhs is good (from my point of view) and you have to register with a gp and then you can follow up in a diabetes clinic. The weather is not good so your options in doing outdoor exercises is limited.

I do not know where you are now but you should read more before you make your decision.
Moving to a new country is not easy but if you come with your family things become easier.
Good luck
 
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