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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Did anyone ever answer the dual residency issue? Our kids are us, uk and eu. Sending them across the pond for college is totally my plan, if things don't change in this country. It's not just the cost of college--our entire health care system is so predatory that I don't see the point in growing old here... for them or for us. (I am the American citizen saying this though. My husband disagrees. Although lately... he's starting to see what I mean.)[/quote]

This is us, too.  Lately, I've been thinking of retiring in the UK, mainly for healthcare costs. [b]But, the NHS is not without issues.  My inlaws there have plenty to say about the NHS.[/b]

As for residency for "home" tuition rates, you have to have lived there for 3 yrs to be a resident.  By that time, the kid will have already graduated since most degrees are finished in 3 yrs.  You could take a gap year and then apply. Then you'd have the last year as resident.

If your kid is a dual citizen, the kid could work in the UK for a year during the gap year.  Help pay for college costs.[/quote]

I am a Brit and this view put forward by some Americans that the NHS is some sort of panacea is wildly unrealistic. For someone in the US without healthcare coverage or inadequate coverage, you would likely be way ahead with the NHS. But for the average American who has half-way decent health insurance, NHS would be viewed as a major step down.

I can give you multiple examples based on actual experiences of people I know in the UK who are far from happy with the NHS. Why do you think the most sought after benefit in the UK by employees is private insurance? Would this be so sought after if the NHS was all that some here make it out to be?

I would not trade my US healthcare for the NHS - admittedly, I have good coverage but I still have to pay a fair amount out of pocket. If I needed a medical procedure that was somewhat complex, I'd have it done in the US where I can pretty much pick the hospital and doctor - from anywhere in the country - to get treatment.

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