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<p>European Union citizens living in the United Kingdom on or before exit day will
remain eligible for free National Health Service care as long as they remain ordinarily
resident here. Being ordinarily resident broadly means living here on a lawful and
properly-settled basis for the time being.</p><p>It is not currently necessary for
an EU citizen to demonstrate that they have status under the EU Settlement Scheme
in order to access the NHS. The European Settlement Scheme secures the residency rights
for EU citizens who have been residing in the UK prior to the day we leave the EU.
EU citizens already living in the UK on exit day have up until 31 December 2020 to
apply for Settled Status, but their access to healthcare will remain the same regardless
of whether they apply for Settled Status up to then.</p>
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