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S2 Healthcare Visitor

United KingdomMedical treatment

Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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What medical treatment/purpose does the route cover and which applicant role does it address: patient, donor or another medical purpose?

This route concerns a patient who, before 11pm on 31 December 2020, had requested authorisation for a planned course of healthcare treatment under the S2 route.

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What acceptance, appointment, referral, treatment plan or healthcare-provider documentation is important?

The planned course of treatment must be arranged before travel to the UK, and the patient must provide a valid S2 certificate of entitlement to scheduled treatment.

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  • HV5.1
    The course of planned healthcare treatment must have been arranged prior to the applicant’s travel to the UK.
  • HV6.1, patient evidence excerpt
    they must provide their valid S2 certificate of entitlement to scheduled treatment.

How must treatment costs, living costs and insurance be demonstrated?

The patient must hold the valid S2 certificate for scheduled treatment and have funds for all reasonable visit costs, including return or onward travel, without working or accessing public funds. The official source does not state an insurance requirement.

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  • HV6.1, patient evidence excerpt
    they must provide their valid S2 certificate of entitlement to scheduled treatment.
  • HV4.1
    The applicant must have access to sufficient funds to cover all reasonable costs in relation to their visit without working or accessing public funds, including the cost of the return or onward journey.

Can a carer/companion accompany the patient? Who qualifies and what separate/linked permission applies?

The patient may be accompanied on this route by another person who is providing care or support during the planned healthcare treatment. The official source does not state what separate or linked permission the accompanying person needs.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured rules do not state what separate or linked permission the accompanying person needs.
  • The capture contains 'AP must provide evidence that they reside in an EEA State or Switzerland' without defining 'AP', so no residence requirement is attributed to the companion here.

How long can the patient stay, what happens if treatment continues longer, and what official extension or follow-up mechanism exists?

Permission to enter or stay may be granted for up to six months. If more time is sought for treatment, the official extension evidence includes a renewed or extended S2 certificate covering the requested period.

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Limits of the record
  • The inspected excerpt does not set out the full extension procedure or all permitted supporting-document alternatives.
  • HV10.1
    An S2 Healthcare Visitor will be granted permission to enter for up to 6 months.
  • HV10.2
    An S2 Healthcare Visitor will be granted permission to stay for up to 6 months.
  • HV6.2(b), one extension-evidence alternative
    a renewed or extended S2 certificate of entitlement to scheduled treatment which covers the period of the extension sought

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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